BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:55c0eee0-bc8d-4177-b083-135eca70c0ec.208105@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20200811T150915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T150915Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Many Languages\, Stronger Voices: The Essential Role of Language L earning DESCRIPTION:Missouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annua l Public Affairs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 202 0! This year's public affairs theme is The Power of Voice. \n\n\nLinks to all live webinar events will be listed on the Public Affairs Conference schedule website.\n\n\nAccording to ilanguage.org\, 60% of the world’s po pulation is bilingual or multilingual. Yet in the United States\, only 26 % of people speak more than one language. Over the past century\, many of the world’s languages have disappeared and with them\, part of the world ’s knowledge and culture. Why do Americans tend to neglect the essential skill of learning a second or even a third language? As a nation that pri des itself on speaking with a strong voice\, why do Americans not value l anguage learning as many of our neighbors do? It seems obvious to say tha t our voice is shaped by the language we speak\, but how does the languag e we speak shape the way our voices are used and heard? From K-12 through higher education\, how does exposure to different languages and cultures contribute to the development of student empowerment and voice? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Mi ssouri State University invites you to attend the 17th annual Public Affa irs Conference as a live virtual event Sept. 29-Oct. 1\, 2020! This year' s public affairs theme is&nbsp\;<a href="https://publicaffairs.missourist ate.edu/the-power-of-voice.htm">The Power of Voice</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Li nks to all live webinar events will be listed on the&nbsp\;<a href="https ://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/schedule">Public Affairs Conference sc hedule website</a>.</p>\n<p>According to ilanguage.org\, 60% of the world ’s population is bilingual or multilingual. Yet in the United States\, on ly 26% of people speak more than one language. Over the past century\, ma ny of the world’s languages have disappeared and with them\, part of the world’s knowledge and culture. Why do Americans tend to neglect the essen tial skill of learning a second or even a third language? As a nation tha t prides itself on speaking with a strong voice\, why do Americans not va lue language learning as many of our neighbors do? It seems obvious to sa y that our voice is shaped by the language we speak\, but how does the la nguage we speak shape the way our voices are used and heard? From K-12 th rough higher education\, how does exposure to different languages and cul tures contribute to the development of student empowerment and voice?</p> </body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201001T102000 SEQUENCE:1 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR