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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯: Language Schools Faculty and Staff Win the AATSEEL 2023 Book Award

February 27, 2024

Jason Merrill (Director), Evgeny Dengub (Associate Director), and Irina Dubinina (Instructor, STARTALK program), of the Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian, received the AATSEEL 2023 Book Award for Best Contribution to the Study of Slavic Linguistics or Second Language Acquisition for their collection 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯. 

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Meet Ify Okpali: French 7-week Immersion Student

February 21, 2024

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. 

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Attending the Language Schools as a Married Couple

February 15, 2024

Read about Chuck and Vanessa Nicholls’ experience attending our School of Spanish as a married couple! 

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Nader Morkus Named Director of the Middlebury Arabic School

February 12, 2024

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®. 

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A summer at the Italian School, Perspectives from a U.S. Military Veteran

February 7, 2024

“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.”

Songs Remember

January 22, 2024 | by Joe Bruchac

Joe Bruchac wrote about his son, School of Abenaki Director Jesse Bowman Bruchac, in a recent blog post.

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Middlebury Language Schools in a Book of Poetry

December 10, 2023

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.

Attend a Middlebury Graduate Program for one 6-week Summer

December 5, 2023

Students with graduate level proficiency can apply to attend a graduate program for only one 6-week summer, also called the non-degree graduate option. Graduate-level students in Spanish can participate in the Buenos Aires 6-week summer if they are currently enrolled in a master’s or doctoral program in Spanish.

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Rowing Upstream: Solidarity in the Language Classroom

November 27, 2023

Dr. Huerta Alardín shares about his first summer teaching at our School of Spanish! 

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Malcolm X at the Met

November 14, 2023

Kazem Abdullah, who studied German and Portuguese at the Language Schools, is conducting the Metropolitan Opera premiere of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X.