MCLL launches new French and Francophone Studies minor
What sets the program apart is that the upper-division courses, taught in English, look at different aspects of French and Francophone cultures.
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Fresno State hosts 45th Annual Luso-American Education Conference
The Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State and the Luso-American Education Foundation present the 45th annual Luso-American Education Conference from Saturday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 3, hosted virtually at Fresno State.
Read MoreLecture examines the life of local Azorean author Alfred Lewis
Diniz Borges, founding director of the Portuguese Beyond Border Institute, will give a public lecture entitled “Alfred Lewis: A Valley Writer from the Azores” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17 on Zoom.
Read MoreUndergraduate Dean’s Medalist | Greyson Canterbury, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
“I learned that diversity is something to be celebrated and that a large part of my identity is the path that I choose. I am Chinese and White, and I have chosen to embrace Spanish.”
Read MoreMaría Madrigal Piceno, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, M.A. Student of Distinction
“When I first arrived in this country, I faced the challenge of learning a new language and a new culture, but this has only increased my desire to continue learning.”
Read MoreNew Italian studies minor, starting in Fall 2020, to provide a variety of opportunities
The unique program will allow classes from cross-disciplines to count toward the minor, classes such as Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and World Viticulture. Additionally, there are plans for opportunities to engage students outside of classrooms.
Read MoreDirector of Azorean communities to lecture on diaspora to the Americas
In celebrating the first anniversary of the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State, Paulo César Câmara Teves, director of Azorean communities for the Government of the Azores, will talk on “Azorean diaspora – the migration of Azoreans to the Americas.”
Read MoreA ‘Classics’ underD.O.G. tale
How the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures went from two supporters to over 90 in three years for Day of Giving.
Read MoreAlumna Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana and her Playas de Tijuana Mural Project
Standing in the sand looking south, it looks like many beach towns around the world. The deafening slow pulse of the ocean overwhelms the voices of the hundreds of people and the squawking seagulls. A boardwalk separates the beach from the seaside shops, hotels and homes, which, looking north, abruptly ends in the Friendship Park. A monument of colorful oversized letters spell “Tijuana — Aqui Empieza la Patria.”
Read MoreAuthor presents workshop on children’s books in Portuguese
The Portuguese author, illustrator and graphic designer Catarina Sobral will conduct a workshop with Fresno State’s Portuguese Language students at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 at Henry Madden Library room 2132.
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