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【壮丽七十年·奋进新时代】22名美国国务院关键语言奖学金项目大学生到庆城体验传统农耕文化

CLS Participants in Xi'an participated in a cultural excursion to Gansu province, where they learned about traditional farming techniques and hand crafts. They were also featured in this local TV news segment.

CLS in the Press — July 30, 2019

Briefs: Cleary to study abroad, WSU honors Sterling, Beechwood Band Boosters awards scholarship

Ashleigh Cleary (Chinese 2018), an international affairs and Chinese major at Western Kentucky University is one of five WKU students awarded Boren Scholarships to study abroad for one year.

CLS in the Press — July 08, 2019

Catherine Shields ’19 Earns State Dept. Critical Language Scholarship

Catherine (Cate) Shields will be placed in Baku, Azerbaijan, this summer at the Azerbaijani University of Languages to learn approximately one academic year’s worth of university-level Turkish during an eight-week period.

CLS in the Press — June 28, 2019

成大華語中心擔任美國官方CLS與TISLP華語課程台灣唯一夥伴學校

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) welcomed representatives from Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the American Institute in Taiwan, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, NCKU’s Office of International Affairs, and NCKU’s College of Liberal Arts for the CLS Tainan program’s opening ceremony.

CLS in the Press — June 25, 2019

Critical Language Scholarship Overview from Alex Bare, University of Iowa Graduate (Video)

CLS Arabic alumnus Alex Bare speaks about his experience on the Critical Language Scholarship Program in Oman. (video)

CLS in the Press — June 25, 2019

3 WKU Students Recognized by Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

CLS in the Press — June 21, 2019

岡大で米学生の歓迎式典

CLS Japanese students were featured on TV in their first week in Japan. NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) is Japan's national public broadcasting organization and CLS Japanese program was recently highlighted by NHK Okayama news. The report included the opening ceremony with welcoming remarks from Okayama University President Dr. Hirofumi Makino. CLS students also introduced themselves in Japanese.

CLS in the Press — June 20, 2019

SE grad receives scholarship to study in South Korea

Kameron Dunn, a May 2019 graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University, has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Korean in Busan, South Korea. (Subscription required to access full article.)

CLS in the Press — June 12, 2019