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Apr 28, 2016

Study Abroad: The Gift That Keeps Giving

NC State Spanish lecturer Jamey Widener has family across the Atlantic Ocean. It's a long-distance connection that stems back to 1985, when Widener traveled on a study abroad trip to Santander, Spain.

Apr 26, 2016

Graduate Student Alex Hyler Receives Sigma Delta Pi Grant

Alex Hyler, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Master’s in foreign languages and literatures student, recently received the Sigma Delta Pi Graduate Research Grant. The grant is helping to fund her research in the Yucatan this summer alongside Dr. Jim Michnowicz for her MA research project. There, she will be conducting 12 sociolinguistic interviews in Merida, Yucatan with young (19-20 year-old) monolinguals (Spanish speaking only) and bilinguals (May and Spanish speaking).

Apr 25, 2016

Jordi Marí, Outstanding Teacher and Jazz Performer

Jordi’s passion for piano manifests itself in his excitement and love for jazz music in general. “For me, as a player, nothing compares to the exhilaration of playing in an improvisational way,” he states, “which is what jazz is all about. Improvisation means you’re composing the music in your head only a fraction of a second before you play it. You’re creating something on the spur of the moment…it is a risky, exciting, and wonderful feeling.”

Apr 5, 2016

Class Project Leads to New Research on Spanish in North Carolina

For professor Jim Michnowicz and his students, what started as a class experiment is now producing intriguing research findings that will be published in a new book on language diversity. Their work, which provides further insight into the evolution of Spanish in North Carolina, also serves as a clear example of the kind of purposeful, community-based research that can be carried out by undergraduates.

Apr 1, 2016

Charlie Thompson’s Border Odyssey

Last Tuesday March 1st, Charlie Thompson, author of Border Odyssey: Travels Along the U.S./Mexico Divide (University of Texas Press 2015), met with students in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures to discuss his travels along the border between America and Mexico.

Mar 28, 2016

Hispanic Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Grad Student Pursues Her Passions

What happens when you cross graduate studies in Hispanic linguistics with a graduate minor in cognitive science? Ask Lindsey Chandler: she’s doing it at NC State.

Mar 16, 2016

Student Success Profile: Swimming in New Waters

Natalie Labonge, a junior majoring in Communication and Spanish, studied abroad in Spain during Summer 2015. A member of NC State's Women's Swimming Team, she was determined to mesh her academic interests with her busy athletic schedule.

Mar 15, 2016

The Big Event: Spanish Major Information Night 2016

Faculty, local organizations, and over 150 students all came together in Caldwell Hall on February 25th for the annual Spanish Major Information Night. The event welcomed all students: from those majoring in Spanish who were hoping for potential career opportunities to those interested in declaring a Spanish major.

Mar 7, 2016

UNC Scholar to Talk about State Violence and Maya Literature in Guatemala

“State Violence, History and Maya Literature in Guatemala” A Talk by Dr. Emilio del Valle Escalante  Wednesday March 23 – 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Location: Withers 331 Dr. del Valle Escalante  (Guatemala, 1970 / maya ki`che`) is Associate Professor of Latin American Studies and Latin American Indigenous Literatures at University of North Carolina at Chapel…

Feb 22, 2016

In the Spotlight: Gary Mathews

Gary Mathews is a man of many talents and interests. An inspiring teacher, Gary completed his bachelor degree at Harvard and his PhD in Comparative Literature at Berkeley. He has been teaching comparative and world literatures at NC State since 2009. Currently, he also coordinates the Classical Languages and Literatures Program at the Department of Foreign Language and Literatures. Gary sat down with us to talk about his love for teaching and his many passions, including his work as a Japanese Noh theater performer.