Congratulations to Graduates of Foreign Languages Dept!
The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates our students who are graduating with a certificate, minor, or major in one of the languages we are offering.
The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates our students who are graduating with a certificate, minor, or major in one of the languages we are offering.
In fall 2023, nine IUP students interpreted for 20 new employees at Indiana factory Specialty Tires of America, hired directly from Mexico through the company's participation in an H-2B work visa program.
The Department of Foreign Languages held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 19, 2024.
On March 23, 2024, the Appalachian Professional Language Educators' Society (APPLES) hosted its annual Foreign Language Festival on the IUP campus.
She probably had no way of knowing it at the time, but Lydia Rodríguez’s childhood set her up for the career she now has. Learn more about this Department of Foreign Languages professor in this installment of Meet Our Faculty.
IUP's Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, celebrated its 51st initiation ceremony on Friday, December 1, 2023.
Christina Huhn, Dawn Smith-Sherwood, Heide Witthöft, Marjorie Zambrano-Paff (Department of Foreign Languages), Harrison Wick (IUP Special Collections), and six students attended the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association’s annual language teachers conference, held at Seven Springs resort.
Christina Huhn (Department of Foreign Languages) copresented the results of a collaborative research project, titled "Current Trends in Post-secondary Language Classrooms," at the annual Convention of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
Shijuan Liu, Department of Foreign Languages, gave an invited workshop for Chinese language faculty from several liberal arts colleges in the Great Lakes Colleges Association, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 6–8, 2023.
The traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, is the second important holiday for Chinese society worldwide. Shijuan "Laurel" Liu, professor of Chinese Language and Culture, organized the annual celebration of the festival together with student leaders of the IUP Chinese Language and Culture Club and Asian Studies Club.
How does roasting coffee change its caffeine level? Senior Isabelle Clayton used a U-SOAR research award to find out.
Dawn Smith-Sherwood, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish), recently co-authored the chapter “Meeting Them Where They Are: Differentiated Integrated Performance Assessments to Build Interpersonal Speaking Skills in the L2 Literature Class.”
IUP's Iota Mu Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Honor Society, celebrated its fiftieth initiation ceremony on Friday, December 2, 2022.
Starting October 18, the Foreign Languages Diversity and Inclusion Series (FOLDIS) is designed to promote cultural awareness while providing unique insights into the everyday importance of embracing diversity and inclusion.
Andrew Secula III (Spanish education '22) has been awarded the Global Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish. Andrew is the first IUP student to earn a Global Seal.
The Department of Foreign Languages held the annual IUP Spring Methodology Conference on Foreign Language Teaching on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Shijuan "Laurel" Liu organized the film screening of “Confetti,” a film related to interculture, language learning, early childhood education, and special education (dyslexia), on April 29, 2022. IUP community members, including incoming students, can sign up for a virtual pass to watch the film online.
On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Appalachian Professional Language Educators' Society (APPLES) hosted its annual Foreign Language Festival on the IUP campus.
Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish Education), recently published a research article investigating the National Foreign Language Standards in post-secondary contexts.
Foreign Language Professor Christine Huhn named PSMLA Outstanding Language Educator (Post-Secondary) by the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association.
The Department of Foreign Languages now offers a specialized certificate for Spanish in health, construction, restaurant , and agriculture careers.
Marjorie Zambrano-Paff and Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages, presented “‘Mi enfoque’: Empowering Students through High-Leverage Teaching Practices” at the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association conference, October 13–16, 2021.
Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages, Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish Education), recently published a research article: Reframing my practices: reconsidering post-secondary World Language education in the most recent issue of Teacher Development.
FNLG 121 is taught in English with a focus on literature from cultures outside of the United States. FNLG 121 meets the same requirements as ENGL 121.
Christina Huhn, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish), and co-presenter Junko Yamamato (Slippery Rock University) facilitated a session entitled “University K-12 collaboration: Promoting language study and teacher education together!”, an annual networking session at the PA State Language Association annual conference.