Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, SUNY Brockport

04/30/2022

Congratulations to our wonderful award winners this afternoon! We wish you all success and fulfillment and we hope that we have helped to prepare you for that wide world.

04/13/2021

Here our student Luz Brule is summarizing her conversation with her partner in Perú. They spoke about the current political situation in Perú. Luz is another Spanish major in SPN 461 Advanced Spanish Grammar.

03/30/2021

This semester students in SPN 461 Advanced Spanish Grammar are participating in one-on-one virtual conversations with Spanish native speakers from all over the Spanish-speaking world.

What is to follow is a series of video reflections on our students' conversations. This series focused on the socio-political state in their partner's country.

Kelly Carrillo discusses the current political climate in Nicaragua.

03/30/2021

Evidence that it is never too late to learn a second... third... fourth language:

The Ultimate Language Learning Guide (my online course) → https://bit.ly/brighttrip-languageI had a conversation with my Grandma that included English, Frenc...

03/16/2021

"Students who are exposed to multiple languages throughout high school and college can also have long-term career benefits. Their proficiency in multiple languages is an advantage when they graduate and enter the workplace as professionals. Every industry has a need for effective communicators who can speak multiple languages to meet the needs of the growing number of English language learners in the United States. International operations also have a great need for professionals who can speak multiple languages and represent US-based organizations and companies."

Explore the benefits of bilingual education with American University’s Master of Arts in Teaching or Master of Education in Education Policy and Leadership.

02/28/2021

Why bilingual education matters in the US:

Thirty-two years of ongoing, large-scale research validates the power of bilingual schooling. Yet, politicking has resulted in a constant shift between tolerance and repression on bilingual education's advancement depending on who is in the White House.

11/19/2020

Yesterday we completed three days of Community Service Learning with grade 9 and 11 Spanish language students at Eugenio María de Hostos Charter School in Rochester.

Five of our majors/minors in Spanish participated in a virtual bilingual conversation :)

We will repeat this after Thanksgiving break - Will you join us?

10/31/2020

Brain Benefits of Bilingualism - so many! Just learn another language! The best time to do it? At home, before puberty.

If you're way past that stage of life, learn Spanish or French with us at Brockport.

10/31/2020

A great article from CNN.com on the effects of bilingualism on the Brain.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/23/health/staying-well-bilingualism-and-the-brain-benefits-wellness/index.html

Shortly after Kathy Jones relocated to California, the retired professor decided she needed to learn to speak Spanish.