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Displaying Articles for News: PCAL Modern Languages, Category: General
Apr 19th, 2023
Students in Dr. Inma Pertusa’s SPAN 331: Spanish for Professional Communication course participated in a presentation on April 14 by Llanos Blanco, Curly Girl, a Spanish influencer with a presence on YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok.
View ArticleOct 10th, 2022
Mildred Valenzuela is a graduate of the WKU Spanish program, and she now works for the Bowling Green Independent Schools as a Migrant Recruiter. She was recognized for her work helping the Hispanic community at the BG Fiestaval.
View ArticleSep 21st, 2022
For the final project in Dr. Inma Pertusa's Advanced Spanish Composition course, her students —in collaboration with other students within the Spanish program-- created a magazine about gastronomy using the texts from the course over the semester.
View ArticleApr 28th, 2022
On Monday, April 25, Spanish Club had a weekly meeting, but it was quite different from their weekly events on aspects of Spanish language or culture. This event was a carnival-style activity, with music, food, and opportunities for the Department of Mode
View ArticleApr 28th, 2022
On Saturday, April 23, students in the Chinese Flagship Program gathered to listen to research presentations and program experiences and to receive awards for their hard work in the classroom. Students from all Chinese Flagship Program levels, including 1
View ArticleApr 21st, 2022
Students in Dr. Inmaculada Pertusa’s SPAN 471 are learning the ins and outs of advanced Spanish composition by publishing the second issue of Del plato a la boca.
View ArticleApr 15th, 2022
On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, students gathered from WKU Spanish and other programs to host an exhibition of Afrolatino culture. The program included poetry recitation, dance, art, cultural presentations, and a culinary display. Modern Languages students
View ArticleApr 6th, 2022
On Thursday, March 31, 2022, the WKU Spanish program organized an event on the power of Spanish after graduation and how it relates to students’ professional future and goals. During the meeting, Dr. Melissa Stewart directed the alumni panel, sparking
View ArticleMar 25th, 2022
The WKU Department of Modern Languages is coordinating a cherry blossom viewing on March 30 from 12:00-3:00 pm. on the lawn behind DSU.
View ArticleFeb 17th, 2022
WKU Spanish professor and supervisor of student teachers, interviewed with WKU Modern Languages about her experience in helping develop future educators. Dr. Vandermolen uses various evaluation forms from the Kentucky Department of Education
View ArticleNov 9th, 2021
The WKU Department of Modern Languages gathered last Wednesday in the Honors College and International Center to celebrate the work and recent retirement of Dr. Laura McGee and Dr. Karin Egloff.
View ArticleOct 28th, 2021
Dr. Inmaculada Pertusa, a professor of Spanish and Literature at WKU, invited Dr. Elena Madrigal to engage students through a Zoom presentation about Torri. Dr. Madrigal is a principal researcher of Julio Torri from a literary and academic standpoint and
View ArticleOct 28th, 2021
On November 21, 2021, WKU students had the opportunity to take a “trip around the world” without leaving the third floor of the WKU Honors College and International Center (HCIC) where Ekaterina Myakshina, professor of Russian, holds her classes.
View ArticleOct 21st, 2021
On October 19, 2021, the WKU Department of Modern Languages collaborated with the WKU Department of Political Science as alumni of both departments shared the power and prospects of pairing international affairs (IA) and language study in the professional
View ArticleOct 21st, 2021
Faculty and students of Potter College of Arts and Letters gathered on Tuesday 19, 2021 at the Kentucky Museum to commemorate the beginning of the fall season and celebrate a staple WKU tradition: the PCAL Fall Festival. Students experienced the usual-- m
View ArticleOct 19th, 2021
On Friday, October 8, 28 high school students from Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville, Tenn. visited the Mahurin Honors College and International Center at WKU to learn more about WKU’s MHC and Chinese Flagship programs.
View ArticleOct 13th, 2021
On Monday, October 11th, 2021, the Potter College of Arts and Letters (PCAL) and the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS) hosted a Hispanic VIP Day for Hispanic students from area high schools.
View ArticleOct 11th, 2021
Lhousseine Guerwane, instructor of Arabic in WKU’s Department of Modern Languages, was recognized as the 2021 Outstanding Arabic Teacher by the Kentucky World Languages Association.
View ArticleOct 6th, 2021
Bowling Green attorney Maira Gomez graduated from WKU in 2012 with a degree in Spanish. Below she talks about why she decided to major in Spanish and how it contributed to her decision to practice law.
View ArticleSep 27th, 2021
To celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, a major Chinese holiday, the students in the Chinese Calligraphy course were introduced to the stories and the traditions from various Asian cultures.
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