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English Language Roundtable: The Values, Traditions, and Holiday of "Thanksgiving"

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Damon Anderson Date: Tuesday, 13 November 2007 Time: 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) View Webchat Transcript

Welcome to the third "English Language Roundtable"! This webchat about Thanksgiving, an American holiday, is intended as a forum for students to practice writing in English. Please join Damon Anderson, the regional English language officer (RELO) at U.S. Embassy Beijing, for an online discussion of Thanksgiving values and traditions. Anderson also will be available to address any issues or concerns participants may have about teaching or learning English and for teachers to ask questions about language teaching or American culture.

Guest Biography: Damon Anderson is the regional English language officer (RELO) at U.S. Embassy Beijing. For the past 24 years, he has been working with the Office of English Language Programs in the State Department, working with teachers and future teachers in some 96 countries. Prior to joining the State Department, Anderson directed the intensive English program at Arizona State University and gave lectures in the English and intercultural communications departments. Anderson has a master's degree in applied linguistics and teaching English as a foreign language.