“So, Any Thoughts?”: Translating the Awkward Silence in Class Discussions
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Discussions invite all participants to engage with one another’s ideas. Yet too often, these sessions are met with silent pauses, off-topic comments, or rushed attempts to keep the conversation going. This interactive workshop with UMass grad student Yan Wu will offer strategies for reading the room and facilitating meaningful discussions in a supportive and inclusive atmosphere.
Part of the Teaching Academy, a series of pedagogical workshops for ALL UMass grad students and postdocs!
Yan Wu (she/her) is a PhD candidate in the Comparative Literature Program at UMass Amherst, where she has served as a graduate teaching associate since Fall 2020. She has taught four distinct stand-alone courses, ranging from 100-level Literature and Global Diversity classes to an upper-level course on translation theory, practice, and service learning. Her research interests include translation and migration, translation and multilingualism, and the history of interpreting. Before joining UMass, she taught business interpreting and translation in China and ran a language services company. Alongside her academic pursuit, she continues to work as a freelance interpreter in community and conference settings.
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