Languages

Marathi Chair to come up at JNU (The Times of India)

8 Oct 2008

NEW DELHI: Jawaharlal Nehru University will set up a Marathi Chair to facilitate research and comparative study of Marathi literature. The Chair will be established at the Centre for Indian Languages (CIL) in School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies.

Poet reads in his native German (Brown Daily Herald)

8 Oct 2008

The latest installment in the Contemporary Writers Reading Series featured poetry that charms in two languages. Last night, in the McCormack Family Theater, poet Jan Wagner read a selection of his works in the original German. He shared the stage with Forrest Gander, professor of literary arts and interim director of the program, who read English versions of the same poems by a number of ...

Portuguese newest language offered at NT (North Texas Daily)

8 Oct 2008

Previously, students had 10 languages to choose from at NT - now they have 11. Portuguese was added this fall after student interest and some open cash in the 2008 budget allowed it to get on the schedule. The department of foreign languages and literatures tried to add Portuguese to its roster in the past, but an official said there was never enough money to cover its costs.