SHEREE OCONNOR

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR

February 22, 2017

Kingston, Jamaica
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
hosts Issues in Language Panel Discussion
Students of the University of Technology and University of the West Indies will participate in
discourse about multilingualism and current issues in linguistics, such as a lack of interest and
the socioeconomic disadvantages to Jamaicas youth.

What: Panel discussion on Issues in Language

Who: Dr Rohan Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies
Kevonne Martin, External Affairs Chairperson, UWI
Dr Joseph Farquharson, Lecturer, Language, Linguistics & Philosophy, UWI
Ms Daidrah Smith, Lecturer, Language & Linguistics, UTech, JA
Kerin Grant, BCAT Student
Mcshane Campbell, BCAT Student
When: Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 3:00pm
Where: LT9A, University of Technology, Jamaica, (main campus)
Why: To discuss current trends in language in tertiary institutions, international marketing and
trade facilitation and disadvantages faced by those who do not speak more than one
language.
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For more information, contact Jerome Shepherd at 876-452-2272