Cape Fear Foreign
Language Collaborative
Volume 16, Number 2, November 2003
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Upcoming Meetings 9:00-12:00 UNCW Lakeside 138 November 8 January 24 March 27 |
September meeting: Many thanks to Lizzy Pressley for her
very interesting presentation on this past summer's trip to Irapuato,
Mexico. Thanks also to Denise DiPuccio
for sharing a new FLL outreach initiative (see "Spanish Night at
UNCW" below) as well as to all who participated in the teaching swap.
The ideas were great! The attendance was at an all time high.
Welcome to all the new members!
November meeting (coming up): Scheduled to present are Chuck Sterling
(Careers with International Organizations from a World Bank Perspective), Julie
Bordo (Latinos in North Carolina), and Irene Lucas (miniature piñatas – a craft
demonstration that can be adapted for special days in all language classes).
Scholarships: UNCW Scholarship applications have been
received; if there is time for the committee to consult and to notify
recipients before the November meeting, we will introduce the recipients during
the November meeting.
Refreshments committee for November: Joann Mount, Susan Crampton, Alice
Rutter, Donna McGiboney. Anyone else
who wishes to contribute, please email or call Joann Mount.
Latino Week will be
October 27-November 2, 2003. Schedules
and announcements of the week’s events have been sent to the CFFLC membership
in separate mailings. For more
information, contact: Amigos International (910) 341-0007. Events include: (1) Movie: "Lucía,
Lucía," October
27-29, Rated R. Thalian Hall, Main stage. 7:30 p.m. $6.00
general admission. (2) Movie: "El Norte," October 29, 6:30-9:30 UNCW (Morton Hall 100), admission free. (3) Movie:
"Central do Brazil," October 29,
6:30-9:30, UNCW (Lakeside 130), admission free. (4) Festival
Latino: Saturday, Nov. 1, Hugh MacRae Park, starting
at 11:00.
Spanish Night at UNCW: The UNCW Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will host a
special "Spanish Night" for area school students. Teachers of Spanish are encouraged to bring
their students to this event, which is designed to familiarize them with UNCW
and specifically to its Spanish and related programs. Thursday, November 6, Warwick Center Ballroom, 7:00-9:00. Program of scheduled activities has been
sent to area schools. Come and join the
fun! Important: RSVP to Dr. DiPuccio. Faculty members of other languages at UNCW are planning nights for their respective
languages. Information to follow as
soon as available.
Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli de Veracruz. November 14, 8:00 p.m. Thalian
Hall. $14/$20. (910) 343-3664 or (800)
523-2820. One of
Mexico's most popular cultural exports with its colorful displays of
traditional dance and music from several regions of Mexico, including its own
native Veracruz, birthplace of "La Bamba."
Graduate
course for Spring: Spanish 512. Current Issues in Latin America through Film
and Literature. Dr. Peter Thomas.
Tuesdays 6:00-8:45.
CFFLC
Directory: A listing of paid members will
be available at the November meeting.
Additions will be made each meeting.
If you have not yet paid dues see Josephine Brent at the meeting or mail
as described below.
Dues:
$10 dues ($5 for full-time students) may be paid at the meeting or sent
to Josephine Brent: 1304 Heron Run Dr., Wilmington, NC 28403. Make checks payable to Cape Fear Foreign
Language Collaborative (CFFLC).