Tag Archive for Language

Sign up for Winter Language Buddies!

Hoping to practice your language skills over the break, or help a language learner practice? Sign up for Winter Language Buddies! This program, housed in the Fries Center for Global Studies, matches Wes students, alum, faculty, and staff members with a partner to practice their language skills over the break through conversations and activities that…

Take a Language Course Over Break!

Getting antsy at your parents house? Or, stuck on campus and losing your mind? Consider taking a language course over break on Mango. You can earn a ¼ credit through your language study! Students looking to receive quarter-credit through Mango Languages must meet these two criteria: How to get started: The “getting started” procedure includes…

Keeping Cantonese Alive: At Wes and in the World

By Charlotte Li ’27 歡迎來到我哋嘅家,香港。 Welcome to our home, Hong Kong. As the plane landed, those words in Cantonese filled the cabin, a simple greeting that suddenly felt like a warm embrace. It struck me how long it had been since I’d heard my mother tongue spoken all around me. Living in the United States,…

Study Abroad Fair!

Bored of Middletown? Itching to practice your language skills? Yearning for foreign pastries? Study abroad might be for you! Whether you’re a curious freshman, a sophomore looking ahead, or a junior hoping to study abroad next semester, stop by the fair to learn more about your options.  You’ll get to meet representatives, faculty, and returned…

How RUSS101 Changed My Life: Learn a Language at Wes

by Amalie Little The summer before my freshman year, I spent hours poring through WesMaps with an excitement so palpable that I can almost feel it tingling in my hands now, four years later. I remember, my grandmother brought me chocolate chip cookies for sustenance because I sat at the computer for so long. How could…

Summer Language Buddies Returns!

by Zaynah AlmasriLooking to keep up your language skills over the summer in a fun, low-pressure way?Registration is now open for Summer Language Buddies, a program coordinated by the FriesCenter for Global Studies that connects Wesleyan students, faculty, and staff for informallanguage practice during academic breaks. Originally launched as Winter Language Buddies in 2020, the…

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…

Six Wesleyan Students Receive the Critical Language Scholarship

by Julia Gardner The Fries Center for Global Studies is proud to announce that six Wesleyan students will be participating in Critical Language Scholarship programs this summer! The Critical Language Scholarship is a competitive, fully-funded program that offers immersive instruction in thirteen different languages considered critical to the U.S.’s global engagement. CLS programs cover the…

The Success of Power of Language Week 2025!

by Zaynah Almasri This year’s Power of Language (POL) Week was a resounding success, celebrating linguistic diversity and cultural exchange. Hosted by the Fries Center for Global Studies, the seventh annual POL celebration, honored the Bengali Language Movement and International Mother Language Day while promoting multilingualism on campus. From February 13th to 22nd, students engaged…