The Department of Modern Foreign
Languages is proud to celebrate its second annual "World Language Day” on the Fredericksburg Campus,
April 10, 2010.
Its aims are:
- to strengthen the connections with and reach out to high school students and their FL teachers
- to demonstrate how UMW as an institution thinks globally
- to make world languages visible to the community
- to advocate foreign language learning in general
The day will be filled with fun activities and competitions centered around world languages. Those activities include:
- spelling bees
- poetry recitations
- poster exhibition
- video/skit screening
To be fair to students of all levels of language proficiency, there are two levels of competition: intermediate and advanced. The languages of competition will be Spanish, French, and German. Our Italian, Chinese, and Arabic programs will offer mini-lessons.
For a campus map, click here.
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m
Great Hall |
Students will arrive with their teachers on UMW campus* and proceed to Dodd Auditorium in George Washington Hall where they will receive orientation packages
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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Great Hall |
Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall :
Greetings by Dean Barra.. A spokesperson from the department will describe the day’s events.
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9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Combs Hall:
Competitions (Spelling Bee, Poetry, Posters, Video/Skits)
When not competing, students may see the poster exhibition the video screenings. In addition, they may visit information booths about language and other programs as well as go on organized tours of the campus. |
12:00-1:30 p.m
Great Hall |
Lunch and Closing Ceremony
Students should feel free to attend the UMW Multicultural Fair where they can purchase international food for lunch and watch multicultural presentations. After lunch, certificates will be given to all participating schools and awards will be presented to the winners of the day's competitions.
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* Parking will be available on the Battle field Parking Lot on Hanover street.
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