Brandeis Language Oscars
Brandeis Language Oscars is a fun competition among students who are finishing their second semester of a language study.
Students in the level-20 courses create an original video that showcases their creativity and conversational skills in the target language. Each participating language selects one video to represent their group at the Language Oscars during a festive viewing event. A jury panel consisting of faculty members from all participating languages votes to select the first- and second-place winners, who receive cash prizes.
This WLC initiative was launched in spring 2013 to showcase language-learning at Brandeis and is supported by the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
2022 Winners
First Place: Russian
Second Place: Chinese
Past Winners
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First Place: Italian Studies
"La felicità sopra I soldi" ("Happiness Over Money"). Creators: Olivia Spelman ’21, Max Le Blanc ’22, Gavi Klein ’22. Paola Servino, instructor.
Second Place: Chinese Language Program
"Our Movie" (我们的电影). Creators: Noah Rovner-Frydman ’21, William Robitaille ’21, Henry Wasserman ’21, Matt Robin ’22. Martine Voiret, instructor.
Third Place: French and Francophone Studies
"Princesse Blanche Neige En France" ("Princess Snow White in France"). Creators: Catherine Chen, Coco Zhang ’22. Jian Wei, instructor.
First Place: Chinese Language Program
"It's Complicated," Kenny Sim’19, Vincent Lee’18, Youbin Ahn’20, Rachel Kim’19. Jian Wei, instructor.
Second Place: Hispanic Studies
"La caperucita roja" ("Little Red Riding Hood"), Yixuan Li’20, Amy Ollove’21, Brianna Lackwood’21. Azlin Perdomo, instructor.
First Place: German Studies
"Bobrat," Cam Braunstein '19, Julia Haynes '20, Arianna Unger '18, Libby Williams '20. Kathrin Seidl, instructor.
Second Place: Japanese Language Program
"The Turtle Inside My Dream," Jingyuan Huang '17, Allison Tien '20, Nancy Tran '20, Charlie Weld '20. Hisae Fujiwara, instructor.
Third Place: Italian Studies
"Euro-Cultura," Samuel Chakmakjian '17, Tiffany English '19, Jade Lara '17. Paola Servino, instructor.
First Place: French and Francophone Studies
"Le Fabuleux destin de Brandeis," Yuntian Lu, Morgan Mayback, Naomi Soman.
Second Place: Japanese Language Program
"School Break," Qianyi Gong, Alana Hodson, Maia Reyes, Amy Zou.
Third Place: Hispanic Studies
"Brandeis Hombre," Karekin Johnson, Nick Krebs, Andrew Lee.
First Place: French and Francophone Studies
“I Love You, My Weird Mother,” Amy Li, An Yan, Jing Zhao.
Second Place: Japanese Language Program
"The Letter," Joyce Hsiao, Julie Kim, Sae Yong Lee, Amy Trankiem.
Third Place: German Studies
"Inglourious Custards"
First Place: Chinese Language Program
"Dream Girl," Aya Abdelaziz and Ben Lovenheim.
Second Place: Russian Studies
"Secret Love," Tiffany Johnson, Suzanne Rothman, Ellyn Sherman.
