Middlebury Language Schools to Operate in Person
| by Molly Baker
All Language Schools will be back in person after a fully remote summer in 2020 and partially remote summer in 2021.
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Brahim Chakrani to Begin First Summer Session in New Role as Director of Middlebury Arabic School
| by Molly Baker
Middlebury has named Brahim Chakrani as the new director of its Arabic Language School, beginning this summer. He succeeds Mahmoud Abdalla, who had led the program since 2003.
Italian Alum publishes book
Josh Bookman, Middlebury Italian School ’12, recently published the novel “To: All The Friends I Killed.”
The Making of a Teacher
| by Jessie Raymond
Hebrew Professor Michal Strier reflects on her life an education—in Israel and the States—a journey that led the Language School instructor to the undergraduate College for the first time this year.
Gassman is in the first graduating class of the Master’s in Japanese Language and Culture
| by Lauren Gassman
Lauren Gassman is set to graduate on August 19, 2022 from the Middlebury Language School’s Master’s in Japanese Language and Culture.
When it comes to polyglots, the U.S. is behind and a global oddity
| by Kyrie O’Connor
Steve Snyder, Dean of Language Schools, was featured in the Houston Chronicle on April 29, 2022.
JFNY Literary Series invites Dean Stephen Snyder as a Guest
This JFKY Literary Series session features renowned Japanese author Yoko Ogawa and her translator Stephen Snyder. The English translation of Ogawa’s book, The Memory Police, was nominated for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award.
CCNY’s Angelina Coronado and Rachel Ferretti win State Dept. language scholarships
| by Jay Mwamba
Angelina Coronado attend the 7-week School of Spanish at the Middlebury Language Schools in Summer 2021.
Learning Portuguese as an Adult vs. Learning as a Young Adult
Learning Portuguese as an Adult vs. Learning Portuguese as a Young Adult. Developing fluency may be more effortless for younger learners.
Middlebury Receives $25 Million Grant to Support Faculty, Staff, and Students in Far-Reaching Conflict Transformation Initiative
| by Sarah Ray
All of Middlebury’s entities—including the Language Schools—will be involved in coursework and programming.