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Mar 29, 2023

Introducing the Department of World Languages and Cultures

NC State’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has changed its name to the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

Oct 25, 2021

Daisy Miranda Earns ESL Education Award for 2020-21

Daisy R. Miranda has been awarded the ESL Teacher Education Award for 2020-2021. Daisy has been teaching for 21 years and is currently a full time ESL teacher at Neuse River Middle School in Wake County Public Schools. She has accepted a position at Baileywick Elementary School to teach fifth grade for the 2021-2022 school…

Oct 25, 2021

Daisy Miranda Earns 2020-21 ESL Teacher Education Award

Daisy R. Miranda has been awarded the ESL Teacher Education Award for 2020-2021. Daisy has been teaching for 21 years and is currently a full time ESL teacher at Neuse River Middle School in Wake County Public Schools. She has accepted a position at Baileywick Elementary School to teach fifth grade for the 2021-2022 school year. Daisy has…

Mar 3, 2020

See our new feature: FLL Notes

Here’s the latest on what’s happening in the department. Check news, awards, and research here.

Dec 12, 2019

WolfTales

NC State’s Libraries Special Collections Center is proud to offer a project called Wolf Tales that allows students and staff to share their memories and experiences here at NCSU. Members of the NC State community are invited to sit down in front of the camera and tell their own stories and experiences in English. The…

Feb 27, 2019

Faculty Spotlight: James McConnell

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures’ own James McConnell has added another accolade to his list of accomplishments as an educator at NC State. McConnell has been with the department since 2005 and was promoted to senior lecturer in 2013. Prior to joining the Wolfpack, McConnell attended the University of Arizona for undergraduate and…

Feb 18, 2019

Interview with Samuel Sotillo: A Contracorriente

We interviewed Senior Lecturer Samuel Sotillo about the recent 15th anniversary of A Contracorriente: What was the process of creating A Contracorriente like? First, we need to distinguish between two different incarnations of A Contracorriente. The first was the online Journal, founded by prof. Greg Dawes and others in the fall of 2003. I…

Feb 5, 2019

Study in Peru!

Unlock a World of Possibilities: Study Abroad in Peru! The benefits of participating in a study abroad program are well documented. For instance, a recent article by The National Jurist summarizes several that apply not only to future lawyers but to any professional with a global outlook. Studying abroad offers students the opportunity to:…

Oct 24, 2018

Project Global Officer

Project GO is a Department of Defense initiative that is funded by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office and administered by the Institute of International Education. The U.S. military needs future military officers who possess the necessary critical language and cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership in the 21st century operational environment.

May 14, 2018

Meet Some of Our Outstanding 2018 Graduates

Lucia Planchon, M.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Hispanic Linguistics Track) among nearly 1,000 Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduate and graduate students who earned NC State diplomas for their hard work.