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CourseShare Grows Thanks to University Language Instructors

This semester, approximately 141 students are participating in the CourseShare program through the University of Minnesota (UMN).

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The Language Center and Institute of Linguistics are hiring an Office Manager & Technical Assistant to join our team!

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Ojibwe-language dub of "Star Wars: A New Hope" gets its first screenings, inspiring native speakers

Moviegoers speak to CBS about the new version, featuring linguistics student Dustin Morrow and alum Aandeg Muldrew, before its first screenings in Minnesota.

Retro poster of Star Wars for Ojibwe version, "Anangong Miigaading"

It's been spoken in Wisconsin for more than 1,000 years. Now, it's the language of 'Star Wars.'

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covers the Wisconsin theater debut of this new version, which stars linguistics PhD student Dustin Morrow and alum Aandeg Muldrew.

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October 18, 2024

AppLS (Applied Linguistics Scholarship) Group Rolls into Fall

Co-hosted by the Language Center and CARLA, the group units researchers in applied linguistics.