Languages News
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Blugolds help native Spanish speakers better access health care in the Chippewa Valley
Two Blugolds are making it easier for Spanish-speaking people to access health care more easily in the Chippewa Valley. Erin Fitzgerald and Breida Torres Berumen are translating some of the Chippewa Valley Free Clinic’s written materials into Spanish.
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Blugold's story gives hope to others facing chronic illness: Erica Nerbonne
With new passions and plans in graduate school ahead, May 2020 grad Erica Nerbonne continues to show that while chronic illness may slow her down a bit at times, it will never stop her from aiming high and reaching her goals.
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December grad connecting her culture, passions and skills: Monique Morales Briand
For Dec. 19 graduate Monique Morales Briand, finding a path that combined her business acumen, her Hispanic heritage and her Spanish-first language skills led her to wide-ranging undergraduate experiences and success.
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Research in area jails helps solidify Blugold's plan to be doctor
A research project that took Callie Vogel into area jails to document health inequalities was one of the most meaningful experiences she had as a Blugold and helped to solidify her plans to pursue a career in medicine.
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From the Desk of the Languages Chair: Fall 2020
To note that there have been a lot of changes since our last issue, not just department-level but in the world, seems a bit superfluous.
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2019-2020 Faculty Achievements
The Languages department faculty continued their quest for excellence during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Using big data to solve a big problem: Biology alumna in vital COVID-19 data collection
As a critical-care research intern, Blugold Alana Lemke '19 has helped to solve important medical problems. Little did she know she would end up working on the single biggest medical crisis in a century.
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Global perspectives on COVID-19: Student-created video dialogue
What do Blugolds do with extra time on their hands during COVID-19 quarantine? For junior communications and Spanish major Grace Annis from Eau Claire, the answer was to talk to people about their experience — people all over the world.
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IEP Students Meet Local Author
For the last 2 semesters, students from Ami Christensen’s course in the Intensive English Program (IEP) at UWEC have met with local author Emily Anderson, who uses the pen name Max Howard, to discuss her young adult novel, Fifteen and Change.
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Five Blugolds named Fulbright recipients for 2020-21
Four Blugolds graduating this month and one recent alumna have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2020-21 academic year. Due to COVID-19, one placement has been delayed until January, so all five will teach overseas in the spring.
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Intercultural journey, continued: Fulbright award to enrich teaching of Chinese language, culture
Dr. Kaishan Kong, assistant professor of Chinese in the department of languages at UW-Eau Claire, has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach in China.
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Languages Spring 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony
The Languages Department congratulates its 2020 Student Scholarship and Award Winners!!
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UW-Eau Claire French program again receives national honor
The American Association of Teachers of French has again designated the UW-Eau Claire French program as an Exemplary Program with Honors. The program also received the honor in 2017.
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UW-Eau Claire students giving back to hometowns during COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 moved classes online and sent many students home for the semester, Blugolds near and far are finding ways to give back to their hometowns during the pandemic.
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How gratitude led to a Fulbright teaching assistantship
Long story short, I loved every minute of the class and ended up continuing my studies for four more semesters, even studying-abroad for a summer in China.
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International Poetry Reading participants sought
Readers are sought for the 14th annual International Poetry Reading at UW-Eau Claire, to be held from 7-9 p.m. April 21 in the Dakota Ballroom (Room 340) of Davies Center.
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Environmental and social justice focus of immersion in Guatemala
A group of Blugolds spent part of Winterim in Guatemala as part of an immersion program that focuses on social and environmental justice.
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ESL Students Visit Makerspace in McIntyre Library
Twelve ESL students, along with a class mentor, a visiting scholar, and their instructor, Jesica Nkouaga, visited the Makerspace in the lower level of the McIntyre Library.
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UW-Eau Claire students, faculty to present ‘Dmitri’s Dream’
The story behind the Periodic Table of the Elements will be the focal point of “Dmitri’s Dream: Discovering the Alphabet of the Universe” on Dec. 3, a presentation of the UW-Eau Claire Art AND Science program.
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Spanish immersion class helps Blugolds build connections in western Wisconsin
Blugolds are connecting with native Spanish speakers through UW-Eau Claire’s “Community-Based Spanish” class. Students improve their language skills and grow their cultural competencies as they are immersed in places where native Spanish speakers gather.
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Spooky season in ESL
To learn about Halloween and its origins and celebration in the United States, Emilia Oswalt's ESL 205: Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing class had a costume contest.
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A Note from the Desk of the Chair
The new year is off to a fast start, the usual chaos of the first couple weeks gradually setting into a routine – predictable, but no less manic in light of that. We’re seeing more results of our department’s generational shift…
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Blugold Spotlight features Dr. Tomomi Kakegawa
The sole professor of Japanese language at UW-Eau Claire is teaching more than just linguistics. She's educating students about Japanese culture to help them understand how to better communicate with other native speakers.
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Meeting EDI goals: Wendy Makoons Geniusz
In addition to Ojibwe language courses, Wendy Makoons Geniusz offers a class in Ojibwe culture, LANG 160, that helps meet LE and EDI credits, as well as an inclusive approach to experiencing culture through language learning. It's a win-win!