SVSU Modern Foreign Languages

08/26/2019

Welcome back to students, faculty, staff, and friends! How are you celebrating the first day of classes?

Some countries and nations celebrate the back-to-school season with celebrations and presents while others treat it like any other day. From Japan to Russia, here are some popular back to school traditions around the world.

04/29/2019

Congratulations to the MFL Japanese minors who presented their research at the UGRP Student Showcase!

04/29/2019

French, Japanese, and Spanish SVSU students participating in Handley Elementary's STEAM Night. Great job educating young learners on the importance of language study as a complement to science, technology, medicine, and engineering!

04/22/2019

Congratulations to the 2019 Alpha Mu Gamma initiates. We are proud to welcome these French, German, Japanese, and Spanish students to the Theta Omicron chapter of the national collegiate foreign language honor society!

02/18/2019

SVSU’s Office of International and Advanced Studies is looking for Short-Term Peer Advisors to facilitate its summer inbound study abroad programs. This is a great opportunity for globally-minded students to work with international students this summer. Apply at Cardinal Career Network, Job ID: 61114

02/15/2019

Spanish teachers: Hemlock Schools is looking for a middle school/high school Spanish teacher. For more information contact Terry Keyser, 989-642-5253 or [email protected]

01/22/2019

Language teachers: ACTFL offers scholarships to summer language immersion programs throughout the world. These are great opportunities to develop or maintain language proficiency.

The programs described below are provided solely for the information of ACTFL members. These are not ACTFL programs, and they have not been subjected to any review or vetting by ACTFL. Their presence here does not constitute an endorsement by ACTFL. One can apply for multiple scholarships. Incomplet...

11/04/2018

Sigma Delta Pi and Spanish majors organized a Dia de los Mu***os celebration this week for Spanish students and the campus community. Thanks to SDP officers Jessica Fehrman, Maria Raab, and Alexis Chavarria, and faculty members Maribel Colorado-Garcia, Kathy Metropoulos, Cristina Sepulveda, and Kathy Lopez for their work in planning, publicizing, and executing this cultural event!

10/02/2018

Job opportunity for globally-minded students: the Office of Global Engagement is seeing an assistant. Apply at Cardinal Career Network.
Job title: Office of Global Engagement Assistant
Job ID: 59430
Deadline: 10/14/18

08/16/2018

Welcome back! We're seeking French and Spanish lab assistants for the school year. Look for these job IDs at the Cardinal Career Network link below:
French: 58421
Spanish: 58420

05/11/2018

"An emerging body of evidence suggests that integrating STEMM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine) with the humanities and arts in higher education is associated with positive learning outcomes that may help students enter the workforce, live enriched lives, and become active and informed citizens, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."

04/16/2018

Congratulations to the 2018 initiates of Alpha Mu Gamma, the national foreign language honor society!

04/06/2018

Tere Elizalde, who is completing a Japanese Minor, is the recipient of the 2018 Faculty Association Endowed Chrysalis Scholarship. Congratulations!

04/03/2018

Japanese Culture Club performing "Sakura" dance at SVSU Intercultural Night March 16.

03/28/2018

Language teachers: workshops for French, German and Spanish K-16 teachers at CeLTA at MSU.

Every spring, we offer professional development opportunities for K-16 teachers throughout Michigan at MSU. The immersion workshops take place on Saturdays from 9 am - 12 pm. Workshops are generally held in Wells Hall.

03/27/2018

¡Felicitaciones! Congratulations to the newest members of the SVSU chapter of the Sigma Delta Pi Spanish honor society: Jessica Fehrman, Alexis Chavarria, Maria Raab, Jenna Guile, Meghan Phelps, Alexsandra Eaton, Breanna Sullivan and Katie Schramm.

03/21/2018

A new podcast for language teachers.

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03/21/2018

To be eligible for this scholarships, candidates must be enrolled full-time, have declared French as their major or minor, be eligible to take upper-division (third and fourth year) French courses, and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.5 in their French courses. In the event there....