Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for 2023 (deadline on 11/27/2022) The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a prestigious national study abroad scholarship, which covers all the cost for a summer study abroad in 2023 to selected countries (including Japan). The program requires some level knowledge of language that you are …
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 …
“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 …
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 …
Online language learning apps (Duolingo, Pimsleur, Mondly etc) These language learning apps offer free or fairly cheap (about $10-15 per month) language courses in many different languages. Some people may have a bitter memory with a self-paced language learning app (especially those who tried Rosetta Stone many years …
On-campus job opportunity: LaGuardia Street Team (Fall 2021 Session II) LaGuardia Street Team is a group of student collaborators that contribute to multimedia projects for the college’s official Social Media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Youtube) and main website. Join the team and help us with the creation of …
Students’ interest in foreign languages increases during the pandemic According to Intelligent, an online magazine about college education, students’ interest in “foreign languages, literature, and linguistics” has significantly increased during the pandemic. “Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies” have also seen a major (more than 50%) increase in …