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Located on the second floor of the Olin Language Center, the language lab provides extensive and bright study space and learning resources for students. Equipped with a full computer lab, foreign language texts to borrow, networked- printer, and games from around the world, we are open 7 days a week to provide support to Bard language students.

In the Language Lab

  • Language Tutors
  • Language Tables
  • Placement Tests
  • Foreign Films
  • Student Employment
  • FLET Program

Our Staff 

Our staff are available during office hours to help you.
Learn more about our staff in their bios below.
Don’t hesitate to write or talk to them any time.


“We are all storytellers. We live in a network of stories.
There isn't a stronger connection between people that storytelling.”

—Jimmy Neil Smith

  • Yashii Velsey
    Major: Religion
    Year: Senior
    Home: New York, NY
    Email: [email protected]

    Yashii Velsey

    Major: Religion
    Year: Senior
    Home: New York, NY
    Email: [email protected]

    Biography: Yashii Velsey grew up in New York City and Tokyo, Japan. She is currently a senior at Bard College majoring in Religion with a secondary focus of Asian Studies, and began working at the Language Center in the Fall 2025 semester. Her native languages are Japanese and English. 

     
  • Arghawan Bani
    Major: Psychology and Economics
    Year: Senior
    Home: Afghanistan
    Email: [email protected]

    Arghawan Bani

    Major: Psychology and Economics
    Year: Senior
    Home: Afghanistan
    Email: [email protected]

    Biography: 
     
  • Nia Beradze
    Major: Politics and Psychology
    Year: Sophomore
    Home: Georgia
    Email: [email protected]

    Nia Beradze

    Major: Politics and Psychology
    Year: Sophomore
    Home: Georgia
    Email: [email protected]



    Biography: 
  • Mehria Reshta
    Major: Global and International Studies 
    Year: Sophomore
    Home: Afghanistan
    Email: [email protected]

    Mehria Reshta

    Major: Global and International Studies 
    Year: Sophomore
    Home: Afghanistan
    Email: [email protected]

    Language Experience: 

Accessibility

We are dedicated to making language learning available to all students regardless of learning needs, disability, or preferences. All office interns work to gather multimedia resources from around the world for language students. If you need any assistance accessing material we have collected, or need help finding material available in a different way, please stop by the office and we’ll be happy to work with you to fit your needs.

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Language Lab Contacts and Hours

  • Contact and Hours
    Monday–Friday, 8:00 am – 11:00 pm
    Saturday and Sunday, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    Email: [email protected]
    Phone: 845-758-7443
  • Location
    We're located in the Olin Language Center, Second Floor
Bard College
30 Campus Road, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000
Phone: 845-758-6822
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