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One of Penn’s most
venerable and vital residential
programs, MLP is dedicated to students
who wish to improve their language
proficiency and immerse themselves in
new cultural experiences… while having
fun at the same time. MLP participants
range from novice speakers with little
foreign language experience to
multi-lingual international students;
generally, about half are freshmen.
Residents in Class of 1925 belong to one
or more of the five language houses,
French,
German,
Italian,
Russian,
Spanish,
each of which holds in-language dinners
several nights a week, biweekly film
screenings and weekly coffee hours.
Popular supplemental activities include
game nights, dance events, and the
annual International Dinner, as well as
restaurant, film, museum and performing
arts trips downtown.
Program
Directors—graduate students who are
either native or fluent
speakers—supervise the houses; several
Managers—upperclass veterans working in
collaboration with Program Directors and
Penn administrators—also play an
essential role.
One unique
facet of MLP is that the language
departments at Penn realize the value of
our programming and award students a
half credit per semester for their work.
Students enrolled for credit must attend
the majority of events that semester, of
course; enrollment for credit is
entirely optional.
MLP also prides
itself on serving as a hub for other
language-based programming; in the past,
the program has hosted Arabic dinners
and coffee hours, a Polish film series,
and more. The 2007-2008 year will
feature coffee hours and other events in
Chinese.
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Returning
Gregorians: Apply at the Van Pelt Information Center
during the regular internal housing
process. Be sure to sign the
MLP contract on the reverse side of the
application.
New Freshmen: Submit the regular
housing application online, identifying MLP as one of your top choices. Submit
an essay specifying which language
house(s) you are interested in, and give
us a bit of information about your
background, fluency level, and specific
interests related to the program.
New Upperclassmen: Upperclassmen
coming from other College Houses should
fill out an “Application for New Program
Participants” at the Van Pelt Manor
Information Center. Contact the office
of
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Originally started
by former Gregory Senior Fellow
Elizabeth Sachs,
Language Direct
provides online and in-person support
for students in French, German, Italian
and Spanish courses through a tutorial
program supported by the
Penn Language
Center.
The website accepts paper submissions,
usually offering feedback within 24
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Copyright
©
2008
Gregory
College House
College
Houses and Academic Services at the
University of
Pennsylvania
Van Pelt Manor: 3909 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104
Class of 25: 3941 Irving Street, Philadelphia, PA
19104
House Office (127 Van Pelt): (215) 573-5171
Info Center (Van Pelt Lobby): (215) 898-5202
gch at pobox.upenn.edu
This page was last updated on:
03/29/2008
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