Dear WLC Friends and Family, As the fall semester winds down, we look back upon a productive semester and are thankful for both the old and new relationships we have cultivated. Since last month, several of you have written to let us know how you are doing and a few have even dropped by the … Continue reading A Note from the Chair
During the last weekend of October 2013, the ISU American Sign Language Club hosted an ASL Immersion Weekend. The weekend was funded from the internal Women’s and Diversity Grant Program under the project title Expanding Opportunities for the Deaf and ASL Community at Iowa State University, written by Dr. Jonathan Webb, Lecturer in ASL in … Continue reading American Sign Language Immersion Weekend: Authentic Language Experiences Lead to Authentic Language
By: Julie Wilhelm (Senior Lecturer of Spanish) and Chad M. Gasta (Associate Prof. of Spanish) January of 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of the Department of World Language and Cultures’ semester study abroad program in Cáceres, Spain. Since the program’s inception in 2004, 345 ISU students have studied in Cáceres at the University of Extremadura, … Continue reading Celebrating Ten Years of Study Abroad in Cáceres, Spain
Many of our alumni probably remember taking a class or two with Professor Kevin Amidon. (Remember those blackboards filled with writing, charts, and diagrams?). Dr. Amidon is an Associate Professor of German and an affiliate member of the faculty in Women’s and Gender Studies. He has taught a wide variety of classes in WLC: from … Continue reading Q&A with Kevin Amidon
David Parkinson is a double major in Classical Studies and History. In the summer of 2013, he participated in the Classical Studies Program’s excavation field school, “The Archaeology of Greece.” David was one of the recipients of the Marcus Aurelius Scholarship last academic year, and like many recipients, used his scholarship to help defray the … Continue reading Stories from Study Abroad: The Archaeology of Greece
Ben Folkmann (Spanish major) spent summer 2013 studying in Valencia, Spain as part of the ISU on the Mediterranean study abroad program. The 6-week program features homestays with a Spanish family, guided excursions to historical sites, and coursework in both Spanish and English, including biology lab work and fieldwork, internships, as well as specific lecturers … Continue reading Stories from Study Abroad: Valencia, Spain
Each academic year the department recognizes the work of outstanding majors and minors in World Languages and Cultures through departmental awards and financial scholarships. Students who receive these financial awards are recognized at the annual WLC Awards ceremony celebrated each April. One of our 2013 scholarship winners was Neil Gerstein (Global Resource Systems major and … Continue reading WLC World Scholars: Neil Gerstein
Emily Fifield explains how her study abroad experience led into her current career and how she uses her Spanish language skills everyday.