A college classroom is one of the ideal environments for learning a language. But sometimes due to issues of accessibility or availability, it just isn’t possible. Casey Orr (2024)’s perseverance has allowed her to find language education in unlikely places, like on the hillside of a tiny town in Portugal.
“You could be missing out on some of the greatest perspectives,” Natalie says, “because you [haven’t] learned the language.”
Anyone who has experienced it will tell you the same thing: if you’re lucky enough to have the opportunity and means to study abroad, do it. For many people, studying abroad is the highlight of their college experience. It is the perfect opportunity to learn about and appreciate other cultures and make memories that are both unforgettable and un-regrettable. For Salina Voegtly, that is exactly what her summer in Italy consisted of.
Language learners are among some of the hardest-working students in college. The lessons are rigorous, the commitments are high, and practice must be constant in order to be successful. Matt…
Isabelle Borr (Class of 2024) embodies diplomacy. From Model UN in high school to majoring in International Relations and Arabic with a minor in Security Management at James Madison College,…
Spring Break, 2022. I was eating eggs and grits at a hole-in-the-wall diner in Savannah, Georgia with my girlfriend, Molly, when I got the video call from my grandmother. I…
CeLTA is proud to welcome Kailey Henderson as the new Graduate Assistant in charge of operations at the Spanish Writing Center. Kailey is currently in the second year of her PhD…
CeLTA is thrilled to welcome Carol Wilson-Duffy to the team as interim director of the Community Language School (CLS). We are excited to be working with her!
How Takia Parr enriches her community by studying Zulu Language preservation is a cultural necessity for a variety of reasons. Because language and culture are so heavily intertwined, language preservation…
The Center for Language Teaching Advancement (CeLTA) at Michigan State University recently was awarded over $675,000 of Title VI funding from the Department of Education to create the National Less Commonly…