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Liberal Arts Building (LAB), 305
118 College Drive, Box #5038
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: 601.266.4964
Fax: 601.266.4853
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Departmental Events and Announcements
NOVEMBER
National French Week November 7-11
International Education Week November 14-18
Mesa de Español: Thursdays from 4-5pm in LAB 110
French Movie Night: Thursdays from 5-7pm in LAB 110
DECEMBER
Brown Bag Lunch: "Teaching French in the Americas: A closer look at the Gulf South," with speaker Dr. Joanne Burnett on December 8 at noon in LAB 305.
FEBRUARY
Guest Speaker Céline Ingram will talk with students enrolled in Dr. Burnett's course FRE 437-537 "French Cuisine" about her education and professional experience in the hotel and restaurant industry in France, 3:30-4:30 pm on February 8 in LAB 110.
Mardi Gras Celebration LAB 110, 2-4pm on February 10, sponsored by the Association Française de USM.
MARCH
Spanish conversation at the Tertulia on Thursdays at 2:00pm in The Grind, first floor of the library (Gulf Coast).
Tutoring in Spanish in the Foreign Language Lab, Room 105 of the library: Wednesdays from 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-6:00pm; Thursdays from 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-5:00pm; and Saturdays from 12:00-4:00pm (Gulf Coast).
Spanish Club Dinner at La Fiesta Brava on Hwy. 49, March 3, at 7:00pm.
Guest Speaker Becky Brown author of À Table: The Gourmet Culture of France will talk via SKYPE with students enrolled in Dr. Burnett's course FRE 437-537 "French Cuisine" from 3:30-4:30 pm on March 7 in LAB 110.
Movie screening: "La hora zero" (dir. Diego Velasco) on March 19 at 7:00pm at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education in Ocean Springs, MS.
Information session on Spanish in Spain 2012 on March 21 and March 26 at 3:30pm in International Center 319.
APRIL
Guest Speaker Dusty Frierson, Sommelier of the Purple Parrot in Hattiesburg will talk with students enrolled in Dr. Burnett's course FRE 437-537 "French Cuisine" about his career in the restaurant industry from 3:30-4:30 pm on April 4 in LAB 110.
Forum on French Presidential Elections April 17 5-6pm LAB 109.
MAY
Informational Meeting on the Grenada, Spain Program. International Center room 401.
Language Courses:
Russian, Italian, and Chinese: The department will offer Russian, Italian and Chinese 101 starting in the fall of 2012. Chinese will meet on Tuesday and Thursdays from 11:00-12:15 p.m. Italian will be offered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00-9:50 a.m. The Russian schedule will be announced soon.
Latin: A full spectrum of intensive Latin courses will be offered during Summer 2012. Summer instruction provides students the opportunity to gain an entire year of Latin study in a concentrated 10-week format. First- and second-year Latin courses are available, as well as an upper-division reading course (Latin 445) on the letters of Pope Gregory the Great (r. 590-604 CE). Latin learning remains critical not only to the student of the Roman Empire or the Early Church, but to aspiring physicians, botanists, biologists, and attorneys. Ours is one of few universities in the region to offer intensive summer Latin courses to students at every stage of competency. For further information about our Summer Latin Program, please contact Miles Doleac at miles.doleac@usm.edu.
Departmental News
In the fall of 2012 we will be offering courses in Russian, Chinese, and Italian. Sign up now!
Dr. Joanne Burnett's article "Two case studies of secondary language teaching: A critical look at the intersection of management and the local and social realities which shape our classrooms" is currently in print in the Modern Language Journal.
Dr. Carmen Carracelas-Juncal presented "A Pebble in the Pond: The Impact of a Graduate Online Service-Learning Course on the Practices of Spanish Language Teachers, Their Students and Their Communities" with MATL graduates Tiffany Robayna and Michelle Leland and MATL students Elvira Deyamport and Jessica Thomas at the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education in March.
Dr. Laurel Abreu had her article "Subject Pronoun Expression and Priming Effects among Bilingual Speakers of Puerto Rican Spanish" published in the Selected Proceedings of the 14th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium.
Instructor Keltoum Rowland has been named the Honorary Consul of France to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She recently hosted a ceremony at the Thad Cochran Center for three World War II Veterans who received the Legion of Honor for their service to France and the United States.
Kaycie Hall, a recent graduate of the department's French program, is currently doing a master's degree with New York University in Paris.
Congratulations to Jarred Hayes who received a Gilman Scholarship to suppport his studies in Jaén, Spain.
MATL graduate Verniece Goode has been inducted into the Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.
MATL graduate Ryan Ruckel has been named PRCC Humanities Teacher of the Year.
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