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Persian (Tajiki)
Dance Lessons and Bargaining Skills in Tajikistan
As part of the NSLI-Y Persian (Tajiki) summer language program, implemented by American Councils in Tajikistan, students compliment their intensive language studies with interactive events that help them apply language learned in the classroom to unrehearsed, “out of the classroom” situations. The 2015 NSLI-Y Persian (Tajiki) summer group has put… Read More
Arabic
Celebrating the Fourth of July in Rabat, Morocco
On July fourth, iEARN NSLI-Y Morocco students organized an Independence Day celebration. The students met a week before to decide the menu and were provided a budget to purchase the ingredients they needed from the local market and grocery store. They split into groups, including the public relations committee (creating… Read More
Russian
Alumnus Awarded Coveted Fulbright ETA Scholarship
Photo credit: Texas A&M Today NSLI-Y Russia alumnus and recent graduate of Texas A&M Matthew Petty was highlighted in an article by Texas A&M Today for his achievement in receiving the coveted Fulbright English Teaching Assisting (ETA) Scholarship to teach English in Tajikistan. On the NSLI-Y scholarship, Matthew worked as… Read More
NSLI-Y Service for Global Youth Service Day
The purpose of Global Youth Service Day (April 17-19, 2015) is to celebrate and mobilize the millions of young people who improve their communities through service. NSLI-Y students fully engage in the service spirit in order to give back to their host communities abroad. In Taiwan, NSLI-Y students participated in… Read More
Alumna Gives Keynote Address to the United Nations for World Interfaith Harmony Week
[Under Secretary-General of Communications and Information Cristina Gallach looks on as Sara addresses the United Nations (Photo by Transdiaspora Network)] Sara’s address can be heard here starting at the 18:56 mark. Sara (Arabic, Summer 2010), the Youth Representative of the Parliament of the World’s Religions, gave a keynote address to… Read More
Korean
Weeklong Youth Exchange Exploring U.S. – Korea Relations
From January 26 to 31, 2015, NSLI-Y Korea students participated in the Alumni Youth Leadership Program (AYLP), along with six Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETAs), each of whom brought along five to six of their students. The AYLP’s main goal was to have its participants learn about issues surrounding the… Read More
