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Graduate Studies Middlebury and
Monterey Institute of International Studies C h i n e s e / F r e n c h / G e r m a n / I ta l i a n / R u s s i a n / S pa n i s h Mediterranean Studies & the bread Loaf school of english
Dates and Fees
Graduate Studies
Summer 2011
Fees
Summer in Middlebury, Vermont*
Tuition
$4,828
Room & Board
$2,475
Tuition
$4,828
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$2,839
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$4,828
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$2,475
Summer in Poitiers* (MA in French) Summer in Guadalajara* (MA in Spanish)
Dates June 28–August 12
June 24–August 5
June 27–August 12
* Rolling admissions. For information concerning typical fill-by dates, please refer to go.middlebury.edu/gradstudies/apply.
Academic Year 2011–2012
Fees
Dates
Chinese: Academic Year Monterey Institute of International Studies
Tuition
$32,000
Estimated Room & Board
$12,240
Tuition*
$20,500
August 23–May 20 (2010–2011 dates)
France: Year Abroad Paris
Estimated Room & Board
$14,250
Tuition*
$21,500
Estimated Room & Board†
$14,250
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Paris with Internship
Early September– mid-June Early September– mid-June
Germany: Year Abroad Berlin, Mainz
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$8,040
Mid-October– mid-July
Italy: Year Abroad Florence
Tuition*
$20,500
Estimated Room & Board†
$13,950
Tuition*
$21,600
Early September– late June
Russia: Year Abroad Moscow
Estimated Room & Board Irkutsk
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Estimated Room & Board†
$9,000
Early September– mid-June Early September– mid-June
Spain: Year Abroad Madrid
Tuition*
$20,500
Estimated Room & Board
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$11,475
Early September– mid-May
MA in Mediterranean Studies or information concerning the various options available for this degree track, please refer to page 18 F of this publication. *Tuition figures do not include estimated out-of-pocket expenses for the following: books and supplies, personal expenditures, travel expenses, and visa or residency permits. For information concerning these estimated expenses, please refer to your program of interest at go.middlebury.edu/gradstudies. †
Estimates of room and board expenses are based on 2010–2011 figures.
N.B.: For deadlines, calendars, degree requirements, and course listings for academic-year programs, visit go.middlebury.edu/gradstudies.
Middlebury—where effective communication and cultural understanding meet true fluency. Middlebury has led the world in full-immersion language, cultural education, and international studies since 1915, when it launched a summer program in German. Ranked among the top liberal arts institutions in the U.S., it draws more than 10 percent of its undergraduate students from other countries.The College awards the Bachelor of Arts degree in 45 majors, the Master of Arts and Doctor of Modern Languages in six languages, and the Master of Arts and Master of Letters to graduates of the Bread Loaf School of English. In addition to its 10 summer Language Schools at sites in Vermont and California, Middlebury has established Schools Abroad at 34 sites around the world, seven of which are available for graduate study. On July 1, 2010, the Monterey Institute of International Studies officially became a graduate school of Middlebury College. The Monterey Institute continues to offer world-class graduate education in international policy studies, language education, translation and interpretation, and international business. To learn more about the various entities of Middlebury, please visit www.middlebury.edu.
Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chinese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 French. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 German. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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The Language Pledge is a formal promise you make to communicate exclusively in your language of study, creating a total language-immersion environment. Cultural immersion, while abroad for your academic year or in cocurricular activities at the summer Language Schools, provides you with a rich framework for meaningful communication. No matter what your chosen field, this combination of cultural and linguistic fluency will help you to realize your professional goals.
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Master of Arts Degree
When you study at Middlebury you work with some of the world’s leading academic language professionals and learn alongside motivated peers who share your appetite for linguistic achievement. In a combination of one summer* plus an academic year, or in just four summers on our Vermont campus, you can earn your master’s degree.
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Doctor of Modern Languages
Students interested in continuing their language studies beyond the MA level can enroll in the Doctor of Modern Languages (DML) degree program. Unique to Middlebury, the DML prepares teacher-scholars in two modern foreign languages, helping them develop as teachers of second-language acquisition, literature, culture and society, linguistics, and language pedagogy. A second summer is required for the Master of Arts in Russian, Chinese, and Mediterranean Studies; it is optional for the Master of Arts in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
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Student Profile: John Adams Teacher of Chinese Westchester Academy Country Day School, NC
To become a dynamic and effective teacher of Chinese, you need to know pedagogical theory—and be able to apply it. China’s growing political, economic, and cultural influence has created great demand for skilled teachers of Chinese. Pursue your MA in Chinese at Middlebury and you will enhance your linguistic facility, build your knowledge of pedagogical theory, and become fully immersed in Chinese culture as you prepare for a career in teaching.To help you refine your skills, we have created a living laboratory in which you will prepare curriculum and use it in the classroom, under the guidance of experienced educators. Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
On our Vermont campus, you will benefit from the Language Pledge—an agreement you make to communicate only in Chinese during your time in the program.This immersive environment allows for rapid advances in fluency and gives you experience in using the language in classroom situations and as a part of daily life.
“Before I applied to Middlebury,” says John Adams, “I came here to visit. I sat in on a class, and I realized that any other language school would be a waste of time. Middlebury gives me the experience in the target language that will improve my ability as a nonnative speaker, and it covers content that is relevant to my career.” John plans to use what he’s learned at Middlebury to deliver a better, more enjoyable learning experience for his students. “The contacts that you make here and the information and the ideas that are shared here are invaluable,” he says. “I just want to keep progressing.”
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in Chinese and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. • All students must complete an initial summer in the
Chinese School on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy. Degree Requirements
Once enrolled in the Graduate Studies in Chinese program, you can earn your MA in four summers on the Vermont campus, or by completing an initial summer in Vermont, an academic year at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California, and a final summer in Vermont.
• Successful completion of 12 course units.
Options • One summer in Vermont, one academic year at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a final summer in Vermont. • Four summers on the campus in Vermont.
Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/chinese.
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Sample Courses*—Vermont • Bridging Theory and Practice: Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language • Introduction to Chinese Linguistics • Methodology and Materials for Advanced Chinese • Chinese Thought and Culture: Traditional Patterns, Modern Manifestations • Modern Chinese Novel and Culture • Social Changes Reflected in Contemporary Chinese Literature • Language Teaching Practicum
*For complete course offerings, please visit our Web site.
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MA in Vermont A summer at the Chinese School is one of the most challenging— and rewarding—experiences in language study. As a graduate student, you will work with leading instructors in the fields of pedagogy, linguistics, and culture and civilization. Supported by these experienced educators, you will apply and strengthen your skills by teaching in actual classrooms. Cultural and linguistic fluency are constantly reinforced by your participation in cocurricular activities ranging from sports and the arts to cooking and discussion groups—all conducted in Chinese.
Academic Year at the Monterey Institute of International Studies An affiliate of Middlebury College, the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) is dedicated to preparing professionals for work in fields ranging from diplomacy and science to business, environmental research, and teaching. Its faculty includes some of the foremost instructors of secondlanguage acquisition, pedagogy, and applied linguistics. Courses at MIIS may be taught in Chinese or English.
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“ Most of us have teaching experience, so when we’re not in class we exchange ideas. ‘How do you solve this problem?’ ‘How do you go in that direction?’ It’s kind of a gold mine for me.” Kai Zhang MA, Chinese, Middlebury College Kathryn Davis Peace Fellow
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Whether at Middlebury or abroad, French Language School students live the language and culture—and open up exciting new worlds of professional opportunity. True fluency means having the ability to read, write, and speak the language and using those skills to understand the culture, create productive relationships, and develop effective solutions to complex problems—no matter where your professional goals lead you. Middlebury has decades of experience in preparing graduate students to meet these real-world challenges.
“ When you study another language, you are not only affected by it— you are embraced by it and changed by it.” Eloy F.R. LaBrada Ph.D. Candidate, Comparative Literature Princeton University
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in French and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. • All students must complete an initial summer in the
French School on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy.
Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
The best way to learn a language is to live it. As a graduate student, you are supported by the Language Pledge—an agreement you make to communicate only in French during your time in the program. This creates a total-immersion environment that leads to unparalleled progress in language acquisition. And cultural immersion—achieved through study abroad and cocurricular activities—helps you acquire the knowledge you need to succeed in fields ranging from education and business to government, health care, and technology. You may choose to earn your MA by studying for four summers on the Middlebury campus in Vermont; completing an initial summer in Vermont, an academic year in Paris, and an optional final summer in Vermont; or by completing three summers in Vermont and a summer in Poitiers, France.
Degree Requirements • Successful completion of 12 course units.
Options • One summer in Vermont and one academic year of accelerated study in Paris. • One summer in Vermont, one academic year in Paris,
and a final summer in Vermont. • Four summers on the campus in Vermont. • Three summers in Vermont and a summer in Poitiers.
Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/french.
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Sample Courses*—Paris • Le retour du tragique dans le roman contemporain • Le roman africain et la narrativité • Représenter les passions au 17ème siècle • Traduction • De la Révolution à la Résistance: La France des 19ème et 20ème siècles • Culture et société françaises contemporaines • Histoire des Antilles françaises • Peinture françaises des 19ème et 20ème siècles
Sample Courses*—Vermont • Le français et les languages de la Méditerranée: études de linguistique romane • De l’art de bien discourir: de la rhétorique aux méthodes universitaires • Écrire sur la peinture—écrire et peindre: deux réponses différentes du Surréalisme au Nouveau Roman • Langue et littérature du Québec • Théorie et critique littéraires
wRecent Mémoire and Research Paper Topics
• Le documentaire francophone: un autre cinéma
• Une comparaison entre l’Antigone de Sophocle et celle de Jean Anouilh
• L’extrême droite en France et en Europe
• Oyono et A. Kourouma: bilan de la colonisation française
• Histoire de la France—de l’échelle métropolitaine à l’échelle-monde
• Paul Verlaine, la musique et l’art de la suggestion
• La chanson francophone sans frontières: applications pédagogiques • Concepts de base en didactique des langues: l’apprenant, la langue, l’enseignant
• Ecrire “le blanc” de l’Algérie: la réappropriation du récit dans l’œuvre d’Assia Djebar • Au carrefour entre l’histoire et la mémoire: Shoah et l’évolution d’une mémoire collective de Vichy
Sample Courses*—Poitiers
• La représentation de la recherche d’identité des enfants d’immigrés dans la littérature
• La littérature de la deuxième guerre mondiale
• A l’ombre de Rodin: une étude des œuvres de Camille Claudel
• Littérature et photographie
• L’Euro: le catalyseur de la construction européenne
• Cinéma et Société: La France des années soixante et soixante-dix
• L’Antiaméricanisme et son double: La Francophobie aux États-Unis depuis le 11 septembre 2001
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Student Profile: Albert Anthony Clairmont BA, Double Major in Philosophy & Francophone Studies Sewanee: The University of the South It’s remarkable how the language skills learned at Middlebury can open doors for our students. Albert Clairmont came to Middlebury in summer 2009 to study French. The language skills Albert learned enabled him to travel to Morocco and work as a translator for researchers studying clandestine migration, a topic he’d developed an interest in while at Middlebury. Albert is quick to point out the role Middlebury’s unique environment played in his rapid language acquisition. “I doubt that there’s any other environment in which you could meet so many people with common interests,” he says. After finishing his MA, Albert intends to pursue a career in translation.
MA in Paris
MA in Vermont
Founded in 1949, the School in France is Middlebury’s oldest school abroad. Our academic center in Paris, the Centre Madeleine, is located in one of the city’s most famous historic districts, within walking distance of the Palais Garnier, the Louvre, and the Champs-Elysées. Study in Paris and you will complete the equivalent of seven course units at the Centre Madeleine and/ or the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 1 or 3, where you will work alongside French students in mainstream university classes.
Since 1916, the French School at Middlebury has brought motivated students and highly skilled teachers together on our idyllic Vermont campus for summers filled with the exploration of language and culture. Guided by leading scholars in the world of French and Francophone studies, you will explore the language, literature, civilization, pedagogy, culture, and history of the French-speaking world.You will also participate in a variety of cocurricular activities designed to reinforce your linguistic studies and enhance your cultural fluency.
The MA in French features a number of academic options, including courses in literature, civilization, culture, linguistics, didactics, history, art history, film, and language pedagogy. A focus on writing, including research papers, will challenge you to organize ideas and create logical presentations in French—skills that will benefit you no matter what career path you choose. And, should you wish to pursue doctoral studies, an optional master’s thesis and oral defense will provide excellent preparation.
Summer in Poitiers Home to Roman ruins and magnificent medieval architecture, this city of 80,000 exudes traditional French culture. Students wishing to study in France but who do not have the flexibility to spend a full academic year in Paris may choose to study for three summers on our Vermont campus and a summer in Poitiers.This program is designed primarily for students in their third summer of MA coursework.
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Pursuing a graduate degree in German is a serious commitment. Be sure to choose a school that is as committed as you are. In 1915, Middlebury College founded the German School, the first of its foreign language immersion programs. And in 1959 students from the College first ventured to study abroad in Mainz. Through the decades to the present day, Middlebury has committed itself to giving its graduate students the richest possible immersion experience in German language and culture, as well as one of the most rigorous and rewarding courses of study available anywhere.
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in German and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. • All students must complete an initial summer in the
Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
The MA in German will allow you to focus on a variety of topics, including German culture, history, literature, art, theater, politics, economics, and linguistics. To meet the challenges of the classroom, you will be supported by the Language Pledge—an agreement you make to communicate only in German for the duration of your program.The Pledge creates a total-immersion environment, enabling you to make remarkable gains in fluency and cultural understanding.
German School on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy. Degree Requirements • Successful completion of 12 course units.
Options • One summer in Vermont and one academic year of accelerated study in Berlin or Mainz. • One summer in Vermont, one academic year in Berlin or
Mainz, and a final summer in Vermont. You may choose to earn your MA in a single year, by combining one summer in Vermont with an academic year in Berlin or Mainz (with an option for a second summer in Vermont), or by studying for four summers on the Middlebury campus in Vermont.
• Four summers on the campus in Vermont.
Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/german.
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Sample Courses*—Berlin • Moderne Malerei und Literatur um 1900 • Detektivromane des 18. u. 19. Jahrhunderts • Drei deutsche Revolutionen • Poesie des 20. Jahrhunderts • Berlin in der Literatur • DDR—Ein Verlorenes Land
Sample Courses*—Mainz • Psycholinguistik • Die Gründung der BRD • Trauma in der Literatur • Schreiben und Innere Emigration • Das Kino und der Rausch: Eine Standardsituation des filmischen Erzählens • Macht • Sprache Unterrichten
Sample Courses*—Vermont • Deutsche Sprachstudien für Fortgeschrittene
MA Abroad After finishing an initial summer at Middlebury, you will travel abroad to study alongside native speakers at a German university in Berlin or Mainz. Mainstream study provides a challenging atmosphere, but the rewards are great—among them, the opportunity to dramatically accelerate your academic trajectory while developing meaningful relationships with native Germans. Over the course of two semesters, you will take nine courses, six of which must be concentrated in the following fields: culture, history, literature, art, theater, film, philosophy, politics, economics, and linguistics.
• Das Dritte Reich • Projekt Europa: Die Europäische Union und die Rolle Deutschlands im europäischen Integrationsprozess • Berlin—Eine kulturelle Metropole 1900–2000 • Einführung in die Textanalyse • Thomas Mann, Nietzsche und Schopenhauer • Der Dichter Rainer Maria Rilke • Lyrik des 20. Jahrhunderts • Die deutsche Romantik im Spiegel des Kunstmärchens • Angewandte Linguistik für den deutschen Unterricht • Deutschland nach der Wende • Faust • Die Kunst des Schreibens • Weimarer Republik in Film und Literatur • Kleist • Liebeslyrik: Fokus Lyriker-Paare
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Berlin
Choose the Berlin option and you will enroll at the Freie Universität, studying with leading German scholars at one of the top-ranked universities in Europe for the arts and humanities.Whether you opt to live in a dormitory or in offcampus lodging, you will experience the diversity of Germany’s urban culture—from the fast-moving economic and political climate to the galleries, fashion districts, and ethnic eateries that make this dynamic city an emblem of modern Europe. Mainz
Smaller than Berlin and more influenced by traditional culture, Mainz has been shaped by history, from the influence of medieval Christianity to the communications revolution sparked by Gutenberg’s printing press. In Mainz, you will select among courses in German Studies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität. You can opt to live in a dormitory at the university or in off-campus lodging. The cities of Wiesbaden and Frankfurt are a short train ride away.
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MA in Vermont Experience the Middlebury German School when you choose to pursue your MA on our campus in Vermont. In the classroom, analyze topics from philosophy and politics to literature, art, and film. Outside the classroom, build language skills and cultural understanding in a variety of cocurricular activities including cooking, soccer, opera, and philosophical debate. The six-week sessions are intensive, but if you are up to the challenge you will earn your MA in just four summers.
“ The professors here are outstanding. Many are native speakers. They know about the subjects they teach, and are experts in their fields. You can’t get better than that anywhere.” Phil VanDenBrink BS in International Business, BA in German Aquinas College
Student Profile: Gary A. Shipp Teacher of German, Willis High School, Willis, TX After graduating from Brandeis University with degrees in economics and German, Gary Shipp had a life-changing experience at Middlebury. “After starting the master’s program, I began to really think about what I could do with my German. I knew that I wanted to do more than just live in Germany—I had done that before. So I decided to pursue my doctorate.” Completing a doctorate while living in Germany will be difficult, but Gary feels Middlebury has equipped him for this challenge. “I don’t think there’s anyone who can say that this is not a rigorous curriculum. To be quite honest, when it comes to preparing me for doctoral studies, Middlebury has gone above and beyond.”
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Student Profile: Alessia Blad Instructor of Italian, University of Notre Dame
No combination is more conducive to achievement in Italian graduate studies than motivated students and skilled, dedicated teachers. Pursue graduate studies in Italian at Middlebury and you will find yourself working side by side with some of the most focused, directed students of the Italian language. But that’s only part of the picture. Our instructors, drawn from among the most prominent in their fields, provide the skill and guidance you need to chart an independent course that meets your learning and career goals.
Why would a native speaker of Italian and university instructor come to Middlebury to study Italian? Ask Alessia Blad. “What I am learning here is so unexpected,” says Alessia. “The other day, my friends and I were all discussing what we had learned in class about a 19th-century Italian author. How is it possible that we were all so taken by the conversation in class that we had to take it outside, and even to the dinner table? Here you get the best of the best and you get to pick and choose.”
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in Italian and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency.
Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
• All students must complete an initial summer in the
Whether you choose to earn your degree at our Vermont campus or by studying abroad in Florence, you will experience a unique environment that immerses you not only in the Italian language but in historical and contemporary Italian culture. The key to it all is the Language Pledge—an agreement you make to communicate only in Italian for the duration of the program.
Degree Requirements • Successful completion of 12 course units.
Talk to a graduate of our MA in Italian program and chances are you will hear them describe a remarkable period of language acquisition and academic achievement that has dramatically broadened their perspective and prepared them to realize their future career goals.
Italian School on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy.
Options • An initial summer in Vermont and one year of accelerated study in Florence. • An initial summer in Vermont, one year in Florence, and a
final summer in Vermont. • Four summers on the campus in Vermont.
Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/italian.
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MA in Florence The capital of the Tuscany region, Florence is the birthplace of Renaissance culture and is home to some of the greatest treasures of the art world. Study abroad in Florence and experience firsthand the beauty of historic sites such as the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio. Discover the influence of artists and thinkers like Michelangelo, Ghiberti, Dante, and Galileo at every turn. Centuries of scholarship and tradition have made Florence a center for students of Italian art and architecture, language, science, and history. In Florence, you will study at two locations. The Sede, Middlebury’s center, is located in the heart of the old city at the Palazzo Giugni, designed by renowned architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati. The Universitá degli Studi di Firenze has roots in the 14th century and is home to some of Italy’s most respected scholars. At both the Sede and the university, you will choose from courses in art history, ancient or modern history, literature, political science, language, linguistics, theater study, philology, and archaeology.
“ You don’t realize how much potential you have until you have professors who challenge you. Here, they don’t push you in a scary way. They give you opportunities, and naturally everyone runs with them.” Aurora Maria Russo Teacher of Italian, Eastchester High/Middle School, NY
Premio Famiglia Fede in Italian The Premio Famiglia Fede is a scholarship to support graduate students pursuing a Master of Arts degree at the Middlebury Italian School and C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in Italy. The scholarship will fund the complete master’s degree program for one student per year. It is designed for students who have already embarked on a business career path and/or are seeking a career in business that embraces the Italian language. The applicant must have a minimum of three years’ work experience outside of the teaching profession following completion of an undergraduate degree. For additional information, please see go.middlebury.edu/ls/fede.
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Recent Independent Research Projects
The Italian School at Middlebury provides one of the most intensive study options available to graduate-level students of Italian, in an environment with a very low teacher-to-student ratio. In the classroom, you will build your language skills while pursuing a concentration in one of four areas: general studies in Italian, literary studies, language and linguistics, and culture and communication. Classroom work is only the beginning of your summer at the Italian School. Outside class, you will reinforce your cultural fluency through participation in numerous cocurricular activities, all conducted in Italian.While playing soccer, talking economics, experimenting with Italian cuisine, acting in a drama, or discussing the history of Italian film, you will acquire specialized vocabulary and gain insight into the culture, both past and present. Beyond just speaking the language, you will find yourself thinking, writing, joking, and even dreaming in Italian.
• Le traduzioni poetiche di Eugenio Montale • La propaganda fascista attraverso l’Istituto LUCE • Nuova politica italiana? Nuovi modi di fare “vecchia” politica? • Una vera e propria rottura nella letteratura italiana gay del Novecento? • Le contraddizioni fra le teorie di Pasolini e la Meglio Gioventù • Grazia Deledda e Dacia Maraini: lo sviluppo dell’identità femminile attraverso la scrittura • Tra realtà e fantasia: la questione meridionale nella letteratura del Novecento • Insegnare ed imparare l’Italiano attraverso la didattica ludica • La Lega Nord e gli islamici: una politica di abbellimento dal 1998 al 2002
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Combine study in a primary and a secondary language as you explore the history and culture of this diverse, vital, and influential region. Focused on explorations of France, Spain, and Italy, the MA in Mediterranean Studies enables students to develop insight into an important cultural, economic, and political region that has become even more integrated during the age of globalization.This innovative program is designed for students seeking a career in international affairs, economic development, diplomacy, politics, economics, journalism, or education. Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
When enrolling in the Mediterranean Studies program, you’ll be asked to select a primary and secondary language from among three choices: French, Spanish, and Italian. No matter which you choose, you’ll experience complete immersion in each.The Language Pledge—an agreement to speak only the languages you are studying during your enrollment in the program—enables rapid language acquisition and fosters deep cultural understanding. No other method provides better preparation for a career in a language-driven field.
Student Profile: Michael Rolland
Student Profile: Jane Smith BA, Italian, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee As an undergraduate, Michael Rolland studied Italian abroad. After graduation, he went to Spain for two years to teach English and study Spanish. “Once I came back,” Michael says, “I realized that I wanted to go on and do graduate studies in Italian and Spanish. So I decided to pursue the MA in Mediterranean Studies at Middlebury. It’s a way for me to go back to Italy, to integrate my Spanish and Italian, and to attain the same level of fluency in both.” After Middlebury, Michael plans to pursue his doctorate in Romance languages.
“ It’s one thing to speak a language in an academic setting, and another to sit down in the dining hall, to speak to people constantly, to listen to music and read the newspaper in that language. The Language Pledge has made a huge difference for me.” Francesca Minonne MA, Mediterranean Studies, Middlebury College
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Program Details The MA in Mediterranean Studies degree consists of 11 course units (five in one language, six in a second language) to be taken in a combination of summers in Vermont and an academic year in one or more of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad, and a 25-page independent research paper worth one unit of credit in one of the two languages studied, for a total of 12 units. Students take five core courses and six elective courses. N.B.: Applicants to this program must be at the graduate level in both languages and will be required to take the graduate placement exams and oral interviews in both languages.They will have to demonstrate an advanced level of proficiency in both languages. Students have two options to fulfill the degree requirements for the MA in Mediterranean Studies:
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• F irst summer in Vermont in Language School A: student takes three courses (3 units)
• First summer in Vermont in Language School A: student takes three courses (3 units)
• A n academic year abroad in Language School B: three courses in fall semester, two courses and research paper in spring semester (6 units)
• Second summer in Vermont in Language School A: student takes three courses (3 units)
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• Concluding academic year abroad in Language School B: student takes three courses in fall semester, two courses and research paper in spring semester (6 units)
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Sample Courses*—Core • Early Periods of History and Culture in Mediterranean Civilization • Modern Periods of History and Culture in Mediterranean Civilization • Mediterranean Identity through Literature-Cinema-Poetry-Theater • Language and Migration • Mediterranean Dimension: Oral and Body Language, Folklore, Religion & Death, Life Rituals: Food and Leisure
Sample Courses*—Electives • Modes of Critical Theory • Identity through Literature • Staging the Other: Literature-Cinema-Poetry-Theater • European Identity after the Process of Unification • Politics in a Unified Europe • Culture/Civilization • Art History • Political and Social Studies • Cinema • Linguistics • Theater • Literature • Stylistics • Pirandello and the Mediterranean • Mediterranean Boccaccio: Geography, Magic and Poetry between Paris, Florence and Naples • The French Revolution and Napoleon in the Mediterranean Basin
*For complete course offerings, please visit our Web site.
Details For program dates and fees, please see our Web site at go.middlebury.edu/gradstudies/fees. For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/mediterranean.
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To truly master the Russian language, linguistic and cultural immersion are of critical importance. To engage effectively with the world in Russian, you need superior language skills and deep cultural understanding. Whether you plan to use your Russian for business, research, translation, or education, this powerful combination will help you focus your studies and achieve your career goals. Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
The Language Pledge—a promise to speak only Russian during your time in the program—provides a constant immersion environment. Reading, writing, speaking, and thinking in Russian, you will challenge yourself as never before and push your language skills to a higher level than you imagined possible. At Middlebury, “immersion” also includes Russian culture. On our Vermont campus, take part in cocurricular activities ranging from art and cooking to music and sports—all conducted in Russian. And while abroad, experience the culture firsthand— studying in local universities, exploring urban oases and historic sites, and building relationships with the people who call this deeply traditional and rapidly evolving nation home.
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in Russian and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. • All students must complete an initial summer in the Davis
School of Russian on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy. Degree Requirements • Successful completion of 12 course units.
Options • One summer in Vermont, one year in Moscow or Irkutsk, and a final summer in Vermont. • Four summers on the campus in Vermont.
Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/russian.
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Student Profile: Calvin Garner Student Profile: Smith Science and Russian BA, Double MajorJane in Political Middlebury College After working for a number of years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Calvin Garner was ready for a career change. He wanted to study international relations at George Washington University, but didn’t know how he would fulfill his language requirement while pursuing full-time study. So he came back to Middlebury in the summer to pursue graduate-level studies in Russian. “There is a clear advantage for those people who have the cultural understanding that real experience in the language brings,” Calvin says. “I know that my time at Middlebury is going to be that extra piece that sets me apart from most of my competition.”
Recent MA Theses
• Russian Fairy Tales and Their Connection with the Teaching of the Russian Language • Female Migrants from Kyrgyzstan Working in Moscow
MA Abroad After completing a summer at Middlebury, you will take mainstream classes with native speakers at a Russian university for an academic year, as well as courses designed specifically for Middlebury students. Course studies include Russian literature, history, politics, and culture.You will also begin researching and writing your thesis. Normally, graduate students study in Moscow; with approval, those with a particular interest in Siberia or Siberian studies may choose to study in Irkutsk, located on Lake Baikal. Upon successful completion of a final summer on our Vermont campus, where you will finish your thesis, you will be awarded your degree.
• Poetic Intonation and Translation
Moscow
• Transformation of the Stanislavsky System in America
This cosmopolitan city is at the heart of Russia’s political and cultural life. Fast-moving and vibrant, yet still connected to traditional ways of life, Moscow is a center of urban sophistication that is home to an international business community of more than 100,000. Your studies in Moscow will take place at the Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU), one of the country’s most progressive educational environments.
• The Role of Dreams in the Structure of Dostoevsky’s A Raw Youth • Discussion of George W. Bush’s Foreign Policy in the Russian Press: Problems of Discourse Analysis • The Role of Ballet Dancers in Creating Acting Styles of Pre-Revolutionary Russian Cinema
Irkutsk
Known as the “Pearl of Siberia,” Irkutsk offers charms of its own, including classical theater and a culture influenced by both European and indigenous traditions. Nearby Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest freshwater lake, is home to hundreds of unique species and is a critical center for environmental studies. In Irkutsk, you will study at Irkutsk State University, the oldest institution of higher education in Eastern Siberia.
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Sample Courses*—Russia • History of Russian Literature 1870–1890 • Russian Folklore • Theory and History of Russian Verse • Russian Émigré Literature • Russian Political History, 1861–1991 • 20th-century Russian History • History of Moscow • Russian Political Culture • Economic History of Russia • History of Russian Film • Russian Art History, 1000–1700 • Russian Film 1930–WWII • Russian Film 1970–Present • History of Russian Philosophy
Sample Courses*—Vermont (“spetskursy”) • Works of Chekhov • Russian Literature, 1920–30s • Silver Age Literature • Russian History to 1700 • 19th-century Russian History • History of Russia, 15th–18th Centuries • Communicative History of Russia • Russian Cultural History, 20th Century
MA in Vermont
• Russian Mass (Pop) Culture
During the intensive summer session on our campus in Middlebury, you will earn three units of credit while working within a broad range of academic disciplines, including language, linguistics, culture, literature, and film. You will also participate in cocurricular activities designed to build language skills and cultural understanding: discuss post-Soviet economics, play the balalaika, or explore traditional cooking, in addition to dozens of other choices. And in four rewarding and challenging summers, you can earn your Master of Arts in Russian.
*For complete course offerings, please visit our Web site.
“ Whether it’s bumping into a professor in the cafeteria or walking to see a lecture after dinner, Middlebury helps break down the artificial barriers between native speakers and students of the language.” Liz Ewaskio BA, Comparative Religion, Carleton College
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Choose a language program that’s designed with the flexibility you need to achieve your academic and career goals. At Middlebury, studying a language means more than the pursuit of linguistic fluency. Our graduate students approach their studies with intention—building language skills and cultural awareness in preparation for a future in business, government, academia, public health, and dozens of other fields.The program offers the flexibility you need to earn an MA in Spanish while pursuing your career goals—whatever those goals might be.
“ My background knowledge is so much deeper now. And I’ll have more options if I want to work in a different area or a different school. There’s even a possibility of moving up to teaching at the university level.” David E. Little Teacher of Spanish, New York City
Program Details Admission • Applicants must hold a BA or its equivalent and must have completed coursework equivalent to a major in Spanish and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. • All students must complete an initial summer in the
Spanish School on the Vermont campus in order to qualify for degree candidacy. Degree Requirements
Total Immersion—the Middlebury Difference
Study on our Vermont campus, abroad in Madrid, or at our summer Language School in Guadalajara, and choose from intensive courses in political science, literature, Spanish and Latin American culture, and pedagogy, all supported by the Language Pledge.
• Successful completion of 12 course units.
Options • One summer in Vermont and one academic year of accelerated study in Madrid. • An initial summer in Vermont, one year in Madrid, and a
This agreement to speak only Spanish during your time in the program helps to create a unique immersion environment designed to support independent exploration, maximize language acquisition, and foster the cultural understanding you need to thrive in the classroom and in the Spanish-speaking world.
final summer in Vermont. • Four summers on the campus in Vermont. • An initial summer in Vermont, and a choice of either Vermont
or Guadalajara in the remaining three summers of study. • The Spanish program in Guadalajara also accepts MA
and doctoral students enrolled in other programs at an accredited university. For more information on this option please contact the Spanish School. Additional Information • For program dates and fees, please see inside front cover. • For detailed calendars, degree requirements, and course
listings, please visit us online at go.middlebury.edu/ gradstudies/spanish.
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Sample Courses*—Guadalajara • Subjuntivo • Introducción a la lingüística hispánica • Fonética y fonología españolas • Adquisición de segunda lengua: aplicaciones pedagógicas • Cultura mexicana • Arte de México • Documental social y politico en el México contemporáneo • Literatura moderna y cultura visual en América Latina • Narrativa jalisciense del siglo XX • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y la cultura del Barroco • Amor y erotismo en la poesía del Siglo de Oro • El Neoliberalismo y la literatura latinoamericana
Sample Courses*—Spain • El subjuntivo • Sociolingüística • Fonética y pronunciación • Quijote • El cuento hispanoamericano • Arte en los museos de Madrid: la colección del Prado • Obras clásicas de la literatura española
Sample Courses*—Vermont • Historia del idioma español • El español en América • Lexicografía y el diccionario de la Real Academia • La Guerra Civil española • Judíos, cristianos y musulmanes en la España medieval • Mito y realismo en la identidad nacional española • Exiliados españoles en Norteamérica • Cine latinoamericano del nuevo milenio • Gabriel García Márquez y la novela total
MA in Madrid After completing an initial summer on the Vermont campus, you will study for a full academic year at the Sede Prim, the Middlebury College School in Spain. Located in Madrid’s culturally vibrant Chueca neighborhood, the Sede Prim offers courses designed specifically for our students and taught by some of the most renowned scholars in Spain, including university professors and other specialists in the fields of language, literature, culture and civilization, and pedagogy. Living in Madrid for a full year, you will have the opportunity to visit many of Spain’s artistic, historic, and cultural landmarks.You can view masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco at the Museo Nacional del Prado, explore literature and history at the Biblioteca Nacional, and immerse yourself in contemporary Spanish culture at the marketplaces, theaters, restaurants, and cafés found throughout the Chueca neighborhood.
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Student Profile: Emma Budwig Student Profile: Jane Smith Middle School Teacher of Spanish San Francisco Friends School Emma Budwig speaks Spanish as her primary language at home. But at Middlebury, she discovered that there’s more to language learning than speaking the language. “The professors here, from all over the world, are fabulous,” Emma says. “The cocurricular activities, from movies to concerts and roundtable discussions, provide enrichment far beyond the classroom.” Emma has also discovered how graduate work at Middlebury can attract the attention of prospective employers. “I am positive that having a Middlebury degree on my résumé was the reason that I was chosen for an interview,” she says. “This fall, I’ll be moving out to San Francisco to start my new job.”
Summer in Guadalajara If you wish to study in a Spanish-speaking culture but are unable to pursue a full academic year in Spain, you can choose to study for one summer in Guadalajara at the first summer Language School campus established outside the United States. Designed primarily for students in their third summer of MA coursework, the Guadalajara program concentrates its offerings on the literature and culture of Latin America (Mexico in particular) and also includes courses in linguistics. In addition to our organized day-trip and cocurricular activities, students also travel in Mexico, and enjoy the many cultural activities of the city.
Recent Research Topics
• Traducción y Relaciones Internacionales • Oralidad en la literatura española • Indigenismo en la literatura latinoamericana • El exilio y el mundo literario • Educación e inmigración • El progreso oral en las estancias en el extranjero • Literatura infantil
MA in Vermont During the Spanish Civil War, the Spanish School on our Vermont campus served as a critical center of free thought and discourse. You will continue that tradition during intensive summer sessions that help you achieve insight into historic and contemporary Spanish-speaking cultures while increasing your linguistic facility. Outside the classroom, you’ll participate in a variety of in-language cocurricular activities, from soccer and cooking to drama and art. After successfully completing four summers, you will earn your Master of Arts in Spanish.
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Preparing students with a global mindset for professional, international careers. For more than half a century, the Monterey Institute of International Studies has been preparing emerging leaders to bridge cultural, organizational, and language barriers and craft practical, sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Offering programs in international policy studies, translation and interpretation, business, language education, and environmental policy, the Monterey Institute emphasizes intercultural awareness and interdisciplinary, immersive learning experiences throughout its curriculum. Environmental policy students develop sustainable business plans with MBA students, translation and interpretation students practice their skills interpreting student-organized trade and development conferences, and most students take contentbased language courses that develop both language skills and cultural competence.This interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral approach is reflected also in the Center for Advising and Career Services, where a collaborative group of cross-trained advisers provides support and guidance to students from admission through graduation, and beyond. The Monterey Institute’s intimate 800-student campus and 11 degree programs attract students from more than 50 countries every year. From the halls of the United Nations to the boardrooms of Hong Kong, from the Brazilian rainforest to the villages of sub-Saharan Africa, Monterey Institute graduates are teaching and translating, building coalitions and building companies—connecting the world, and making a difference.
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“The international environmental policy program at MIIS offered a unique means of integrating my disparate interests in environmental policy, business, and East Asia. This—combined with the school’s excellent reputation and the chance to pursue advanced language study— was the deciding factor in my coming to the Monterey Institute.” Ben Foster MA, International Environmental Policy, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Master’s Degrees and Professional Certification Programs • Master of Arts in International Policy Studies • Master of Arts in International Environmental Policy (IEP) • Master of Public Administration (MPA) • Master of Arts in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (MANPTS) • Peace Corps Master’s International MPA Program • Peace Corps Master’s International IEP Program • Certificate in Development Project Management* • Certificate in Conservation Leadership* • Certificate in Global Trade and Development* • Master of Arts in Translation • Master of Arts in Translation and Interpretation • Master of Arts in Conference Interpretation • Master of Arts in Translation and Localization Management
Location Located on the Monterey Peninsula along California’s scenic Central Coast, the Monterey Institute is just blocks from the legendary Fisherman’s Wharf and Cannery Row. Scenic trails, sandy beaches, and a lively downtown featuring fine dining, entertainment, and the arts are all part of life in Monterey, California’s first capital city.
Applicants may be eligible for competitive, merit-based scholarships, need-based grants, loans, and part-time jobs to help defray expenses during enrollment. Many students also receive tuition assistance from their employers.
Academic Year in Monterey, CA Program date s : August 23-May 20 (2010-2011 dates) Tuit io n: $32,000 (2010-2011 fees) Room/Boa r d : $12,240 (2010-2011 fees)
• Master of Arts in Teaching Foreign Languages • Peace Corps Master’s International TESOL program • Certificate in Teaching Foreign Languages* • Certificate in Language Program Administration* • Certificate in Computer-Assisted Language Learning*
Scholarships and Financial Aid
Program Dates and Fees
• Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Management • Peace Corps Master’s International MBA program • Dual-degree programs in Policy, Environmental Policy, or Localization • Curricular specializations in Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, and other areas *Nondegree program
For more information: Monterey Institute of International Studies 460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 831.647.4123 or 800.824.7235 toll-free in the United States admit@miis.edu www.miis.edu
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Pursue your MA or M.Litt. in an intensive six-week summer program offered at four remarkable sites, each with a worldclass faculty and a tradition of excellence. It’s a unique, exhilarating, and transformative experience, tailored especially for secondary-school teachers. Since 1920, the Bread Loaf School of English has offered a rich array of graduate courses in literature, the teaching of writing, creative writing, and theater arts.You can earn your degree in four to five summers, at one or more of the campuses.You can also become part of the innovative Bread Loaf Teacher Network, which keeps Bread Loaf students in touch and in action year-round.
Program Details
Continuing Graduate Education
The Master of Arts (MA)
Students may enroll in a nondegree capacity and receive a Certificate in Continuing Graduate Education upon successful completion of a summer’s study.
To earn an MA, you must successfully complete the equivalent of 10 courses over four to five summers. No thesis is required. The curriculum is divided into six groups: (I) writing and the teaching of writing; (II) English literature through the 17th century; (III) English literature since the 17th century; (IV) American literature; (V) world literature; and (VI) theater arts.
The Master of Letters (M.Litt.) Designed for highly qualified candidates already holding an MA in English, the M.Litt. advances beyond the MA in a specialized way. You can design your own concentration, focusing on a traditional literary period such as the Renaissance or constructing a transhistorical or interdisciplinary program. No thesis is required, but to earn your degree you must pass a comprehensive written and oral examination, or the equivalent, in your field of study.
Undergraduates Exceptionally able undergraduate students with strong backgrounds in literary studies may enroll in courses during the summer between their junior and senior years.
Bread Loaf Campus Locations Ripton, Vermont The central campus of the Bread Loaf School of English is located outside Middlebury, in Vermont’s Green Mountains.The campus is home to the Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble and offers many opportunities for study and participation in theater, as well as in traditional fields. Located at the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest, Bread Loaf in Vermont offers ready access to hiking trails, including the Long Trail.The large, scenic campus and nearby lakes and rivers offer many opportunities for recreation.
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Sample Course Offerings in 2010* • Shakespeare: On the Page and On the Stage • African American Literature since 1940 • Atlantic Crossings: Anglo-American Literary Relations • Drama in the Classroom • Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and Critical Pedagogy • Romantic Poetry: Vision and Optical Culture • The King James Bible • The Literature of Friendship • Chaucer • Religion and the Twentieth-Century American Novel • Modern British Fiction
Oxford, England
• Opera at 7,000 Feet • The Twentieth-Century Global Novel • American Indian Literature • Thinking Theory • Renaissance Stage Comedy • The Social Character of the Victorian Novel • Evolving Forms of Literacy: Writing and Digital Media *Complete summer 2011 course descriptions for each campus will be posted in December at go.middlebury.edu/blse/campuses.
Each student at Bread Loaf in Oxford selects one seminar as a two-unit summer program. Each seminar usually includes six students. Oxford tutors place heavy emphasis on independent study, providing challenges and support for individual students. Bread Loaf has exclusive use of Lincoln College during the summer session. Located in the center of the city of Oxford, Lincoln is one of the smallest and most beautiful of the Oxford colleges. Oxford courses often include excursions to relevant locales, and the School offers trips to London or Stratford-upon-Avon theaters.
Santa Fe, New Mexico Located at St. John’s College, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Bread Loaf in New Mexico offers a curriculum emphasizing the literatures of the Southwest and opera, as well as traditional fields. In addition to Santa Fe, local options for exploration include Albuquerque, Acoma,Taos, and some of the most significant archaeological sites in the United States.
Asheville, North Carolina The University of North Carolina, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is home to Bread Loaf ’s newest campus. The curriculum offered at this location emphasizes Southern and African American literature. Known for its lively arts and music community, the Asheville area offers numerous nearby opportunities for hiking, mountain climbing, and white-water rafting.
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Admission Requirements All candidates for a Master of Arts from Middlebury College must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution. Language Schools candidates must also have completed coursework equivalent to a major in the target language and be able to demonstrate this level of linguistic proficiency. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for either the Language Schools or the Bread Loaf School of English. Candidates to the MA in Mediterranean Studies must have graduate-level proficiency in two of the following languages: French, Italian, and Spanish.
Financial Aid In the summer of 2010, 42 percent of our students received grants. The average grant was $5,454. During the 2009-10 academic year, 36 percent of Middlebury graduate students received grant aid. The average grant was $14,785. All students are eligible to apply for financial aid, and all aid is awarded on the basis of demonstrated need. Language Schools graduate students receive 100 percent of demonstrated need. Bread Loaf School of English graduate students receive up to 100 percent of demonstrated need; some Bread Loaf graduate students are also eligible for special non-need-based fellowships. Financial aid is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The application for financial aid for the Language Schools and the Bread Loaf School of English will be available no later than November 1, 2010.
The Language Schools
The Schools Abroad
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The C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad offer linguistic and cultural immersion programs to qualified undergraduate students who seek to truly live the language.
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The Middlebury summer Language Schools offer students of all levels world-class language instruction in 10 languages. • The Language Schools currently enroll about 1,500 students. The largest school, Spanish, has about 300 students on campus, while the smallest, Hebrew, has about 40. • The Language Schools’ faculty includes native and nonnative linguists and language professionals from all over the world. The student/faculty ratio is 5:1.
• Middlebury offers programs in 13 countries at 34 sites organized in nine Schools Abroad. • At most sites students have the option of enrolling directly in universities alongside local students. At some sites, students also have the option of taking a combination of classes at local institutions and courses at centers operated by Middlebury College.
• Most students acquire a year of college-level language learning in one summer at Middlebury.
• Approximately one-third of the participants are students from institutions other than Middlebury College, who then generally transfer courses taken abroad to their home institution.
• All 10 Language Schools offer coursework from beginning through advanced levels of study.
• Each School Abroad has on-site staff who assist with course selection, housing, and internships.
• Students are involved in a wide range of cocurricular activities that include soccer, drama, dancing, musical groups, art, literature, current events, and religious clubs. All interaction takes place in the target language.
• The Schools Abroad adhere to the same Language Pledge as the Middlebury Language Schools. For more information: go.middlebury.edu/sa
• All Language Schools students are eligible to apply for financial aid based on need. In the summer of 2010, 42 percent of our students received grants averaging $5,454. For more information: go.middlebury.edu/ls
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Career Services For every graduate student who wonders about applying classroom experiences to real-life situations, Middlebury College’s Career Services Office (CSO) offers a world of opportunities. CSO provides students the chance to explore and solidify career interests, improve self-marketing techniques, and maximize networking opportunities—all in the effort to achieve a personal career plan or goal. The Career Services Office welcomes all Language Schools and Bread Loaf School of English students. Career counselors are available to discuss your individual skills and strengths, assess your value in the job market, and offer advice on how to network professionally and create an effective job campaign. CSO also supports students during the summer and beyond with continued access to CSO’s Web-based resources. Middlebury maintains a comprehensive database of graduate and undergraduate alumni willing to help students in the networking process.
Administration
The Language Schools
The Schools Abroad
Ronald D. Liebowitz President of Middlebury College Ph.D., Columbia University
The Chinese School Jianhua Bai, Director Professor of Chinese, Kenyon College Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
The School in France David Paoli Associate Professor and Director Ph.D., Stanford University
The French School Aline Germain-Rutherford, Director Associate Professor of French, University of Ottawa Ph.D., La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III
The School in Germany Heike Fahrenberg Associate Professor and Director Ph.D., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
Michael E. Geisler Vice President for Language Schools, Schools Abroad, and Graduate Programs Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Jeffrey W. Cason Dean of International Programs Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison James H. Maddox Director of the Bread Loaf School of English Ph.D., Yale University Sunder Ramaswamy President of Monterey Institute of International Studies Ph.D., Purdue University
The German School Doris Kirchner, Director Associate Professor of German, University of Rhode Island Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania The Italian School Antonio Vitti, Director Professor of Italian Cinema, Indiana University Ph.D., University of Michigan The Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian Jason Merrill, Director Associate Chair for undergraduate studies in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages, Michigan State University Ph.D., University of Kansas
The School in Italy Rosa Cuda Associate Professor and Director Ph.D., University of Toronto The School in Russia Nana Tsikhelashvili Associate Professor and Director Kandidat, Russian State University for the Humanities The School in Spain Kim Griffin Associate Professor and Director Ph.D., The Ohio State University
The Spanish School Jacobo Sefamí, Director Professor, University of California, Irvine Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
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Middlebury Graduate Programs The Language Schools • Sunderland Language Center • Middlebury, VT 05753 802.443.5510 phone • 802.443.2075 fax languages@middlebury.edu • go.middlebury.edu/gradstudies