The Bi-Weekly MFLL E-Newsletter
MONDAY, September 10, 2007
The Newsletter for Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures
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• MILLIE GIMMEL (Spanish) was awarded a fellowship to participate in the Mellon Institute for Spanish Paleography which was held this June at the Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin. She also has articles forthcoming in Hispania (Dec 07) and the Journal of the History of Ideas (April 08) and a chapter in the book Early Modern Ecocriticism from Shakespeare to the Florentine Codex (due out in Spring 08).



• DAN MAGILOW (German) will be presenting the paper "What You See is Not What You Get: Werner Graeff's Here Comes the New Photographer!" at "Meanings of Modernity in Central Europe: An International Symposium" at the New York Public Library on November 10. He presented another talk about photographically illustrated books this past June at the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C. Both talks coincide with openings of the National Gallery of Art's traveling exhibition "Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945."



• DOLLY YOUNG (Spanish) was recently interviewed by Barbara Sawhill from Language Lab Unleashed, an online clearinghouse for SL/FL and technology-related issues/research/software. The topic for the interview was "Language Anxiety" and the website is http://www.languagelabunleashed.com/join-us-most-thursday-nights. In addition, she will be co-editing a special edition of Foreign Language Annals on Language Anxiety and Special Needs Learners, which will be published in 2009, with Dr. Richard Sparks.



• This Fall three MFLL faculty are offering sections of the newly created Freshmen Seminars at UT (First Year Studies 129): Michael Handelsman: “Meanings of Culture(s),” Chris Holmlund: “Inside the Documentary Window,” Stefanie Ohnesorg: “And They Lived Happily Ever After ….” More information on these at: http://web.utk.edu/~froshsem/



• The Research Seminar on “Modern Germany and Central Europe” was awarded funding from the UT Humanties Initiative for 2007-08. The core faculty members of the interdisciplinary Research Seminar on “Modern Germany and Central Europe” are Daniel Magilow, David Lee, and Stefanie Ohnesorg from MFLL, Vejas Liulevicius, Denise Phillips, and David Tompkins from History, and Gilya Schmidt from Religious Studies. More information on the Research Seminar on “Modern Germany and Central Europe” is posted at http://web.utk.edu/~mfll/languages/german/research_seminar/default.html



• The following events are scheduled for Wednesday, September 19, 2007:
  • 12:15-1:15 pm (Temple Court, Room 205), David Lee will give a presentation on: "Amor in Armor: Gleim's Anacreontic Poetry and the Problem of Violence." Respondent: John A. McCarthy, Professor of German & Comparative Literature, Vanderbilt University
  
  
  
  • 4:00–5:00 pm (Temple Court, Room 205) John A. McCarthy, Professor of German & Comparative Literature, Vanderbilt University, will give a presentation on "The Female Body, the Rococo, and Its Self-Overcoming.”
  
  
  
• In 2007/08, the following graduate students in German are participating in the graduate exchanges programs between the German Program at UT and the University of Mannheim, the University of Stuttgart, the University of Tübingen, and the University of Karlsruhe: The following UT graduate students in German will be spending the academic year in Gemany:
  • Kathleen Schuster (University of Mannheim)
  • Manjit Bhatti (University of Karlsruhe)
  • Noah Soltau (University of Tübingen)
  • Tammy Collins (University of Stuttgart)

  The following graduate students from Germany are spending the academic year 2007/08 at UT:

  • Sylvia Schubert (home institution: University of Stuttgart)
  • Nicole Nöller (home institution: University of Mannheim)
  • David Schulz (home institution: University of Tübingen)

  These graduate exchange programs strongly support UT’s mission of fostering internationalization and intercultural learning as outlined in the Ready for the World campaign.

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• Please announce (and attend) the KICK-OFF Screening of the Cinema Studies/Rhetoric, Writing & Linguistics/Ready for the World Time for School Wide Angle Film Series, "Time for School," Sept. 13, Hodges Library Auditorium, 8 p.m. We'll have PBS producer Tamara Rosenberg on campus to lead a discussion of the second film, "Back to School," in October.



• During the BERGMAN FILM SERIES, in honor of the great Swedish director, we will screen three films on:
  • Sundays - Sept. 16, "Wild Strawberries" and "De Duve"
  • Oct. 21, "Persona"
  • Nov. 4, "Fanny and Alexander." (Norwegian American) Chuck Maland and (Swedish American)

  Chris Holmlund will introduce the films. All will be shown in Hodges Library Auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m.




• Dr. Enrique Ayala Rector of the Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar in Quito, Ecuador, will offer a public lecture on Thursday, 13 September, at 7pm in the Great Room of the I-House. The topic is: "Ecuador: Neoliberalism and Popular Insurgencies of Recent Decades."

  Dr. Ayala is an eminent historian who specializes in the Andean Region; a graduate of Oxford, he has been a senator, a vice-presidential candidate, educator, leading figure in Ecuador's Socialist Party, and currently writes a weekly column in Quito's newspaper, El Comercio.

  Dr. Ayala's visit is part of the linkage that UT has with the Universidad Andina. Along with Latin American Studies, the lecture and visit are co-sponsored by History, Global Studies, and the Chancellor's Office.




• German Picnic: Like previous semesters the German Section will host a picnic for all students of German at Tyson Park. This semester’s picnic is scheduled for Sept. 20 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Main organizers are the following four graduate students of German: Brad Hinton, Nicole Nöller, Sylvia Schubert, and David Schulz.



• This Fall the German Stammtisch (German Table) meets every Thursday from 5-6 p.m. at the Sunspot (1909 Cumberland Ave). Main organizer is Nike Arnold.



• David Lee is organizing the German Film Series for fall 2007 and the following films (all with English subtitles) will be shown:
  • Bella Martha (2001) on Mon., Sept. 10, 7:30pm (Hodges Library Auditorium)
  • Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005) Thurs., Nov. 8, 7:30pm (Hodges Library Auditorium).

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• Introduction to ClassMaster (1 to 1.5 hours)
  Goals: ClassMaster is our computer gradebook that calculates, records, reports and forecasts student and class performance, and includes a comprehensive attendance component. The program serves as a powerful, customizable tool that can accommodate and analyze an unlimited amount of student, activity and attendance data.

  Some features include: User-defined grade symbols, grading scales, attendance codes; Rosters sorted and printed by name, ID number, activity information, etc.; Raw points or percentage scoring; Weighting, rounding, curving; Extra credit, not for grade, drop lowest grade options; Missing assignment reports; At-risk student reports; What-if performance reports with graphs and comments; Student performace reports with graphs and comments; Customized seating charts; Attendance recording from classroom roster or seating chart; Seamless transfer of files between Mac and Windows platforms; Optional password protection; E-mail capabilities; Daily attendance summaries…

  Bring your laptop or blank CD-R and get your own copy (we own the site license!)

  Registration is required. Please register by using one of the following links:

  • Monday, September 10, 1 PM: http://tinyurl.com/2bc9dv
  • Thursday, September 13, 11:30 AM, HSS 205: http://tinyurl.com/24s363
  • Friday, September 14, 10 AM, HSS 205: http://tinyurl.com/yv78jc
  
  
  
• CMC Series: Introduction to Wimba Voice Tools (1 to 1.5 hours)
  Three sessions available:
  • Monday, September 17, 2007, 10:30 AM , HSS 205
  • Thursday, September 20, 2007, 11:30 AM, HSS 205
  • Friday, September 21, 2007, 2:00 PM, HSS 205

  Perfect for language learning and creating vocal exercises, these web-based voice tools facilitate and promote vocal instruction, collaboration, coaching, and assessment. Increase the interaction and student engagement level of any of your classes by allowing you and your students to easily embed vocal interactions into the page level of your Blackboard course.

  Can’t wait for next week? Try the Voice Tools out now!

  • Voice Board: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba1.php
  • Presentation: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba2.php
  • Podcaster: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba3.php
  • Voice Email: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba4.php
  • Voice Direct: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba5.php
  • Voice Recorder: http://web.utk.edu/~dcanfie1/wimba6.php

  Registration is required as space is limited. Please register by using one of the following links:

  • Monday, September 17, 10:30 AM: http://tinyurl.com/37a65f
  • Thursday, September 20, 11:30 AM, HSS 205: http://tinyurl.com/2ngqet
  • Friday, September 21, 2 PM, HSS 205: http://tinyurl.com/399rl9
  
  
  
• RSS Calendar Feeds
  If you subscribe to RSS feeds, you can subscribe to one of the following feeds to keep apprised of new training opportunities or reservations made in one of our rooms:
  • Training Workshops: http://tinyurl.com/2h5hqb
  • HSS 206A: http://tinyurl.com/2e2dno
  • HSS 206: http://tinyurl.com/2eo9tx
  
  
  

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