What's modern in Modern Languages?
 
A group of students from Dr. Carmen Rivera's course on Latina Literature and Cultural Studies attended on April 3rd the talk by acclaimed Dominican author Julia Alvarez. Mrs. Alvarez talked about the inspiration for some of her works and answered questions by the audience.
French Club Speaker, Susanna Zaraysky, to present on April 10th!
The French Club (L'Alliance Des Amis Français), along with many other groups/departments, will be welcoming speaker and polyglot Susanna Zaraysky to campus on Wednesday, April 10th. Susanna has studied ten (10) languages and of those, she speaks seven (7) fluently. Those are Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, and Serbo-Croatian.
Ms. Zaraysky will be giving three (3) presentations on Wednesday in Jewett Hall 101 that are all completely FREE and open to everyone!
The first is Saved by Language that is being co-sponsored with Hillel (Jewish Student Union). Saved by Language is a documentary that Susanna co-produced about a Jewish boy who saved his own life during the Holocaust by having the ability to speak Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). This presentation will be at 3:00pm.
Her second presentation will be on "The Importance of Being Multilingual in the Job Market." This will occur at 4:00pm.
Her final presentation, which is also her keynote presentation, is "How to Learn Foreign Languages through Music and Media." She will be explaining tips on how Language is Music, which is also the title to a book that she has written. This presentation will be at 8:00pm!
Yes, indeed...
Poster by Fran Arrieta, winner of the contest for Language Week.
The symposium "Dreaming in Languages" was a success.
 
"Dreaming in Languages," a symposium on the politics, the pedagogy and the technology of learning languages to be held in Fredonia on March 16th.
Study Abroad: Info Session on Oaxaca 2013 coming on March 5th.
Ollin Tlahtoalli: Centro de Lenguas y Cultura Mexicana A. C. Something to look forward in Oaxaca! Do you want to know the story behind that mural in Oaxaca, Mexico? And its connections to Fredonia students? Click here.
This summer, study abroad in Oaxaca (Mexico). From May 27 to June 30. Deadline for applications: February 15th 2012. Contact Dr. Carmen.Rivera@fredonia.edu
Event coming on 2/18/2013: Going International. Experience Abroad as Life Change.
What do some Lake Shore Sophomores and a group of SUNY Fredonia undergraduates have in common? Deutsch that’s what!
Study Abroad Russia 2013
J-Term in Puerto Rico.
The department of Modern Languages and Literature is the proud recipient of an Innovative Instruction Technology Grant. It will fund a symposium entitled Dreaming in Languages: Politics, Pedagogy and Technology for Language Instruction.
Special topic courses for Spring 2013
LANG 400 / WOST 377:
Monsters, Female and Otherness in French Literature
Foreign Language at Center Stage:
A Workshop for Teachers
Modern Languages online Newsletter Issue 1 is out!
UNIONE ITALIANA Award Ceremony on Friday, April 13.
Interexchange: A Way to International Experience
Inés Llorens, former Local High School Graduate, now Director of School in Argentina, visits Fredonia.
Orientation for study abroad in Spanish to be held on November 10th.
Study Abroad Fair to be held this Monday, 10/3
Fredonia alumnus, Professor Fernando Rubio, came back on September 27 to deliver presentation on Blended Learning.
Dr. Kate Douglass establishes a telecollaborative exchange for Fall
2011 between an English class in France and her French conversation class
Dr. Clark Zlotchew book, finalist in Indie Awards 
Dr. Rivera honored with SUNY Chancellor´s Award for Internationalization
Homo sapiens, homo faber, homo ludens: Creativity as a Learning Strategy
In previous years:
Silvia Mannino retires from teaching at Fredonia
Kyle Reimer, French/Adolescence Education Major, recipient of the CCFLTA College Scholarship
Convocation Series Presented "Restoring Community History: Puerto Ricans in Central Florida."
Spanish Adolescence Education major Caitlin Zaremski presented at"SUNY Undergraduates Shaping New York Future: A Showcase of Scholarly Posters at the Capitol".
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