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.
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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.
Want to live in Spain for a year?
A great option is NALCAP. Many of our 7-week Immersion and graduate students decide to do NALCAP either before or after Middlebury Language Schools!
Longtime Director of the German School, Dr. Jochen H. Richter, Remembered
Dr. Jochen H. Richter, faculty member emeritus and longtime director of the German Language School, died on February 10, 2022, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, surrounded by his loving family.
Seeking the universal in the specific
| by Jonathan Riggs
Doctoral student Rebecca Glasberg blazes new trails in the study of North African postcolonial French-language literature
The Future of Language Education
| by Per Urlaub
From Disrupted Classrooms to Human-MachineCollaboration? The Pocket Calculator, GoogleTranslate, and the Future of Language Education
Japanese Alum subtitles "Love is Blind Japan"
Middlebury Language Schools (Japanese) and Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) alum helped subtitle for the show “Love is Blind Japan” on Netflix.