Student Assistants
Japanese Language Assistant
Japanese Language Assistant
Debbie Fajembola is a senior Health Science Studies major with a minor in Japanese. She is from Lagos, Nigeria but has been schooling in the states since her sophomore year of high school. She has always been inspired by her linguist mother to learn from other cultures in order to broaden her horizons. Having attended a boarding school with students from more than 48 different countries, Debbie believes that learning a language is essential to uniting cultures. She learnt from her Indonesian best friend the motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” which means Unity in Diversity.
ファジェンボラ・デビーは健康科学を先行しているベイラー大学の四年生です。彼女は約二年前ナイジェリアからアメリカに引っ越しました。他の国に住んでいるのにデビーさんは出身をぜんぜん忘れません。彼女は他の文化について学ぶことに興味があるので世界中に旅行したいと思っています。暇な時デビーさんは料理したり友達や家族と映画を見たり、ビデオゲームをしたり、新しいことを経験したりするのが大好きです。
Virtual Experience Developer
Virtual Experience Developer
Spencer Hammack is a junior Computer Science major with a minor in Japanese from Marshall, Texas. He has been interested in other cultures since taking part in World Bazaar in middle school, where he represented Australia and South Korea. Spencer was able to take part of Baylor in Japan over the summer, and enjoyed his experience. He is very excited to be a part of IMLC.
スペンサー・ハマックはベイラー大学の三年生で、専攻はコンピューター科学です。スペンサーは2023年の夏、ベイラー・イン・ジャパンの授業を日本で受講しました。中学生の頃から異文化に興味を持ち、言語を学ぶのが好きです。スペイン語とドイツ語も学びたいです。IMLCで働くことにワクワクしています。
Student Assistant
Student Assistant
Madi Hoyt is a junior Psychology major with minors in Music and Poverty Studies and Social Justice from Moline, Illinois. She is currently taking Spanish and Baylor and is very excited to learn more. Madi also loves to learn about other cultures and what makes them unique. Due to her love of learning about other cultures she one day hopes to study abroad. She is very excited to be a part of the IMLC!
Technology and Chinese Language Assistant
Technology and Chinese Language Assistant
Si Qin Huang is a junior data science major with a double minor in statistics and business administration. She is involved in Baylor’s ECS Scholars Program and holds the position of Treasurer in Baylor's Women in Computer Science club. She comes from a Chinese family and frequently played the role of translator growing up. Si Qin lived in China for five years and speaks Mandarin. She hopes to integrate technology with world culture and language studies to expand communal understanding. She is excited to be a part of IMLC.
黄思琴来自拉斯维加斯。她是计算机科学与技术专业的三年级学生。她很高兴来到Baylor University。她家乡在福州不过她在美国出生长大,从小去中文学校学的中文。思琴很荣幸能在IMLC工作。她希望在IMLC能帮助到Baylor的中国学生和老师
German and French Language Assistant
German and French Language Assistant
Aaliyah Mai is a senior majoring in German and French studies who is originally from Waco, Texas. Coming from a military family who has been stationed numerous times overseas, she quickly developed a love for cultures and languages different from her own. She loves to travel and has been to over twenty different countries outside of the North American continent. As a double language major, she is beyond excited to work at the iMLC.
Aaliyah Mai befindet sich im vierten Jahr und studiert Germanistik und Französisch im Hauptfach. Sie kommt ursprünglich aus Waco, Texas. Da sie aus einer Militärfamilie stammt, die mehrmals in Übersee stationiert war, entwickelte sie schnell eine Liebe für andere Kulturen und Sprachen als ihre eigene. Sie liebt es zu reisen und war bereits in über zwanzig verschiedenen Ländern außerhalb des nordamerikanischen Kontinents. Da sie zwei Sprachen studiert hat, freut sie sich sehr darauf, am iMLC zu arbeiten.
Technology and Japanese Language Assistant
Technology and Japanese Language Assistant
Garrett McCall is a senior University Scholar major with concentrations in Linguistics and Anthropology. He loves learning about cultures through language and is currently learning Japanese, with plans to learn Spanish, Mandarin, and other languages in the future. Garrett feels that anyone can learn a language and encourages others to keep culture in mind when learning, as languages tend to be closely connected to their cultural context. He is excited to be a part of the IMLC!
ギャレット・マッコールはベイラー大学の三年生で、専攻は言語学と人類学のユニバーシティースコラーです。言語と文化を学ぶのが大好きです。今、日本語を学びますが、将来はスペイン語や中国語を学びたいです。ギャレットは誰でも言葉を学ぶことができると思っています。
Portuguese Language Assistant
Portuguese Language Assistant
Andrew McElroy is a senior Baylor Business Fellow majoring in Marketing, Economics, and Management with a concentration in Consulting and a minor in History from Brentwood, New Hampshire, who studied Portuguese at Baylor. He has been interested in languages since he started taking Latin in middle school and has continued to study them since. His tip for learning languages is that the more you speak the better you will get, even if it feels uncomfortable at first. Andrew had the opportunity to study abroad with Baylor's Archaeology in Italy program and recommends study abroad for everyone if they're able! In addition to business and foreign language, Andrew is a squad leader in the Baylor Golden Wave Band and plays tuba.
Andrew também fala Português! Si você tem algumas perguntas cerca do programa Português do Baylor ou Português em general, Andrew é uma boa pessoa perguntar. Ele não é fluente ainda, mas ele continua aprender e falar todos os dias!
Technology and Spanish Language Assistant
Technology and Spanish Language Assistant
Vanessa Mendez is a senior history major with a concentration in secondary education from Dallas, TX. She is also on the pre-law track and hopes to go to law school upon graduation. She is a first-generation student here at Baylor and comes from a Mexican household. She has studied Spanish here at Baylor and plans to study Japanese here at Baylor next. She is an officer with the Japanese Student Association (JSA) and hopes to be more involved at Baylor in the upcoming semester. She loves to learn about the history and cultures of different countries and loves to teach others about this as well. She also loves to learn more about different languages and hopes to become fluent in multiple different languages in the future.
Ella le gusta probar comidas nuevas y conocer gente nueva. También le gusta aprender historia y leer sobre historia en su tiempo libre. Ella también pasar tiempo con sus amigos a menudo en su tiempo libre. Ella viaja a menudo a México en el verano para visitar a la familia. Ella espera dominar su español y pasar a un nuevo idioma.
Technology and Korean Language Assistant
Technology and Korean Language Assistant
Margaret Welch is a senior Philosophy major from Lancaster, CA. She is minoring in International Studies, Nutrition and she is currently studying Korean. She grew to love learning Korean after becoming interested in all aspects of Korean culture. As someone minoring in Nutrition, she is interested in learning about different cultures through food.
마가렛 웰치는 3학년이다. 철학을 공부하려고 베일러 대학교에 왔다. 캘리포니아주 랭커스터에서 왔다. 한국 음식을 요리하는 것을 좋아한다 . 한국 문화에 관심이 때문에 한국어를 공부한다. 한국어 잘하고 싶는다. 열심히 공부하자!
French Language Assistant
French Language Assistant
Victoria Welch is a senior transfer student majoring in environmental science on the pre-veterinary track. She transferred to Baylor from the American university of Paris in France where she lived for one year while studying the French language and fashion design. She believes that everyone should have the opportunity to study abroad and become immersed in any language that they are interested in, as well as experiencing the culture.
Quand elle était a paris, elle aimait aller au les boulangeries pour manger une baguette tradition avec ses amies tous les matins avant aller à l’école. Elle a beaucoup appris le français quand elle était la. Elle allait a la Tour Eiffel tous les week-ends avec ses amies. C’était la meilleure année de sa vie. Elle espère qu’elle peut retourner bientôt.
Technology and Chinese/Spanish Assistant
Technology and Chinese/Spanish Assistant
Shelby Xu is a senior majoring in International Studies and minoring in Business Administration from Dallas, TX. She is currently studying Arabic but also is fluent in Chinese and knows a little bit of Spanish and French. She believes that everybody should learn a second language besides English because it will give a person more insight about another culture. She also thinks studying abroad is also a great opportunity to experience new cultures and better one’s process in learning a new language.
她主修国际研究,辅修工商管理。 去年暑假,她去了西班牙马德里学习,还参观了瓦伦 西亚、塞维利亚、托莱多等城市,更深入地体验了当地的风土人情和语言。 在空闲时 间,她喜欢旅行,听乡村音乐,和朋友一起出去玩。