There are many different ways to learn a language. Some people listen to music in another language or use apps. In the CMWR, we play games with…
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Category: Multilingualism
Simplified explanations about the English language, its mechanics, and how other languages and its speakers may enrich the very act of writing.
As week five of the Winter quarter rolls around, most of us have a lot on our minds. With midterms approaching and perhaps a sense of January…
When I first heard that we were going to be facilitating a Conversation & Culture meeting on idioms, I was a little skeptical. Idioms are those weird phrases…
In the autumn of 2016, I joined the University Center for Writing-based Learning. As a newly crowned Peer Tutor, I attended the annual All-Staff Orientation, participated in…
During our most recent team meeting, we got a bit distracted. While our conversation normally spans many different (and often times odd) topics, today’s distraction was special.  We…
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Pokémon Go and the CMWR
 The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) had its first Walk and Talk of fall quarter on Monday, October 3rd. Our first walk and talk theme…
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When in Doubt, Draw it Out
Sometimes, it’s hard to get the words out. Even if you’re speaking to someone fluent in the language you’re trying to speak, it can be HARD. That’s…
You know how sometimes when you enter a new group setting, you’re asked to participate in an icebreaker activity that requires you to tell everyone an interesting…
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Team Time: Cozying up to the CMWR
The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research is, arguably, one of the best teams at the UCWbL (we’re not biased or anything). We’re a team full of fun-loving,…
Does syntax make your head spin? Do sentence diagrams fill you with dread? Are you awash in anguish over alliteration? Or do you happen to be someone…