Center for Language Studies at Brown University

We've had a fantastic year at CLS! We're thankful for all students and faculty who've participated in and attended our language learning events. Our weekly language tables, game nights, and The Polylot magazine have been a huge success, thanks to your contributions and support, in building a vibrant community of language learners at the Center for Language Studies.

Huge congratulations to the graduating class 🎉🎉🥳🥳🎓 we will miss our class of 2025 at CLS, but please feel free to stop by and share your continuing language journeys - we would love to stay in touch.

If you are doing anything language related over summer, share with CLS! We would love to hear what you are doing 🌀🌀❤️❤️⭐️⭐️

Thank you for an amazing year of enthusiasm and language community - see you in the fall full of energy!!!

Lots of love,

The Language Ambassadors

Join us for multilingual open mic night!! This Thursday 5pm !!!! Main Green Faunce Steps! Share your love of languages through reading, singing, or performing. Show off your language skills and cultural experiences!🎤♥️

CLS is proud to present our Polyglot Launch Party and Book Swap event, happening on Thursday 4/10, 5:30-7:30 on the 6th floor of the Scili! Tomorrow! 🫶💛😊📖

The Polyglot is our annual multilingual magazine where we celebrate diversity of language through writing, poetry, artwork, and storytelling. This year’s theme of the Polyglot is “Architecture of Belonging”. We have several brilliant submissions, so we encourage you to come support your multilingual friends and check out their writing in the launch of our magazine.

We’ll also be holding a book swap, so bring one or several books in any language and prepare to swap for a new tale! There will be hot chocolate and cozy vibes. Reach out to [email protected] for more information!

Woohoo! Open Hours are on tonight! Come to discuss your Spring Break and anything exciting coming up for the rest of the semester. 🙌✨✨🌀🌀♥️✈️✈️

Open Hours is an informal, stress-free, fun environment where you can meet others and chat in foreign languages! We have all languages on offer, reach out if you want to start a new table.

Next week’s Dabke Workshop with Karim Nagi!

The super fun Multilingual Game Night is happening tomorrow!!! Monday 24th February⭐️⭐️⭐️ Come to play games from around the world, practice speaking different languages, and celebrate global cultures! Bringing your own games is welcome😆

Pizza will be provided 🍕🍕🍕❤️❤️

6:00PM - 7:30PM at Leung Family Gallery ⚡️

Submit your pieces for The Polyglot, the CLS multilingual magazine! This year, our theme is “Architecture of Belonging,” and we are looking for submissions that explore language, place, and identity. We invite you to submit writing, art, and works of other creative mediums in and about languages other than English. See the poster for more details and scan the QR code or submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9Yj-g0ei6hx5N5_SOqU8zGFx9OSWWYYP0wsy1yYSkAMXW_w/viewform

woooo we had such a great time for our first language table for the semester! come every monday for great vibes 💛

if you have any suggestions for activities or language games you want to play, email or DM us! and keep an eye out for future CLS events ….

Open Hours starting tonight!!! Welcome back😍❤️🎶 Start off the semester right - practicing languages, meeting new people, and celebrating Brown’s language diversity. Bring a friend to Open Hours! We have several language table options for everyone - from beginners to fluent and everywhere in between :)

6pm, Sci Li 6th Floor. The Language Ambassadors are also doing a meet and greet so come chat to us!!!! Ask us anything about our personal language journeys or working for CLS or what our hobbies are. 👯👯‍♀️

Last Fall Open Hours!!!!! Ice Cream!!!!!

We had a fantastic time hosting World Trivia Night with and Dean Rashid Zia!! A super special event since this was Dean Zia’s final time hosting World Trivia 💛⭐️ Thank you to everyone who came ….. 👏👏👏👏 congrats to the winners, enjoy your merch, and have a fab weekend!!!

Join CLS and GCB for one or the most fun nights of the semester - Trivia Night!! Scan the QR code to register your group to be tested on world culture and language knowledge and have a chance to win prizes 🧠✏️🤞

Friday November 15th
Smitty B 106
5pm-7pm