MSU Alumna Introduces ADEPT’s IPA Cards
October 28, 2020
Michigan State University is an institution that strives for diversity and inclusion both at home and abroad.
A Conversation with the MSU German Program
October 19, 2020
On October 14, 2020 MSU College of Arts & Letters alumni heard from Senta Goertler, Associate Professor of German and Second Language Studies, regarding the newest developments in education abroad. Audiences also received a sneak peek at Prof. Goertler’s books, heard about the impact of participating in education abroad programs, talked about 60 years of the Academic Year in Freiburg program, and discussed nearly 50 years of the Summer in Mayen program.
MSU Education Prepares Spanish Alumna for Online Teaching
October 5, 2020
Haley Rooney’s MSU education helped her a great deal in preparing for her teaching career and now for the changes in how education is being delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Putting Tests to the Test: Assessing High-Stakes Exams for Second Language Learners
September 11, 2020
While earning undergraduate degrees in French and Philosophy, Paula Winke was inspired to blend her interests in language learning, research, and social justice. Today, she’s an applied linguist, researching the ethics and…
Pandemic Is Affecting Language Change
August 5, 2020
COVID-19 has had a major impact on people around the world, but how is the pandemic changing our language and the way we communicate? That is the question being studied by a team of researchers at Michigan State University, led by Associate Professor Suzanne Wagner and Assistant Professor Betsy Sneller.
MSU Alumnus Founds Retail Company With Aim to Help the Homeless
July 14, 2020
MSU alumnus Josh York first became interested in creating his own clothing when he was in middle school. He started by making T-shirts with his mom and sold them to…
Faculty Receive Funding to Develop Open Educational Resources
July 9, 2020
In an effort to promote equal access to information and spaces for all, MSU Libraries have awarded nine MSU faculty members funding assistance for the creation and adaption of open…
Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages the Focus of $2.5 Million Grant
July 22, 2019
Currently, MSU offers instruction in 29 less commonly taught languages, such as Vietnamese, Turkish, and Indonesian. Often the challenge in teaching these languages is having only one or two students at any given university taking a course, and in order to have a full class and higher levels of competency, a critical mass of students is needed across multiple semesters.
Less Commonly Taught and Indigenous Languages the Focus of $2.5 Million Grant
July 22, 2019
Michigan State University was awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support further development in the research and teaching of less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), with…
Grad School Spotlight on Hintze
December 8, 2018
Leonie Hintze is a graduate student in the College of Arts and Letters, studying German in a Master’s program. Leonie came to the United States 13 years ago from Germany,…