Emily A. Hellmich Associate Director of the Berkeley Language Center eahellmich@berkeley.eduOfficeB-33B Dwinelle Emily A. Hellmich completed her PhD in Education at the University of California, Berkeley in 2017 and her MA in French Cultural Studies at Columbia University in 2010. Her research focuses on the intersection of globalization, digital technology, and language education, with recent…
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BWLP Professional Learning Series, 2022 – 2023
Our workshop series, Strands A & B, will focus on establishing a World Language learning community that supports students and teachers.Strand A: Planning the Journey: Daily & Weekly Lesson SequencesStrand B: A New Hope! Designing Thematic UnitsDates:September 17November 5January 21February 25April 1
Join the BLC undergrad listserv (ucb-language-students@lists.berkeley.edu) The Berkeley Language Center sends periodic updates during the academic year featuring upcoming events and news. To sign up, please provide your information below. Be sure to check your inbox to confirm your subscription request, which you may cancel at any time. [wpforms id="6062"]
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The winners of the Exploring the Boundaries of Translation contest!
We would like to thank everyone who participated in this contest. We received many excellent submissions from a wide array of languages that demonstrated an extraordinary breadth of linguistic knowledge and sensitivity to cultural (mis)understandings. Most impressive of all was the awareness of language as symbolic form and power: how meaning is made through language…
Welcome to Roxana Wang!
It is with great pleasure that the BLC introduces our very first Undergraduate Outreach Coordinator: Roxana Wang! Roxana is a second-year student studying Comparative Literature, German, and Classics (albeit with an occasional dip into Political Economy). She is considering a career as a philologist but has no idea how to become one. The focus of…
Join the BLC Listserv (ucb-language@lists.berkeley.edu) The Berkeley Language Center sends periodic updates during the academic year featuring upcoming events and news. To sign up, please provide your information below. Be sure to check your inbox to confirm your subscription request, which you may cancel at any time. If you're an undergraduate student and…
Give to the Berkeley Language Center When you give to the Berkeley Language Center Fund you support the learning and teaching of 59 languages at UC Berkeley! Founded in 1994, the Berkeley Language Center (BLC) is housed in the Division of the Arts and Humanities of the College of Letters and Sciences. The BLC…
Kimberly Vinall Executive Director of the Berkeley Language Center kvinall@berkeley.eduCVOffice29 Dwinelle Kimberly Vinall received her PhD in Education at the University of California, Berkeley and her MA in Hispanic Literature at the University of Arizona. In her teaching and research, she explores how learners’ and teachers’ understandings of cultural and linguistic differences are mediated by…
Lectures by BLC Fellows (A. Bellezza, M. Kim, J. Vivrette, U. Bhattacharya) , April 30, 2010
Presentations by the Spring 2010 BLC Fellows: Audio for all presenters is available below, for both streaming and download. “Teaching Italian through Theatre: A performative approach” by Annamaria Bellezza, Lecturer, Italian Studies Theatre provides the ultimate interactive experience, and as such it represents a powerful, holistic, and comprehensive approach to foreign language teaching, serving as…
BWLP Professional Learning Series, 2022 – 2023
Our workshop series, Strands A & B, will focus on establishing a World Language learning community that supports students and teachers.Strand A: Planning the Journey: Daily & Weekly Lesson SequencesStrand B: A New Hope! Designing Thematic UnitsDates:September 17November 5January 21February 25April 1
Join the BLC undergrad listserv (ucb-language-students@lists.berkeley.edu) The Berkeley Language Center sends periodic updates during the academic year featuring upcoming events and news. To sign up, please provide your information below. Be sure to check your inbox to confirm your subscription request, which you may cancel at any time. [wpforms id="6062"]
All Room Schedules
Back to Room Reservations BLC Rooms
The winners of the Exploring the Boundaries of Translation contest!
We would like to thank everyone who participated in this contest. We received many excellent submissions from a wide array of languages that demonstrated an extraordinary breadth of linguistic knowledge and sensitivity to cultural (mis)understandings. Most impressive of all was the awareness of language as symbolic form and power: how meaning is made through language…
Welcome to Roxana Wang!
It is with great pleasure that the BLC introduces our very first Undergraduate Outreach Coordinator: Roxana Wang! Roxana is a second-year student studying Comparative Literature, German, and Classics (albeit with an occasional dip into Political Economy). She is considering a career as a philologist but has no idea how to become one. The focus of…
Join the BLC Listserv (ucb-language@lists.berkeley.edu) The Berkeley Language Center sends periodic updates during the academic year featuring upcoming events and news. To sign up, please provide your information below. Be sure to check your inbox to confirm your subscription request, which you may cancel at any time. If you're an undergraduate student and…
Give to the Berkeley Language Center When you give to the Berkeley Language Center Fund you support the learning and teaching of 59 languages at UC Berkeley! Founded in 1994, the Berkeley Language Center (BLC) is housed in the Division of the Arts and Humanities of the College of Letters and Sciences. The BLC…
Kimberly Vinall Executive Director of the Berkeley Language Center kvinall@berkeley.eduCVOffice29 Dwinelle Kimberly Vinall received her PhD in Education at the University of California, Berkeley and her MA in Hispanic Literature at the University of Arizona. In her teaching and research, she explores how learners’ and teachers’ understandings of cultural and linguistic differences are mediated by…
Lectures by BLC Fellows (A. Bellezza, M. Kim, J. Vivrette, U. Bhattacharya) , April 30, 2010
Presentations by the Spring 2010 BLC Fellows: Audio for all presenters is available below, for both streaming and download. “Teaching Italian through Theatre: A performative approach” by Annamaria Bellezza, Lecturer, Italian Studies Theatre provides the ultimate interactive experience, and as such it represents a powerful, holistic, and comprehensive approach to foreign language teaching, serving as…