Gonzaga TESOL Programs

Great day at the Spokane Regional ESL Conference yesterday, with poster presentations by Vicky, Ethan, Stella, Bloo, and Chris, plus a great session on Rwandan Storytelling by Dean.

Vicky, is this true?!

What is it in Chinese? Arabic?

Here are a few more fun names from around the world:

🇯🇵 Japanese: 本の虫 hon-no-mushi — “book bug”
🇨🇳 Mandarin: 书呆子 shūdāizi — “book fool/nerd” (affectionately!)
🇪🇸 Spanish: ratón de biblioteca — “library mouse,” just like Romanian
🇧🇷🇵🇹 Portuguese: rato de biblioteca — also “library mouse”
🇬🇷 Greek: βιβλιοφάγος vivliofágos — “book eater”
🇹🇷 Turkish: kitap kurdu — “book worm” (yes, another worm!)
🇸🇰 Slovak: knihomoľ — “book grinder”
🇸🇪 Swedish: bokslukare — “book devourer”

Bridget Green making waves in Colombia!

RIP Robin Lakoff…