The newsletter summarizes events and activities at the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Kentucky. It provides an introduction to English slang terms, highlights upcoming teacher birthdays and events, describes summer music venues in Lexington, and features poems written by Ecuadorian students about their cultural heritage and where they are from. The newsletter aims to help students improve their English skills while learning about and celebrating their cultures.
The newsletter summarizes events and activities at the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Kentucky. It provides an introduction to English slang terms, highlights upcoming teacher birthdays and events, describes summer music venues in Lexington, and features poems written by Ecuadorian students about their cultural heritage and where they are from. The newsletter aims to help students improve their English skills while learning about and celebrating their cultures.
The newsletter summarizes events and activities at the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Kentucky. It provides an introduction to English slang terms, highlights upcoming teacher birthdays and events, describes summer music venues in Lexington, and features poems written by Ecuadorian students about their cultural heritage and where they are from. The newsletter aims to help students improve their English skills while learning about and celebrating their cultures.
The newsletter summarizes events and activities at the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Kentucky. It provides an introduction to English slang terms, highlights upcoming teacher birthdays and events, describes summer music venues in Lexington, and features poems written by Ecuadorian students about their cultural heritage and where they are from. The newsletter aims to help students improve their English skills while learning about and celebrating their cultures.
CESL The mission of the Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) at the University of Kentucky is to provide comprehensive English language instruction for non-native English speakers in a university setting. At the Center for ESL, we assist students in achieving language proficiency goals for academic, professional, and social purposes through multi-level language instruction. The Center for ESL is dedicated to promoting diversity and to providing reciprocal cultural enrichment opportunities to the University, the community, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
In this issue:
Introduction
English Slang
Go Teacher Birthdays!
Music Venues
Poetry o I Came From
English Slang
Marie Del Cisne
o Where I Am From Veronica Fiallos
Come up for air
o Where I Am From Gabriela Galarza
o Where Im From Sonia Tapia
Meaning: to take a break
This past month has been exhausting- I better come up for air or I will not be able to finish strong. Spring Break is my opportunity to come up for air.
Go Teacher Birthdays! June Student Name
Month Day
Monica Lascano Juana Santana
June 11th June 23rd
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EVENTS o Intercambios! Meet in POT 1143 every Thursday at 3:00pm to make new friends, practice English, and help someone else practice Spanish.
o Newport on the Levee. On July 11th, we will be going to the Newport Levee. Newport is in Northern Kentucky and sits on the banks of the Ohio River. The Levee is home to the Newport Aquarium and many other shops and restaurants. Be ready to board the bus at 8 AM sharp!
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Summer Music Venues in Lexington
By Lina Crocker
I think most of you would agree that Lexington is a beautiful, green, clean and orderly city, but in the cold months you probably miss seeing people walking downtown. Sometimes the city looks lifeless. Where are the locals? Do they really exist? And then comes summer! Summer brings people downtown and to the neighborhoods to do all sorts of activities. Lexington is a city that suddenly blooms like the spring flowers! There are several free musical activities in Lexington. Every Tuesday night starting in June they have the Southland Jamboree, a free outdoor concert with Bluegrass music performed live by regional musicians. This concert is in the field behind the Collins Bowling Center on Southland Drive starting at 7 PM. Bluegrass music originated in Kentucky, so it is a part of our traditional culture that you can learn about. All you need to bring is a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on. Also on Tuesday evenings, there is another free outdoor concert featuring another traditional American style of music. The Big Band and Jazz Festival is held at Beaumont Circle in May and June and in Ecton Park in July and August, starting at 7 PM. Some people bring picnic dinners to share with their friends. I love big band music and jazz and my husband probably enjoys the bluegrass more but the truth of the matter is that both are a fun and relaxing way to spend an evening. For those who would like to enjoy music downtown, there is the weekly Thursday Night Live concert at Cheapside Park (251 W. Main Street) every Thursday starting at 4:30. This music is typically Rock and Pop music, and brings in a big crowd of young people. Again, this weekly outdoor concert is free. Another amazing activity that I would love to take you to see is the Patriotic Concert at Transylvania University on July 3rd. This free concert starts at 8 PM, but we usually get there about 6:30 and enjoy a relaxing picnic before the music starts. This is my favorite concert because it is a typical American activity. The music is great, the people are extraordinary and there is a sense of unity and belonging that warms your heart. People enjoy listening to traditional patriotic songs to celebrate our country's independence while feeling the summer breeze. Please email me at lina.crocker@uky.edu if you would like to attend this concert with me. Yes, Lexington is alive and well, and enjoying the many free musical events this summer!
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The following four poems were written by the Ecuadorian students for a class assignment in Hema Ramachandrans course, they wrote about their heritage using the original poem Where Im From by George Ella Lyons as a template. The resulting poems are thoughtful and inspiring. Because of time and space, we were not able to include all of them in the last newsletter, but have been able to submit the rest that were sent to us in this newsletter. They are all thoughtful and meaningful works of poetry. Thank you to everyone who contributed their poetry and thank you to Hema for facilitating the opportunity to share their beautiful work.
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I Came From Maria Del Cisne
I came from the place where a guitar and a pen
are the first elements a child learns to play. I came from the place where the Spanish language is spoken with the best rhythm and intonation. I come from the place that doesnt belong to the sierra or coast. I came from the place where both blend together making a rich combination. I came from the narrow streets in which people sell the most delightful songs of the earth. I came from the coriander whose odor reminds me of my grand moms kitchen. I came from the passion fruit whose special flavor drives me to the warm coast. I came from the tamarindo whose flavor reminds me of the small trees In which branches I used to play. I came from the pineapple Whose color, odor, and flavor drives me to the sierra in whose Valleys hard working people cultivate the land. I came from the blue little mountains whose irregular shapes inspire in me the most beautiful words. I came from the Zamora and Malacatos Rivers whose noisy waters inspired Cristobal Ojeda to write one of the most beautiful songs. I came from my family whose absence I miss the most. I came from the books with fantastic stories that make these days less sad. I came from land. I came from water. I came from music. I came from literature.
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Where I Am From Veronica Fiallos
I am from the Yamor beverage,
from corn and brown sugar loaf. I am from the pure air of the rainforest. (rainbow, dust in the windit tasted like freedom). I am from the rose that makes me feel alive.
I am from Inty Raimy and zamarro,
from Indigenous and Mestizo. I am from the lovely and kind values. from dream! and wake up! I am from a God who punishes your sins and your soul burns down.
I am from Otavalo and Ambato,
ancestral chicha and strong chocolate. From the hands with which my grandfather harvested apples, pears and peaches; the back of my father that carried the costales. Inside my mind there are many old pictures, phrases whose voices flew to push me to be a dreamer.
I am from the mornings
when the sun rises up behind the Imbabura volcano and the sound of the water falling down in the Peguche waterfall to remind me the ceviche from my mothers hands.
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Where I Am From Gabriela Galarza
I was born in this country,
which tastes like sugar cane and cotton, where the sun rises before the dawn, because of the hard-working people, who wake up very early. I am from a family, in which women dont need a man to be strong, I am the granddaughter of two magnificent women who have raised their children alone, I am a mother of a girl, who doesnt need a man as a father, because I am her father and mother. I am from a country full of history, men and women of concrete; full of courage and tenderness, full of passion. I am from a country, which doesnt ask for a visa, I am from a country, where I always want to go back, I am from a small place that is rich in feelings, I am from Ecuador.
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Where Im From By Sonia Tapia
I am from paja toquilla, from hats and strings
From balconies and beautiful ladies men see. I am from noisy stairs, Buildings and homes
I am from sweet capuli, the clavel
And its perfume I can feel
I am from Christmas mass and black hair,
from Luis and Marina and Edy.
I am from honesty and optimism
From always say the truth and arrive on time.
I am from Holy Week and Virgin Mary prayers
I am from Calderon Park and Juan Jaramillo Street
Where people taste delicious coffee and soft bread.
From my mothers death Because of her illness
She is my star on the sky
And she brightens my way.
I am from my pictures walls
And my computer, Facebook, and picture files
Where I can see that time goes and goes and stops and my family lives here.
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The link to Go Teacher Kentuckys
Facebook group is on the website! Center for English as a Second Language University of Kentucky 1673 Patterson Office Tower Telephone: (859) 257-7003 Website: http://esl.as.uky.edu
