BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4744-198ad82431bc87abba424317a56c77c9@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260530T162533Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211112T160000 SUMMARY:Roundtable: 11/12/21 DESCRIPTION:\nOur third and last roundtable this semester will be held o n Friday\, November 12th\, 2:30 &ndash\; 4 pm: Visitors'\; Voices\, f eaturing three speakers who have spent time with us as fellows and schol ars from different parts of the world over the past several months.\n\nB urcin Kagitci-Yildiz (Visiting Scholar in APLNG)\; Zaure Kertaeva (Facul ty Enrichment Program Fellow)\; and Sasiporn Phongploenpis (Humphrey Fel low) will be sharing research\, reflections\, and thoughts on internatio nal exchange from their unique perspectives.\n\nPlease see brief informa tion about each speaker below:\n\nBurcin Kagitci-Yildiz (Middle East Tec hnical University\, Ankara\, Turkey) A Cultural and Academic Exchange am idst Pandemic: Experiences of a Turkish Fulbright Scholar In my talk\, I would like to share with you how my experiences at Penn State have help ed me reconsider my academic interests as well as my personal and profes sional goals and assumptions\, despite the challenges posed by the ongoi ng pandemic.\n\nZaure Kertaeva (Alisher Navoi` Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature\, Tashkent\, Uzbekistan) Learner Auton omy as a Social Construct: Independence vs Interdependence In a presenta tion\, I would like to talk about how my thoughts about developing learn ers` independent study skills have been shaped because of Penn State exp eriences. I will also share how I am planning to modify my teaching and to help my students to become better learners relying on these experienc es.\n\nSasiporn Phongploenpis (Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University\, Bangk ok\, Thailand ) COVID-19&rsquo\;s Effect on Education in Thailand toward Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program in the US In my talk\, I will shar e the findings of my research on the effects of COVID-19 from the perspe ctives held by Thai students at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU) . Hearing my students voice\, I paved and shaped my way to Hubert H. Hum phrey Fellowship Program in the United States of America with the goals of becoming a better teacher.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu .edu/event/roundtable_111221/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Our third and l ast roundtable this semester will be held on Friday, November 12th, 2:30 – 4 pm: Visitors' Voices, featuring three speakers who have s pent time with us as fellows and scholars from different parts of the wo rld over the past several months.

Burcin Kagitci-Yildiz (Visiting Scholar in APLNG); Zaure Kertaeva (Faculty Enrichment Program Fellow); a nd Sasiporn Phongploenpis (Humphrey Fellow) will be sharing research, re flections, and thoughts on international exchange from their unique pers pectives.

Please see brief information about each speaker below:

Burcin Kagitci-Yildiz (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Tu rkey) A Cultural and Academic Exchange amidst Pandemic: Experiences of a Turkish Fulbright Scholar In my talk, I would like to share with you ho w my experiences at Penn State have helped me reconsider my academic int erests as well as my personal and professional goals and assumptions, de spite the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic.

Zaure Kertaeva (Alisher Navoi` Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literat ure, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Learner Autonomy as a Social Construct: Indep endence vs Interdependence In a presentation, I would like to talk about how my thoughts about developing learners` independent study skills hav e been shaped because of Penn State experiences. I will also share how I am planning to modify my teaching and to help my students to become bet ter learners relying on these experiences.

Sasiporn Phongploenpis (Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand ) COVID-19’s Effect on Education in Thailand toward Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Pro gram in the US In my talk, I will share the findings of my research on t he effects of COVID-19 from the perspectives held by Thai students at Su an Sunandha Rajabhat University (SSRU). Hearing my students voice, I pav ed and shaped my way to Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in the Uni ted States of America with the goals of becoming a better teacher.

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/roundtable_111221/

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