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Marilyn Gregory – Alumni

Marilyn Gregory was born on the north side of Chicago in July of 1931. Throughout her childhood she moved around and transferred schools frequently, attending 13 different grade schools. At an early...

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Music and dance at Fiesta Latina

It will be a night of dance and music at the 7th Fiesta Latina on Friday, April 19. The festivities, sponsored by the Spanish Club, will be from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Circus Room of Bone Student Center....

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Spanish Spring 2013

¡Feliz año! 2013 is a promising year for the Spanish program. Dr. James Alstrum is inaugurating a brand new summer program in Costa Rica. Students will spend eight weeks with a host family and take up...

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Portuguese Spring 2013

The Spring 2013 semester marks the second semester of Portuguese classes here at ISU. Jucenir Serafim, the Department’s Fulbright FLTA instructor, is very satisfied with last semester’s results and is...

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French Student Organizations

Cercle Français/French Club ISU’s French Club will continue to meet this semester from 3:30-5:00 pm in room 113 of Stevenson Hall (next to the LAN department office). Please join us there for light...

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French Study Abroad

The Grenoble summer program marks its 43rd anniversary! Dr. Lorie Heggie, Director of ISU’s Grenoble summer program, will once again accompany a group of students to France this summer. The group will...

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French, German, Spanish Teacher Ed Majors

Did you miss the meeting but still need Admission to Professional Studies? Sign up for an interview NOW on Dr. Hildebrand’s door (STV 209). Requirements: Sophomore standing with a current cumulative...

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Spring 2013 Chair’s Message

We are now well into the Spring 2013 semester, and there is much to report in the world of languages, literatures, and cultures. The Department just completed a search for a new Assistant Professor of...

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LAN Student Teachers – Spring 2013

On February 18, the LAN department sent out 17 student teachers in Spanish and French who will be placed all over Illinois, from Waukegan to Decatur, Peoria to LeRoy.

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No French Club March 27

French Club (le Cercle français) is cancelled this week (Wednesday, March 27). Meetings will resume the following week.

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Latin 111.14 to be offered this Fall 2013

Back by popular demand, 2 cycles of Latin 111, 112, and 115 will be taught over the next 2 1/2 years.  Latin 112 meets the graduation requirement for the B.S., and Latin 115 meets the graduation...

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End of Semester French Club Dates

French Club will only be meeting twice more before the end of the semester: Wednesday, April 17 & Wednesday, May 1 @ 3:30-5:00 pm in STV 113. (French Club will not be meeting on the following...

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How do you refer to “tweeting” in Latin?

The prize for the most clever Latin word introduced this year goes to Reginald Foster for his Ciceronian rendition of “tweet” “tweeter” “to tweet”. Reginald says: “I almost jumped out of my skin when I...

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Music and dance at Fiesta Latina

It will be a night of dance and music at the 7th Fiesta Latina on Friday, April 19. The festivities, sponsored by the Spanish Club, will be from 7 to 11 p.m. in the Circus Room of Bone Student Center....

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Last cercle français!

The last French conversation table of the semester will be held this Wednesday, May 1 from 4:00-5:00 pm in STV 113.

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Sigma Delta Pi – Eta Upsilon Submission for National Contest

Check out all the great things that Sigma Delta Pi-Eta Upsilon has done this year in their video submission for the national contest!  Video – SDP

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Spreading the word that Latin lives…

“Quomodo dicis latine life-jacket?” quipped one of the Latin-speaking passengers on a tour boat circumnavigating Manhattan on a rainy Sunday morning in May, just after the captain’s safety...

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Welcome Preview Students!

 WELCOME 2013 Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish-speaking/learning PREVIEW STUDENTS!  We look forward to helping you realize your foreign language dreams!

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French Student Organizations

Cercle Français/French Club ISU’s French Club will continue to meet this semester from 3:30-5:00 pm in room 113 of Stevenson Hall (next to the LAN department office). Please join us there for light...

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Latin still matters!

When my teenage daughter recently sent me a link to a YouTube video featuring a Latin version of the song ‘Under the sea’ from Disney’s The Little Mermaid, it was at once very amusing and very profound...

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