Students Learn Eight Languages in a Day
More than 100 high school students from six area high schools learned Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Arabic and American Sign Language at The University of Scranton’s 2nd Annual World Languages Day. The interactive event was hosted by the Department of World Languages and Cultures with assistance from the Office of Admissions and took place in Brennan Hall on campus in March.Nearly 120 area students from Valley View, Riverside, Western Wayne, Wallenpaupack, West Scranton and Scranton high schools were introduced to eight languages and cultures in rapid-fire lessons at a World Languages Day event at The University of Scranton. Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Arabic and American Sign Language were taught in 15-minute interactive lessons led by University faculty and Fulbright teaching assistants.
“If you thought high school students would never sit through 15-minute lessons of eight different languages, just check out our event. It’s absolutely amazing and that’s a testament to our instructors and our mission to bring the world to people,” said Amy Kuiken, The University of Scranton Language Learning Center coordinator in the World Languages and Culture Department.
View the Fox 56 news story about the World Languages Day event at The University of Scranton reported by Samantha Durante, a 2024 graduate of the University.
We have eight different languages going on in the background today, and we wanted people to come with a sense that all of those languages can be really powerful,” said Kuiken in a WBRE News story about the event. WVIA News also covered the event.
Language lessons were led by Marzia Caporale, Ph.D., chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures, for Italian; Professor Chih-Yi Wu, Taiwanese Government Chinese Language Instructor, for Mandarin Chinese; Professor Fabián Bizcocho, Spanish Language Fulbright Teaching Assistant from Spain, for Spanish; Professor Erii Unuma, ALLEX Foundation Japanese Language Instructor, for Japanese; Professor Oliwia Doroszko, German Language Fulbright Teaching Assistant from Germany, for German; Professor Emma Leclercq, French Language Fulbright Teaching Assistant from France, for French; Professor Rym Ben Rehouma, Arabic Language Fulbright Teaching Assistant from Tunisia, for Arabic; and Professor MaryAnn Stefko, University of Scranton ASL adjunct professor, for American Sign Language.
View Language Learning Center Coordinator Amy Kuiken, in a WBRE News story about the about the World Languages Day event at The University of Scranton
The high school students also learned about these cultures through interactive activities.
The 2nd Annual World Language Day at Scranton was hosted by the Department of World Languages and Cultures with assistance from the Office of Admissions. This event was on March 4 in the Rose Room in Brennan Hall.
