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In the News: The Magic of the ELI’s Board Game Group

In the News: The Magic of the ELI’s Board Game Group

by aquizoncolquitt | Apr 9, 2024 | Board Game Group, Casual Offerings, Pedagogy

Featured Image caption: The Board Game Group and Shane Dunkle (center right) enjoy Insomnia cookies to celebrate the final BGG meeting of Winter Quarter. (Photo taken by Asia Quizon-Colquitt) Author: Madeleine Roberts-Ganim The ELI is in the news! Last month, the...
What’s in a Phrase? Idioms and Their Role in Language Learning

What’s in a Phrase? Idioms and Their Role in Language Learning

by asamawi | Feb 2, 2023 | American Culture, Pedagogy

Have you ever heard someone with a relaxed personality described as ‘cool as a cucumber’? Or heard the command ‘hold your horses’ when someone is trying to rush into something? When it comes to idioms, we find ourselves using words or phrases without realizing how it...
Who Leads Linguistic Change?

Who Leads Linguistic Change?

by asamawi | Oct 27, 2021 | American Culture, Linguistic Change, Pronunciation

In her poem titled “When I Say We Are All Teen Girls,” Olivia Gatwood describes the contradiction in attitudes towards teenage girls, who are often considered frivolous and shallow based on their linguistic choices. Simultaneously, so much of the language and...

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