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Tutoring & Conversation Hours: View Fall 2025 Schedule
Sep. 18, 2025—
Student Cooking Competition : Submit Your Recipe Now!
Sep. 17, 2025—
Language Tables Begin Sept.1st: View Fall 2025 Schedule
Aug. 30, 2025—
VCL Classroom Spotlight: Elementary Italian
Aug. 15, 2025—Elementary Italian Explore Elementary Italian! This sneak-peak, led by Professor Elena Sergio, showcases class activities and student testimonials. Students from a wide variety of majors share why Italian is important to them and what they have found rewarding about its study. Interested in showcasing your own language course? Please reach out to vcl@vanderbilt.edu. Join us...
UNED Language Center and the Vanderbilt Center for Languages: The Story of a Productive Partnership
Jun. 1, 2025—The launch of this pilot program of virtual language exchange stemmed from the visit of Dr. Chalene Helmuth to UNED Costa Rica in June 2023 and built on previous professional collaborations with faculty member Dr. Vilma Peña Vargas. Dr. Helmuth is Director of the Center for Languages, and Associate Professor of the Practice in the...
International Students and Scholars Ice Cream Socials
May. 30, 2025—Are you an international student or scholar staying on campus this summer? Then join us for two Ice Cream Socials, sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Education. Indulge in ice cream, participate in fun activities, and take the opportunity to converse with other fellow international students and scholars from around the world. There will be...
CLAC: New Initiatives at the VCL – Looking for Collaborators
Mar. 21, 2025—More on CLAC | CLAC Interest Survey | CLAC-Related Events | CLAC at DUKE What is CLAC? Culture & Language Across the Curriculum, also known as CLAC, seeks to enhance students’ academic experience by incorporating language and cultural perspectives into courses across various disciplines, fostering a truly global and immersive learning environment. CLAC integrates foreign...
We are pleased to announce the 2025 VCL Scholars
Feb. 25, 2025—Congratulations to Lori Catanzaro, Divya Chaudhry, Nathalie Dieu-Porter, Susan Kevra, Benjamin Legg, Juntao Li, Anna Marra, and Hideko Shimizu! The 2025 awardees will explore these topics: From Perfectionism to Play: Using Improv to Enhance Learning Environments Divya Chaudhry | Asian Studies A Research Immersion Abroad: Exploring Culture, Healthcare, and Society Nathalie Dieu-Porter | French &...
Fall Artist in Residence: Hexxy
Feb. 24, 2025—Article Written By: Esme Adotey The Vanderbilt Center for Languages and the Department of Asian Studies collaborated with six student groups to provide Vandy students an extraordinary opportunity to dance with a celebrated K-Pop choreographer. Vanderbilt University recently welcomed South Korean professional dancer, choreographer and YouTuber Song Hyemin, known by her stage...