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President Leo M. Lambert has called for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ to “articulate the role of fluency in a second language to being a global citizen” and to “ensure that students have access to a vibrant, innovative foreign language curriculum that connects to their career aspirations.” To support President Lambert’s goal, the Department of Foreign Languages is developing and enhancing programs to promote second-language proficiency to prepare ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students to be exceptional ambassadors in a global society.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Isabella Cannon International Centre are pleased to host Zhang Xiaoxiao, a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant from China.

This week, La Table Française is meeting Sept. 13th at Irazu at 4:15 p.m.

Three ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ seniors – Chris Jarrett, Gabrielle Dean and Brittany Carroll – have each been awarded Fulbright Program grants for overseas research and teaching, and their selections represent the largest number of students in university history to receive the prestigious national honor in the same academic year.

Victoria Tillson, assistant professor of Italian, participated at the Canadian Society for Italian Studies annual conference in Venice, Italy June 24-26.

Sophie Adamson, associate professor of French, attended the annual convention for the American Association of Teachers of French in Montreal July 7-9, 2011.

Nina B. Namaste, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages, was recently accepted to participate in the 2011-12 cohort of the Teagle Assessment Scholar Development Program.