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Jan 31, 2016

The Time to Study Abroad is Now

One of the best ways to immerse yourself in a culture is to live it — not just study it. After all, at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, we want our students to learn just as much about the human experience as they do about language. How do you accomplish that? By traveling!…

Jan 16, 2016

In the Spotlight: Lynda Nyota

Lynda Nyota first learned about trauma while listening to first-hand accounts of living through war and displacement from friends and co-workers in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. After that, she developed a keen interest in the topic that she knew she could only understand better by going back to Academia.

Jan 7, 2016

FLL Faculty Invited to SCOLT as Top Ten Presenters

  Three Foreign Languages and Literatures faculty members were voted among the top-ten ranked presenters in the 2015 Foreign Language Association of North Carolina conference (FLANC) last October. As such, they have been invited to present at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) in spring 2016, a conference with a mission of furthering “the advancement of the study of…

Dec 14, 2015

Chancellor Names Two Newly Retired Foreign Languages and Literatures Faculty to Emeritus Status

Recently, Chancellor Woodson named Foreign Languages and Literatures retired faculty Toby P. Brody and Michèle Magill to the status of "Faculty Emeritus."

Dec 9, 2015

New Course Focused on Asian-American Culture and Literature to Be Offered in the Spring

The Technician recently reported about a new course focused on Asian-American culture and literature that will be offered by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in the coming Spring semester. This will be the first course of this kind ever to be offered at NC State. In the article, Foreign Languages and Literatures professor Nathaniel Isaacson explains that he [...]

Nov 19, 2015

Academic Press Fosters Global Conversations

Through collaboration and innovation, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is home to an academic press that publishes books from leading scholars throughout the Americas.

Nov 11, 2015

Meet Rajan Singh, First Student to Complete Portuguese Minor

The NC State Foreign Languages and Literatures Department is delighted to congratulate Rajan Singh (class of 2016) on being the first student to complete a minor in Portuguese. Majoring in Biomedical Engineering, Singh “always intended to study abroad, and always intended to learn a second language.” The language of choice, for him, was Portuguese. Singh chose…

Nov 9, 2015

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

As the old French saying goes: “On juge de la pièce par l’échantillon.” Or, in English: “The proof is in the pudding.” In the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures learning isn’t limited to the classroom, through research and publications we work together to inspire debate, solve problems and better our community. And the proof…

Nov 6, 2015

ESL Faculty Gets Proposals Accepted into 2016 TESOL International Convention

This year marks TESOL’s 50th anniversary. TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) International Association has more than 12,000 members representing 156 countries and more than 100 worldwide affiliates. The annual TESOL International Convention is the largest professional development event for English language educators from around the world. Last year’s convention in Toronto boasted…

Nov 4, 2015

Sigma Delta Pi Hispanic Honor Society Welcomes New Members

The North Carolina State University chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, met on November 1 to welcome its latest new members: Sara Awad, Kristen Gugel, Melina Papacrist, Eric Polli, Amanda Smith, and Rachel Stuckey. Sigma Delta Pi, founded in 1919, is celebrating its 96th anniversary this month. Chapter Xi Omicron at…