Fulbright foreign language teachers introduced to American culture at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Fulbright foreign language teachers introduced to American culture at Notre Dame Fulbright foreign language teachers introduced to American culture at Notre Dame Published: August 12, 2014 Author: Brittany Collins FLTA orientation The University of Notre Dame is hosting its ninth Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) orientation for the upcoming academic year. Sixty teachers from 28 countries, representing 15 languages, are staying on campus Aug. 9-13 (Saturday-Wednesday) and will attend a series of workshops designed to enhance their teaching in the United States. The orientation prepares the teachers, most of whom have never been to the U.S., for the academic year ahead, when they will go to an American college or university. Sessions during the orientation will cover topics ranging from academics, including successful language teaching methods, to cultural introductions such as shopping and tipping in America. The Fulbright teachers’ experience on campus will include dinner at Legends and lodging in Ryan Hall. “The stay in Ryan Hall gives them a sense of what American students are experiencing,” said Brian Ó Conchubhair, director of the Notre Dame Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures and orientation director. The FLTA program brings foreign language teachers from more than 50 countries to the United States. Notre Dame is one of only seven universities chosen from a highly selective process from the Fulbright Program to be a host institution. After the five-day orientation, FLTA teachers will leave to attend their host schools across the U.S. for the upcoming academic year. Six will stay at Notre Dame. “The University of Notre Dame is a great campus. Getting a feel of what it’s like to be on a U.S. campus is really represented here,” said Marsha Frith, assistant director of the Foreign Fulbright Programs Division in the Fulbright FLTA Program. “Notre Dame has done a wonderful job of hosting a summer orientation program for Fulbright FLTAs for more than nine years. We appreciate the opportunity the FLTAs have to learn from faculty, staff and administrators and the tremendous benefit they gain from being at an institution with Notre Dame’s vast understanding of international students and foreign languages.” The teachers at the Notre Dame orientation come from Argentina, Austria, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and Uruguay. The orientation is organized and funded by the Fulbright Commission, a program of the Institute for International Education, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Contact: Brian Ó Conchubhair, 574-631-0499, oconchubhair.1@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? August 29, 2022 Former president of Colombia to teach in Keough School of Global Affairs, deliver public lecture May 05, 2022 Kroc Institute releases special report on ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement May 03, 2022 Pulte Institute launches Central America Research Alliance April 06, 2022 Rise in trust of institutions led to boost in entrepreneurial intent, especially among STEM undergraduates For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn