http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:19:58 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15758 Organizers say that since the attacks of 9/11 – despite increased awareness of the importance of history and culture in language instruction – some topics remain off-limits in the classroom.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/30/sept-10-pilot-colloquium-to-examine-roles-of-history-culture-in-teaching-and-learning-foreign-languages/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:16:14 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5648 Campus leaders announced Monday that more than half a million dollars will be allotted to expand foreign language course offerings in 2011-12, part of a larger effort to increase student access to vital classes.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/feed/ 0