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
The WLC students are starting a new blog- the Advice Archive! Our students have knowledge on all things study abroad from phone apps to jetlag naps and everything in between. Our first entry is below. Enjoy! Getting the Perfect Flight By Sarah Bartlett Getting flights for study abroad can be stressful and expensive. There are … Continue reading Advice Archive: Getting the Perfect Flight
Dr. Megan Myers came to Iowa State three years ago, right after completing her PhD at Vanderbilt University. “As soon as I stepped foot here and started to meet people, I knew this was the job I wanted,” Myers said. From the staff’s friendly, welcoming personalities to their fascinating work, she knew WLC was full … Continue reading Research Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Megan Myers
Meet Bryn. Bryn Myers is an Iowa State Senior studying genetics and Spanish, and you’re about to hear the story of what happens when everything clicks during a semester abroad. Before you read on, here’s a bit of backstory. Bryn is from Cedar Rapids, and she went to Linn-Mar High School. She’s the child of … Continue reading Como se dice scalpel?
Dr. Mark W. Rectanus, University Professor of German and LCP creator, is yet another WLC instructor with a new book! Rectanus’s new book, Moving Out: Museums, Artists and the Translocal will be published soon by the University of Minnesota Press. Read on for Dr. Rectanus’s take on writing the book and what it’s all about. … Continue reading Moving Out
This summer marks the start of two new study abroad options for Spanish students, and one of these is a summer in Cuenca, Ecuador. ISU Global Internships and Language: Summer in Cuenca Ecuador seeks to fulfill a WLC department goal to “educate and prepare globally informed and cultural-competent citizens who understand the reciprocal impact of … Continue reading Gaining Global Experience
WLC is home to some pretty amazing scholars who are publishing some exciting new texts. Read on to find out about Dr. Grant Arndt’s new book and all of the work he put into it. “My book Ho-Chunk Powwows and the Politics of Tradition is a study of the history of powwows hosted by the … Continue reading Ho-Chunk Powwows
Introduce yourself! What brought you to Iowa State? My name is Jacob, and I’m a junior at ISU. I grew up on a farm and always wanted to go into agriculture, so I came to ISU to first study agricultural business, and then I switched to agronomy. I threw German in there because I wanted … Continue reading Willkomma in Deidschländle: A Year in Germany with CBYX
The Language Studies Resource Center has hosted their semester-long Language Partner Exchange Program since 2015. Students who study any language offered through the department of World Languages and Cultures have a chance to practice their target languages outside of the classroom, thanks to this program. The LSRC pairs up students based on proficiency in their … Continue reading Connecting expert learners
More than a decade ago, Chad M. Gasta stumbled upon a newspaper story in Spain’s leading newspaper, El País, describing the discovery of a couple of previously-unknown operas composed around 1700 in South America. At the time, he was working on an article about the first Spanish opera from 1660 that later made its way … Continue reading Gasta Makes Global Connections