Tatiana Smorodinska Named Director of Middlebury School of Russian
The C.V. Starr Professor of Russian and East European Studies will start in September as director of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian.
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Staff Spotlight: Matthew Guiffré, Assistant Director, Arabic School
The Language Schools are excited to welcome Matthew Guiffré, Assistant Director at the Arabic School.
Faculty Spotlight: Giovanni Minicucci, Italian School
Academic Year Position: University of Chicago
Hometown: Pescara, Italy
Program/Level: 7-week Italian Immersion Program/Level 1
Summers Taught at the LS: 1
I hope that my students leave my classes not only with a deeper understanding of the Italian language itself, but also with a newfound confidence in their ability to communicate effectively.
Law student in the 8-week Arabic School
| by Noor Shater
Learning Arabic has really opened up opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.
Meet Ify Okpali: French 7-week Immersion Student
At our Betty Ashbury Jones MA ‘86 School of French, Marian “Ify” Okpali gained the confidence and language proficiency she needs to pursue long-term field work studying the political communication and engagement of African youth in Senegal, Nigeria, and Morocco.
Attending the Language Schools as a Married Couple
Read about Chuck and Vanessa Nicholls’ experience attending our School of Spanish as a married couple!
Nader Morkus Named Director of the Middlebury Arabic School
Middlebury has named Nader Morkus as the director of the Arabic School, one of 13 Middlebury Language Schools, known internationally for their full-immersion approach to language teaching and the Language Pledge®.
A summer at the Italian School, Perspectives from a U.S. Military Veteran
“I think many military veterans can definitely appreciate the Language Schools because the immersive and intensive structure of the program is similar to what they may have experienced in their technical or occupational training in the past. Additionally, the camaraderie developed and friendships made while working together towards a common goal is definitely something they can relate to and benefit from.”
Middlebury Language Schools in a Book of Poetry
Attending the German School prepared Brandon Dumont for living abroad, as well as provided him with inspiring moments that found their way into his first book of poetry.
Rowing Upstream: Solidarity in the Language Classroom
Dr. Huerta Alardín shares about his first summer teaching at our School of Spanish!