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Drake Cottman

Language Assessment Coordinator
Center for Language Studies
dcottman@byu.edu
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Translation and Localization Alumni: Where Are They Now?

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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Ed Watts

Adjunct Faculty
Translation & Localization
Center for Language Studies
emw8@byu.edu
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Silent Struggles

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

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

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

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

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

September 27, 2020 12:00 AM
Partnered with ACTFL, the Center of Language Studies works to promote language learning worldwide.
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Maren Mecham

Adjunct Faculty
Center for Language Studies
maren_mecham@byu.edu
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Cristina Cowley

Adjunct Faculty
Portuguese
Spanish & Portuguese
cristina_cowley@byu.edu
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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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