I have been working with the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) since Winter of last year. While I love working with international students, when I…
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On an excursion to Curry House with the CMWR the other day, one of the attendees asked me a question: “Why do people say that Americans are directive?”…
Ah, February. The month when my eyes wander from the the overly ambitious list of New Year’s resolutions taped to my wall (an even dozen this year,…
Whenever discussions in past CMWR events became heated, I knew I could rely on my ever-relatable, tattered crutch: I’m a language learner, too. Book Club already felt…
Public transportation in Chicago can give anyone a panoramic view of urban multiculturalism in action.
Although our Winter Quarter started with a polar vortex, CMWR team members and participants were not scared to venture out in the cold to meet for Conversation…
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The above, which reads ‘watashi,’ means simply “I.” It took my colleague and I two weeks to appreciate this, and we have far from mastered its use.…
Read a mystery, explore culture, and meet people from all over the world! The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research does all this every Friday. On April…