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		<title>Last Week of Conversation Group</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The year is wrapping up! Wednesday, May 8, is the last day for the Italian conversation group, Ciao!. Come to Bordertown Coffee at 6 pm for a good conversation and practice for finals.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cultureshockumn.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9726948&#038;post=1616&#038;subd=cultureshockumn&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>9 ways to use the internet to speak a language out of the classroom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning a language can feel so much different than learning other types of subject matter. Language can&#8217;t be easily picked up through memorization or solitary confinement in a library. Sure, that may be useful for cramming for an exam, but hardly for when you need it most. Perhaps you have finished all the required classes &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://cultureshockumn.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/9-ways-to-use-the-internet-to-use-your-language-skills-out-of-the-classroom/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cultureshockumn.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9726948&#038;post=1554&#038;subd=cultureshockumn&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Terraferma&#8221; in Review</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past April, a group of U of M students went to see the film Terraferma at the Twin Cities Italian Film Festival. Below is a review of the film, contributed by student Ruth Zwick. Opening with a beautiful underwater shot that was disorienting and dreamlike, Terraferma moves quickly to tell the story of Filippo and &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://cultureshockumn.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/terraferma-in-review/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cultureshockumn.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9726948&#038;post=1551&#038;subd=cultureshockumn&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still looking for a summer job? Consider applying to work at the Concordia Language Villages. CLV offers full-immersion summer camps in 15 different languages for kids 7-18 years old. All villages are located in Minnesota. As a staff member, you can enhance your language and culture skills all while having a blast, playing games and &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://cultureshockumn.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/job-opportunity-concordia-language-villages/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cultureshockumn.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9726948&#038;post=1539&#038;subd=cultureshockumn&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Un Po&#8217; di Cultura: Università di Bologna</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Known to be the oldest university in the Western world, the University of Bologna (or UNIBO for short) was founded in 1088. Some of the original subjects studied at the university included law, logic, grammar, and rhetoric. Through the ages, Bologna and the university have seen many famous intellectuals, including Dante , Petrarca, Copernicus, Dürer, &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="http://cultureshockumn.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/un-po-di-cultura-universita-di-bologna/">Continue reading &#187;</a></span><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cultureshockumn.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9726948&#038;post=1536&#038;subd=cultureshockumn&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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