03/11/2016
The Double Vocabulary of English
Here's a fun video on the double vocabulary of English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbVOTJHA21k
The Double Vocabulary of English
Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin.
10/29/2015
We're quite busy right now with a Study Abroad & Carrer Development Office info session.
11/07/2014
A rather busy and full afternoon working on conversation projects. 5 LRs and their students.
05/13/2014
What Language Does Your State Speak?
Languages spoken in the US are a bit more diverse than you might think. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/05/language_map_what_s_the_most_popular_language_in_your_state.html
What Language Does Your State Speak?
Last month, I wrote about the fun and the pitfalls of viral maps, a feature that included 88 super-simple maps of my own creation. As a follow-up, I’m writing up short items on some of those maps, walking through how I created them and how they succumb (and hopefully overcome)...
12/06/2013
Lead with Languages
Languages are a key to the future. https://vimeo.com/77166262
Lead with Languages
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01/29/2013
If you want someone to chat with or perhaps play board games with all done in a foreign language, visit the Language Fellows in the FLRC!
Spring 2013 Language Fellow Schedule.
08/23/2012
Trying to help all of the LRs navigate the ever changing and confusing facebook settings while simultaneously maintaining a private and personal persona.
08/20/2012
Looking forward to seeing how our new and our retrofitted macs hold up this week and the first few weeks of the semester.
08/20/2012
Our intensive week of language technology training for the LRs begins tomorrow!!!
07/02/2012
It may be summer, but the FLRC is very busy with all the kids from the Middlebury program.
06/14/2012
We're in the process of wrapping up our summer project. We have digitized almost 400 vhs tapes in our collection in almost 5 weeks. These tapes are movies/documentaries that are out of print and we couldn't find on DVD.
12/01/2011
Next Tuesday 12/6 is the OLC (formerly IRC) where we show the conversation course projects. Join us if you can!!!