Language has changed quite a bit in the last hundred years. How have these changes affected speech in Kansas? Dr. Mary Kohn traces language change in Kansas using archival and contemporary recordings, which reveal that present day Kansas language is intimately tied to our immigran past.

Course led by Dr. Mary Kohn, Associate Professor in English & Director of Rural Studies at Kansas State University

Course Fee: $10 (Passport member cost - $8 / Meadowlark resident cost - FREE)

Meadowlark and UFM parner to offer Lifetime Learning courses for Summer 2021! Classes are now open for enrollment. For the learning opportunities at Meadowlark, call UFM  at (785) 539-8763 and let them know you want to register. If the office is not open, leave a message and a staff member will call you back. Class size for Meadowlark courses is limited to 50 people. Passport members may attend with a 20-percent discount. Meadowlark residents may attend all Meadowlark-sponsored courses at no cost.