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Students play multi-language scrabble at Translation Week in 2019. Photo courtesy of Aubrey Jones from the Foreign Language Department Photo credit: Aubrey Jones

Localization, translation and interpretation

Marisa Nelson September 27, 2021

Language translation and interpretation is a $50 billion industry, which Weber State University, in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Languages, will pay homage to during the week of Sept. 27...

One way of learning new language vocabulary is to match familiar words and pictures to unfamiliar words. (Screenshot by Leah Higginbotham)

What’s Appening: Duolingo

Leah Higginbotham November 18, 2016

Welcome to What's App-ening, your weekly source for the latest and greatest in mobile apps. This week’s app is for the linguist in all of us. Duolingo allows users to learn the language they’ve...

WSU expands Chinese language program

Sarah Knowlton November 2, 2015

The Department of Foreign Languages at Weber State University wants to expand the Mandarin Chinese language program offered to students because of the increasing demand of Chinese Language courses in...

¿Quieres aprender otro idioma?

February 12, 2015

La frustración puede invadir la mente de las personas cuando están empezando a aprender un nuevo idioma . La gente siempre está buscando la manera más rápida y más fácil de aprender un nuevo idioma. La...

Got language?

February 10, 2015

A lot of frustration can encroach the minds of people when they are starting to learn a new language. People are always looking for the fastest and most effortless way to learn a new language. People...

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