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Mark McCambridge Emerald Marie Tallent, Julia Gomes, and Ann Laudati are taking a self-study Swahili class through the Yamada Language Center. Self-study plans allow students language options Self-Study Language Program offers foreign language classes not regularly taught through the University, such as Romanian Aaron Shakra Pulse Reporter Students perusing the course cata log each term are offered a wide range of foreign language classes. But inevitably, because of the breadth of the whole wide world, there will al ways be more dialects spoken than classes offered. The Yamada Language Center, lo cated in 121 Pacific, offers a Self Study Language Program that allows students to receive credit by learning foreign languages not taught through the University. The program is now in its sixth year and has been expand ed to include 10 languages. This term, the Center offers Arabic, Can tonese, Greek, Hindi/Urdu, Por tuguese, Romanian, Swahili, Thai and Turkish. Each course is led by a native speaker of the language—not neces sarily a professor or even a graduate student. The teacher meets with stu dents for lengths of time depending on the number of credits they’re en rolled for. Students register for the course through the Department of Linguistics and can choose between one to three credits for each course. Ruxandra Westra, a practicing professional for the University’s Col lege of Education, teaches the newly added Romanian course. She went over the basic colors, verbs, sen tence structure and pronunciation of the language. “It’s very self-paced and based on materials that are here. It’s for the do it-yourself type of person,” Westra said. “Most of it is taught orally, not with grammar. We’re just going to an swer questions and talk, talk, talk.” Drew Herron, a student in the Ro manian course, is an international studies major and is also registered in an Arabic self-study course. He spent time in Romania this summer and said that learning another tongue helps him better understand that culture. “When you compare things to an other language, it makes more sense to you,” Herron said. Aashim Tyagi, who leads a self study Hindu course, expressed simi lar sentiments. “It’s difficult to learn another lan guage out of the blue. You get to meet people, it’s fun and challeng ing, and it breaks language and cul tural barriers,” Tyagi said. Most classes meet in the Yamada Center’s lounge. At the end of a term, students from all self-study language courses come together for a group performance—which doubles as the class final. The Yarhada Center’s lounge is also the location for its foreign film series, which runs throughout the school year, showing every Tuesday at 7 p.m. A full list of services the Yamada Center offers is available on its Web site at babel.uoregon.edu. Contact the Pulse reporter at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com • Thursday Fall Praise Gathering and Fellowship Every week 7:00 pm. • International Students Tea & Cookie Friendship Hour Free. Tuesdays 3pm-5pm. • Mars Hill Forum: Is Jesus the I 9 E only way? — Wednesday, Oct 23rd 7-9pm. Walnut Room 015081 1858 University Street • 685 - 0254 Yearning fnr a change nf scenery next year? Come to an Information Meeting and discover the possibilities with the National Student Exchange Oct. 17 3:30-5:00 360 Oregon Hail Nov. 6 3:30-5:00 360 Oregon Hall Nov. 19 3:30-5:00 360 Oregon Hall Jan. 16 3:30-5:00 360 Oregon Hall Over 175 college & university choices across the US! UNIVERSITY OF OREGON CAREER C E N' I :E R Explore your options. Find your direction. Now is the tine. The Career Development Internship Program (CDIP) provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to explore their career options. Internships are available in a variety of areas. Now is the time to get started! Join us, and see where you can go with an internship! CDIP Orientation Session: November 4th, 2002 - 3:30-5pm Ben Linder Room Raw Talent The Oregon Daily Emerald is always looking for young writers who want to learn and grow at a real newspaper. For information on how to freelance for the Oregon Daily Emerald, call 346-5511. 014370 Earn Extra Money fliientis Biosenrices • Eugene (Formerly Seramed) 1 Block east of 8th and Garfield 1901 West 8th Ave., Eugene 683-9430 also at 225 B Main St. in Springfield
