Presentation Materials

We thought you might like a preview, so here are a few of the presentations that have been given at previous FLTA Orientations.

Cross Cultural Understanding Presentation, by Connie Rylance and Andrea Kevech
August 13, 2012

Academic Life and Culture: developing a personal community in the U.S. university, by Ken Romeo
August 14, 2012

Technology and Second Language Teaching, by Joseph Kautz and Ken Romeo
August 15, 2012

Helpful Links

We've put together a list of links that might be helpful or interesting to you as you plan your trip and after you've arrived.

Information for those planning to spend some extra time in the San Francisco Area

Hostels in San Francisco: http://sfhostels.com/
More info on Hostels: http://hostelsamerica.org/san-francisco-hostels.htm

Visitor information for San Francisco: http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/plan_your_trip/vic.asp

Caltrain (train that runs up and down the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose:
http://www.caltrain.com/

Stanford Visitor Information Services: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/index.html

Hotels around Stanford:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/plan/lodging.html
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/chs/general/hotel.html

Information for those who will be observing Ramadan

A web page set up by the Islamic Society of Stanford University: http://ramadan.stanford.edu/