Lenoir-Rhyne Foreign Language Department
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Our programs in French, German and Spanish are designed to provide students with appropriate linguistic skills, to develop a knowledge and sympathetic understanding of cultural differences, and to inform them of the civilization, culture, literature, and other social and artistic achievements of the respective countries. The programs are flexible enough to accommodate students seeking a B. degree
10/04/2015
LRU faculty led by Dr. Veronica McComb, participated in the "Community of Practice" roundtables to explore how the Flipped Classroom pedagogy has been used by different fields at LRU. Appalachian College Association 2015 Annual Summit, October 1-3, 2015. MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center, Kingsport, TN.
09/26/2015
LRU in coordination with the Catawba County Library is continuing the six part conversations about the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped to shape our Nation over the last five centuries, through the public film screenings of the six part award-winning documentary program titled "Latino Americans: 500 Years of History".
This past Monday, September 21, the first group from Dr. Parrado-Ortiz's SPA 221 class, led by Lena Martinez, presented the second part of the series, "Empire of Dreams".
We invite all our friends, LRU community, alumni, teachers, students, and the Catawba community to the film screening, followed by a conversation, of the third part, titled "War & Peace". For more information about the program, please click here: http://enewsletter.catawbacountync.gov/library/?page_id=3471&preview=true&preview_id=3471
07/16/2015
students visit to El Colegio during the 2015 Study Abroad trip.
Some faculty and students from different universities and schools from different parts of the world, were interviewed this past Thursday, June 18 by Canal 8 de Ávila and El Diario de Ávila. Here is an excerpt of what was released in the TV news that day and related to our university. Also, the newspaper published the article the next day, Friday, June 19. See below...
06/09/2015
This past Saturday LRU students, lead by Dr. Arturo Ortiz and Dr. Parrado-Ortiz visit Salamanca. We had the opportunity to walk by the Roman Bridge, visit One of the oldest universities in Europe, la Universidad de Salamanca (where is the frog?), la Plaza Mayor, la Casa de las Conchas, etc... To learn more about this World Heritage City, click here:
http://www.salamanca.es/en/
Dr. Arturo Ortiz sang with La Tuna de la Universidad de Salamanca. To know who they are, click here: http://m.usal.es/webusal/node/2857
06/05/2015
students visit to Monasterio de Santo Tomás, Ávila. To Know more about this summer residence for the King and Queen of Spain Fernando de Aragón and Isabel de Castilla, XV Century construction, where the tomb of the royal prince Juan is located, visit this page: http://www.monasteriosantotomas.com/monasterio/
06/01/2015
Lenoir-Rhyne students arrive in Madrid to begin the study abroad program and meeting the families.
05/20/2015
Dr. Parrado-Ortiz, chaired a session and also presented her paper titled "Inquiry-Guided Learning Pedagogies: A New Approach to Achieve Collaborative Teaching and Learning", in the 17th Annual international Conference on Education, May 18-21, 2015, Athens, Greece.
05/15/2015
The Spanish 233 students gathered in the Cromer Center for a social cause!
05/15/2015
Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, meets the Spanish faculty and students.
Students from are heading to Spain for 5 weeks and will be studying the Spanish Culture & Language. The group leaders are Dr. Adelia Parrado-Ortiz and Dr. Arturo Ortiz. Also, the group will visit the following cities: Avila, Segovia, Toledo, Salamanca, Córdoba, Sevilla, Cadiz, Malaga, y Granada!
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