Xan Holt joined WLC as a lecturer of German this Fall semester. Q: What made you decide to teach German at the university level? Tell us a little bit about your area of expertise! A: After finishing my undergraduate degree, I spent two years teaching English in vocational schools in Austria. It was initially just … Continue reading Faculty Q&A with Xan Holt
In the Fall 2020 semester, the Department of World Languages and Cultures’ new Middle Eastern Studies Minor welcomed its first students. The minor aims to provide Iowa State students with an in-depth understanding of the history, politics, arts, cultures, and languages of the Middle East. While it is housed in the Department of World Languages … Continue reading Middle Eastern Studies Minor Comes to WLC
What does it mean to “teach” Spanish to someone who has spoken it their entire life? How do you build upon what they already know to give them confidence speaking, reading and writing? That was the challenge for Marta Vessoni-Lence last year when she began to develop a new course for the Department of World … Continue reading Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Lupe Duran Sanchez (sophomore, psychology) was one of the students to take SPAN/USLS 305X: Spanish for Heritage Speakers when it was first offered in Fall 2019. Here, she shares her thoughts about the course. Q: Tell us a little bit about the role Spanish language in your family growing up. Was it mostly spoken/through TV … Continue reading SPAN 305X from a Student’s Perspective
Ben Mayer is a senior majoring in anthropology with a minor in classical studies. He shares his unique adventure here at Iowa State. Honestly, the vibe is what made me decide to come to ISU. It was about two months before I graduated high school that I picked a school. After I visited ISU and … Continue reading Humans of WLC: Ben Mayer
This past spring, in the face of a global pandemic, Iowa State faculty were given 10 days’ notice to transition their classes online. It was an unprecedented effort to maintain ISU’s high academic standards while also meeting the very real challenges of students and faculty alike. In September, two WLC professors—Megan Myers and Fabiana DePaula—were … Continue reading DePaula and Myers Recognized for Extraordinary Efforts
How do you launch into a new life when graduating during a global pandemic? For Timothy Peterson (’20 Spanish) plans kept changing, and he kept rolling with it. Step by step, he’s managed to forge ahead without always knowing how things would turn out. His current career trajectory started nearly four years ago. While … Continue reading The First Adventure After Iowa State