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Title | College Campuses Add Language Immersion Programs |
Body | From http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-04-29-Foreign-language-immersion-colleges_n.htm College campuses add language immersion programs By Sherry Shephard and Icess Fernandez April 29, 2011 Colleges and universities nationwide are creating and expanding existing language immersion programs, under which students live together while learning a language around the clock. Among the other programs nationwide: •Centenary College in Shreveport, La., launched a French immersion program in 2010 on a floor of a dorm it calls Le Quartier Francais. •Emory University in Atlanta has a Spanish House and a smaller German program. •The University of Virginia has a French House, Spanish House, German House, Russian House and the Shea House, which includes Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Italian, Japanese and Persian. •The Thatcher Language House at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst provides students with an opportunity to live in a residence hall dedicated to learning Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. A designated floor is provided for each language. •At Middlebury College in Vermont, its language department includes a School of Hebrew. Read the full article at http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2011-04-29-Foreign-language-immersion-colleges_n.htm |
Source | USA Today |
Inputdate | 2011-05-08 09:39:18 |
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Publishdate | 2011-05-09 00:00:00 |
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