{"id":131318,"date":"2020-11-25T08:52:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=131318"},"modified":"2020-11-25T08:52:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T18:52:29","slug":"uh-hilo-language-lesson-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/11\/25\/uh-hilo-language-lesson-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn a new language from a UH<\/abbr> Hilo international student"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Learn the basics of another language with the help of UH<\/abbr> students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In recognition of International Education Week<\/a>, students at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> have produced a series of short 5–15 minute videos teaching the basics of their languages. The project is sponsored by the UH<\/abbr> Hilo International Student Services<\/a> and International Student Association.<\/p>\n

“We invite you to take a few minutes to learn some conversational words and phrases and information about the many languages our students speak,” wrote Jim Mellon<\/strong>, director of international student services and intercultural education in an email to the campus. “This project is also aimed at recognizing the United Nations\u2019 upcoming International Decade of Indigenous Languages.”<\/p>\n

Mini lessons are available in a playlist<\/a> on the International Student Association YouTube channel<\/a>. Viewers can learn the basics of Japanese, Kapingamarangi (spoken in Pohnpei State, Micronesia), Korean, Kosraean, Mandarin, Nauruan, Palauan, Serbian, Sonsorolese (spoken in Palau), Swahili, Swedish, Turkmen and Uchinaaguchi (spoken in Okinawa).<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo currently enrolls about 200 students from 37 countries. These students contribute diverse perspectives and backgrounds to the campus, enriching the educational experience for all. In addition, the financial contribution of international students to the state and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island is estimated at $185 million<\/a> and $5.7 million, respectively, for 2019.<\/p>\n

Read more at UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Susan Enright<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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