IELI WEEKLY MEMO

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Fall 2, 2011

Week 3: Nov. 713

DallasSymphonyOrchestraSaturday,Nov.12,from5:30pmto11:30pm.JoinusforatriptotheMeyerson SymphonyCentertoheartheworldfamousDallasSymphonyOrchestra!Famousau stSirJamesGalwaywill perform,andwewillhearpiecesbyMozart,Smetana,andMendelssohn.Thecostis$5per cket.Pleasesignupin Ambersoce(SYMR214). AmericanThanksgivingDinnerSunday,Nov.13,from4:00pm7:00pm.ThanksgivingisaholidayinNovember whenAmericansreectonthingstheyarethankfulforandeatadeliciousturkeymealwithfamilyandfriends. DiscoverthesignicancebehindthisholidayandeatspecialThanksgivingfoodswithIELI,UNTInterna onal,and othersattheDentonSeniorCenter.SignupinYunjusoce(SYMR288)byThursday,Nov.10. CedarsOpenStudioandBishopArtsDistrictSaturday,Nov.19,from11:00am7:00pm.TheBishopArtsDistrict isapopularneighborhoodinDallas.Therearemanysmallshopsandrestaurantswithdeliciousfood.CedarsOpen Studioisanannualfes valthatshowcaseslocalDallasart,includingpain ngs,sculptures,fashiondesigns,andeven glassblowing!PleasesignupinAmbersoce(SYMR214).

Introduc ontoUNTsCounselingProgram Tuesday,Nov.8,from12:15pm1:00pm, inSYMR203.Ifyouareinterestedin learningaboutUNTsCounselingprograms, youshoulda endthismee ng. UNT101:HowtoApplyMee ng Tuesday,Nov.15from12:10pm1:00pm, inSYMR203.IfyouareinterestedinlearningaboutUNTand themanyprogramsoered,youshoulda endthismee ng. Introduc ontoUNTsHigherEduca onProgram Wednesday,Nov.16from12:15pm1:00pm,inSYMR203. IfyouareinterestedinlearningaboutUNTsHigher Educa onprogram,youshoulda endthismee ng. Formoreinforma ononeithermee ng,contactKristenat Kristen.Brooks@unt.eduorstopbySYMR220.Allofthese mee ngsgiveyouvaluableinforma on,andtheyare excellentlisteningprac ce,too.Dontmissthisgreat opportunity!

TheIELIStarisanewsle erthatincludesar clesand essayswri enbystudents,photographsofIELI events,informa onaboutIELIgraduates,andmore. WouldyouliketocontributetotheIELIStar?Becre a ve!Youcansubmitpoetry,artwork,orcrea vewri ng.You canwriteaboutaneventthatyoua ended,oryoucaninterview oneofyourclassmates,friends,orteachers. StopbyAmbersoce(214)totalkaboutideas,oremailyour materialtoAmber.Hallberg@unt.edu.

SubmissionsaredueWednesday,Nov.16.

WeneedvolunteersfortheWorldCultures TouronTuesday,Nov.15,from9:00am 12:00pm.Volunteerswillshareinforma on abouttheirhomecountrywithyoung childreninDentonschools.Par cipa ngin theWorldCulturesTourisagreatwayto prac ceyourspeakingskills!Pleasetalkto Yunju(SYMR288)orAmber(SYMR214)if youwouldlikemoreinforma on.

Ifyouarehavingtroublelogginginto Blackboard,ClozeFactory,oranyofour so warepleasegototheComputerLab(SYMR 224)andaskforassistance.Also,theycanhelp youwithEUIDandpasswordproblems. Ifyouwereunabletoa endthePronuncia onPower Orienta onandwouldliketoknowmoreaboutthisvaluable accentreduc onso ware,pleaseseeEvanintheComputer Lab.

UNTHealthandWellnessCenter
ChestnutHall

AllnewFall2interna onalstudentsarerequiredtobescreenedfortuberculosisa er 1800ChestnutSt. beginningclassesatUNT/IELI.YoumustcompleteaTBtestbyThursday,Nov.17. Phone:9405652333,op on2 CalltheHealthCenterNOWtoscheduleyourappointment. Appointmentsavailable: Phonenumber:9405652333,pressop on2 MondayThursday, WhenyougototheHealthCenter,youmustbringthreeformswithyou: Nov.7Nov.17 TBScreeningRecord,MedicalHistoryForm,andTBScreeningForm.Youreceived 8:0011:15amand1:002:30pm theformsatorienta on. Callnow! Ifyouneedextracopiesoftheforms,haveques ons,orwouldlikehelpmakingyourappoint ment,stopbyAmbersoce(SYMR214). IfyoudonotcompletethetestbyNov.17,AmberwillremoveyoufromclassandwalkwithyoutotheHealthCenter.Youwill receiveanunexcusedabsenceforthemissedclass.

Beginningthisweek,IELIwilloerElec veclassesthatwillhelp youprac ceEnglish,meetnewfriends,andhavefun! Texas:ThenandNowSaturdaysat10:00am, OneoClockLoungeintheUniversityUnion. ThisclassfocusesonTexashistoryandculture. WewillgoonseveraltripsaroundDentonandeatTexanfood. TasteoftheWorldSundaysfrom2:005:00pm, LanguageBuilding,4thFloorConferenceRoom.Joinus onanexplora onoffoodsfromaroundtheworld.We willgotoarestaurant,discussfoode que e,createafood blog,andlearnaboutnewcuisines. LaughLanguagesFridaysfrom1:002:00pm, SycamoreHall.Humorvariesacrosscultures.Learn howtounderstandandtellAmericanjokesaswellas writejokesindierentstyles. SportsandRecrea onMee ng mesandloca ons willvary.Takeabreakfromstudyingandlearnabout sportsandrecrea oninAmerica!Thisgroupwillplaya varietyofsportsaswellasa endspor ngevents.
Ifyouareinterestedinanelec veclass,pleasesignupinAmbersoce (SYMR214)byThursday,Nov.10.Spacesarelimited,sosignupnow.

TwoIELIstudents,FabianaOvallesand RicardoMar nez,willperforminaplay calledLorcainaGreenDresswithUNT Dance&Theatre!Theplayisabouta greatSpanishpoetwhoisassassinated, butdoesnotwanttodie. SupportyourfellowIELIstudents!Performanceswillbeon Nov.9,10,11,and12at7:30pm,andonNov.12and13at 2:00pm.AllperformanceswillbeinUNTsRTVFbuildingin theUniversityTheater.Ticketsare$7.50forstudents. Formoreinforma on,pleasevisith p://web3.unt.edu/news/ story.cfm?story=12358.

JoinUNTInterna onalstudentsforaDiwali Celebra ononSunday,Nov.13,at5:30pm,in theUNTAuditorium.Diwalimeansfes valoflightsanditis atradi onalholidayinmanycountries,includingIndia,Nepal, andMalaysia.Ticketsare$10forthedanceperformancesand dinner.Contactnadella575@gmail.comformoreinforma on.

Interna onalEduca onWeekisNov.1418.Duringthisweek,therewillbemanyeventsandac vi esforIELI,UNT Interna onal,andUNTstudents.Herearesomeoftheevents: DATE TIME PLACE EVENT
10:30am2:00pm 3:00pm5:00pm 10:30am2:00pm 3:00pm5:00pm NOV.15th,TUESDAY 3:00pm5:00pm 5:00pm6:00pm 10:30am2:00pm 3:00pm5:00pm NOV.16th,WEDNESDAY3:00pm5:00pm 5:00pm 8:00pm 10:30am2:00pm NOV.17th,THURSDAY 3:00pm5:00pm 6:30pm 10:30am2:00pm 3:00pm5:00pm NOV.18th,FRIDAY 4:00pm7:30pm NOV.14th,MONDAY KerrCafeteria LANG107A BruceCafeteria LANG107A LibraryMall LibraryMall ChampsCafeteria LibraryMall LANG107A ChiltonHall111C VoertmanHall AllCafeterias LANG107A Lyceum MeanGreens LANG107A ChiltonHallCooking Lab,2ndFloor MoroccanCuisine ForeignLanguageFilmFes val:Spain"LaHistoriaOcial" La nAmericanCuisine ForeignLanguageFilmScreening:France"Parlezmoidelaphie"byAgnesJaqui(2008) KoreanCulturalFest KPopExtravaganza MediterraneanCuisine JapaneseFallFes val ForeignLanguageFilmFes val:Germany"KebabConnec on" CAMSCIpresents:TheMuslimCulturesFilmSeries Cuban.Brazilian,La nJazzEnsemble Tradi onalThanksgivingLunch ForeignLanguageFilmFes val:Russia"NightWatch" RhythmsofSouthAsia/MiddleEastPerformance(freeadmission) AllVeganIndianCuisine ForeignLanguageFilmFes val:Arabic"Ajarri" CookingandTas ngAroundtheWorldRSVPRequired:worldechoes@gmail.com