Language and Culture

Cross-Cultural Connections

cmtaylor@middlebury.edu — 2024-09-30T13:37:55-0700

The Experiential Learning team, International Student and Scholar Services, and Peace Corps Club invite students, faculty, and staff to join us for an informal lunch to spark conservation and connections. Table discussion prompts will be provided along with food and refreshments.

Balkans Course Takes Peace Corps Volunteer Back to Her Post

Nadia Pshonyak — 2024-04-11T16:15:30-0700

Students traveled to Kosovo and North Macedonia over spring break to explore nationalism and new state formation – including one student who served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the region. as a part of the Nationalism and the Formation of New States in the Balkans global course. This year’s iteration of the trip was held over spring break and was led by Dr. Anne Campbell and Dr. Phil Murphy, two MIIS faculty members with ties to the region, as well as two students who had served as Peace Corps volunteers in North Macedonia.

Cultivating Change: Bridging Education & Ecology through Experiential Learning in Colombia

Kevin Heller — 2024-04-09T13:56:36-0700

Environmental Policy student, returned Peace Corps volunteer, and AmeriCorps alumnus, Kevin Heller, shares his first-hand experiences on an experiential learning course offered in Colombia over spring break.

How to Foster a Mobile Mindset While Sheltering in Place

Netta Avineri, Gabriel Guillen, Thor Sawin — 2020-10-21T09:28:32-0700

Three Middlebury Institute faculty members, Netta Avineri, Gabriel Guillen, and Thor Sawin, share their experiences cultivating mobile mindsets in courses designed to rely heavily on personal interactions, partnerships, and travel, but had to be reimagined due to Covid-19.

Institute Launches New Languages for Professional Purposes Specializations

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2020-09-02T10:48:27-0700

Recognizing the importance of transformative language development for global careers, the Middlebury Institute is now offering MA students the opportunity of adding a specialization in Languages for Professional Purposes.

Learning in Crisis: Stay-At-Home Cooking in Arabic

Eva Gudbergsdottir — 2020-04-10T10:52:08-0700

Middlebury Institute Professor Rana Issa recently hosted an improvised cooking lesson in Arabic, celebrating Lebanese culture and cuisine with students and their families, utilizing WhatsApp, colored pens, and pantry staples.

Improving U.S. Russia Relations Through Understanding

David Mnitsa MANPTS '20 — 2019-06-28T09:32:31-0700

The Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia welcomes 12 graduate fellows for an intense 7-week program exploring bilateral relations, Russian foreign and security policy, culture, and economics.

Recent Graduate Wins Runner-Up in Simultaneous Interpretation Grand Prix

Kelly DeWolfe MPA '20 — 2019-06-26T09:09:32-0700

Alumna Masako Fukutani MATI ‘19 won runner up in the Student Division of the Japan Association of Conference Interpreters 2019 Simultaneous Interpretation Grand Prix.

Student Wins World Literature Today Translation Contest

jwarburg@middlebury.edu — 2019-05-13T15:46:38-0700

Second-year student Samantha Vila MATI ’19 won World Literature Today’s student translation contest with her translation of a short story by Peruvian author Gunter Silva.

Institute Hosts UN Conference with Partner Translation & Interpretation Programs

Jason Warburg — 2019-05-08T13:29:31-0700

The 2019 UN MoU Universities Conference brought representatives of translation and interpretation programs and UN staff members from around the world together in Monterey for a two-day gathering on the Institute campus.