\u201cIt\u2019s important for the students to learn about our culture just as it’s important for us to learn about theirs–to broaden minds, to build relationships, to understand people better, to be more tolerant of others, to breakdown stereotypes. One purpose is, of course, to teach English. Another important purpose is to give them cultural experiences that will help them understand Americans in this part of the country,\u201d Womack said.<\/p>\n
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Students who attended the summer ESL Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Four students whose homelands are far from the Tennessee Valley participated in August commencement exercises at McKenzie Arena. Bernardo Cedano from Colombia earned a degree in engineering; Olga Kostenko from Ukraine received a master’s in psychology; Heesung Shin from South Korea received a master’s in accountancy and Yoon-ji Lee of South Korea graduated magna cum… <\/p>\n