With study abroad suspended for the spring 2021 semester, the Office of Study Abroad looked for opportunities to continue to foster global and intercultural learning. For the first time, OSA is able to focus on the 60% of Wesleyan students who do not study abroad and ways for them to develop intercultural knowledge, skills, and…
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Language Units Strengthen Connections in a Time of Isolation
Written by Camilla Zamboni, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Italian, and Natalia Román Alicea, Assistant Director, Intercultural and Language Learning In a trying time of social distancing and reduced interaction, language units at Wesleyan are acutely aware of how important it is to preserve connections across languages and cultures. Language learning relies and thrives…
Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Find New Ways to Engage Students under COVID
Written by Natalia Román Alicea, Assistant Director, Intercultural and Language Learning, and Camilla Zamboni, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Italian As the covid-19 pandemic continues to affect Wesleyan’s study abroad programs and the ability of our students to travel abroad, language faculty, Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs), and the Assistant Director of Intercultural and…
I Left My Fulbright In Spain and Do Not Feel Safer for It
Fulbright Feature: Amad Amedy ‘19
Written by Inayah Bashir ’20 Amad Amedy ‘19, a neuroscience and behavior major from Nashville, Tennessee, won the Fulbright Open Study/Research Award to Spain for 2019-2020 and is conducting schizophrenia research in Barcelona. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a federally funded program established by Senator J. William Fulbright after World War II to promote…
Wesleyan ELL Tutoring Program
Looking for a rewarding experience tutoring children? Come join the Wesleyan ELL tutoring program! We are partnered with Woodrow Wilson Middle School to provide tutoring services for English Language Learners. Wesleyan tutors work closely with students who speak a variety of languages; this semester’s ELLs speak French, Lao, Patois, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.…