A C C E N T ! !NEWSLETTER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES AT UNCG

THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN… Or does it? Actually, it falls mainly in the northern mountains. Yet, phonetic exercises aside, LLC students completed another successful Summer Study Abroad in Spain program in 2013. This year’s program was led by faculty members Mariche García Bayonas and Alex Hortal. During the five-week program, students not only learned a great deal of Spanish but returned to Greensboro forever changed after numerous academic and travel experiences around Spain!

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FOCUS ON FACULTY AND STAFFWe say hello to. . .

Pauli Tashima, Assistant Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies, who joins us with interests in early and medieval China and Chinese historical and literary narratives. We welcome her to UNCG!$

Mystery Object for this issue... Can you guess the cultural significance of this item? Answer at the end of the newsletter!

We also congratulate Cybelle McFadden on the upcoming spring 2014 publication of her book, Gendered Frames, Embodied Cameras: Varda, Akerman, Calle, Cabrera, and Maïwenn and the recent publication of her article “Technology, Resistance, and Franco-Arab Transculturalism in Nadia El Fani’s Bedwin Hacker” in Contemprary French Civilization (2013). $

Brooke Kreitinger participated in the Fulbright Baden-Württemberg Summer Seminar for American faculty in German and German Studies, hosted by the University of Tübingen. Gut gemacht, Brooke!$

We celebrate Ignacio López Alemany's publication of Ilusión áulica e imaginación caballeresca en El Cortesano de Luis Milán, forthcoming from UNC Press. ¡Enhorabuena!#

We also applaud Roberto Campo, whose successful campaigning efforts earned UNCG its first ever opportunity to host the Tournées Film Festival. Roberto was able to secure a grant from the French Embassy which aided in the promotion and screening of five contemporary French films throughout the month of November. Bravo, Roberto! $

Congratulations to Claudia Cabello, Cybelle McFadden and Amy Williamsen who were elected to MLA Executive Divison Committees--they join Ana Hontanilla who was elected last year. It's wonderful that LLC is so well represented!

~ The 2013 Study Abroad Spain student group in Sevilla

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!!!!!!Our lecturers were presenters at three individual sessions at

this year’s Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) Conference in Winston-Salem. Jackie Daughton placed emphasis on the Modified Spanish Program, now in its eighth year at UNCG, in her presentation. Peter Dola provided activities and approaches for acquiring intercultural competence through media. Finally, Marcia Payne Wooten gave tips, and instant “lessons” requiring minimal preparation in her presentation. We applaud our lecturers and their continued productivity! $

David Fein’s translation of the first printed French version of the Danse Macabre (1485) has been published by the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Félicitations, David!$

We congratulate Susanne Rinner who won a competitive grant from the German Embassy, and Mark Smith-Soto who won second place in the Spirit First Fourth Annual Poetry Competition for his poem “Flamingos".

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Graduate students Liliana Pastenes, María Yandell, J. Michael Boglovits, Jessica Bennet, Sandra Duarte, Nodia Mena, Lizely López, Isaí Robledo, Ginger Craig, Ana Falcón and Guadalupe Salinas led this year’s Language Learning Workshop, presenting on various topics of second language acquisition and teaching methods. It is the 12th workshop series since its inauguration in 2005. Great job, graduate students!

The German Program recently concluded its 5th annual movie festival, Gruselfest, showcasing the spookier side of German film. This year’s theme centered around vampires and zombies and was organized by German lecturers Brooke Kreitinger and Elliott Gougeon. The selection of films ranged from the 2010 production Wir sind die Nacht to the zombie coming-of-age comedy Nacht der lebenden Loser. The festival’s highlight was the presentation of F.W. Murnau’s classic silent masterpiece Nosferatu, put on with the help of German and Music major at UNCG, William Hueholt, who provided live piano accompaniment for the film. We can only hope that next year’s Gruselfest is just as successful!$

The Russian Language Society hosted its first event for fall semester 2013--Cooking at Kate’s! Twenty students from the Russian language courses (and alum Bryan Hayden who stopped by to help out and enjoy the meal before heading back to Kazan to teach English!) gathered at Russian instructor Kate Colon's home on a Friday evening to cook typical Russian foods, learn some vocabulary for foods and cooking, and eat a delicious meal. Students helped make pirozhki (hand pies filled with potatoes and meat) and prepared a tasty Russian dinner under the supervision of RLS co-presidents Kelly Burrus and Stephanie Brunke. $!The annual Asian Autumn Festival in September was a fun-filled event which celebrated a variety of cultures including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Among the highlights were an origami table, Onigiri (rice ball) & Tea, Chinese calligraphy, and a Cosplay fashion show organized by J-Club and Anime Society. On Nov. 3, students celebrated the Japanese national holiday Bunka no Hi which promotes culture and the arts. A hashi (chopsticks) race and O-mikuji (fortune shrine) were just a few of the exciting activities organized by students with the help of Japanese instructor Chiaki Takagi. $

THE ACCENT ON…FALL ACTIVITIES!

~ RLS co-presidents Kelly Burrus and Stephanie Brunke

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GRADUATE STUDENTS GOING STRONG

German Fulbright students visited GER 302: Study in Germany this fall, providing an exciting opportunity for intercultural exchange. Students had fun reflecting on - and in many cases dispelling - common stereotypes they held about their own and others' cultures. The course introduces students to key issues in contemporary Germany, such as the educational system, multicultural society, green Germany, and the conventions of academic life at German universities. It was fortuitous to have German students answer questions and share experiences with their American peers, who enjoyed the chance to get insider tips on student life in Germany and practice their German with native speakers!

~ Students cooking at Kate's!

~ Student Jonathan Aldridge and Dr. ChiakiTakagi compete in a Hashi race during Bunka no Hi (above); Chinese calligraphy table at AAF

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Bella!

Faculty Takeover (November 2013)

Homecoming (October 2013)

Our Year In Pictures

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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND CULTURES The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2321 MHRA Building, UNCG, PO Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

EDITORIAL TEAM: $KELLY LOWTHER PEREIRA$JOSHUA LUNSFORD

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CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Mystery Object Revealed... Boleadoras: a pre-Columbian hunting tool indigenous to Patagonia and las Pampas, which was later adopted by the gauchos to capture cattle or game.

~ Drs. Kelly Lowther Pereira (SPA) (left) and Susanne Rinner (GER) proudly represent LLC at the Fall 2013 Spartan Showcase

-Peter Dola (FRE), Jackie Daughton (SPA), Laura López (SPA), and grad. student Liz López at the Fall 2013 Well-Spring senior outreach event

Andreas Lixl’s Retirement Celebration

~SPA 302 students Brenda Ramírez and Coralis Vega engage in service-learning!#

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