Five exciting courses are being offered this spring as part of the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) initiative. All five will give students the opportunity to explore topics using languages other than English – each of them in really creative ways. One course is focused on the art of translation, specifically between Arabic…
Thanks to support from Academic Affairs and the Library, Wesleyan is now participating in the New University in Exile Consortium’s Stranded Scholar Library Access Initiative. In brief, this means that we can provide digital library access to scholars at risk who are unable to carry on their research because they have been cut off from…
Looking for some guidance when it comes to study abroad? Want to talk to someone who’s been there, done that? Your Wesleyan peers are here to help! Introducing the Study Abroad Ambassadors. Launched for the first time this Fall, the Study Abroad Ambassador program is made up of seven Wesleyan students who have all studied…
The Office of Study Abroad is currently accepting applications for Spring 2021 study abroad. Wesleyan administration will continue to monitor the pandemic and a decision will be made by November 1 as to whether or not spring study abroad may proceed. Students who are interested in studying abroad in Spring 2021 are encouraged to apply.…
Our Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) are joining us virtually this semester. FLTAs are non-degree seeking graduate students who join Wesleyan for one year to enhance our students’ language learning experience. They come to Wes from China, Japan, Korea, France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, India, and Colombia! They are appointed through Wesleyan’s language departments and work under the supervision of the…
Wesleyan University is partnering with six peer institutions to conduct a virtual study away fair on September 23 from 3-6pm EST. Normally held on Andrus Field, Wesleyan’s annual study abroad fair has been redesigned into an entirely virtual format this year which will feature programs from around the world and within the United States. The 7 College Virtual…
Adding to Wesleyan’s already robust language offerings, the Alternative Language Study Options program provides additional resources for students who may be interested in learning languages not available through language departments. This program may be helpful for those interested in preparing for a study abroad experience or looking to maintain and expand proficiency in a language learned while abroad. It may also be useful to start learning a language for other curricular purposes or for personal enrichment. These additional language…
We at Wesleyan are now entering the third year of offering “Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum” (or CLAC) courses. These are courses taught in languages other than English, all of which provide students and faculty across the campus with opportunities to deepen their engagement with their subjects through the use and further development of…
By most measures, Wesleyan University is a fairly internationalized institution. There is the Fries Center for Global Studies, fifteen languages are taught, study abroad participation is healthy, there are many international students and faculty, and we offer a range of courses dealing with international, transnational, and cross-cultural subjects. For many years, however, perhaps the most visible indicator of internationalization at Wesleyan has…
CSPL/CGST480 ENGAGED PROJECTS is a new 1-credit course in which students study a topic of their choice and produce a final project for a public audience. EPs respond to this critical moment in history by empowering students to connect their academic pursuits to what is happening in the world around them. They deepen student learning…
