Department of Languages

L&IH students learn about healthcare system in Spain

L&IH-Spanish students at the hospital in Seville. (Photo courtesy of Europa Press.)

Language and International Health-Spanish majors Paris Arrington, Sydney Hamby, Anna Longaker, and Adrina Patterson are taking classes and completing their L&IH internships in Seville, Spain. Students had the opportunity to visit the Hospital Universitario de Valme to learn more about the healthcare system in Spain. They met with Rafael Aznar (Director, Center for Diagnostic Imaging), […]

Second annual International Forum for German and Spanish in the Professions

Keynote speaker Hector Ibarra. (Photo courtesy of Lee Ferrell.)

The German and Spanish Professional Societies and the Department of Languages held the second annual International Forum for German and Spanish in the Professions on September 27, 2017. This event, the seventh to focus on German investment in our region, was held in the Hendrix Student Center. In attendance were students from Clemson University and the […]

Spanish minor recounts her study abroad experience in Seville

Hi! My name is Elizabeth Simpson, and I am a senior Health Science major with a minor in Spanish. I’ll be graduating in May, and will hopefully be going to graduate school to become an Occupational Therapist. In Spring of 2017, I studied abroad in the Faculty Directed Program to Seville, Spain. As a Health […]

International Spanish Program and Internships in Seville, Spain

Dr. Carlos Valencia, Resident Director of the Clemson in Seville Program, talked about the program highlights during his presentation on September 19 and at the Study Abroad Fair on September 20, 2017. Dr. Carlos Valencia received his doctorate in 19th-century Spanish literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before teaching at Wake […]

Faculty and students spend summer in Regensburg, Germany

Clemson student Dani Durham at Infineon.

Johannes Schmidt, associate professor of German, visited the OTH Regensburg, a new partner university in Bavaria, Germany, in June 2017. The week was filled with meeting faculty, administrators, and students at the OTH as well as seeing the sights of the medieval historic center of the city. In Regensburg he saw three Clemson students, the […]

Department to receive two incoming National Scholars

According to a recent media release, Clemson University selected eight students for the 2017 National Scholars Program, the university’s most selective academic merit program. The eight are an extraordinarily gifted group. Beyond the remarkable academic records they present — an average SAT of more than 1530 and high school class rank in the top 1 percent — these Scholars […]

Students present at Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum

Students with their poster at the forum.

On April 5, students in the Department of Languages presented a project at Clemson’s annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum. Robert Campos, Megan Courage, Elouise Cram, Michelle Fuentes, Hannah Gilliam, Danielle Haight, Colin Jones, Rebecca McConnell, and Rachel Rogers presented their research on The Fantastic in Hispanic Film. The project, mentored by Dr. Graciela […]

Language clubs offer fun, games and food at International Festival

Coloring activities for children at the French Club booth. Photo courtesy of Michelle Koval.

The International Festival is an annual event that symbolizes Clemson’s commitment to celebrating identities and cultures from around the world. The festival features ethnic-based foods, local craft and non-profit vendors, and entertainment and activities for all ages. The festival is hosted by the Harvey and Lucinda Gantt Multicultural Center.               […]

Students receive awards at annual CAAH ceremony

Award winner Hilda Chan with CAAH Dean Richard Goodstein Chair of the Department of Languages Salvador Oropesa.

The following Department of Languages students were honored at the 2016-2017 College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities (CAAH) Honors and Awards Ceremony on April 7 in the Brooks Center Theatre. Congratulations! See all the photos from the event here. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE Linda Wilson – Gallaudet/Clerc Award for Excellence in American Sign Language The award is given […]

L&IH majors present at cultural conference

L&IH majors Elouise Cram and Rebecca McConnell at the conference.

Language and International Health (L&IH) students Elouise Cram and Rebecca McConnell attended the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association’s 38th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 15-18, 2017) to present their research and participate in the panel organized by Dr. Graciela Tissera: Adapting Philosophers to Film. Elouise discussed the film adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s short […]