In a world growing more interconnected daily, the ability to communicate across language barriers becomes an added challenge. The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is working to offer language to more students as well as share why they believe it can advance students in their field. To read more about how this department is […]
While Colorado State University has gained widespread publicity for its fermentation science and technology program — especially the beer-brewing angle — one CSU faculty member from a different department is examining the history of beer in a country known primarily for its wine. Carlyon holds a contemporary version of Caelia being brewed in Spain. Jonathan […]
Three Colorado State University students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, which aims to diversify students’ international experiences, including programs, types and locations. Mika Bernal, Danait Hailemicael and Allyson Hannah will apply their scholarships, which range from $2,000 to $5,000, to education abroad experiences during the spring semester. The recipients: Allyson Hannah CSU […]
Stories from the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures can be found in the new College of Liberal Arts magazine: from our name change to the new study abroad program hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, stories about students, research about beer, and our new faculty.
by Nicole Towne “The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is starting a new chapter in their story with a new title. It may have changed its name, but its mission and focus remains intact and more transparent than before. Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the department’s faculty wanted to address the […]
by Jeff Dodge Colorado State University’s Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is being revitalized with a new name, new faces and new projects. The unit has been renamed “Languages, Literatures and Cultures” to more accurately describe its mission. “We dropped the term ‘foreign’ for its negative connotations and to better reflect our offerings — American […]
Camino abroad: A Spanish pilgrimage by Jeff Dodge Colorado State University students now have yet another option for studying abroad, and it involves participating in one of the most famous pilgrimages in the world. Faculty in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures have developed a four-week program that includes a trip along the Camino […]
The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures not only just changed its name to Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures but has also added two new cutting-edge faculty members to round out its already diverse specializations in ten different languages, literatures and cultures. Assistant Professor Sophie Esch, a Latin American cultural studies scholar who works […]
By Dustin Begay and Mako Beecken Part dance, part theater, part CGI animation, Mystical Abyss is a visually striking live performance piece. It brings together ancient stories and legends from Japanese Jomon culture and Native American creation myths, focusing on the cyclical story of death and rebirth, and set to the music of John O’Keefe.In […]
CSU’s High School Language Day, will be on October 21, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The goal of this day is to introduce high school students to CSU and help them experience language learning at the university level. We are offering a variety of activities including a Language Street Fair with study abroad […]
