New Class Includes Citizens of 33 Countries, Speakers of 22 Native Languages
The Monterey Institute’s downtown campus is buzzing this week as a new and typically diverse class arrives to begin their MIIS experience.
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Summer Intensive Language Program Grows 30 Percent in One Year
The Monterey Institute’s Summer Intensive Language Program experienced a 30 percent increase in enrollment this year, as well as the restoration of the Japanese program.
Thirty-Seven Fulbright Scholars Prepare for Graduate School in the U.S. at MIIS
Thirty-seven Fulbright scholars from 34 countries arrived at the Monterey Institute recently for an intensive three-week course designed to prepare them for graduate degree programs at various American universities.
Teaching Languages in the Context of Culture
Students in the Monterey Institute’s Summer Intensive Language Programs are not only busy learning grammar and increasing their vocabulary in a new language, but also taking time to learn about the cultural context through music, dance and food.
6 Languages, 150 Students, 8 Weeks = MIIS Summer Intensive Language Program
The summer is intense at the Monterey Institute where students from around the world dedicate their days to acquiring or dramatically improving a new language. This year the Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) is offered in six different languages.
Graduates Embrace Challenge to “Leave the World a Better Place”
Addressing the 247 graduates at the May 21 graduation ceremony, President Sunder Ramaswamy and Aaron S. Williams, director of the Peace Corps, spoke of the road ahead.
VideoIntensive English Program Prepares for Busy Summer
The Monterey Institute Intensive English Program will offer five different classes this summer for over 140 students from all over the world preparing for matriculation into degree programs at various universities.
Five Monterey Institute Students Land Prestigious Fulbright Awards
Five U.S. students at the Monterey Institute have received Fulbright awards to teach and conduct research in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the most students in a single year in the Institute’s 56-year history.
Sought-After MIIS Localization Management Grads Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer
A Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer story highlights the multiple job offers received by graduating Monterey Institute student Dale Eggett (TLM ’11) as part of an article about high demand in the growing fields of translation, interpretation and localization management.
MIIS Experts in High Demand Once Again
The first week in May found Monterey Institute experts in demand from Monterey to Melbourne as media outlets all over the globe sought comments from MIIS faculty on a wide variety of issues.