Academic Year Positions: The University of Chicago / North Park University / College of DuPage
Hometown: Pescara, Italy
Program/Level: 7-week Italian Immersion Program/Level 1 & Level 1.5
Summers Taught at the LS: 4
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.
| by Noor Shater
Learning Arabic has really opened up opportunities that I would not have had otherwise.
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 ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ฏ.
At our Betty Ashbury Jones MA โ86 School of French, Marian โIfyโ 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.
Read about Chuck and Vanessa Nichollsโ experience attending our School of Spanish as a married couple!
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 Pledgeยฎ.
โI 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.โ
| by Joe Bruchac
Joe Bruchac wrote about his son, School of Abenaki Director Jesse Bowman Bruchac, in a recent blog post.
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.
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 masterโs or doctoral program in Spanish.
