Bienvenidos! My name is Olivia Zimmerman (’25) and I am majoring in interior architecture and Spanish (dual-degree) at K-State. I chose to study in Spain because I love to travel, and Spain has a very unique culture compared to Latin and South American Spanish speaking countries. I wanted to explore the combined influence of African…
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Spain Student Blogs: Grocery Stores!
My name is Gracyn McClain and I am majoring in Human Development & Family Science (Pre-Occupational Therapy) and minoring in Spanish. When visiting Spain to work towards my Spanish minor I was really interested in the differences between American and Spanish grocery stores. I wanted to know not only how they were set up on the inside…
Spanish Graduate Student Attends ACTFL Convention in Chicago
This past weekend one of our MA-Spanish graduate students, Annie McCord (’25), attended the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in Chicago, Illinois (November 17– November 19, 2023). The annual ACTFL Convention sponsors hundreds of workshops, seminars, and research presentations throughout the weekend, and always occurs the weekend before Thanksgiving. Annie received a Graduate Student Council Travel Grant and…
Environmental Perspectives in Latin America Symposium
Dr. Hale’s Fall 2022 undergraduate and graduate seminar, SPAN 779 – Environmental Perspectives in Latin America, ended in December with a symposium where students presented their end-of-term projects. Students conducted research on environmental issues in Latin America, including climate change impacts in the Galapagos, Ecuador, and Mexico, endangered Indigenous groups such as the Awá, flora…
MA Students Present Projects on Teaching Literature in the L2 Classroom
This Tuesday, December 6, from 2:30-3:45pm in our Kirmser Language lab and hyflex classroom (EH 001 & 001A) students in Dr. Chronister’s “MLANG 779: Teaching Literature in the L2” presented their final research and pedagogy projects on how to creatively incorporate literature and media into the L2 classroom, even at the most basic levels. This…
K-State German Students Study in Berlin and Leipzig (summer 2022)
by Necia Chronister, Professor of German For the first time since 2019, the German section was able to run the summer faculty-led study abroad program, KSU in Berlin. During this 10-day study tour, I led 7 KSU students through different parts of Berlin to explore how buildings and monuments preserve cultural memory in the city….
New: Online MA Courses for High School Language Teachers – Spring ’23
This spring, 2023, the Department of Modern Languages is offering three MA-level graduate courses online so that High School language teachers may earn graduate credit hours without having to travel to campus. These courses are ideal for High School teachers who are working towards dual-certification, who are (or will be) teaching AP language or literature…
Join our Informal, Weekly Coffee Hours in Spanish, French, German, Japanese
Faculty and students in the Department of Modern Languages host weekly Coffee Hours / Conversation tables to join together anyone on campus who speaks or wants to practice a particular language. It’s a fun way to socialize with students, graduate instructors, staff, and faculty who speak multiple languages – and enjoy coffee, snacks, a study…
Meet Dr. Giblin!
Dr. John Giblin is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture. Dr. Giblin joins us at K-State this fall from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is new to Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas for this upcoming academic year (2022-23). If you see him around campus make sure to introduce yourself and…
Celebrate 400th birthday of noted playwright Molière with special performances of ‘The Imaginary Invalid’
A Collaboration between K-State Modern Languages and K-State Theater Submitted by Melinda Cro & David Mckay to K-State Today K-State Theatre and K-State Department of Modern Languages are collaborating to celebrate the 400th birthday of famous French playwright Molière with an original adaption of his play “The Imaginary Invalid” or “Malade Imaginaire.” The play will be presented at…
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