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Alumni News | Stratman Talks about Forensic Linguistics, Real Court Cases
Ohio University alumnus Dr. James Stratman presented on forensic linguistics and the law as part of the Linguistics Colloquium series. Stratman was named to the College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni in 2019. See Notable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law and Language Entwine. Connect with Stratman on […]
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Read MoreHappy Beginnings | Sormaz Seeks New Challenges Teaching in Japan
Editor’s Note: The Happy Beginnings series features recent College of Arts & Sciences graduates who are getting started in careers, graduate school and service. Ohio University alumna Olga Sormaz BA ’15, MA ’18 is always seeking out new challenges. She spent a year in a British school during her middle […]
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Read MoreNakada’s Tale: Finding a Long-Lost Japanese Fishing Boat, Washed Ashore in Okinawa
Koudai Nakada’s educational journey has entwined with Ohio University for five years, most recently tied to the incredible tale of a fishing boat that disappeared during Japan’s 2011 tsunami, only to wash ashore seven years later and 1,200 miles away. Nakada and Dr. Christopher Thompson are researching the unusual adventure […]
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Read MoreDavis Studies Languages, Wants to Teach English or Spanish Abroad
From Ohio University News Analee Davis ’22 grew up in Guatemala but knew she couldn’t stay there for college. “Because I wanted to do English and Spanish,” she said, explaining her decision to study abroad in the United States. Guatemala just didn’t have want she needed and wanted. That brought […]
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Read MoreAthens News Writes about Brewing Class and 16th Century Yeast
“Jackie O’s Brewery in Athens last week revealed a unique beer brewed using yeast collected and reanimated from brewing barrels at an Ecuadorian monastery in collaboration with an Ohio University class and a visiting professor from a university in Quito, Ecuador. This particular yeast was first used in 1566,” reported […]
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Read MoreLinguistics Students, Faculty Present Research on Second Language Acquisition
Ohio University Linguistics graduate students and faculty presented at the 2019 Second Language Research Forum at Michigan State University. The coordinator of this year’s SLRF conference was Matt Kessler, an Ohio University alumnus (’13 Master in Applied Lingustics and ’10 B.A, in English). Kessler is a Ph.D. student in the […]
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Read MoreNotable Alumni | James Stratman Lives Where Law and Language Entwine
Editor’s Note: The College of Arts & Sciences Notable Alumni Awards honor alumni for broad career accomplishments, commitment to community service, and valuable contributions to Ohio University and the College of Arts & Sciences. James Stratman ’73 Philosophy Dr. James Stratman ’73 retired from the University of Colorado Denver as […]
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Read MoreTao Recognized for Work in Interactional Linguistics, Chinese Language Learning
Dr. Liang Tao was recently promoted to full Professor of Linguistics. Tao, who has been teaching in the department since 1996, is being rewarded for her hard work in the areas of interactional linguistics, usage, exemplar representations and grammaticalization, Chinese language learning, and more. Tao has published more than 50 […]
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Read More60+ Program Students Get College Experience, Intellectual Challenge
Two students from the Ohio 60+ Program are taking advantage of tuition-free courses this semester in Linguistics and History departments at Ohio University. One is getting the college experience she missed. The other is pursuing an intellectual challenge. Carol Sedgwick is studying Arabic, and Dr. Joseph Kittle Jr. is taking Chinese. […]
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Read MoreStudents Put Intercultural Communication Skills to Work for Athens MakerSpace
By Brice Montgomery If you have never heard of the Athens MakerSpace, students in the ELIP 1300 Business Relations and Communication Skills class have made it their goal to change that. One of the core concepts students learn in this class is the idea of being a global citizen, and […]
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