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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Valentine’s Day with the CMWR

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Love and Other Languages

Every time someone says “I love you,” it’s a quote. This point came up in an English class I took here at DePaul. Lovers in the grips…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Happy Lunar New Year from the CMWR!

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,…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Doughnut vs. Bagel: The CMWR Debate

*In this special joint post, UCWbLers and CMWR members Kiernan G. and Monisa A. explore what the difference is between a bagel and a doughnut and take…

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Multilingualism

Lessons Learned from King and Everyday Tasks that Embrace Them

Every January toward the middle of the month, we set aside a single Monday where students don’t have to slip on their snow boots, pull hats over…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Citing Your Sources: Your Text, Other Voices

How are citations like grammar? No one expects writers to memorize all the conventions—only to be consistent throughout their projects. On Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

The American, Mexican, and Saudi Arabian High School System

On another fun Friday, The Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) held a Conversation and Culture discussion of the American high school system. We hosted students…

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Multilingualism Peer Writing Tutoring

New UCWbLers, New Teams

As new members of a team and relatively new peer tutors, Shelley M. and I (Emily Po.) reflected on some of our first shifts as UCWbLers, appointments…

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Multilingualism

Birth of English Café

On a cold, Chicago winter afternoon, when the sun had already set far earlier than most Chicagoans would have preferred, some hardworking members of the Collaborative for…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

The CMWR Takes a Trip to Chinatown

Spring weather has finally decided to come to Chicago, and it was just in time for the CMWR’s Walk and Talk to Chinatown.