“You can study through books, but by personal experiences, you get to master it,” he said. “The books won’t show you the language of the street. You need to go out and, for example, learn slang. These communities would help with the oral component.”

Juniors Caleb Grant, Brittany Asito, and Katie MacDonald are a group of Ithaca College students taking a semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain.

Janice Levy, professor of media arts, sciences, and studies, will be giving a keynote speech for the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance seminar.