Week of April 1, 2012 to April 7, 2012

1. Monday, April 2, 2012

   1. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmLaura Rosulek, University of Montana
      LINGUISTICS - Laura Rosulek, University of Montana: "From Silence to Emphasis: A Model of the Weight Given to Topics in Discourse"
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building

2. Tuesday, April 3, 2012

   1. 3:30 pmGreek Conversation Table
      presso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
   2. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
      Espresso Royale, on Goodwin and Oregon in Urbana

3. Wednesday, April 4, 2012

   1. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmJapanese Language Table
      2050 Foreign Languages Building
   2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Angela Creese, Educational Linguistics and Deputy Director of MOSAIC Centre for Multilingualism, University of Birmingham, UK
      SLATE--Professor Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK: "Heteroglossia as Practice and Pedagogy"
      Room G-20, Foreign Language Building (basement)
   3. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmLINGUISTICS -- Arabic Movie Night: "Captain Abu Raed"
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building

4. Thursday, April 5, 2012

   1. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmThomas Easton, the Asia business editor of The Economist
      EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: Thomas Easton, the Asia business editor of The Economist
      Room 407, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
   2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Maria Polinsky, Harvard University
      Linguistics Seminar Series -- Prof. Maria Polinsky, Harvard University, "Licensing Ergatives"
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
   3. 4:30 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: "The US, Japan, and China (1940-present)"
      Room 405, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana

5. Friday, April 6, 2012

   1. 8:30 am - 5:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Asian Invasion Symposium: "The US, Japan, and China (1940-present)"
      Room 211, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
   2. 2:00 pmRyan McConnell, UIUC
      CLASSICS - Ryan McConnell, UIUC: "How to Make Money on a Large Estate in Byzantine Egypt"
      Room 4080A, Foreign Languages Building
   3. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmKorean Conversation Table