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"WLC faculty are internationally recognized scholars who connect their published research with their classroom teaching... Research and teaching are closely entwined in WLC, and we take pride in being able to relate innovative new scholarly areas to our classroom teaching." Read Dr. Gasta's observations about research and teaching initiatives in WLC.
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WLC faculty recently participated in an ISU Department of Mechanical Engineering event titled “Preparing Tomorrow’s Global Engineer.” Jointly with faculty and staff from the College of Engineering, ISU Engineering International Programs & Services, and guest speakers from John Deere, the panelists discussed the importance of cultural competency in today’s globalized engineering industries.
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Find out how a study-abroad in Greece turned a math major into a world class archeologist and scholar of Classical Studies.
In this interview, Dr. Mook, Associate Professor of Classical Studies and Chair of the Classical Studies program at ISU, talks about her archaeological excavations in Jordan and Greece, her favorite classes to teach, and the relevance of ancient Greek and Roman cultures to the 21-st century.
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Read about WLC's new academic adviser, Dr. Sandra Looft, as she writes about her childhood in the former communist Romania and her doctoral dissertation research in Munich, Germany. "My experiences of moving often and getting to know different countries and cultures has made me extremely aware of how diverse our world is and how much beauty there is to discover..."
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Tonlgu Li, Assistant Professor of Chinese, is WLC’s most recent recipient of the Jeoraldean S. McClain Art History Faculty Fellowship. With the help of the Fellowship, Professor Li will attend the 9th Biennial International Conference on Hanzi Calligraphy Education. Dr. Li also plans to attend a special calligraphy training program in Beijing, which will focus on the aesthetic and theoretical aspects of writing Chinese characters. Read more about Dr. Li and previous winners of the McClain Fellowship.
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McKinley Springer is a German/LCP major, currently working as an intern at Bosch in Stuttgart, Germany. "I work with people from India, Spain, Bosnia, Russia, Cuba and, of course, Germany... I would say I speak English about 10% of my time spent in the office." Visit McKinley's blog to learn more about his experiences.
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Samantha Haase is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in political science and international studies and minoring in Russian Studies. This Spring, she is working as an international intern for the U.S. State Department at the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan. Visit her blog to learn more about her intern experience in this former Soviet republic. |
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From "Latin American Science Fiction," to "Hallmarks of French Cinema," to "Environmental Issues in Modern Russia," find out what new and exciting courses WLC faculty will be teaching in the Summer and Fall of 2014.
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Neil Gerstein is a Global Resource Systems major and WLC student of Chinese . During Fall 2013, Neil studied at "the Harvard of China," Tsinghua University in Beijing. Read more as Neil shares some memories from his study-abroad experience.
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Of the thousands of languages spoken across the world, this game only uses eighty. How many can you identify based on their sound alone?
(The Great Language Game was created by Lars Yencken, data scientist from Melbourne, Australia).
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Each academic year WLC recognizes the work of its outstanding majors and minors through departmental awards and financial scholarships. Read about one of our 2013 scholarship winners, Samantha Huisman (majoring in Spanish, Kinesiology and Health, and Athletic Training), who was awarded the competitive Alfred P. Kehlenbeck and Louise Semmons scholarships.
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Meet John Fleming, president of the Russian Club, and Nate Bullock, president of the Spanish Club. Find out what they have to say about language learning, study abroad, and their professional aspirations.
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Language in the News
"The more young people get the opportunity to travel the world, live in other cultures and learn new languages, the more they will begin to understand our shared ideals and the shared opportunities to keep moving this world forward." - First Lady, Michelle Obama, March 2014.
In this CNN iReport Video Interview, First Lady, Michelle Obama, speaks on the importance of studying abroad.
Read Mrs. Obama's responses to questions that didn't make it in the final video.
The Institute of International Education (the organization that sponsors the Fulbright Program) has just launched a new, 5-year initiative called "Generation Study Abroad." Their goal is to double the number of U.S. students going abroad by 2019. Read more about the initiative here.
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Are you an alum of our Department?
Do you have any stories about world languages and cultures in your own life and / or career that you would like to share with our readers? Please send us your stories and we would be happy to include them in future issues of the WLC newsletter. Contact us or write directly to the Newsletter editor Dr. Olga Mesropova.
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