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The Importance Of Children Learning Multiple Languages
Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in the Spectrum News story “Hispanic Heritage Month: Preserving the Spanish Language.” The article highlights the importance of elementary…
Mona Eikel-Pohen Wins Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy Award
Mona Eikel-Pohen, assistant teaching professor of German in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding German Program Development and Advocacy award by the 2021 American Council on the Teaching of…
Professor Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Contributions to Linguistic Theory, Turkish Linguistics
Jaklin Kornfilt, professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cyprus for her contributions to theoretical and Turkish linguistics. The honorary doctorate is the highest honor conferred by the…
The Language of Success
Two members of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) will hone their skills on the world stage, thanks to awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Rick Cieri ’17 and Andrew Scheuer G’17 will travel to Spain and…
LLL Professors Rack up National, University Awards
Professors in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL), based in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received awards for excellence in teaching, research and service. Myrna García-Calderón, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Latino-Latin American…
‘Arabic for Beginners’ to Be Offered Free for 10 Weeks
A free, non-credit course, “Arabic for Beginners” will begin in early June as part of a research study on the teaching and learning of second languages. The research program is headed by Amanda Brown, associate professor in the Department of Languages,…