Event

Members of the Campus Community are kindly invited to the book launch of Unearthing Traditions: Stories of Language and Culture, Volume 2, from 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. on April 17, 2026 at the CLL Auditorium.

 

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For more information on the Unearthing Traditions series, please click here 

 

About this book

Unearthing Traditions: Stories of Language and Culture Vol 2 is a collection of captivating stories that celebrate the richness of cultural diversity. This collection features articles on cultural traditions from countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. By sharing these stories, this book seeks to foster inclusivity, understanding and appreciation for the uniqueness of every culture. Join us on this journey and discover the stories that connect us all.

 

Editors

Nicole Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Director of the Centre for Language Learning at The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine Campus. Her research work mainly explores race thinking and identity in the Afro-Hispanic Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic). She has also published on study abroad, foreign/second language acquisition and social and socio-cultural factors in Hispanic culture. Her most recent publication is: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of the Southern Caribbean, Eds, Diego Mideros, Nicole Roberts, Beverly-Anne Carter and Hayo Reinders, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. She is currently working on a book-length study on the works of the Afro-Puerto Rican author Mayra Santos Febres.

 

Janine R. Lutchman is a foreign language educator, published author, and UWI alumna from Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago. She has extensive experience teaching Mandarin Chinese and serves as the First Examiner for Mandarin courses under the Foreign Language Requirement initiative at The UWI, St. Augustine. Her work has been featured internationally, including in CCTV’s Written in the Sky project. She has published short stories in Mandarin Chinese in the graded reader series Easy-to-Read Chinese Short Stories, Book 3 and Book 4 (Eds. April Zhang and Carlton Cash, 2023, 2024). Her research focuses on language teaching and learning, project-based learning, and education policies. She is currently publishing on Mandarin teaching in Trinidad and working on projects on foreign language study.

 

This volume is a valuable resource for educators, students, researchers and anyone interested in language, culture, and global perspectives.