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Introducing: Jhumpa Lahiri

Lahiri is an award-winning, multilingual author who became fluent in Italian as an adult. Her experiences and reflections illustrate the lifelong benefits of language learning.

Higher Education Video Blog World Languages with Jhumpa Lahiri

Lahiri is an award-winning, multilingual author who became fluent in Italian as an adult. Her reflections on her experience help with understanding the process and lifelong benefits of language learning-- even for those who study a language for a short time.

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  • How Learning a New Language Changes Our Understanding of Ourselves

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