School of Foreign Languages - The University of Jordan - Seminar Titled "The History and Culture of the Native Americans"

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  • 30 - Nov
  • 2016

Seminar Titled "The History and Culture of the Native Americans"

The Department of English language and literature, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Amman, hosted a guest speaker on 15/11/2016 from the U.S. Embassy to give a presentation at the American Corner in the University of Jordan about the history and culture of the native Americans. The speaker, Deb Mak, showed the different customs of each native American tribe, the natives' "first encounter" with the "pilgrims" and the first Thanksgiving. Moreover, Mak talked about the native Americans' current situation in USA, where they still exercise freely their religious worship and have popular sympathy and support to preserve their natural resources away from the intrusion of technology and pollution. The students, in "the American literature until 1800" class, showed an active interaction with the guest speaker by elaborating on many cultural and political issues related to the native Americans. Finally, Dr. Hussein Alhawamdeh, the instructor of the "American literature until 1800" course, thanked the speaker for the memorable presentation, which filled many gaps in the students' understanding to the traditions of the native Americans.