Thatcher Language & Culture House Application

Please be sure to read the Thatcher Language & Culture House Explanation on the website before you complete this application.

If you have questions or need assistance, please email rap@acad.umass.edu.

Application deadline is Sunday, February 19, 2017.

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* 1. Your full name (last, first, middle)

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* 2. Campus Address

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* 3. Cell phone #

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* 4. UMass email address

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* 5. UMass Student ID #

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* 6. Academic Major

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* 7. Academic Minor

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* 8. Are you an international student?

Yes

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* 9. Are you an exchange student?

Yes

If yes, international or domestic?

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* 10. Are you in the Commonwealth Honors College?

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* 11. What class year are you currently?

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is your current GPA?

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* 13. Why are you applying to be a member of Thatcher Language & Culture House? Please include thoughts about your interest and/or experience with cultural diversity.

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* 14. The Thatcher Language & Culture House seeks students who will be engaged in our living & learning community. Have you ever been a member of a living learning community (ie; previously participated in Thatcher, a RAP, etc)? If so, please describe what was meaningful to you about that experience. If not, please explain what you expect a living & learning community might be like.

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* 15. The Thatcher Language & Culture House seeks students who wish to take an active role (as a leader OR participant) in social and academic programming outside the classroom. Please explain any experience you have leading or participating in co-curricular activities (student groups, organizations, etc) or civic engagement.

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* 16. How might YOU contribute to the social/academic programming and campus outreach as a member of Thatcher community?

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* 17. Which program are you applying to?

Thatcher Chinese

Thatcher French

Thatcher German

Thatcher Italian

Thatcher Japanese

Thatcher Spanish

Global Culture Program

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* 18. Please rank your current level of speaking in the following languages:

	Intermediate	High Intermediate	Advanced	Near-Native	Native	None
Chinese	Chinese Intermediate	Chinese High Intermediate	Chinese Advanced	Chinese Near-Native	Chinese Native	Chinese None
French	French Intermediate	French High Intermediate	French Advanced	French Near-Native	French Native	French None
German	German Intermediate	German High Intermediate	German Advanced	German Near-Native	German Native	German None
Italian	Italian Intermediate	Italian High Intermediate	Italian Advanced	Italian Near-Native	Italian Native	Italian None
Japanese	Japanese Intermediate	Japanese High Intermediate	Japanese Advanced	Japanese Near-Native	Japanese Native	Japanese None
Spanish	Spanish Intermediate	Spanish High Intermediate	Spanish Advanced	Spanish Near-Native	Spanish Native	Spanish None

Please note if you have mastery of a language other than one listed above.

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* 19. Please rank your listening comprehension in the following languages:

	Intermediate	High Intermediate	Advanced	Near-Native	Native	None
Chinese	Chinese Intermediate	Chinese High Intermediate	Chinese Advanced	Chinese Near-Native	Chinese Native	Chinese None
French	French Intermediate	French High Intermediate	French Advanced	French Near-Native	French Native	French None
German	German Intermediate	German High Intermediate	German Advanced	German Near-Native	German Native	German None
Italian	Italian Intermediate	Italian High Intermediate	Italian Advanced	Italian Near-Native	Italian Native	Italian None
Japanese	Japanese Intermediate	Japanese High Intermediate	Japanese Advanced	Japanese Near-Native	Japanese Native	Japanese None
Spanish	Spanish Intermediate	Spanish High Intermediate	Spanish Advanced	Spanish Near-Native	Spanish Native	Spanish None

Please note if you have listening comprehension in a language other that one listed above.

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* 20. Please indicate your experience history with a language other than English. Be sure to add details in the comment box.

	Yes	No
Language Learner: exposure has been through formal study or travel experience.	Language Learner: exposure has been through formal study or travel experience. Yes	Language Learner: exposure has been through formal study or travel experience. No
Heritage Speaker: raised in a home where the language is spoken, may understand better than you speak.	Heritage Speaker: raised in a home where the language is spoken, may understand better than you speak. Yes	Heritage Speaker: raised in a home where the language is spoken, may understand better than you speak. No
Native Speaker: the target language is your first language, or the one you speak best.	Native Speaker: the target language is your first language, or the one you speak best. Yes	Native Speaker: the target language is your first language, or the one you speak best. No

Please name your language and explain your experience:

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* 21. List all relevant language and culture related courses you have taken in the past 3 years. Include course name, number, the semester/year and the name of the school where you took the course.

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* 22. As mentioned on the program explanation, there is a minimum enrollment requirement for each program in order for the related course to be offered. Please respond to the following questions to help us make final decisions.

	Yes, I would enroll in the course	No, I would not enroll in the course
If you applied to a Language program and there are enough students for the course to be offered, would you be interested in ALSO enrolling in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course?	If you applied to a Language program and there are enough students for the course to be offered, would you be interested in ALSO enrolling in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course? Yes, I would enroll in the course	If you applied to a Language program and there are enough students for the course to be offered, would you be interested in ALSO enrolling in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course? No, I would not enroll in the course
If you applied to a Language program and there are not enough students for the language course to be offered, would you be willing to enroll in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course?	If you applied to a Language program and there are not enough students for the language course to be offered, would you be willing to enroll in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course? Yes, I would enroll in the course	If you applied to a Language program and there are not enough students for the language course to be offered, would you be willing to enroll in the Global Culture Program 2-credit course? No, I would not enroll in the course