Monday, February 2, 2015, 4:00-5:30 Library Auditorium
Michael Erard, author of Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners (2012), will be speaking about the “Myths and Realities of Language Superlearners.” Dr. Erard earned a PhD in English Language and Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 and is the editor of the online language magazine Schwa Fire. Erard describes himself as a “writer, journalist, and metaphor designer.” For more information about Erard’s long list of publications, please see his website: www.michaelerard.com.