Serving the Community College of Vermont & Vermont State University
Serving the Community College of Vermont & Vermont State University
“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.”
– Flora Lewis (American journalist, 1922-2022)
For the academic year 2023-2024, Vermont State University is now providing education to a total of 729 (out of 5,065 students) (about 14.39%) self-reported as multilingual, using more than one language in their life. 293 multilingual students of them are considered a minority, having a Hispanic ethnicity, or a non-white race. 766 students (15.12% of total student population) are classified as “International Students”- including students from non-English speaking countries and those from Canadian, UK, Australia, and English-speaking countries.
This virtual display was prepared by the VSCS Libraries in conjunction with VTSU Multilingual Students Services to accompany Intercultural Artifacts Exhibitions happening at the campus libraries beginning April 16th (see sidebar). Take a look at the books and videos we highlight below—and stop by the libraries to check out the artifact displays!
A sampling of books and eBooks highlighting cultures from around the world and intercultural learning. All electronic titles are available to read online and our physical titles may be requested for pick-up at a VSCS library or sent to your home.
Learn to speak Japanese in 10 easy lessons--with manga illustrations, engaging exercises, and practical conversations!
Chinese-speaking popular cultures have never been so queer in this digital, globalist age. The title of this pioneering volume, Boys' Love, Cosplay, and Androgynous Idols Queer Fan Cultures in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan already gives an idea of the colorful, multifaceted realms the fans inhabit today.
Brooklyn has all the features of a "global borough": It is a base of immigrant labor and ethnically diverse communities, of social and cultural capital, of global transportation, cultural production, and policy innovation.
Chinese Food for Life Care explores traditional Chinese ways of eating, and the Chinese people's opinions regarding food choices in various situations.
To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does.
In Costa Rican Ecosystems, Maarten Kappelle brings together a collection of the world's foremost experts on Costa Rican ecology to offer the first comprehensive account of the diversity, structure, function, uses, and conservation of Costa Rica's ecosystems.
Arguing that fashion has occurred in cultures beyond the West throughout history, this groundbreaking book explores the geographic places and historical spaces that have been largely neglected by contemporary fashion studies, bringing them together for the first time.
Interested in learning or refreshing your French but feel your language skills are less than extraordinaire? No need to worry! With French Demystified you'll quickly build up your repertoire and be able to understand the language and communicate effectively.
The updated, fifth edition of the widely used introductory Spanish textbook designed specifically for health care professionals
For nearly three decades Japanese Culture has garnered high praise as an accurate and well-written introduction to Japanese history and culture.
This Japanese design book presents the arts, aesthetics and culture of Japan with over 160 stunning color photos and extensive historical and cultural commentary.
This is an invaluable study guide and practice book for learning basic Japanese kanji.
Providing a multifaceted view of modern Finland, this book describes its history, culture, language, geography, natural history and the mythology of early peoples.
This one-volume thematic encyclopedia examines life in contemporary India, with topical sections focusing on geography, history, government and politics, economy, social classes and ethnicity, religion, food, etiquette, literature and drama, and more.
Since emerging in 2006 from a ten-year Maoist insurgency, the 'People's War', Nepal has struggled with the difficult transition from war to peace, from autocracy to democracy, and from an exclusionary and centralized state to a more inclusive and federal one.
With the reader, students explore the sociohistorical formation of Latinos as a distinct panethnic group in the United States, delving into issues of class formation; social stratification; racial, gender, and sexual identities; and politics and cultural production.
Today's New Zealand is an emerging paradigm for successful cultural relations. Although the nation's Maori (indigenous Polynesian) and Pakeha (colonial European) populations of the 19th century were dramatically different and often at odds, they are today co-contributors to a vibrant society.
Pop City examines the use of Korean television dramas and K-pop music to promote urban and rural places in South Korea.
South Africa has been described as "A World in One Country" and a "Rainbow Nation." This insiders' guide will introduce you to the universal warmth and cultural diversity of its people, explain the backdrop of their troubled past, and familiarize you with their everyday life so that you'll feel comfortable whether you're invited to a shack in the townships, a mansion in the suburbs, or a braai on the beach.
A selection of international films from the libraries' Kanopy streaming video database. Films were selected based on the languages of VTSU multilingual students (Chinese, French, African countries, Norwegian, & Japanese.)
If you haven't accessed Kanopy before, learn how to set up your account in this FAQ.
2014 1 hr. 31 min. Languages: Norwegian, French, English
Marie is a scientist who works in the Mass Department of the Norwegian Metrology Service where her father Ernst is director. When Ernst surprisingly falls ill, Marie is asked to go to Paris to recalibrate the National Norwegian kilo and take part in an international seminar where colleagues from around the world discuss new ways of defining the actual weight of a kilo. Through her scientific journey, it is actually her own measurement of disappointment, grief and love that ends up on the scale. In Paris she meets Pi, a former scientist at the esteemed Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, and through him the possibility of love.
2020 56 min. Language: English
During a time of war and social tumult, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans. The aftermath of the Vietnam War brings new immigrants and refugees.
2018 1 hr. 30 min. Languages: Japanese, English Animated
Mizore Yoroizuka and Nozomi Kasaki are a pair of best friends in their final year of high school. They're both obsessed with the school's brass band club. With Mizore on the oboe and Nozomi on the flute, they spend their days in happiness, until the club begins to practice songs inspired by the fairy tale Liz und ein Blauer Vogel - "LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD". Immersed in this story, Mizore and Nozomi begin to realize that there may be no such thing as being together forever.
2022 1 hr. 31 min. Language: Arabic
In order to avoid a forced marriage, 19-year-old Hala finds shelter across the Euphrates, at the Kurdish Female Military. While learning how to fight, she gets inspired by the promise of freeing more women. When the Kurdish military liberates her hometown from ISIS, she returns there as a policewoman authorised to protect other vulnerable women. Hala finds herself ready to fulfil her greatest dream: to free her younger sisters from her father's hand. Τhe threat of a marriage and the brutal stories of female oppression lead women to the other side of the river. They are trained in a strict military style, taught that men are the enemy. But is there freedom to be found between holding a gun against the patriarchic society or be deprived of the possibility to love?
2017 1 hr. 41 min. Language: Thai
A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside.
2018 1 hr. 30 min. Languages: Japanese, English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Masato, a young Ramen chef, leaves his hometown in Japan to embark on a culinary journey to Singapore to find the truth about his past. He uncovers a lot more than family secrets and delicious recipes.
2014 1 hr. 44 min. Language: French
Helene, Lili and Rose met in Auschwitz, where the three twenty-year-old Jewish girls were deported. Thanks to German-speaking Dutch Lili, who was working in the camp kitchen, the two French girls survived. However, after the liberation of the camp, they lost touch. Lili went back to the Netherlands. Rose married a former deportee and settled down in Canada. Helene returned home to France, where she met an old childhood sweetheart, and married him, aware of his impotency caused by sinister doctors carrying out experiments on him in the concentration camp. Determined to find her old companions, Helene puts an ad in a deportees newspaper. Against all odds, the ad is answered and the women are reunited.
2017 58 min. Languages: Spanish, English
This documentary tells the story of a group of Guatemalan immigrant women and children who broke the silence about the abuses committed against them at the Agriprocessors, Inc plant in Postville, Iowa. Thanks to the solidarity of the community that accompanied them and to the U Visa, they transformed their lives.
2021 50 min. Languages: English, Bemba
“WE RISE FOR OUR LAND” explores the complexities and contentions of land struggles in 3 countries in Southern Africa- Eswatini ( formerly known as Swaziland), Mozambique, and Zambia. The protagonists of our film are rural women who both work the land and mobilize for legislation to put themselves at the center of decision-making around land use.
20191 hr. 43 min. Languages: English, Mandarin, Hokkien
It's monsoon season in Singapore and the city is pouring with rain. WET SEASON follows the plight of Ling, a Chinese language teacher, whose marriage and school life are fraying apart because she is unable to bear a child. But an unlikely friendship with a student helps her reaffirm her identity as a woman.
Beyond multilingual multicultural education and instructional recommendations for faculty and staff to accommodate the unique requirements and develop the learning abilities of their students, these nine books encompass learning sciences. These up-to-date nine ebooks, which cover everything from practical in-class pedagogical methods to brain-based research to strategies for supporting multilingual multicultural students, are intended to inspire confidence in your advocacy for a more equitable and inclusive learning environment for all. Furthermore, your endorsement of the multilingual multicultural shift in higher education aids in equipping your students with a global perspective, enabling them to interact with diverse communities across the globe and bringing personal and communal profits.
Enrollments in international education programs are projected to grow exponentially as students, parents, and university personnel seek to prepare future leaders who can live and work effectively in a global environment. What do we know about the outcomes of such programs, and how can educators become more intentional about designing, and assessing, the impact of such courses?
This book explores the many aspects of education abroad as a learning environment, such as student learning outcomes, faculty development, and program assessment and evaluation.
Assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning, but too often it leads to misleading conclusions-sometimes with dire consequences for students. How can educators improve assessment practices so that the results are accurate, meaningful, informative, and fair?
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in online education across the world. While the online classroom experience has been written about extensively, the outside of class experience and student services for those learning remotely has received little attention. This book provides College and university personnel with research, theoretical foundations, and best practice to support and engage online learners.
Every person who encounters or learns another language is faced with the challenge of processing many new words in a short period of time. What are the conditions under which a learner can acquire those words successfully and process them to long-term memory? How do language and memory faculties interact? What role do the senses play in this process? Are factors such as age or individual backgrounds of learners to be considered?
A visionary leader's powerful personal story and a blueprint for change that will inspire schools and communities across America.
Learning and Not Learning in the Heritage Language Classroom, a critical ethnography, describes the first year of a teacher-founded charter high school and presents a case-study of compulsory Spanish heritage language instruction with two Spanish-language teachers, one English dominant and the other Spanish dominant.
Do you possess any books, literature, paintings, music, poems, and cultural objects in different languages and cultures that represent YOU? Those artifacts possess the power to heal, unite, transform lives, and represent who you are.
This exhibition at the VTSU Libraries will feature items that convey the tales of multilingual, multicultural students, professors, and staff.
You can join the project by lending your cultural items to the librarians on any VTSU campus before April 16. Then, come see and learn more from each other!
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