Dear Friends, It looks like winter is here! In early November Ames received a dusting of snow that brought with it some very cold temperatures. What happened to fall? This month’s note features instructional technology and language learning. Let me start by asking if you have visited our website lately? Just head over to www.language.iastate.edu. … Continue reading A Note From the Chair
Amanda Kerper (Spanish 2013) was awarded the Teacher of Promise Award (TOP) at the annual Iowa World Language Association (IWLA) conference on October 10, 2014. Amanda is currently a Spanish teacher in the Des Moines school district. The award is in memory of the late Dr. Michael D. Oates, long-time French professor at the University of Northern … Continue reading WLC Alumna Awarded the Teacher of Promise Award
Check out some of our courses in the Spring! For a full list, consult the Schedule of Courses. [metaslider id=794]
Erik Ladner is a returning Lecturer in Spanish at Iowa State University. He received his BA in Spanish and French in 1995 and his MA in Spanish in 1997 from the University of Northern Iowa. He later received his Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, specializing in Modern … Continue reading Meet Our New Faculty: Dr. Erik Ladner
A’salaam alekum from Kyrgyzstan! I’m a junior in the Global Resource Systems program at ISU and I am doing an internship in the city of Tokmok (pop. 50,000), which started last May. My name is Jesse Lang, but recently I’ve gone by the name Дима. I am volunteering for the Tian Shan Mission Society, which … Continue reading Global Resource Systems and Russian student interns in Kyrgyzstan
Above: Club member, Pattie Richers, and club president, Jennifer Musgrove, prepare Spanish tapas to share with club members Learning a language can be both an exciting and intimidating process. While in the classroom, students can feel frustrated as they grapple with new vocabulary and grammar, wishing they could communicate in the new language confidently, and … Continue reading El Club de Español: Improving Your Spanish While Making New Friends
Brenda Tyrrell, Classical Studies major and World Film Studies minor delivers a paper at a conference at the University of California, Riverside Over Halloween weekend, I attended the 112th annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Conference in Riverside, California. The conference was organized by the University of California, Riverside, and lasted three days and … Continue reading Undergraduate Student Presents Research At Major Conference
How did you decide to become a University professor? It wasn’t exactly my decision to make to become a University professor. I grew up in China when learning was still a privilege and a great teacher was still revered, in many parts, just as Heaven, Earth, ancestors and sage rulers were. To become a teacher … Continue reading Q&A With Prof. Mu