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 […]
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Lecture given by Dr. Claudia Cabello Hutt, Associate Professor of Spanish at UNC-Greensboro. Discussion and reception to follow. […]
Read Moreabout Intellectual Networks and the Nobel-Winning Writer Gabriela Mistral
Dr. Ana Corbalán completed her latest co-edited (with María José Hellín) book, Todos a movilizarse: Protesta y activismo social en la España del siglo XXI. Published by Anthropos. https://www.anthropos-editorial.com/DETALLE/TODOS-A-MOVILIZARSE-DA-008 […]
Congratulations to Resha Swanson on her graduation this December! Resha is getting her Bachelor of Social Work & Bachelor of Arts in Spanish/ Minor in Political Science. Resha has been the President of the Spanish Club: Alabama Students without Borders for the past year. She has been a dedicated and valued member of this student […]
Doctoral student Sara Finney and Isabelle Drewelow publish article “Developing intercutural empathy through a strategy-based simulation in intermediate Spanish” in The Language Learning Journal Please see article here. […]
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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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Congratulations to Rafael Alvarez of the Spanish section on his recent City of Northport Education Leader of the Year Award announced in the Tuscaloosa News. His translating, interpreting, and support for the community are well recognized by Northport and the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce! Source: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20171008/lend-hand-five-honored-for-contributions-to-community […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Xabier Granja for his SP 356 Advanced Grammar and Composition class’ coverage in the 2016-2017 Service Learning publication recently, which features Dr. Granja’s and his students’ work with the Latino Community. He is also featured as a Faculty Fellow in Service Learning. […]
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