A Conversation with Christine Cox Eriksson

Under flera dagar i februari och mars 2013 höll Dalarna University Centre for Irish Studies (DUCIS) vid Högskolan Dalarna framträdanden och events med irländskt tema. Först ut är Bookerpris-vinnaren Anne Enright, som gör ett framträdande på Falu Stadsbibliotek och ger en öppen föreläsning på Högskolan. http://www.du.se/sv/Om-Hogskolan/Aktuellt/Nyheter/Irlandsk-kultur-till-Dalarna/

Mr. Héctor Hugo Trinchero, Dean of the Faculty of Arts (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina), visited Dalarna University in September 2012 in order to sign an academic agreement. Mr. Fernando Camacho Padilla (Lecturer in Spanish at Dalarna University) interviewed Mr. Hugo Trinchero on September 27. They had an interesting conversation about the present situation of Argentina.

Yao Zhang from China talks about her positive experience studying at Dalarna University. She graduated from the Literature in English Masters programme in June 2012. For more information about the program please visit www.du.se/en/englishlit For more information about Dalarna University visit www.du.se/en

Longer version of the interview with Yao Zhang from China. She talks about her positive experience studying at Dalarna University. She graduated from the Literature in English Masters programme in June 2012. For more information about the program please visit www.du.se/en/englishlit For more information about Dalarna University visit www.du.se/en

Associate Professor Mar Gutiérrez-Colón presents her research on how smartphones can be used in language learning. She visited Dalarna University in August 2012 and Loretta Qwarnström did not miss the opportunity to interview her. Read more: http://http://www.du.se/sv/Portal/Nyhetsarkiv/smartphones-as-a-support-tool-in-the-language-classroom/

Associate Professor Mar Gutiérrez-Colón Plana from theUniversitat Rovira i Virgili shares her experience from several research projects on using mobile phones to teach languages. The title of the seminar is: Mobile learning (smartphones) as a support tool in the language classroom. The seminar was streamed live on 29th of August 2012. Read more: http://http://www.du.se/sv/Portal/Nyhetsarkiv/smartphones-as-a-support-tool-in-the-language-classroom/

Professor Yoshikazu Kawaguchi from Waseda University in Tokyo visited Dalarna University in August 2012. He was interviewed by Herbert Jonsson, Senior Lecturer in Japanese. Transcript of the interview: http://www.du.se/Utbildning/Amnen/Japanska/En-intervju-med-professor-Yoshikazu-Kawaguchi/

Christine Cox Eriksson has worked as a language teacher at many different education levels in Germany, Sweden and the United States. At present she is on leave from her position as a lecturer in the English Department at Dalarna University in Falun, Sweden, to pursue her PhD in Special Education at Stockholm University. Christine is part of the SPRINT project ("Effects of enhanced parental input on young children's vocabulary development and subsequent literacy development").

Günter Wallraff visited Borlänge and Falun on 13 May, 2011. He is a legendary journalist known throughout much of the world. His method of journalism has resulted in a verb, in Swedish "att wallraffa", in English "to wallraff". He wants to expose injustice, and much of his work has dealt with the situation of immigrants in society. The title of his latest - and most famous - film is Schwarz auf Weiß ("Black on White"). Using his undercover method, he tries to portray situations which Somalis and other blacks may experience in Germany. The film is actually part of the book Aus der schönen neuen Welt ("Report from the Brave New World"). Günter Wallraff's seminars in Borlänge and Falun included interviews and discussions about his methods, work and, most of all, integration. Much of it based on his film Schwarz auf Weiß ("Black on White"), which was awarded the Gold World Medal at the New York Festival in 2011. The film was followed by interviews, discussions and a performance by the sing-songwriter Hanna Turi, representing Peace and Love Artists. This event was organized jointly by Dalarna University, the City of Borlänge, Peace and Love, the Alumni of Dalarna University College and the Business Association of Dalarna University College Students (NLE).

Günter Wallraff visited Borlänge and Falun on 13 May, 2011. He is a legendary journalist known throughout much of the world. His method of journalism has resulted in a verb, in Swedish "att wallraffa", in English "to wallraff". He wants to expose injustice, and much of his work has dealt with the situation of immigrants in society. The title of his latest - and most famous - film is Schwarz auf Weiß ("Black on White"). Using his undercover method, he tries to portray situations which Somalis and other blacks may experience in Germany. The film is actually part of the book Aus der schönen neuen Welt ("Report from the Brave New World"). Günter Wallraff's seminars in Borlänge and Falun included interviews and discussions about his methods, work and, most of all, integration. Much of it based on his film Schwarz auf Weiß ("Black on White"), which was awarded the Gold World Medal at the New York Festival in 2011. The film was followed by interviews, discussions and a performance by the sing-songwriter Hanna Turi, representing Peace and Love Artists. This event was organized jointly by Dalarna University, the City of Borlänge, Peace and Love, the Alumni of Dalarna University College and the Business Association of Dalarna University College Students (NLE).