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A Language Oasis at BYU

By Ellie Smith
August 27, 2022 02:34 PM
Check out the LISR, an immersive language experience within walking distance of BYU campus.
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BYU Administrator Receives Patriot Award

By Hannah Scott
February 28, 2022 08:19 AM
BYU College of Humanities Language Assessment Coordinator Dave Nielsen received the Patriot award from the United States Department of Defense on February 4, 2022. The award is presented to employers and supervisors nominated by Service members of the National Guard Reserve for going above and beyond to directly support the employed Service member and their family.
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Drake Cottman

Center for Language Studies
Email: dcottman@byu.edu
3097 JFSB
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Translation and Localization Alumni: Where Are They Now?

By Molly Ogden Welch
June 01, 2021 12:39 PM
Most students have no idea what to expect when they hear “translation and localization,” let alone the numerous career options that are available for those who follow this relatively new minor.
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Silent Struggles

By Molly Ogden Welch
March 29, 2021 05:12 PM
How ASL Students and Professors Have Dealt with COVID-19 Restrictions
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Translation and Localization: Connecting the World One Language at a Time

By Molly Ogden Welch
February 22, 2021 01:49 PM
BYU is rapidly expanding the translation and localization minor, a program that will have lasting impacts on the lives of people around the world.
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Finishing the Race

By Heather Bergeson
December 04, 2020 12:59 PM
Biking over two hundred miles pushes the human mind and body to its limits, but so does trying to learn a new language. Associate Professor Troy Cox (Linguistics) has experience with both.
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Tagalog Speakers in the Professional World

By Molly Ogden Welch
November 16, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU students have found creative ways to use their mission languages in professional settings, even though some of these languages are isolated to a single area in the world.
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Filipino Language Classes Experience Massive Growth in Enrollments

By Molly Ogden Welch
September 30, 2020 12:00 AM
With so many missionaries who have come home early due to COVID-19, the Center for Language Studies has had its work cut out to accommodate so many students.
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Center for Language Studies Partnership to Expand Language Learning

By Molly Ogden Welch
September 27, 2020 12:00 AM
Partnered with ACTFL, the Center of Language Studies works to promote language learning worldwide.
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Cristina Cowley

Part-time/Adjunct Faculty, Spanish & Portuguese
3005M JKB
(801) 422-4924
cristinacowley@gmail.com
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Dr. Greg L. Thompson Announced as New SLaT Program Administrator

February 10, 2020 12:00 AM
PROVO, Utah (February 7, 2019)—Dr. Greg L. Thompson has been named the Program Administrator of the BYU Master of Arts program in Second Language Teaching (SLaT), effective Spring 2020. Dr. Thompson, an associate professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will maintain the position through Winter 2023.
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BYU’s Center for Language Studies Celebrates a Successful 2019

January 14, 2020 12:00 AM
For almost 20 years, the Center for Language Studies has supplied BYU and the foreign language community with the tools to achieve their language acquisition goals.
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