On April 25, the TESOL program will be hosting two online session in recognition of the English Language Day.
April 25: 4:30 - 5:30p
Please email TESOL@Umbc.edu to RSVP and to receive the webinar link
Global Perspectives on English Teaching
English is an international language that is taught in schools throughout the
world. While there are commonalities, there is also substantial variation in
how English education manifests in the school systems of different countries.
In this session celebrating English Language Day, moderated by Professor
Francis M. Hult, international students in UMBC's TESOL program offer an
overview of how English language teaching and learning takes shape in
Argentina, Bolivia, Egypt, and Iran.
April 25: 7:15 - 8:15p
Please email TESOL@Umbc.edu to RSVP and to receive the webinar link
A Brief Introduction to Computational Linguistics
In this talk, I will present a brief overview of the field of computational
linguistics The era of Artificial Intelligence is truly upon us, and we find
ourselves relying on a dazzling assortment of software applications in
our daily lives that are driven by language technologies But what's
fueling the dizzying advancement of these technologies? What roles
do linguists and language data play in their development? And, how
could key data resources like corpora be also useful in language
education? These are some of the questions I hope to address
For more information, please visit: https://education.umbc.edu/tesolevents/