Global Language Initiative: A Sustainable Cultural Recovery Program

FAIN: ZED-284175-22

University of Texas, San Antonio (San Antonio, TX 78249-1644)
Nathan Richardson (Project Director: May 2021 to October 2024)

Staff salaries and program costs for a new Global Language Initiative and the foreign language immersion programs of the university's San Antonio Language Academy.    

The Global Language Initiative (GLI), a year-long recovery initiative for cultural/linguistic experiences lost because of COVID, is sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio, an HSI that serves 45% first-generation students and 75% minorities and people of color. GLI centers on the San Antonio Language Academy (SALA), a Middlebury-style language immersion program. SALA provides intensive day-long, single-week, and multi-week co-curricular language immersion experiences comprised of courses, activities, and local field trips. SALA is for the hundreds of UTSA students whose plans to study, work, and research abroad were cancelled due to the pandemic. GLI will also offer global language and culture activities open to thousands in the region. Given the economic impact of COVID on minorities and UTSA, many students who lost opportunities do not have the means to “catch up” on their own and UTSA will not recover the ability to offer such programming prior to their graduations.

Media Coverage

Rice Festival 11.16.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Facebook Global Initiatives
Publication: Rice Festival Facebook Post
Date: 11/16/2022
Abstract: Facebook Post Description Join us tomorrow during lunch hour in the first UTSA International Rice Festival. This event will include a panel discussion, an exhibit of 16 international dishes and a taste of the best rice dishes. 🤩 The IRF event is part of the series of initiatives under IEW, Nov 14-18, 2022. International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to promote and celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This year, the University of Texas at San Antonio will participate in this initiative by showcasing globally-focused events held across campus throughout the week.
URL: http://https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=565822322213813&set=a.469687055160674

UTSA San Antonio Language Academy Winter Promotion 11.5.2021 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook Posts
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 11/5/2021
Abstract: Facebook Post 11.5.2021 Winter Promotion Roadrunners, are you ready to have a unique cultural and linguistic experience at home? Let us introduce you to UTSA's San Antonio Language Academy (SALA). SALA is a new initiative that will foster global experiences at home led by Global Initiatives in collaboration with the UTSA Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures that will provide intensive language immersions in Spanish, Korean and Japanese starting this January! For this inaugural year, we are offering discounted prices, and spots are limited. You can reserve yours starting November 15th! Visit and register now at: https://global.utsa.edu/sala/ #UTSAGlobal #hablaespanol #Spanish #Korean #Japanese #languageimmersion #RoadrunnerNation #SALA #learnanewlanguage UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02m5ZJmSLcoRiA2x9qHtQMuYLThpqY8wEJQ8kP1ve6eBCzHut4gzgvkrJyWUVtyceSl

SALA Japanese Summer 1 7.7.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/7/2022
Abstract: Video of Faculty and Students Dancing Japanese
URL: https://fb.watch/ha3J-y09Za/

Korean Dance 8.29.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 9/29/2022
Abstract: Facebook Post: This past weekend, UTSA had the privilege to host a commemorative cultural event in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the ROK- U.S. diplomatic relations. The event, organized in partnership with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston, San Antonio Korean American Association, Jeju Special Self-Governing Provence, City of San Antonio Global Engagement/International Relations and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provencial Dance Company was a total success that brought more than 400 people to campus! #utsaglobal #koreandance #globalrelations #koreanculture
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02CTpXpppXaref3JnsyvVnYBiw9o3zsh1yEatekFcJSpV2a4sENptR1K1N4dTtPzBrl

SALA SPANISH Summer II 7.1.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/1/2022
Abstract: SALA pictures
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02UNeRxbyE9SLBVRb3shtt79JNwYzHKPesNGvwuFrhknNB7br6qrs9NRB9vy5JNccDl

SALA Welcome Ceremony and Graduation 7.1.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/1/2022
Abstract: SALA pictures
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02Ng4rD8PRyJzS45s4zfitLrr33KF9Zm58oHYSM6bM2qQC9fW63FA84eNU6CaAV9W4l

SALA SPANISH Summer I 7.1.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/1/2022
Abstract: SALA pictures
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02k9cDfKVxBqxuHeoMxzDxJJZHjHhq6v11WwaTxvwi9yzbz19oGU1knD1foYw82inKl

SALA KOREAN Summer I 7.1.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/1/2022
Abstract: SALA Pictures
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid09ErTw5cXeL6wzmS37JWKwsXS1LKWumeea4rK4BahQJVNpqPrYtGJSo2UqfNf7AQKlhttp://

SALA JAPANESE Summer I 7.1.2022 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): UTSA Global Initiatives Facebook
Publication: UTSA Global Facebook
Date: 7/1/2022
Abstract: SALA Pictures
URL: https://www.facebook.com/UTSAGlobal/posts/pfbid02nGCuvsZLUchxDAkVUjehS5sxhk7gJp7Y1fkEJ7SmVH9XkHmEjv4Eik3wDFpFnjzlhttp://