LaGuardia Community College Alumni Voice: Bill Tsuda (Japanese Option) Bill Tsuda majored in Japanese at LaGuardia and received prestigious scholarships from the U.S. Department of State and the Henry-Luce Foundation before graduating from LaGuardia in 2016. Bill presented his study abroad experience in Japan (fully-funded by the Critical Language …
Looking for current students for the Language and Culture Mentorship Program (Fall 2021; $25 gift card) We are looking for current students who are interested in the Language and Culture Mentorship Program in Fall 2021. In this project, you will be paired with one of the LaGuardia alumni in language and culture studies (such as Japanese …
How people of the world say “Thank You” Jeremy David Engels (Penn State) and Elaine Hsieh (University of Oklahoma) wrote how people of different languages and cultures express their gratitude. Quote “As communication scholars who study intercultural communication, we have studied how the many languages around the world …
Orientation video to the Language and Culture Mentorship Program (11/23/2021) This is the recording of the orientation presentation for the Language and Culture Mentorship Program in Fall 2021. The orientation slides can be downloaded here . If anyone is interested in participating this program, see https://kotoba.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=113.…
“ethNYcity” — An missiological ethnographic project in New York City “ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues, and Faiths of Metropolitan New York,” an originally missiological study of people of different ethnicity in New York City, is probably one of the best ethnographic project in New York City. This book studied the top …
Mythbusting Deafness by Prof. John Collins (11/17/2021) Prof. John Collins, Director of the Deaf Studies in Education and Language Acquisition Department, is giving a talk entitled “Mythbusting Deafness” at 3:30pm on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Prof. Collins will be discussing Deaf Culture, Sign Language, CODA’s, Black ASL …
U.S. Department of Education: Language Needs at the Federal Agencies (2021) Every few years, the U.S. Department Education works with the federal agencies to identify areas of national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions. The latest list was published in 2021 with one-hundred sixty-one priority languages followed by …
Call for participants in the Language and Culture Mentorship Program 2021-2022 LaGuardia Community College received a grant to develop career awareness among the current students in different majors/disciplines. The Language and Culture Studies, which includes such majors as Latin American Studies, Japanese, and Spanish-English Translation, is currently recruiting alumni and current …
Careers in Foreign Service: An invited talk by Rafia Usmani (11/17/2021) Ms. Usmani currently serves as a member of the United States Diplomatic Corps as a U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) Foreign Service Officer. She has over a decade of experience working on energy and infrastructure issues in non-permissive environments, …
On-campus Job Opportunity (Student Success Mentor in Spring 2022 / $15 per hour) LaGuardia Community College is recruiting current LaGuardia students who are interested in a paid, in-person position as a Student Success Mentor (SSM). The deadline for application is Friday, December 3, 2021. Roles and responsibilities Attending and participating in required training …