Spotlight
VCL Classroom Spotlight
Apr. 20, 2024—Elementary Hindi-Urdu I Explore Elementary Hindi-Urdu in the VCL’s first Classroom Spotlight video! This sneak-peak, led by Dr. Divya Chaudhry, showcases class activities and student testimonials, demonstrating why this course is a must for cultural immersion and language skills. Prof. Chaudhry shares insights and highlights her passion for teaching this class. Interested in showcasing your own language course? Please...
Spring Faculty Workshop with Dr. Takako Aikawa
Mar. 20, 2024—“The Power of Generative AI in Language Classroom” The VCL and the Language Pedagogy Advisory Committee are hosting the last Faculty Workshop for the year. We are welcoming Dr. Takako Aikawa from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who will demonstrate the power of generative AI in the language classroom. This will be a hands on...
Spring VCL Scholars Announced!
Feb. 22, 2024—We are pleased to announce the 2024 VCL Scholars Congratulations to Pengfei Li, Xianmin Liu, Anna Marra, Asami Nakano, Maria Paz Pintane, Claire Scott, and Hideko Shimizu! The 2024 awardees will explore these topics: Virtual exchange program models (German and Spanish) Heritage speaker course development (Chinese) Immersion within area language community (Japanese) Mindfulness in language...
Spain for a year? NALCAP is looking for you!
Feb. 13, 2024—NALCAP Zoom Info Session See event details below. To RSVP to the zoom meeting please contact Maria Paz Pintane at maria.p.pintane@vanderbilt.edu.
There’s Still Time to Apply for a Maymester in London!
Jan. 26, 2024— A Trip to London: Mapping British Romanticism (ENGL 3890) The deadline to sign up for this amazing Maymester in London is January 31st. Led by Dr. Jeong Oh Kim and Caroline Nikolaus, this experience allows you to explore the genre of British Romanticism in a unique way. “Following in the steps of peregrination...
Spring Applications for Global Engagement Fellows Program – Deadline January 10th
Jan. 8, 2024—Creating a multicultural, multilingual, and interconnected campus. It’s still not too late to apply for the Global Engagement Fellows Program! The Global Engagement Fellows (GEF) are dedicated to creating a multicultural, multilingual, and interconnected campus. We are looking for dedicated Fellows (students) and Mentors (alumni/members of the Vanderbilt community) to help us uphold these ideals....