The Department of World Languages & Cultures invites the campus community to enjoy International Coffee Hour for the spring 2024 semester. International Coffee Hour is a relaxed, drop-in program where students, faculty and staff can interact, practice chatting in another language and learn about other languages & cultures. Each coffee hour lasts two hours, and attendees are encouraged to stop by for whatever portion of the two-hour window best fits their schedule. More details about...
The Department of World Languages & Cultures invites the campus community to enjoy International Coffee Hour for the spring 2024 semester. International Coffee Hour is a relaxed, drop-in program where students, faculty and staff can interact, practice chatting in another language and learn about other languages & cultures. Each coffee hour lasts two hours, and attendees are encouraged to stop by for whatever portion of the two-hour window best fits their schedule. More details about...
The Department of World Languages & Cultures and the Language Resource Center are thrilled to announce that, due to high demand, we have added a second course code for students for the spring 2024 Duolingo Challenge. There are a limited number of spaces available on a first come, first served basis. If you haven't already joined in (or you tried to join in the student challenge after it had already filled up), here's your chance. There will be prizes awarded at the end of the semester...
The Department of World Languages & Cultures and the Language Resource Center would like to invite the campus community to join in on the Spring 2024 Duolingo Challenge. This semester, there are two separate challenges, one for students and one for faculty and staff. Get extra practice with languages you are already studying or have already studied and/or learn a new language. Collect XP for lessons completed. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the semester for those with the most...
Georgia College & State University students, faculty and staff are celebrating El día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in several locations on campus this week. Working with faculty in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, students in SPAN 1002 built an altar—called an ofrenda—in the front atrium of Arts & Sciences. Members of the GCSU Latino Student Association (LSA) built their ofrenda in The Hub last week, where it has since been on display. According to The Mexican Museum,...
Thanks to this past summer’s Georgia College & State University Chile Study Abroad program—where students participated in an internship while learning about Chilean culture and enhancing their Spanish language skills—program participants are one step closer to getting the jobs they desire. The Chile Study Abroad program also demonstrates the strength and importance of Georgia College’s liberal arts experience in preparing students for today’s complex and increasingly globalized working...
Fifteen World Languages & Cultures students practiced their Spanish-speaking skills recently while also promoting Georgia College & State University to 10th graders at Brentwood School in Sandersville. The project was funded by the university’s Community-based Engaged Learning (CbEL) program. CbEL encourages faculty to involve students in hands-on, active learning and community service. World Languages & Cultures lecturer Dr. Lee Kirven and associate professor Dr. Aurora Castillo-Scott...
If by reading a letter one can mingle with another’s soul—as John Donne the English poet suggested—then transcribing the letters of undocumented immigrants is heart-tugging work. Three Georgia College students are learning about the struggles of immigrants detained in the United States at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. They engage personally by translating letters written by immigrants in Spanish—but also by listening to stories of their teacher’s experience. Dr. Virginia...
Exposure to a second language doesn’t usually begin until high school. By then, too many are fearful of new territory and have built barriers. Not young children. Like a sponge, they’re eager to absorb new experiences. “They’re not afraid to make mistakes, and that’s something I have to get over myself. It’s so freeing to see them learning and accepting other languages and cultures,” said junior Christopher Jackson of Gray. Jackson is double majoring in communication and world language...
