Languages, Literatures, and Cultures’ Latin classes and the classical studies program are flourishing, renewing interest in all things ancient through medieval.
Latin and classical studies: Semper incendens
Unit: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Sigma Delta Pi named national Honor Chapter
The Illinois State University chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named a national Honor Chapter for its exceptional activities in 2021-2022.
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures celebrates the return of study abroad
Study Abroad is essential to the mission of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures to cultivate language proficiency and intercultural skills among our students, and it is a key component of the Internationalize Your Major initiative, which involves adding a language major, minor, and/or study abroad to another program of study.
Illinois State University announces Bone Scholars for 2022
Illinois State University announced students selected as Robert G. Bone Scholars for the 2022-2023 school year.
Communities of Belonging and Success initiative campus conference
On June 1, the Latin American and Latina/o Studies program welcomed to campus Ms. Maribel Díaz, Spanish teacher at Joliet West High School, as part of an event organized under the auspices of the Communities of Belonging and Success (COBAS) initiative.
Students in CSD and world languages find commonalities
In recent years, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures has noticed an increase in students majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) who also want to major or minor in a world language.
LAN graduate students in Spanish are award recipients
At this year’s spring banquet, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LAN) graduate students celebrated their many accomplishments after a year of teaching and learning.
Bilingual Advocacy Week: Dr. Kim Potowski to explore Spanish in the U.S., April 14
In celebration of Bilingual Advocacy Week, a talk by Dr. Kim Potowski will explore “Spanish in the U.S.: Myths and Realities” at 7 p.m. April 14, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Faculty-led study abroad: Spring 2022 International Seminar Series
On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from noon–1 p.m. Central Time, the Spring 2022 International Seminar Series, ISU International Engagement, will be focused on faculty-led study abroad.
World languages education majors attend professional conference
Most students in this fall’s LAN 320 (World Language Teaching in the K-12 Setting) are in their final semester before student teaching.
