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But although he was accepted to study in New from Venezuela and. Algeria and composing a
Delhi, India, the program later shifted to a 2020 research paper covering an extended analysis of
Virtual Summer Intensive version, an online immigration in Spain compared with the United.
alternative in response to the U.S. Department States—all in Spanish.
of State Global Level 4 Health Advisory and. “The application process for this NSLI-Y program
ECA’s pause of in-person exchange programs.
was rigorous and challenging, and I am expecting
“When I first heard about the acceptance to the a equal if not greater challenge from these
program I was overjoyed, so to hear about the online courses,” Mysore said. “However, I am no
shift to an online rendition was certainly jarring,” stranger to taking on a foreign language in my
Mysore explained. “I was excited to visit my free time and have been preparing by learning
parents’ native country and gain new global the [Hindi] script, basic vocabulary and grammar
perspective to bring back to America, but I am concepts from online resources.”
equally ready to take advantage of this fantastic On top of participating in daily classes, completing
virtual opportunity.”
daily homework assignments, engaging in cultural
Now, Mysore is just one of 500 students webinars on the weekends, and completing a
selected from approximately 3,000 applicants Global Competence Certificate (GCC) course,
from across the United. States who will study Mysore and other students will also engage with
Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, peer tutors from target countries and even give
Persian, Russian or Turkish this summer as presentation in the target language on cultural
part of a virtual exchange. This new NSLI-Y items at the course’s end.
Virtual Summer Intensive program aims to “I look forward to seeing how far my Hindi has
provide robust language and cultural learning progressed by the end of the program,” Mysore
opportunities by virtually connecting the said, “and I know that the people I meet and the
participants with teachers, international peers, skills I pick up will carry much farther than just the
cultural organizations and communities where virtual world.”
the target language is spoken.
We at FunAsia DesiPages wish Josh Mysore a lot
And luckily enough, Mysore already has of success in all his future endeavors. We are so
experienced tackling linguistic challenges. In proud of him and appreciate his efforts to keep
Spain, he conducted a Capstone investigation our community heritage and culture flourishing
on immigration in the country, working with . We wish you luck that you do pick up a lot of
a cultural center as an instructor and food skills on your way. .
bank volunteer, interviewing refugee families

NSLI-Y Info and Sponsors

NSLI-Y is administered by American Councils for International Education in cooperation with
AFS-USA, American Cultural Exchange Service, AMIDEAST, iEARN-USA, the Russian American
Foundation, Stony Brook University, the University of Delaware, and the
University of Wisconsin.

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