Tag: spanish

CATEGORIES: Spring 2022

Jill Olson Launches Her International Career with a Fulbright Award

Jill Olson, a graduating senior at Iowa State, has received a highly prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Award enabling her to serve as an English teaching assistant in a school in Taiwan for 11 months. The Fulbright Program, administered by the U.S. State Department, seeks to provide professional advancement and cross-cultural experiences. Olson, a psychology and … Continue reading Jill Olson Launches Her International Career with a Fulbright Award

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Two WLC faculty earn Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards

Two Spanish professors in the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC) at Iowa State University have recently received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for Research and Teaching for the upcoming academic year. The Fulbright Program is a highly prestigious and competitive award that offers funding to students and professors to study, teach, or conduct research … Continue reading Two WLC faculty earn Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards

CATEGORIES: October 2020

Spanish for Heritage Speakers

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

CATEGORIES: October 2020

SPAN 305X from a Student’s Perspective

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

CATEGORIES: October 2020

DePaula and Myers Recognized for Extraordinary Efforts

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

CATEGORIES: October 2020

The First Adventure After Iowa State

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

CATEGORIES: May 2020

The Three Hats of Juan Trujillo

Over the years, Juan Trujillo (’90 Spanish) has worn several hats: first responder, Spanish teacher, and amateur radio operator. All three came into play when he volunteered with relief efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017—and again, when he returned to the island earlier this year after the series of earthquakes. The … Continue reading The Three Hats of Juan Trujillo

CATEGORIES: May 2020

WLC Shines at International Symposium

Associate professor of Spanish Charles Nagle provides this account of our he and three other members of our WLC faculty–Chad Gasta, Jennifer Musgrove, and Megan Myers–fared recently at the 5th International Symposium on Language for Specific Purposes. When Chad, Megan, Jennifer, and I attended the 5th International Symposium on Language for Specific Purposes at … Continue reading WLC Shines at International Symposium

CATEGORIES: May 2020

Humans of WLC–Hannah Hichborn

Hannah Hichborn, a junior majoring in kinesiology and health and a minor in Spanish shares her recent study abroad adventure While in Valencia, I took two Spanish courses at the Universidad de Valencia and lived with a host family. Being abroad was a once in a lifetime experience, but the best part was being … Continue reading Humans of WLC–Hannah Hichborn

CATEGORIES: February 2020

Humans of WLC-Grace Argenbright

Grace Argenbright is a senior majoring in Spanish Secondary Education and International Studies. She shares a little bit about her adventure in the WLC. When I came on my visit I fell in love with the campus and the adventure Iowa State promised. I knew I wanted to pursue Spanish, but I wasn’t quite sure what else I … Continue reading Humans of WLC-Grace Argenbright