Tag Archives: English
20 ways UM-Flint CAS innovated in 2020 (Part 2)
Despite the challenges presented by 2020, UM-Flint remains committed to keeping students safe while continuing to provide a world-class education. UM-Flint has developed a culture of innovation to meet that goal. Solutions that were once hard to imagine are now embraced to help create the best experiences for students and community members. This post is[…]
Learning to teach English to speakers of other languages
The seminar and practicum within the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate program at UM-Flint helps students fine-tune their teaching skills by contributing within the community.
UM-Flint Grad Using Fulbright Grant to Teach in Kosovo
Cassandra Ganzak is spending this current school year teaching English in Kosovo. She graduated last April with a master's degree in secondary education with a concentration in urban education.
UM-Flint English Students Reassemble Shakespeare's "King Lear" in Flint
While Shakespeare's King Lear was set in a mythical kingdom somewhere in England, a class of University of Michigan-Flint English majors has adapted the play for a contemporary Flint context.
UM-Flint to Host Author of "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City"
Young is the author of the 2013 book Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City, built around his quixotic search for reconnection to his roots growing up in north Flint's Civic Park.
UM-Flint Winegarden Visiting Professor Announced for 2013-14
Included among his dozens of research visits to the United States was a six-week tour funded by the Fulbright Commission
Faculty Member Mary Ellen Raleigh Remembered
Mary Ellen taught in the College of Arts and Sciences for 20 years.
UM-Flint Physical Therapy, English, ITS & Other Departments Team Up to Improve Healthcare Training in Nigeria
The Physical Therapy Department has joined with a number of other University of Michigan-Flint departments to help improve healthcare in the African country of Nigeria. In late August 2011, 16 graduate students from seven different Nigerian universities will begin online studies to earn a Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) degree.
UM-Flint Faculty Member Helps to Link Two Cultures
Her idea is to get graduate students working in an experimental online group with Kazakhstani students.