Speaker
Dr. Mike Garant is originally from Tennessee and has been teaching Translation at the University of Helsinki since 1996. He is the Docent of Applied English Translation Research at the University of Helsinki and, since 2001, adjunct lecturer International Business at Tampere University of Applied Science. He earned his BA in Political Science at the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , his MSc at Aston University, Birmingham England and his doctorate in Organizational Communication at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland and has been a Japanese National Scholar at Nara University of Education and Osaka University of Foreign Studies. He has been a visiting professor at many institutions all over the world.
Date: May, 11th 2010
Abstract
Multicultural values in America
Most Europeans know that there is a United States. Beyond that, they generally have very little knowledge about the country. This presentation will discuss American social structure. Topics that will be covered will include national identity and shared values, unity and diversity and recent demographic trends. The class will be interactive and audience participation is encouraged.
