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Sep 12, 2016

2016 NC Latin American Film Festival Opens September 15

The 2016 NC Latin American Film Festival opens Thursday September 15 with Brazil's official entry to the Academy Awards, Que hora ela volta? (Second Mother) from director Anna Muylaert. In its 30th Anniversary edition, the festival will also feature films and shorts from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and US Latinos/as, highlighting cross-cultural connections between the Andes, Meso-America, and the Amazon.

Jun 27, 2016

In the Spotlight: Beloved French Educator Diane Beckman

For the last 16 years, newly-retired professor Diane Beckman taught French language and world literature at NC State, taking students out of the classroom to visit local museums, attend plays and enjoy many more events in the culturally rich Triangle area.

May 5, 2016

Enloe High School Students Learn Language Diversity

A Noche de Dialectos aims at emphasizing the beauty of difference in language. “We believe that it’s important to talk to people about dialect diversity,” Dr. Jim Michnowicz states, “and that, linguistically speaking, there are not ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ ways to speak – just different. And these differences reflect people’s identities and where they’re from.”

May 4, 2016

An Afternoon of Achievements, FL&L Students Receive Awards

On April 20th, the Foreign Language and Literatures community joined faculty, staff, relatives, and friends in recognizing its top students for their excellence and academic prowess.

May 2, 2016

ESL Graduate Students Bring Science Research to the General Public

Public speaking is intimidating for many people. But what if your task is to explain complicated academic or scientific topics to an audience with no background in your field? And speak clearly and idiomatically in your second language? Even more intimidating. ESL students rose to the challenge when they participated in the first-ever Science Slam, part of the NC State Department of Communication’s “Com Week” held March 28 - 31.

Apr 29, 2016

Faculty Event Honors Scholars Who Think and Do

Humanities and Social Sciences honored its top scholars who Think and Do on April 27 at the college’s annual awards reception. Department heads from across the college joined Dean Jeff […]

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).

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.

Feb 5, 2016

Spring 2016 Brownbag/Research Talks Series

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites the NC State community to attend our Spring 2016 Brownbag/Research Talks Series. Since its inception in 1907, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is committed to the teaching of modern and classical languages, literatures, and cultures as an indispensable part of the University's mission.