Get beyond “I speak (fill in the blank).”    Attend the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS sponsored by the Department of Modern & Classical Languages and Career Education on May 19 & 26 from 12:15 – 1:15 in Doane 104.  Learn ways to expand your opportunities for jobs, internships and grants and how to “talk up” your foreign language skills!

The workshops will also prepare you for some Gator Day networking  with a host of alumni who have used the language skills they developed at Allegheny to great advantage in their careers. They will present “Alumni Stories: Foreign Language Study Took Me Places!”  in the Pelletier Collaboratory on May 2nd from 11:00 – 1:00.  Lunch will be provided — stay tuned for details and RSVP information…

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program presents its annual lecture on Monday, April 3^rd in 122 Carr Hall at 12:15 pm.  Pizza and soft drinks will be served.

Prof. Juan Duchesne-Winter from the University of Pittsburgh will speak on “Ayahuasca: Amazonian Cultural Matrix of Global Impact.”  Ayahuasca is a brew prepared with the vine of that name and with the stem of another plant called chacruna which has psychoactive properties that induce hallucinatory states. The use of ayahuasca has become a global experience extending to South American, North American, and European latitudes.

Prof. Duchesne-Winter has recently conducted research on the Amerindian literary movement in the Guajira peninsula, ancestral territory of the Wayuu people which spans northern coastal areas of Colombia and Venezuela, and on the Watunna, the mythological cycle of the Yekuana people in the upper Orinoco river.

Professor Duchesne-Winter has led an active role as a public intellectual in Puerto Rico, where he chaired the Department of Spanish at the University of Puerto Rico’s  main campus in Rio Piedas. He is the author of nine books, including Caribe Caribana: cosmografías literarias (2015), La guerrilla narrada: acción, acontecimiento, sujeto (2010), and Comunismo literario: inscripciones latinoamericanas (2009).

In addition to being Professor of Spanish at the University of Pittsburgh, Professor Duchesne-Winter is Director of Publications of the Instituto Internacional de Literaturas Iberoamericanas (IILI) and the Institute’s  journal, Revista Iberoamericana, sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.

Here are links to Professor Duchesne­Winter’s faculty page at the University of Pittsburgh and to an abstract of his talk.

Applications are now being accepted through April 7th for the 2017 Blair Hanson Scholarship.

The Blair Hanson Scholarship Fund was established in 1981 to honor the dedication of Dr. Blair Hanson, Professor of French and Chairperson of the Modern Languages Department, to the cause of language education. The scholarship, awarded annually in the spring to an outstanding foreign language student, is to be used to defray part of the expenses of a period of study abroad for the next academic year. Candidates for the award need not be language majors.

The minimum requirements include:

(1) a 3.0 average in language courses;

(2) submission of the Blair Hanson Scholarship Award Application with a Personal Essay (typed, double-spaced, attached to application) describing the reasons for deciding to study in another country, specific goals and plans for the period abroad, and any other comments that would support an application for the award.

After the initial screening process, final candidates may be invited to meet with a selection panel from the Department of Modern & Classical Languages. The interview will include a discussion of candidate’s experience and plans, as well as specific questions regarding an awareness of the current cultural, social, and political situation in the country to be visited. Factors indicating a seriousness of purpose with regard to language study and international concerns will be considered.

APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE TO PRINT HERE OR PICK UP  IN 104 RUTER HALL.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF MODERN & CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, 104 RUTER HALL, IS APRIL 7, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

The Modern Language Association (MLA) seeks three (3) bibliographical interns for summer 2017 to assist with research, testing, and administrative tasks relating to the historical archives of the MLA and to the MLA International Bibliography, the database of world languages and literatures.

Reporting principally to the MLA’s director of bibliographical information services, the bibliographical and archive interns will search for and update information on publishers and journals, analyze and update MLA bibliographical data, and assist with usability and error testing on various library platforms. The interns will digitize archival materials and assist with metadata creation, including the construction of subject and agent records following the Library of Congress Classification System. The bibliographical and archive interns will also perform related work as needed, as well as participate in conversations about indexing, archiving and metadata management.

Candidates should possess strong organizational, writing, and research skills and be comfortable working with Microsoft Office. Particular attention will be paid to candidates with a demonstrated interest in languages, literature, the humanities, or library information studies.

MLA interns receive a $700 stipend every other week and unlimited ­ride Metrocards for the ten­ week internship.

Internship dates: Monday, June 6th, 2017 through Friday, August 12th, 2017.

Funding and housing may be available through the Allegheny Gateway Experiential Learning Funds.

Stop by Career Education between 2pm and ­4pm Monday through Thursday while classes are in session to learn more.

Candidates should submit cover letters explaining their qualifications for and interest in the position as well as their resumes to:

Ms. Samantha Bowens at BIS032017@mla.org.

Address cover letters to:

Ms. Samantha Bowens

Coordinator of Human Resources

The Modern Language Association

85 Broad Street, Suite 500

New York, NY 10004­2434

Email subject line: MLA BIS Intern Summer 2017_Your First Name Your Last

Name

ex: Subject: MLA BIS Intern Summer 2017_Timothy Alden

Please politely request a letter of recommendation from one of your professors.

Provide your supporting faculty member with Ms. Bowen’s contact information

and email address.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 10, 2017.

Not Lost in Translation: The Growing Importance of Foreign Language Skills in the U.S. Job Market

The Wayne Merrick Scholarship in International Studies is intended to assist promising Allegheny College students majoring in International Studies with study for a semester or year abroad.  

Applications should be made for study abroad in academic year 2017-18. 

Applications for the scholarship should be submitted to Prof. Laura Reeck by Monday, April 10, 2017 (applications may be sent to Professor Reeck through campus mail [Box 190] but students should ensure that all materials arrive by the deadline).  

Applications should include the following:

1) a narrative description of study abroad plans, curricular and co-curricular activities and how study abroad will foster these

2) a copy of the applicant’s college transcript (it need not be official) 

3) documentation of acceptance to a study-abroad program or description of concrete plans to study abroad

Two scholarships of $2000 will be awarded. Please note that the monies will not be awarded to the student in cash, but will be applied to the student’s financial aid package. Recipients will be selected by the International Studies Steering Committee.

The 2017 International Film Festival, sponsored by the Department of Modern & Classical Languages at Allegheny College, concludes on Wednesday, March 15th with “Neruda” from Chile.  The film screens at The Movies @ Meadville, 11155 Highline Drive, Meadville PA 16335, beginning at 7:00 pm.

FREE ADMISSION

 ALL ARE WELCOME

Free shuttle for Allegheny students departing from  North Main St. at Brooks Walk at 6:10 & 6:30 pm

The Chilean director Pablo Larraín calls “Neruda,” his latest movie, “the anti-bio.” Part fact, part glorious fantasy, it opens in 1948, shortly before the poet Pablo Neruda (a magnificent Luis Gnecco), is forced to go into hiding. A Communist and senator, Neruda has become an enemy of the state, having violently and very publicly condemned the Chilean President Gabriel González Videla. Chased from the Senate and his home, Neruda flees with his artist-wife, Delia (Mercedes Moran), the two slipping underground while chased by a vainglorious cop (played by Gael García Bernal, the star of “No”). – Manohla Dargis, NY TImes

“For anyone who believes that poetry and democracy spring from the same source and provoke the same enemies, this movie provides both encouragement and warning.” – A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“This is a serious movie that often feels playful, one that has metafictional ambitions but wears them lightly. You can surrender to the enjoyment of the chase at the film’s heart, while not losing sight of Larraín’s serious aims.”

– Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle

Neruda

Chile (2016)

Director: Pablo Larraín

Rated R – 107 mins.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Blair Hanson Scholarship.

The Blair Hanson Scholarship Fund was established in 1981 to honor the dedication of Dr. Blair Hanson, Professor of French and Chairperson of the Modern Languages Department, to the cause of language education. The scholarship, awarded annually in the spring to an outstanding foreign language student, is to be used to defray part of the expenses of a period of study abroad for the next academic year. Candidates for the award need not be language majors.

The minimum requirements include:

(1) a 3.0 average in language courses;

(2) submission of the Blair Hanson Scholarship Award Application with a Personal Essay (typed, double-spaced, attached to application) describing the reasons for deciding to study in another country, specific goals and plans for the period abroad, and any other comments that would support an application for the award.

After the initial screening process, final candidates may be invited to meet with a selection panel from the Department of Modern & Classical Languages. The interview will include a discussion of candidate’s experience and plans, as well as specific questions regarding an awareness of the current cultural, social, and political situation in the country to be visited. Factors indicating a seriousness of purpose with regard to language study and international concerns will be considered.

APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE HERE OR IN 104 RUTER HALL.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF MODERN & CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, 104 RUTER HALL, IS APRIL 3, 2017.