Foreign Languages and Literatures

Sep 21, 2016

Army Honors Professor for Service at Language Training Center

For the past four years, professor Ruth Gross has been instrumental to NC State's Language Training Center, a program designed to help special forces soldiers grow their understanding of languages they’ll encounter in the field. For her service, the Department of the Army recently awarded Gross the Commander’s Award for Public Service.

Sep 14, 2016

Study Abroad Inspires Global Pursuits

For NC State alumna Megan (McNulty) Le, study abroad was the catalyst for a global career and the lifelong pursuit of international experiences. As an Alexander Hamilton Scholar, Le studied Business Management and Latin American Studies while minoring in Spanish, earning her dual degrees from Poole College of Management and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2002. A study abroad program in Costa Rica during the summer of 2001 sparked a desire in her to do something different and expand her worldview.

Aug 8, 2016

Fulbright Winner Headed to Mexico

One of seven NC State students to earn a competitive Fulbright grant this year, Emma Cathell will spend 9-10 months teaching English to students at a school or university in Mexico. Cathell's role will also include serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States.

Jul 27, 2016

Alum Bridges Language Differences in Des Moine Hospitals

A love for Spanish and desire to connect with others brought alum sociology and Spanish alum John Redlin to his current occupation, as a Spanish language interpreter for the major hospitals in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jul 20, 2016

Through Textbook, NC State Lecturer Engages Spanish Learners Across U.S.

While her office is in Withers Hall, Spanish lecturer Susan Navey-Davis helps engage learners far beyond NC State’s campus. As a co-author of the highly-circulated textbook Plazas: Lugar de encuentros (Cengage Learning), Navey-Davis has a hand in growing higher education Spanish across the nation. Now in its fifth edition, the book is used at more than 50 colleges and universities.

Jul 12, 2016

Preserving the Spanish of Yucatan

For Foreign Languages and Literatures professor Jim Michnowicz Think and Do means, among other things, preserving linguistic diversity around the world, particularly Latin America.

May 12, 2016

VOLAR: Translating Needs Into Action

NC State is addressing the Raleigh community's need for Spanish translators while giving students plenty of practice with their Spanish skills and exposure to our city's Hispanic culture. VOLAR is a win-win Think and Do program.

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.

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."