Share and hear poetry in many languages at this April 9 event
The event celebrates April as National Poetry Month.
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Our mission is to connect, support, and empower language learners and teachers. The LRC provides flexible physical and virtual spaces, facilitates access to resources, and advocates best practices.
LRC News
Cornell World Languages Day 2024: A Global Journey in One Day
Cornell University held its fourth annual World Languages Day (WLD) event on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The day-long event invites middle and high school students to experience the varied opportunities for language learning available at a higher education institution.
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A&S announces membership in MLA Strategic Partnership Network
“We felt this is an important resource that should be available to our humanists at all levels, whether they have the resources to pay for membership or not,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences.
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World Languages Days open to public this year
To celebrate Cornell’s commitment to fostering global literacy and cross-cultural understanding, the Language Resource Center in the College of Arts and Sciences will host World Languages Day on Oct. 26.
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Language ‘Sustainability through Collaboration’ Conference at Cornell
Cornell, the only institution offering regular multilevel instruction in all six of the major Southeast Asian languages – Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese – will host a conference on the teaching of these languages on Sept. 19-21.
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LRC welcomes new team member Ashley Griffith
Ashley Griffith joins the LRC as Engagement and Outreach Coordinator.
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Upcoming International Fair to spark global curiosity 
The upcoming International Fair is poised to spark students’ interest in the world on Aug. 28.
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Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
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2024 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award
The 2024 Lisa Sansoucy Language Scholar Award was awarded to Avneet Mehr Kaur, a sophomore in Biology & Society who studies Punjabi as part of the Shared Course Initiative.
Upcoming Events
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Monday
12:15 PM
English Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Mar
24
Monday
03:00 PM
Cantonese Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
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Mar
24
Monday
03:00 PM
Greek Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
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Mar
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Monday
05:00 PM
Norwegian Conversation Hour
Big Red Barn
Mar
24
Monday
05:00 PM
Sprachcafé
Big Red Barn
Mar
25
Tuesday
10:00 AM
Quechua Conversation Hour
Stimson Hall
G25
Speaking of Language: The LRC Podcast
The LRC Podcast features weekly discussions about language learning and pedagogy, highlighting the work we and our partners do on campus and in the community. A typical episode is hosted by a member of the LRC and introduces new initiatives, teaching ideas, or general trends in second language learning and teaching. Look for new episodes with every semester at Cornell University. Listen to the most recent episode here, and binge on our archived episodes.