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Vermont State welcomes multilingual learners, including students whose first language is not English. Multilingual students from international and U.S. backgrounds enrich our academic community.
Vermont State offers multilingual students the ESL instruction, resources, and counseling to be successful while navigating an additional language and culture. Academic support resources include help with academic English reading, academic writing, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and cultural literacy. Services are available both in-person and remotely. Students can receive individual tutoring support or take courses designed specifically for multilingual students.
Our Pathway Program for English Language Learners on the Castleton Campus is designed for students who are working to achieve the English proficiency requirements needed for admission to their degree program.
Resources
- Tutoring for Multilingual Students: All of our Academic Support tutors and staff are excited to work with multilingual learners. Multilingual students seeking English language counseling and support can contact Dr. Mary Dinh to set up English language tutoring and cognitive counseling to meet your needs.
- Conversation Partners Program: International students will be paired with local students to learn languages and cultures together. Local students who plan to study abroad can also practice the language(s) before their trip.
- Foreign Language Independent Study: Students interested in earning credit for foreign language learning (for example: Japanese, French, Spanish) can consult with our office for further guidance.
- ENG 1050 | Language and Power: This course is essential for American students preparing to study abroad. It equips them with communication strategies and intercultural competence to navigate cultural and linguistic barriers. Students can find this course listed as ENG 1050, offered every spring semester in person at the Castleton campus
International Summer Camp at Vermont State University
Global Innovators: STEM, Design Thinking & Cultural Immersion
Vermont State University’s Global Innovators: STEM, Design Thinking & Cultural Immersion Summer Program invites high-achieving international students to a transformative 2-week experience in the U.S.
The program includes a residential course focused on STEM education, offering hands-on learning in 3D imaging or Stanford lab design-based thinking.
With 55 hours of immersive experiential learning, small classes, and personalized faculty mentorship, students will enhance their problem-solving, English proficiency, design-based thinking, and global perspective while engaging in field trips, local activities, and university life.
This program is open for collaboration with international recruitment agencies and high schools worldwide! For more details, contact Dr. Mary Dinh.
In 2022, VTSU (Randolph/Williston) with a focus on technical training was ranked
Number One in Vermont and Seventh Nationally for Return on Investment
by Georgetown University’s Center on Education & the Workforce
In 2021, VTSU (Randolph/Williston) was ranked in the
Top Thirteen | Top Public Schools, Regional Colleges, North
by US News and World Report
Questions?
For more information about Multilingual Student Services, the English Pathway Program, or to reach out with inquiries, project proposals, or potential collaborations, contact Dr. Mary Dinh.
Assistant Director of Multilingual Students Services
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As Heard on Vermont Edition:
How Vermont State University supports its growing number of multilingual students
Mary Dinh, VTSU’s assistant director of multilingual student services, and Katy Culpo, a professor in the health, human movement and sports department, discuss their role in supporting these students. They also discuss the challenges of integrating language learning into traditional classroom models, and how academic English differs from the way many of us use English in our everyday lives.
