Japanese

Wesleyan Debuts Japanese Classes at the Center for Prison Education

by Julia Gardner Starting in the fall semester of 2009, Wesleyan University has extended its classes beyond the lawns of our Middletown campus and into classrooms in Connecticut state prisons through the Center for Prison Education initiative. Each semester since, faculty from Wesleyan, in conjunction with faculty from Middlesex Community College, bring courses from their…

Apply to Live in a Language/Culture Program House by 4/9

If you are one of the many students who is interested in language and cultural exchange, but is concerned with the limitations under the current pandemic, you might want to apply to live in a Program House on campus! At Wesleyan, Program Housing provides upperclassmen the opportunity to live collectively in a house or hall based…

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…

Traditional Japanese Instruments in Contemporary Society

Students in higher education today have access to the wealth of Japan-focused courses and study abroad programs – but compared to literature, visual arts, tea ceremony, and other arts and humanities, Japanese music often remains very inaccessible to students. In spite of their aesthetic appeal and rich musical history, many Japanese instruments can be surprisingly…