Foreign Languages and Literatures

Oct 16, 2024

WLC Faculty Member Spends Fulbright Year in Germany

What did you study and where (degrees) I received both my Bachelors and Master’s Degrees in German at California State Long Beach. I received my PhD in German Studies with a Dissertation titled “Kafka goes to New York: Reading Kafka in Seinfeld’s America” from Penn State, and in the same year I received my Master…

Sep 18, 2024

WLC Welcomes New Faculty

The Department of World Languages & Cultures welcomed seven new full time faculty members this fall semester, in French, Japanese, Spanish, TESOL, and a new language for NC State, Korean. Keep reading to learn more about our new faculty. Sarah Brandt, Spanish and Foreign Language Education Where did you study and what was your focus:…

Jul 26, 2018

Would You Like to Earn a Spanish Certificate Perfect for the Business World?

NC State University is one of a few American universities that has consistently offered Spanish certifications for almost two decades, thanks to a longstanding partnership between the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the Cámara de Comercio de Madrid (Madrid’s Chamber of Commerce) and Universidad Alcalá de Henares.

Jun 6, 2018

Student Receives Udall Scholarship for Leadership in Environmental Issues

Meredith Bain is a 2018 recipient of the highly-regarded Udall Scholarship, an award that recognizes undergraduates for their leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the 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.

May 7, 2018

To Our Graduating Students: Congratulations! Tahanina! Félicitations! Alles Gute! ¡Buena Suerte!

On behalf of my colleagues in Foreign Languages and Literatures, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate our graduating seniors in Arabic, Asian Languages, FL Education, French, German Studies, and Spanish, and to our newly minted MA graduates. We are proud of the strides you have made in the time you have been students in our programs, and…

May 2, 2018

An Afternoon of Achievements, Foreign Languages and Literatures Students Receive Awards

On April 25th, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures joined faculty, staff, relatives, and friends in recognizing its top students for their excellence and academic prowess.

Apr 18, 2018

NC State Revamps Spanish Course for Heritage Speakers

In an effort to recognize NC State's linguistic and cultural diversity as well as to address the gradual loss of their heritage language skills by a growing population of students with a Spanish speaking background, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures revamped its FLS 335 Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers course. 

Apr 16, 2018

Why Studying Abroad Will Complete Your College Experience

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a myriad of Study Abroad programs to further enhance your college education. Studying abroad provides a once in a lifetime experience for students in our program, as they become immersed in another culture while improving their foreign language speaking proficiency while surrounded by those speaking in the…

Apr 10, 2018

Arabic Major Taylor Hayden Spent a Day Side by Side with the Dean

As part of our annual Side by Side with the Dean contest, student Taylor Hayden and Dean Jeff Braden spent the day together on March 21, attending classes, meetings and events on each other's calendars.