My Experiences at Middlebury - Mike Williams, USMC Retired
| by Mike Williams
United States Marine Corps Veteran attended the School of Spanish in Summer 2025 at Level 1, and plans to return Summer 2027.
Language Schools Blog
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Raymond De Luca: Student to Faculty
Before I started teaching at the Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, I was a student there! I spent four transformative summers at Middlebury, and it was the single best thing I ever did to finally get my Russian on its feet.
Living in Language in the Age of AI
At Middlebury Language Schools, learning a language has never been just about the language alone.
Brother and Sister in the Middlebury Language Schools
| by Daniel Peirce
Daniel Peirce and his sister, Lynn Scalia, enrolled in the 8-week Chinese School at the Middlebury Language Schools in Summer 2025. Daniel is from Woodstock, Vermont, and is currently a Brand Strategy and Social Impact Consultant. We sat down to learn more about Daniel’s experience at the Language Schools.
Middlebury College Campus: Spend a Summer at the Language Schools
Middlebury Language Schools creates and sustains a campus environment that is conducive to learning and that fosters engaged discourse. Watch our video, and experience the Language Schools!
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Middlebury Alum's Career Sparked with Korean Language
| by Seth Joyner
Fifteen years after arriving in Daegu, the Korean language remains central to School of Korean alum Seth Joyner’s professional (and personal) identity. He continues to study, to practice, and to learn.
Why's Your Why?
Why learn a language?
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We want to hear YOUR story.
Share your “Why [your language]?” moment in your own post!
Love in the Language Schools
We met during the opening week of our first summer at the Middlebury Spanish School’s Graduate Program in 2022.
Should you use AI when learning Italian?
| by Nicole Karlis
Thor Sawin, the associate dean of curriculum for Middlebury Language Schools, said he believes there is a place for AI when learning a new language, but that place is small. Hypothetically, chatbots can be used to practice a conversation that a person knows they will have in advance. However, if a person is exclusively learning Italian with an AI chatbot and never transitions to practicing with a real human—or the transition takes too long—it can have negative effects on learning and leave a person feeling “unprepared” for real-world interactions.
Post-JET Panic & Paving My Path: Finding the Right Graduate Program with Middlebury
| by Sydney Michael
“What are your plans for after JET?” Many JET (Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program) alums can recall the confusion and “now what?” feeling after deciding not to renew their contracts or hitting the maximum number of years on the program. When I found Middlebury’s hybrid MA program in Japanese Language and Culture, I knew it was perfect for me.