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Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Li for the 2025-26 BLCUP Teaching Award!
Feb. 25, 2026—The Vanderbilt Center for Languages congratulates Dr. Pengfei Li on receiving the Second Place CLTA 2025-2026 BLCUP Award for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language for his 2024 VCL Scholars project, “Exploring Heritage Narratives through a Multidimensional Language Project.” Dr. Li’s project contributes to the VCL’s mission of fostering interdisciplinary...
Application for 2026 VCL Scholars Now Open
Jan. 30, 2026—
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...