Franklin decided to learn Chinese on a whim during freshman year of college and afterwards fell in love with the language and culture. He has studied and worked in major Chinese cities including Beijing, Qingdao and Harbin.
Franklin's China interests have led him to several notable...
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Sara Sofia Anderson
I am a Midwestern Swede by birth and an alumna of the University of Kansas, where I majored in International Studies and German. During the spring of 2014, I studied at the Universität Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany after participating in the U.S. Department of...
Tigist Yitbarek
Exposure to foreign languages and knowledge of them broaden one's horizons, worldview and contributes to personal development. Furthermore, it helps to overcome prejudices and form unity. It is for these reasons and my passion for foreign languages that I have decided to embark on this...
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Adi Shaham
Hi, my name is Adi and I'm an occupational therapist. Living in Israel for 28 years, I have extensive local connections to Hebrew and Israel. I think Hebrew is a very unique language and much different from English and other Latin languages. I like this...
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Besher Al-Makhlouf
I am very excited to teach Arabic at GLN. I hope it will be a fun learning experience. Looking forward to meeting my students!...
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Hein
Hein is ecstatic about sharing his Burmese language with others. Yoda also speaks Burmese--at least, his grammar and syntax are similar to Burmese. It isn't, therefore, a big stretch to say that Burmese people are the one with the force and the force is with...
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