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)
LULEScritorasFlyerENG Thursday, 14 of October, 11:30 am-1 pm in Yellowhammer Room, Gorgas Library (zoom link at bottom for those who cannot attend in person) *lunch included for the first 50 attendees Please come join us to celebrate our distinguished guest Rosa Montero Given her spectacular career of over 40 years as both journalist and famous writer, Rosa
The Graduate Exam of Reading Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese is offered to graduate students at the end of each semester, typically two weeks before finals week. It is not a “qualifying exam,” but a translation exam. If you are interested in taking a reading proficiency exam, please submit a Request for Graduate Exam of Reading
The organizing committee of the twelfth annual University of Alabama Languages Conference is pleased to welcome all abstract submissions for this year's conference. UALC 2022 Final Call for Papers deadline is January 10th. Registration is now open for the virtual conference which will take place February 25th to 26th, 2022.
Dr. Michael Shaughnessy will be speaking on "Demographics, Data, and Divergent Paths: A meta-analysis of language programs in the USA". The event will take place from 3:30 to 5 pm in 3104 of the Student Center. This talk focuses on the results of a large-scale data study by the American Association of Teachers of German
Dr. Michelle Murray will present a talk titled "Black and Basque Power: Visualizing Race and Resistance in Black is Beltza." The talk will be given in English and will discuss contemporary power/race dynamics in Spanish and Basque cultures. RSVP
Come join us for an Open House on Nov 8 to learn more about our MA and PhD program in Spanish at the University of Alabama. Visit us in person or meet us online! Preregister at http://bit.ly/UA-Grad-Spanish
