Modern Languages and Classics faculty are pleased to lead students in summer study abroad programs in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Students earn academic credit and have an experience that many consider their very best while attending The University of Alabama.
Dr. Chikako Maruta, Visiting Scholar at Columbia University’s European Institute and Associate Professor of Spanish Language and Literature in the Faculty of Economics at Keio University (Japan), will give a talk on "Francisco Ayala and Literature in Exile": Thursday, February 1st Morgan Hall 301, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Come join us for our monthly culture nights! These are monthly events where UA students are invited to join Alabama Students Without Borders in learning about different Latinx cultures through games, movies, guest speakers from UA and more! Culture nights will typically include free food and are open to all students at the University of Alabama.
For many years the Spanish Program has proudly hosted the Spanish Convention, which is organized in conjunction with La Federación de los Círculos del Español de Alabama (FCEA). The Spanish Convention brings together Alabama high school Spanish clubs for a fun day of competitions and events every spring. High school students have the opportunity to see
Lecture given by Dr. Claudia Cabello Hutt, Associate Professor of Spanish at UNC-Greensboro. Discussion and reception to follow.
Dr. Rey Romero (University of Houston-Downtown) will address the role of language in society and the incidence of sociopolitical contexts in language development and use, with a focus on language shift, language and identity, and language maintenance. Dr. Romero is an Associate Professor of Spanish (Ph.D., Georgetown University) at The University of Houston-Downtown. In addition
Public lecture given by Dr. Chad Howe, Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics at the University of Georgia. This presentation will focus on the use of corpus data in understanding ongoing linguistic change in Spanish and Portuguese intensifiers. Intensifiers are known to be prime candidates for gauging language change and variation (across regions and age groups)
LACLS is the campus partner for the weekly "Campus Dialogues" series at UA Crossroads, with a focus on "Migration and Immigration at the U.S. Border." Please join us! This event is open to students, staff, and faculty, and it promises to be very interesting. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1:00 to 1:50, in the Great Hall
