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Becoming trilingual at CSU: Q&A with Zoe Estevez
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For first-year student Zoe Estevez, learning languages opens doors. An International Studies major concentrating in Global Studies, Estevez already speaks English and Spanish and is now learning French at CSU,…
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Article in Source: New Name for CSU Language Department Reflects Positive Shifts
Read More: Article in Source: New Name for CSU Language Department Reflects Positive Shiftsby 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…
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New Study Abroad Program: Hike the Camino de Santiago
Read More: New Study Abroad Program: Hike the Camino de SantiagoCamino 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…
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Translation Studies and Mexican Cultural Studies: New Research Areas at the Department
Read More: Translation Studies and Mexican Cultural Studies: New Research Areas at the DepartmentThe 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…
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Mystical Abyss Mesmerizes Audiences
Read More: Mystical Abyss Mesmerizes AudiencesBy 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…
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October 2015: High School Language Day
Read More: October 2015: High School Language DayCSU’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…
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October 2015: International Translation Day
Read More: October 2015: International Translation DayThis year the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures celebrates for the first time the International Translation Day with two talks on translation by exceptional guest speakers: Geoff Norby and Corinne McKay. These two local professional translators will share with us their experiences on different fields of the professional translation…
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September 2015: Three Short Seminars on Anglo-Spanish Artistic Relations
Read More: September 2015: Three Short Seminars on Anglo-Spanish Artistic RelationsThree seminars offered by University of London Ph.D candidates Leire Barrera-Medrano and Dan Eltringham (Department of English and the Humanities, Birkberk College). 1) Leire Barrera-Medrano, “The Discovery and Creation of a Nineteenth-Century Archive,” Wednesday, September 9th, 12-1, LSC 308-310. 2) Leire Barrero-Medrano, “Oscard Wilde and Velázquez: The Aesthetics of Black Spain”.…
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September 2015: Matthew P. Shoup Spain Study Abroad Scholarship
Read More: September 2015: Matthew P. Shoup Spain Study Abroad ScholarshipAnnouncing a one-time only $10,000 Scholarship to Study in Spain. Calling all Department of Foreign Languages and Literature majors, minors & graduate students! Want to study in Spain, but don’t have the money? The Matthew P. Shoup Spain Study Abroad Scholarship can make your dream a reality. Who can apply?…
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Fall 2015: New Fulbright Scholars in Arabic and Russian at the Department
Read More: Fall 2015: New Fulbright Scholars in Arabic and Russian at the DepartmentEvgeniya Pystovskaya and Hala Amro Received Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Award to Colorado State University Evgeniya Pystovskaya of Russia and Hala Amro of Jordan have been awarded a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program grant to serve as a teaching assistant in Russian and Arabic respectively and take…
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September 2015: Faculty Participating in the CSU Diversity Symposium
Read More: September 2015: Faculty Participating in the CSU Diversity SymposiumThe 15th Annual Diversity Symposium will be held Sept 23-25 in the Lory Student Center. The symposium has grown tremendously since the first single-day “Diversity Summit” that took place more than 11 years ago. This year sessions are focused on trending diversity topics in higher education, with special attention focused…