MCLL alumnus Dr. Julio Puente Garcia receives International Latino Book Award

November 17, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

On left: Fresno State Alum Dr. Julio Puente Garcia and right the cover of his award winning book "Acrobatics Angelinas" that depicts power lines and palm trees in front of a mostly cloudy sky.

Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures alumnus Dr. Julio Puente Garcia received the Rudolfo Anaya Award in the Best Latino Focused Fiction Book category at the International Latino Book Awards for “Acrobatics Angelinas.”

MCJ student creates Spanish language podcast on COVID-19

July 31, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

As businesses closed and schools began operating remotely due to COVID-19, Olegario Tapia became concerned as he watched his mother leave to work in the fields around Dinuba. “An abundance of the information my family consumed about the new virus came from unreliable social media outlets, and a lot of the time, it was misinformation […]

Free Spanish course helps medical workers communicate with patients amid COVID-19

July 6, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Carolyn Bentley PT, DPT in full PPE (personal protective equipment).

The Hub for Language Teaching and Learning created the “Functional Spanish for Emergency Medical Responders” online class offered for free at Fresno State.

Nolan Trupp, Student of Distinction

April 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

With a childhood ambition of becoming a teacher, Nolan Trupp knew he wanted to change people’s lives, but didn’t quite know what he wanted to teach until he took an American Sign Language class at Fresno State. He fell in love with the language and the culture knew he had found his way to change the world.

Mario Arias, Student of Distinction

April 4, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Teaching Spanish to others is more than just a job for Mario Alberto Arias Esquivel. He described the process as sharing a piece of himself, his culture, and giving his students a second soul.

Spanish translation, interpreting courses incorporate service-learning component

November 28, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

~ Pictured above, from left: Flaviana Pulido, Professor Indira Sultanic and Jennifer Cushing helped volunteer with Spanish translations at a recent community health fair provided by California Health Sciences University. ~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities Even though this is her first semester as an assistant professor […]

NEW FACES: Linguistics welcomes Dr. Jaydene Elvin

September 27, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Assistant professor Jaydene Elvin joins the Department of Linguistics

Dr. Jaydene Elvin joins the Department of Linguistics as an assistant professor, coming to Fresno State from Western Sydney University in Sydney, Australia.

‘Don Giovanni’ lecture-recital brings together musical artists and humanists

September 22, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

From left: Dr. John Karr, Dr. Maria Briggs and Limuel Forgey at the Don Giovanni lecture/recital

Spanish and voice students took their learning outside of the traditional classroom and into Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Friday, for a cross-disciplinary lecture-recital that examined Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”

This collaborative effort between the Department of Music and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures combined operatic singing, lecture and a question-and-answer segment in a 50-minute class performance.

NEW FACES: Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures

August 24, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

Two new assistant professors, Indira Sultanić and Dr. Amila Becirbegovic, are joining the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Indira Sultanić and Amila Becirbegovic join the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures as assistant professors, both originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Spanish classes to celebrate Dia de Muertos

November 1, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Students from 10 sections of Spanish Classes 2, 3, 5 and 125 will celebrate Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) with altars on display from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Free Speech Area. The traditional Mexican holiday celebrates the spirits of those who have died. Alejandra López, a lecturer in […]