Category Archives: Language Focus

Binghamton University German Studies Colloquium (BUGSC): April 19-20, 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by jgreen

Progress and Risk – Fortschritt und Risiko in German Studies is the theme of the 2013 Binghamton University German Studies Colloquium, which will take place on Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, in the Engineering and Science Building, ES-2008. … Continue reading →

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‘Popular Religious Narratives in Arabic’ talk on Friday

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jgreen

The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies will present a public lecture by Professor Kamal Abdel-malek, American University in Dubai, at 10 a.m. Friday, March 15, in LH-9. The topic of the talk is “Popular Religious Narratives in Arabic.” … Continue reading →

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Critical Language Scholarship Program Summer 2011

Posted on September 23, 2010 by jwang

Application Now Open Deadline: November 15, 2010 The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2011 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. … Continue reading →

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First TRIP Annual Festival

Posted on June 18, 2008 by mkelehan

The Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP) will hold its first annual Translation Festival June 20-21, at the Binghamton University Downtown Center. For more information, e-mail Reham Alhossary at ralhoss1@binghamton.edu.

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CFP: BU International Innovation Fund

Posted on March 18, 2008 by mkelehan

The newly established Lois B. DeFleur International Innovation Fund has launched its first round of competition for grants, in the amount of $2,000 to $5,000, to be awarded to any member of the University community (faculty, staff, or students) before … Continue reading →

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CFP: “Translation: Empowerment, Employment, Enjoyment”

Posted on March 14, 2008 by mkelehan

With a theme “Translation: Empowerment, Employment, Enjoyment” Binghamton University’s Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP) invites translators to celebrate the University’s new downtown campus, the College of Community and Professional Affairs, at a festival June 20 and 21, 2008. TRIP … Continue reading →

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Apply for a Critical Languages Scholarship

Posted on January 17, 2008 by mkelehan

Deadline, January 25, 2008 In 2006, the U.S. Department of State established summer institutes for the study of critical foreign languages. These institutes are open to U.S. citizens who are undergraduate or graduate students or those who have graduated since … Continue reading →

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Input Chinese Characters without configuring your PC

Posted on January 4, 2008 by jwang

Since Asian fonts take a lot of space, they usually are not automatically installed in a PC by default. People who need to input Chinese on a regular basis would need to install Chinese font separately and configuring Chinese Input … Continue reading →

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Voprosy Literatury

Posted on January 2, 2008 by jgreen

The BU Libraries will be hosting a trial to Voprosy Literatury from January 2, 2008 until February 2, 2008. To access please visit the platform at http://dlib.eastview.com or direct URL to this title http://dlib.eastview.com/sources/publication.jsp?id=686 The influential, authoritative Russian journal of … Continue reading →

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Increase in Foreign Language Study

Posted on November 19, 2007 by bulibraries

In November, the Modern Language Association released a report showing that enrollments in foreign language courses at U.S. institutions had increased by approximately 13% since the report was last done in 2002. Spanish, French and German still account for ca. … Continue reading →

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