Language Learning

Fries Center for Global Studies launches Internationalizing the Curriculum Initiative

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…

So Long, Farewell: A Chat with Recent Graduate Zheng Mao ’20

Zheng Mao ’20 is a Freeman Asian Scholar from Chengdu, China. He triple-majored in Mathematics, Economics, and Environmental Studies, and upon graduation, he joined Citigroup Global Markets in New York as a Sales and Trading analyst. He plans to join the commodity trading and research desk and further explore his interests in energy studies. During…

WeScrive: Spring 2020 Issue!

Yet our Editorial Board (Hannah Berman ’21, Cristina LoGiudice ’21, Emily McDougal ’22, and our Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Ludovica Romano) did not despair: WeScrive is back for its fourth consecutive year – our first issue was in spring 2016 – as one of the very few Wesleyan publications not in English. The pandemic has…

New Course Explores Language and Politics

Professor H. M. FazaleHaq, a linguist who arrived at Wesleyan a year ago, will be offering a timely new course in the fall: “Language and Politics: Making and Unmaking of Nations” (CGST212). Here is the course description: This course explores the key topics at the intersection of language and politics, including language choice, linguistic correctness,…

Why Language Matters

The Power of Language Conference seeks to bring awareness to the many benefits of language learning and to promote the study of languages. The 3rd Annual Power of Language Conference is currently CALLING FOR PROPOSALS for academic papers or creative performances related to these themes: PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Language learning, Multilingualism, Language and Society, Languages studied…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: The Power of Language Conference

Deadline Extended for the Power of Language Conference! Saturday, April 15, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST Seeking submissions and presentations on language learning and multilingual living The Power of Language Conference seeks to bring awareness to the many benefits of language learning and to promote the study of languages other than English across campus. It…

Call for Papers: 3rd Annual Power of Language Conference

The 3rd Annual Power of Language Conference April 3-4, 2020 | Wesleyan University | Fisk Hall, 262 High St, Middletown, CT Seeking submissions and presentations on language learning and multilingual living The Power of Language Conference seeks to bring awareness to the many benefits of language learning and to promote the study of languages other…

Fully Funded Fellowship to Germany

ATTENTION JUNIORS &SENIORS!!! Come to this information session to learn how you can spend a year in Germany after you graduate! Monday, October 28, 2019 4:30 – 5:30 pm Fries Center for Global Studies Commons *light snacks provided ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a fellowship funded by the…

Learn a New Language with Mango Languages!

Many Wesleyan students study or intern abroad in countries whose languages are not regularly taught at Wesleyan. Mango Languages affords the entire Wesleyan community – students, faculty, staff, and alumni—the opportunity to be introduced to the over 70 world languages offered through this online resource. Anyone can create an account and begin to learn a…