The Fries Center for Global Studies is excited to inform you that, the application is now open for the 2026 Critical Language Scholarship Program! The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive language and cultural immersion summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. Students spend eight to ten weeks over the summer studying one…
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Introducing 2025-2026 FLTAs
Each year, Wesleyan welcomes a group of Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) from around the world to facilitate linguistic and cultural exchange! While here, the FLTAs will help teach their native language to Wesleyan students while also taking a few courses themselves. This year, we welcome 11 FLTAs from around the world, teaching Arabic, Chinese,…
The FLTA Review: The Foreign Language Teaching Assistant’s View of Life at Wesleyan
by Oleksandra Volakova Every year, Wesleyan welcomes new FLTAs (Foreign Language Teaching Assistants) from all over the world – foreign students interested in teaching others their native language and immersing themselves into foreign culture. 11 people, coming from different backgrounds, help Wesleyan students to understand the culture and language better, becoming an irreplaceable support to…
A Semester in China
by Baron Fisher After 18 hours of flight time, along with a 12-hour time difference, the first stop of my fall semester abroad landed me in Shanghai, China. I was too excited to be affected by jet lag just yet, but it was disorienting to have almost 2 days disappear from travel. Going forward, I…
FLTA Carnival: Learning Through Games
by Oleksandra Volakova The very first event of International Education Week – a week celebrating cultures and languages all around the globe – was organized by representatives from various cultures worldwide. Wesleyan’s Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) collaborated with Fries Center for Global Studies to organize a FLTA Carnival – a festival featuring specific games,…
Summer and Winter Study Abroad Opportunities
by Julia Gardner Interested in studying abroad, but not able to fit a full semester into your schedule? Many program providers also offer winter and summer study abroad experiences, and you can even transfer credits earned back to Wesleyan! Many winter abroad programs have deadlines throughout October or at the beginning of November. Some of…
World Expo 2025 in Osaka: An Opportunity to Practice Japanese and Represent the USA
by Oleksandra Volakova World Expo, also known as a World’s Fair, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase countries’ progress in various fields: art, science, environment, health, etc, through presentations, workshops, and conversations. All the innovations are united with one theme that addresses a challenge through collaboration. The Expo has been promoting innovations and…
Debating China Politics in Chinese (激辩中国政治) Begins September 26
by Adriana Alfaro Liendo Interested in learning more about current issues in Chinese Politics? The New University in Exile Consortium is offering a free 10-week online seminar held in Chinese that will offer a series of timely debates in Chinese and aimed at a global Chinese audience, focusing on the most important and controversial issues that involve…
Chinese Students Enjoy a Traditional Tea Ceremony at the Mid-Autumn Festival
by Kaili Shi, Chinese FLTA On a rainy Friday evening, the Chinese Program at Wesleyan celebrated the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, bringing together students from around the world to savor delicious mooncakes and experience the warmth of this traditional Chinese festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the “Moon Festival” or “Harvest Moon Festival,” is one…
Creating Language Learning Communities: Professor Wei Gong’s Chinese Pedagogy Blog
Anyone who’s ever tried to teach or learn a language knows that language learning is far from straightforward– but connecting with a community of fellow teachers can make all the difference. When the world shut down and classes moved online in the spring of 2020, Professor Wei Gong, an Associate Professor of the Practice in…