Tag: Modern Languages
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Faculty note: Coury
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Prof. David Coury (Humanistic Studies/German) was an invited speaker last week in the Department of Germanic and Asian Languages at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He gave a public lecture titled “On the Road to Discovery: Recent German Road Movies and the Search for Identity.” Additionally, he held a workshop for Calvin’s Modern Language…
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Saxton-Ruiz presents at Latin American theatre conference
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Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz, assistant professor of Spanish and Humanistic Studies, traveled to Puebla, Mexico in early July as a participant, presenter and moderator at an international conference on theatre.
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Friday is German Day at UW-Green Bay
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The UW-Green Bay German Program is sponsoring German Day on Friday (Feb. 26) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the University Union. Approximately 200 to 300 area high school students and German language teachers will be attending the event, which will include academic competitions, games and contests (in German, of course), a Germany fun…
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German, Spanish students head off to Aldo Leopold
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Students from the German and Spanish programs begin this week teaching in an after-school language program at Aldo Leopold Community School, the Green Bay’s district’s choice or alternative-learning school. Program chair Prof. Cristina Ortiz says the initiative strengthens the longstanding partnership between UW-Green Bay’s Modern Languages unit and the Green Bay Public Schools for providing…
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The (French) music of Soucie
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Kevin Soucie will perform songs from France and Quebec at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 in the Christie Theatre of the University Union. Sponsored by the UW-Green Bay’s Le Cercle Francais student organization, the performance will include the music of Jacques Brel, Francis Cabrel, Daniel Belanger and Michel Rivard. Tickets are $2 for students and…
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Events celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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The remaining schedule for Mes de la Herencia Hispanica: • Oct. 4, “Forever Tango,” 7:30 p.m., Weidner Center • Oct. 7, “Did somebody say literary translation is easy?” 2:15 p.m., University Union Alumni Rooms, Phyllis Zatlin, retired professor of Spanish and coordinator of translator/interpreter training at Rutgers • Oct. 8, Book Club/Libro de Lectura, 6:30…
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Faculty/Staff Notes: Goff, et al
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Victoria Goff, associate professor of Communication and history, was the first speaker in the Brown County Library’s Local History Series on Oct. 1. Her topic, “Voyageur Magazine: 25 Years of History,” highlighted the history of the award-winning Voyageur magazine, which is celebrating its silver anniversary this year. Voyageur is published by UW-Green Bay in conjunction…
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Lecture on literary translation
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That is the topic of Phyllis Zatlin’s presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 2:15 p.m. in the Alumni Room on the second level of the University Union. Zatlin is a retired Spanish professor and coordinator of translator/interpreter training at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She is the author of numerous books, editions and…
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What does it mean to be a Latina?
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The American Intercultural Center will have its second of six fall-semester panel discussions this Thursday (Oct. 1). The program, “What does it mean to be a Latina” will begin at 1 p.m. in the Christie Theatre on the lower level of the University Union. A guided panel discussion will explore several issues related to the…
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Opportunities to practice your language skills!
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Open to one and all, the informal “language tables” have set their fall 2009 schedules. Prof. Cristina Ortiz of the language programs and Humanistic Studies shares the following: • French, La Table Francaise: Marie Gauvain et d’autres, Wednesday at 11h30-12h30 and again TBA (Tuesday or Thursday, to be announced) in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse •…