Lingua Franca is the Bi-Annual Newsletter of the
World Languages & Cultures Department
at Salem State University
Editors: Jon Aske & Kenneth Reeds
Phone: 978.542.6258 – Fax: 978.542.2068
E-mail: linguafranca@salemstate.edu
Web page: www.lrc.salemstate.edu/linguafranca
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Volume 13, Issue 2, Spring 2016, Table of Contents
- ¿Qué Pasa? Quoi De Neuf? Novità? Department News Abounds (13.2)
- Dante Alighieri Society in Cambridge, MA: Dr. Anna Rocca appointed as the Chairperson of the Cultural Activities Committee; new internships available for SSU students of Italian!
- Congratulations to the class of 2016!
- Phi Sigma Iota and Other Departmental Awards
- Give yourself more credit: Literally! Interviews with language graduates
by By Rayanne Menery Sammataro - “The only career I ever wanted”: An interview with French alumna Dr. Cynthia Lees ’74
by Elizabeth Blood - Yes, sir! ¡Sí, señor! Oui, monsieur!
by Jon Aske - Why Study Arabic?
by Louissa Taha Abdelghany - Learn/Study Abroad in Morocco
by Aziz El Madi - April 23: A Literary Holiday
by Kenneth Reeds - December’s Crowdfunding Leads to More Departmental Support for Study Abroad – Thank you donors!
by Elizabeth Blood and Kenneth Reeds - The HOPE Award
by Michele C. Dávila and Kristine Doll - The Path to Fluency is Sometimes through The Bathroom
by Kenneth Powers - Some great films to watch to learn about the Arab world
by Louissa Taha Abdelghany - Transnational Orientalisms in Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Cinema
- New Language Requirement for 1 Million: German
by J. Douglas Guy - The First Latino/a Connection Conference 2016 at Salem State
by Michele C. Dávila Gonçalves - Spanish Poetry by SSU Students
by students in Fátima Serra’s SPN 402 Introduction to Spanish Literature II
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