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Monday, November 30, 2015

TandemPlus Winter Festival & Fall Events

With the TandemPlus Fall session coming to an end, it is time to wrap up the semester with one final event and recap our recent events.

TandemPlus Winter Festival
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Nolte 140

Our final event will take place on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, when Tandem and the Minnesota English Language Program (MELP) will host an International Winter Festival in Nolte 140 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. In this dessert potluck, participants are encouraged to bring cultural desserts centered around the winter festival theme! If you can’t bring a dessert, don’t worry; we will have plenty to share.

Looking back, on Thursday, November 19, TandemPlus participated in MISA’s International Bazaar in the Coffman Great Hall. This annual event featured over 30 cultural student groups. The room transformed into a lively, colorful display of culture where students could visit booths and learn more about the rich history and background of each group by viewing unique artifacts presented from various cultures. The Tandem table was staffed by our student officers who gave out carabiners and chocolates. Those who visited our table played a word game in which participants drew an English word out of a hat and had to say the word in another language. The game proved to be very challenging and popular among participants. There were around 700 students in attendance who cycled through the bazaar throughout the night.

The next day, Friday, November 20, TandemPlus hosted our ever-popular Punch Pizza party. Around 50 participants came to enjoy pizza and meet fellow language learners. New partnerships were formed and old friends and partners were also reunited throughout the evening.

Visit our Facebook page to see photos from all of our Fall events!

Monday, November 16, 2015

PACE Swap Shop - Incorporating Critical Thinking Activities in Your Language Class

Monday, November 16, 2015
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Jones 35

In this follow-up to the October 30, 2015 Using Images to Promote Critical Thinking workshop, participants will engage in a conversation about how to incorporate critical thinking through culture in their classroom. Participants are encouraged to bring ideas of how they could implement this in their classroom, as well as the challenges and questions they may encounter in doing so. Warm cookies from Insomnia Cookies and coffee will be served.

Monday, November 9, 2015

TandemPlus Upcoming and Past Events

Cultural Bazaar
Thursday, November 19, 2015
3:00-7:00 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall

Punch Pizza Party
Friday, November 20, 2015
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Punch Pizza, Washington Ave.

Although Tandem registration will be closing soon, there are still several events taking place before the end of the semester. On Thursday, November 19 Tandem will be tabling at MISA’s annual Cultural Bazaar. Be sure to visit their booth in the Great Hall to say hi and learn more about the group!

Additionally, the famous TandemPlus Punch Pizza party with be held on Friday, November 20 at Punch Pizza on Washington Ave. Come to enjoy great food and great company!

Tandem hopes that you will join them for one or both of these exciting events. Thanks also to those who attended some of the recent Tandem events:
  • On October 23, 2015, Tandem hosted its annual Fall semester kickoff. The event took place in Nolte 140 with roughly 60 participants in attendance. Tandem members gave a short presentation about how Tandem operates, and the attendees were given time to meet and mingle with their fellow language learners. 
  • The International Halloween celebration, a collaboration with MELP, MISA, IBP, PERSISMA and SGSA, took place on October 30, 2015 in the Middlebrook Hall Terrace room with about 180 attendees. Tandem’s student group members manned the Paint a Pumpkin station.

PACE Swap Shop - Incorporating Critical Thinking Activities in Your Language Class

Monday, November 16, 2015
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Jones 35

In this follow-up to the October 30, 2015 Using Images to Promote Critical Thinking workshop, participants will discuss and share ideas about how they can incorporate critical thinking activities using culturally authentic visual images in their language classes. Snacks will be served.