Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Scholarships Available to Study Intensive Chinese or Japanese at Washington University in St. Louis this Summer with the ALLEX Foundation

Scholarships Available to Study Intensive Chinese or Japanese at Washington University in St. Louis this Summer with the ALLEX Foundation


The WUSTL-ALLEX Intensive Chinese and Japanese Institute will offer intensive beginning level classes in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese at Washington University in St. Louis for seven weeks this summer. Each class meets for 2 hours per day, 5 days a week for 7 weeks. The course is intensive and requires 3-5 hours of mandatory self-managed study per day.

This program is designed to train students to speak and listen to Chinese or Japanese, and to introduce students to reading and writing the language. At the end of the course students will be expected to perform in all four skills—speaking, listening, reading and writing—at a basic level of proficiency. 

Students will not only learn to speak the language; they will also develop an understanding of Chinese or Japanese interpersonal behavior. The ultimate goal is to teach students not just to speak Chinese or Japanese, but to function successfully in Chinese or Japanese culture—to present themselves as an intelligent person in the culture using the language. 

Students will learn to speak and perform correctly in a variety of social situations.

*Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors, college students, and college graduates. Apply via the ALLEX webpage :http://www.allex.org/summer-chinese-or-japanese/

**Rising high school sophomores and juniors may be eligible for admission on a case-by-case basis but no financial aid is available. Apply through the WUSTL Early College Scholars Program.


ALLEX FOUNDATION
Alliance for Language Learning and Educational Exchange
PH: 978-401-0085

Monday, February 17, 2020

Melvin and Marian Prottas Foreign Language Writing Competition in French, Italian and Spanish

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures 

announces the

Melvin and Marian Prottas

Foreign Language Writing Competition in

French, Italian and Spanish






The competition is open to all Adelphi University students
Contest Deadline: Monday, March 30

Send entries to: The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Alumnae Hall 110 or you may email ccastellon@adelphi.edu
Submissions may include essays, poetry, short stories and translations