Strong Presence for Institute at Monterey Chinese Cultural Festival
Monterey’s 2nd Annual Chinese Cultural Festival included a strong presence from the Middlebury Institute’s campus community.
Language and Culture
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“Every Day is Something Different” for Recent Grad Working at UN
| by Jason Warburg
Amy Mendenhall MACI ’18 achieved the rare feat of passing the UN’s Language Competitive Exam for Translators before graduating.
Summer Intensive Language Program Graduates Celebrate “Moment Where Everything Really Clicked”
The Middlebury Institute’s eight-week summer language course helped 102 students significantly advance their proficiency in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Institute Faculty on Interpreters at Trump-Putin Summit
The recent one-on-one meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents turned the spotlight on the role of “the only other American in the room”—the president’s interpreter.
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Student Paper Awarded “Most Innovative Research” at Professional Symposium
A paper by two recent graduates of the Institute’s TESOL program was awarded “Most Innovative Research” at the UC Davis Symposium on Language Research.
Summer Languages' Week One
Over 150 Summer Intensive Language Program, Intensive ESL Program, and English Preparation for Graduate Studies students arrived in Monterey to study Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish!
Alumna Selected as Only Winner Nationwide of Exclusive Graduate Fellowship
Vera Hanaoka MATFL ’07 was selected as the sole winner nationwide of the Kobe College Corporation Japan Education Exchange Graduate Fellowship for 2018.
Summer Intensive Language Program Teaches Language in Cultural Context
The program recently welcomed 108 students for eight weeks of intensive study of Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Four Alumni Recognized for Achievement at Spring Commencement
Spring Commencement will spotlight the achievements and volunteer service of four distinguished Middlebury Institute alumni.
Student Wins United Nations Translation Contest
| by Jason Warburg
Student Theresa Waldhäusl traveled to Geneva last week to accept the First Place award in the United Nations’ annual St. Jerome Translation Contest, in the German category.