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Emily Haden
Congratulations to Emily Haden on her selection for NALCAP!

The Department of Romance Languages congratulates recent graduate Emily Haden on her acceptance to the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP)! From October through May, Emily will work as an English Language Assistant  alongside a teacher at a primary school in Sevilla, Spain. Her responsibilities will include helping teach English as well as serving as a cultural ambassador. An immersive, hands-on program, NALCAP…

Ximena graduation
ALAS Graduation Event Recognizes Ximena Luna

Ximena Luna, M.A. in Spanish, accompanied by her parents and Dr. Sharina Maillo-Pozo, was honored at the ALAS graduation in Spring '23 along with Spanish undergraduates minors and majors during the graduation event recognizing UGA's Latinx students. Congratulations to Ximena, who will be an Instructor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages this academic year!  To see more photographs and learn about the Hispanic Student…

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New Romance Linguistics faculty publication

The article "La lingüística y sus beneficios para la enseñanza del español" (Linguistics and its benefits for the teaching of Spanish) appeared in the academic journal Hispanic Studies Review on July 7, 2023. Dr. Gupton collaborated on this project with colleagues Dr. Laurel Hodges (University of Southern Mississippi) and Dr. Stephanie Knouse (Furman University).  Congratulations to Dr. Gupton and his co-authors!
Spanish

Dance Fair Flash Mob
Dr. Elhage's Latin dance fair spreads diversity through dance

On April 24, the Tate Student Center lawn came alive as a dance floor as students learned bachata, merengue and salsa on their way to class. Students from the Spanish 4080 class, Diversity through Dance, hosted the Latin dance fair to earn extra credit and spread knowledge about Latin cultures. Under a bright, sunny sky, students covered the lawn with Latin music in the air. Some dancers were learning the basic footwork and movements while…

Dia Sabin award pic
Congratulations to Dia Sabin, winner of Sigma Delta Pi study abroad scholarship

¡Enhorabuena! and congratulations to Dia Sabin, Spanish major and winner of a Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honors Society 2023 study abroad scholarship. Dia was selected among a very competitive pool of applicants nationwide who are members of Sigma Delta Pi. Dia plans to study in Spain with UGA en España's summer Spanish language immersion program in Valencia in 2023!
Spanish, Sigma Delta Pi

SLR publication by ROML faculty
New Romance Linguistics faculty publication

The article "Focus at the syntax–discourse interface in L2 Spanish: Optionality and unaccusativity reconsidered", by Dr. Timothy Gupton (UGA, Romance Languages) and Dr. Silvia Sánchez Calderón (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain) recently appeared in the journal Second Language Research. Data for this project was gathered at UGA and in Valencia, Spain with the cooperation of UGA en España. Congratulations to Dr. Gupton!
Linguistics, Spanish

SPANLING PhD student publication
New journal publication by Hispanic Linguistics PhD students

María González-Ferrer, Graham Johnson, and Eliot Westdorp, doctoral students in Romance Linguistics, recently published their paper "The historical evolution of the Spanish discourse marker pues from the 16th century" in the proceedings of the International Virtual Conference on Language and Literature, IVICOLL 2022.  Here is a LINK to their proceedings article. Congratulations to María, Graham, and Eliot! 
Spanish, LInguistics

David and Bodey
Spanish Students Publish Research in The Classic Journal

Please join us in celebrating the achievements of David Burke, Bodey Gray, and Jake Cliett whose essays in Spanish appear this December in Issue 8.1 of The Classic Journal, the Writing Intensive Program’s journal of undergraduate writing and research.  David Burke (pictured on left), a third-year undergraduate student at UGA double majoring in Biology and Spanish, is the author of the publication: “La influencia de la pobreza…

Rhodes Scholar Natalie Navarrete
Rhodes Scholar Natalie Navarrete On Studying Spanish and Russian

Natalie Navarrete, a triple major in Spanish, Russian, and International Affairs, and a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, was recently named a 2023 Rhodes Scholar. Natalie is currently completing a national security-focused scholarship in Kazakhstan as a Boren Scholar. She spoke with Dr. Tim Gupton, Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics, about the value of her language studies at UGA (full video below): ...All of the…
Spanish, Romance Languages

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Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Carruth!

Please join us in warmly congratulating Melissa Carruth on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation, "Performing Subjectivity On and Beyond the Page: Contemporary Latin American, Latina, and Caribbean Life Writers and New Media,” directed by Dr. Lesley Feracho. The committee looks forward to the future of this rich project.  
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