Sine Nomine is a group of language teachers who have been meeting regularly at various university sites in the Boston area. Founded in 1981 and managed for many years by Wilga Rivers, Professor Emerita, Harvard University, the group gets together several times each year to discuss the latest developments in language pedagogy, materials development and classroom techniques. Spring 2006 Meeting Northeastern University at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22nd, 217 Snell Library "A Celebration of Wilga"   Past Sine Nomine Meetings "Textbook publication: Advice from the experts ", October 23, 2004, presented at Tufts University "Current Cultural Quirks: Bringing us up to date", April 3, 2004, presented at Lasell College "Sustaining and Replicating Web-based Projects", October 18, 2003, presented at MIT "Literature in Language Classes: Not Just for Literature Students", April 14, 2002, presented at Brandeis University "Integrating Media and Technology in Teaching Language and Culture", March 2, 2002, presented at UMass Boston "Some Models for Foreign Language Interpreter and Translator Training", October 13, 2001, presented at Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA "Integrating Music in the Classroom" , April 21, 2001, presented at Lasell College, Newton, MA "Representing & Teaching Culture in the Language Class" , February 17, 2001, presented at MIT, Cambridge, MA "Literature in the Language Class" , October 14, 2000, presented at Northeastern University, Boston, MA "Outside the Classroom: Clubs, Honor Societies, and Other Activities to Stimulate Student Involvement with Language Study" & "Smart Teaching in a Smart Classroom" , April 8, 2000, presented at Regis College, Weston, MA "Improving Language Teaching Through Use Of The Internet", Saturday, April 4, 1998, presented at Merrimack College, North Andover, MA "Teaching the Nonverbal Aspects of Language", Feb 21, 1998, presented at Northeastern University, Boston, MA.   Return to Wilga Rivers Home Page This page sponsored by the edevaluator.org