PCAL Modern Languages

Apr 5th, 2022

Gatton Academy Student Recognized As 2021 ACTR Russian Scholar Laureate The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student Hayden Flickinger (’22, Marshall County HS) was recently recognized as a 2021 American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)

Mar 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.

Mar 24th, 2022

Arabic majors Kirby Gilstrap and Heather Keen, along with Chinese major Olivia Blackmon, have been selected for Critical Language Scholarships for summer 2022.

Mar 21st, 2022

Modern Languages professor Lhousseine Guerwane will teach Arabic language and culture during Center for Gifted Studies summer VAMPY program. Cody Smith, a Spanish, Arabic, and Education major will assist Professor Guerwane during the summer Arabic course.

Mar 1st, 2022

Modern Languages Alumnus Noah Moore and Modern Languages senior Kerby Gilstrap are among 9 WKU students and recent graduates who have been recognized as 2022-23 Fulbright Semi-Finalists!

Mar 1st, 2022

Gatton Academy students took part in the 40th National Russian Essay Contest (NREC) under the direction of the Professor Ekaterina Myakshina. This program is organized annually by the American Councils of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and allows students to

Feb 22nd, 2022

Congratulations to 12 Modern Languages students selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for 2022 Critical Language Scholarships! The CLS Program is a part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign lang

Feb 17th, 2022

Modern Language Professor Sloane (Hsin-Chien) Wang presented at the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). Wang was one of 23 FLTAs from 51 countries and 169 universities chosen to present this year.

Feb 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

Feb 15th, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poole for being selected as the Chair of the WKU Department of Modern Languages! Dr. Poole has taught for the WKU Department of English since August 2003. He is a strong advocate for language studies and has served as Interim D