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Dec 8, 2014

Alums Receive Prestigious Awards

Alum Receives Florence Steiner Award Last November, Alum Ken Stewart received the Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Education (K-12) during the Southern Conference on Language Teaching in San Antonio, Texas. Ken completed his MA in Spanish in 2007 at NC State and currently teaches at Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, NC. Alumna Wins Oustanding Doctoral Research Award…

Oct 27, 2014

Alumna Receives Grant for Proposal Connecting John Dewey’s Philosophy to Foreign Language Teaching

Spanish Education Alumna Kalavik McNamara (’14) presented her research at a session of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) state conference on October 3rd, 2014. Her session — titled “Dewey or Don’t We?” — focused on Dewey’s principles of meaningful and relevant instruction as it pertains to teaching foreign languages. Kallie’s presentation was based on her Honors…

Oct 17, 2014

Study Abroad Makes the World Your Classroom

“While studying abroad in France I was given the opportunity to meet people from different countries. In our program we had 93 students from 7 different countries such as Canada, India, China, Malaysia, Denmark, etc. This video highlights my experiences abroad and interacting with these students, while also experiencing the French culture. We were from…

Oct 13, 2014

Alum Rediscovers Formula One Racing While Studying Abroad in Perugia, Italy

Alum Davis Mooney (’14 Mechanical Eng.) comes from a place where impressive sightseeing is not uncommon. His hometown, Lookout Mountain, TN is a small mountain town on the Tennessee-Georgia border a few miles North of Rock City, the famed rock formation from which — according to legend — up to six different states can be seen. So, when as part of his…

Sep 16, 2014

ESL Section Welcomes Three New Instructors

The ESL Section of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is excited to welcome three new instructors this fall: Bethany Bradshaw (MA, NCSU) Juliana Kocsis (MA, NCSU) Kelly Michels (MA, George Mason University, MFA, NCSU). Bethany teaches FLE 100 and 101; Juliana teaches FLE 101 and 201; and Kelly teaches FLE 101. We welcome them to…

Sep 15, 2014

New Spanish Certificate Helps Health Professionals Communicate Effectively

The Office of Professional Development in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is now offering a Certificate in Spanish for Health Professionals. The Certificate was co-developed by two FLL faculty, Dr. Cheryl Block and Dr. Ana Gray, and is intended to help nurses, physicians, assistant physicians, medical assistants, and other professionals working in Health…

Sep 5, 2014

September Student of the Month

Alex Hyler is a senior pre-dental student majoring in Spanish Languages and Literatures. She has interned and volunteered in several dental offices and clinics, including one in Bolivia. She studied abroad in Spain, is a Fall 2014 teaching assistant, and founded the NC State Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fundraiser in 2013-14.

Aug 24, 2014

Spanish Geeks, Kick-Off Your Career Volunteering with VOLAR

NC State University’s students of Spanish: Are you looking to improve your speaking skills? Do you want an authentic opportunity to use Spanish outside the classroom? Are you interested in gaining real-life hands-on experience that will enhance your resume after graduation? If you answer yes to all these questions and you are in or have…

Aug 14, 2014

Student Research Translates Into Broader Horizons

Tingting Ji is proficient in four languages: Chinese, French, English, and Italian. So when she saw an email about an undergraduate research award that involved translating, the Foreign Languages and Literatures major leapt at the opportunity. As this video shows, her translation project translated into newfound skills, interests, and graduate study.

Aug 4, 2014

Greg Dawes Named to Distinguished Professor Rank

Dr. Greg Dawes, professor of Latin American Studies and faculty member of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, has recently been appointed to the ranks of distinguished professors. Dawes is a scholar of Latin American literature and culture and past recipient of the CHASS Alumni Distinguished Research Award (2010). He attended the University of Northern Iowa (BA and MA)…