Category: News
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Welcome to our newest faculty member: Ariel Chan
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ariel Chan to our department as Assistant Professor of Chinese and Applied Linguistics. Ariel received a Ph.D. in East Asian Linguistics from the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2023 and comes to our department from Stanford University, where she was…
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Teaching Professor Maria Gonzalez-Pagani awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award
The Committee on Teaching (COT) presented our colleague, Maria Victoria González Pagani, with the 2024-25 Excellence in Teaching Award. Congratulations, Viqui!
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Maria Victoria González-Pagani Receives 2024-25 Excellence in Teaching Award
Teaching Professor Maria Victoria González-Pagani receives the Excellence in Teaching Award 2024-25! Congratulations, Viqui!
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Undergraduate Student Awards 2024-2025
Undergraduate students won several awards in the 2024-2025 school year, and we are proud to recognize their achievements.
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Congratulations to Professor Eve Zyzik on the publication of her new book – The Acquisition of Spanish
As the first text to present, in one place, a comprehensive and systematic overview of Spanish language acquisition research, The Acquisition of Spanish: A Research Overview in Multilingual Learning Contexts discusses a range of theoretical perspectives that outline issues surrounding language learning and the gaps in its research and teaching. Drawing on classic and current empirical…
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Professor Mark Amengual publishes his new book – The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology
Bilingualism and the study of speech sounds are two of the largest areas of inquiry in linguistics. This Handbook sits at the intersection of these fields, providing a comprehensive overview of the most recent, cutting-edge work on the sound systems of adult and child bilinguals.
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Miriam Ellis international Playhouse (MEIP XXII) 2024
Cowell College, Stevenson College and the Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics will present the 22nd season of the Miriam Ellis international Playhouse (MEIP XXII), May 31, June 1, and June 2, at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center at UCSC. The program of fully-staged multilingual performances in French, Japanese, and Spanish, with English…
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Sakae Fujita Receives 2023-24 Excellence in Teaching Award
Lecturer Sakae Fujita receives the Excellence in Teaching Award 2023-24! Congratulations, Sakae!
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Assistant Professor Josefina Bittar awarded the Hellman Fellows Program Award
Bittar will conduct fieldwork on language use and change among Paraguayan immigrants in Spain.
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Associate Professor Mark Amengual Receives Research Award
Congratulations to Mark Amengual, Associate Professor of Languages and Applied Linguistics, who has been awarded UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI)
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Congratulations to Professor Eve Zyzik on the publication of her new book – Vivencias: Lengua, cultura y sociedad a través de relatos sonoros
Vivencias: Lengua, cultura y sociedad a través de relatos sonoros is a multimodal text for advanced learners of Spanish based exclusively on authentic materials. Vivencias exposes students to testimonies of speakers from many parts of Latin America, including those from historically marginalized communities. Through the examination of complex social issues such as healthcare systems, environmental conflicts, and freedom…
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Chinese Community Event
On December 6th, the Chinese lower division students from UCSC, led by Instructor Elu Tu, brought a wave of cultural fun to Bayview Elementary School with a vibrant cultural assembly.