Language learning started for John in high school as he was looking to college applications and requisite language experience. Spanish was the choice and proved useful in his job at a vineyard after graduation. His next language adventure began when he…
Story by Gina Pham, MPA, ’19 After 27 years, I’m finally grasping my own identity. Language has both confused and formed my identity over the years. Born in the US to Vietnamese refugees, I didn’t know English until I started pre-k. As a moldable kid, …
Story taken from interview with Eiad, MBA & MA International Policy & Development, ’18; Written by K.Throgmorton Eiad talks about learning English almost by accident. While his father was teaching his sisters with textbooks and CD programs, Eia…
Story taken from interview with Patricia, MA Translation & Interpretation, ’18; Written by K.Throgmorton Patricia has always been a traveller. She is someone who loves arriving in a new place and rises to the challenges of being in a new place, sur…
When William speaks about languages, his whole being lights up. He is positive and speaks with passion and energy. It’s not about how many languages, how fluent you are, or how many vocabulary words or grammar rules you know when it comes to learning a…
When William speaks about languages, his whole being lights up. He is positive and speaks with passion and energy. It’s not about how many languages, how fluent you are, or how many vocabulary words or grammar rules you know when it comes to learning a…
Story taken from interview with Erik, BAIS/MANPTS, ’18; Written by K.Throgmorton Who says learning languages is too hard? Well, a lot of people actually. Enough that Erik listened to them for a while in high school. It was until he tried for himself th…
Story by Adlan Margoev, Dual degree NPTS (MIIS/MGIMO), ’18 Since I remember myself, I’ve barely spent a day speaking just one language. My parents come from the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, where around ten thousand people, called the Kists, have been living for a couple of centuries. Another ten thousand, my family included, live in Russia […]
Story taken from interview with Amy, IEM/MPA, ’18; Written by K.Throgmorton Amy’s language journey started when she was very young and has only grown as her passion for language has developed and matured. As a kindergartener, her Waldorf teachers told stories in both German and Japanese. Growing up in Hawaii, different languages surrounded young Amy as […]
Madiha grew up listening and speaking Urdu with her parents and older brother. Urdu is a connection for her family to where they come from, her family history and background is rooted in a culture and traditions from a different place. Language is her way of connecting with that culture and family history – it […]
