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UNG summer program immerses students in language

Amy Richardson, from left, Kimberly Wright and Tameema Ahmed, all taking Arabic classes in the University of North Georgia’s Summer Language Institute in Dahlonega, talk with other students in the school’s language lab. Richardson is a Chinese major from Camilla, Wright a biology major from Hartwell, and Ahmed a psychology major and Arabic tutor from Dawsonville. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0717LANGUAGE 6 — Amy Richardson, from left, Kimberly Wright and Tameema Ahmed, all taking Arabic classes in the University of North Georgia’s Summer Language Institute in Dahlonega, talk with other students in the school’s language lab. Richardson is a Chinese major from Camilla, Wright a biology major from Hartwell, and Ahmed a psychology major and Arabic tutor from Dawsonville. - photo by NAT GURLEY

The sounds of Chinese, Russian and Arabic mingle as college students converse throughout the day. It’s not an airport. Nor is it an international food market or a foreign city.