Apr 16, 2018 | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Why Studying Abroad Will Complete Your College Experience

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers a myriad of Study Abroad programs to further enhance your college education. Studying abroad provides a once in a lifetime experience for […]

Oct 9, 2017 | Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

“Back to the Pack” Event Brings Veteran and Aspiring Teachers Together

Teacher appreciation and inspiration was the highlight of “Back to the Pack: Recruit and Retain,” an event recently hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Students interested in […]

May 23, 2017 | Foreign Languages and Literatures

Alumna Forges Path for Future Foreign Language Students

At NC State, hardworking students are one of our biggest assets. Mechanical Engineering and German alumna, Maria Withrow, put her more than 10 years of German to the test twice in college, first by studying abroad at the University of Berlin and working in Dusseldorf, and the second time in 2016 while working in Munich. Withrow graduated from NC State in May 2015 and expects to complete her Masters in Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering in May 2017.

May 3, 2017 | Foreign Languages and Literatures

Ceremony Recognizes Best Graduating Seniors

Foreign Languages and Literatures Department Head Dr. Ruth Gross and Assistant Department Head Dr. Dudley Marchi welcomed faculty, students, families, and friends to the 2017 Outstanding Graduating Seniors Award Ceremony celebrated last Wednesday April 26 from 3:30 to 5pm at Caldwell Lounge.

Apr 18, 2017 | Wonders and Marvels

Professor Remembers His Mother’s Viennese Culinary Heritage

In this month's edition of Wonders and Marvels, Foreign Languages and Literatures professor Michael Garval writes about the Vienna of his mom and grandparents. It was not, as Dickens would have said it, the "best of times" but the food was "guided by principles of thrift and ingenuity, passed across time and generations," the way his Oma or grandmother used to make it. Read the original story...

Dec 11, 2016 | Foreign Languages and Literatures

To Our Graduating Students: Tahanina! Félicitations! Alles Gute! ¡Buena Suerte!

On behalf of my colleagues in Foreign Languages and Literatures, I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate our graduating seniors in Arabic, French, German Studies, and Spanish, and to our newly minted MA graduates. We are proud of the strides you have made in the time you have been students in our programs, and we wish you great success as you proceed to your next adventures and accomplishments in life’s journey. Tahanina! Félicitations! Alles Gute! ¡Buena Suerte!

May 4, 2016

An Afternoon of Achievements, FL&L Students Receive Awards

On April 20th, the Foreign Language and Literatures community joined faculty, staff, relatives, and friends in recognizing its top students for their excellence and academic prowess.

Jan 16, 2016

In the Spotlight: Lynda Nyota

Lynda Nyota first learned about trauma while listening to first-hand accounts of living through war and displacement from friends and co-workers in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. After that, she developed a keen interest in the topic that she knew she could only understand better by going back to Academia.

Oct 26, 2015

Have curiosities, will travel: Fulbright Scholars expand research, learning overseas

Three recent Humanities and Social Sciences graduates received the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award this year, a grant that's helping them fulfill their research and teaching goals around the world.

May 19, 2014

In the Spotlight: German Major and Riflery Champion Madeline Pike

German and International Studies double-major Madeline Pike began learning German in second grade while living in Australia. After her return to the United States, she started learning German again in High […]