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Linguistics
Professional linguists work in several fields such as teaching (Linguistics, speech, English, world languages), translation/interpretation, voice or speech recognition software development, literacy programming, curriculum development, data analysis, and U.S. intelligence or foreign service.
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that the entire Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics joins together in mourning the loss of Maura Binkley, one of our cherished students. Maura was a German major in our department, who also pursued a second major in English. Her academic performance was consistently excellent, and she also excelled in her extra-curricular and study-abroad initiatives. Complete text here.
Dr. Anel Brandl, Dr. Matthew Goldmark, Dr. Maria Gutierrez, Dr. Jeannine Murray-Roman with some of the
Spanish and Portuguese students recognized during Honors Night in April 2019.
Florida State University's Alpha Delta Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities in 2018-19, an award…
Dr. Beth Coggeshall (Italian program) and Dr. Birgit Maier-Katkin (German program) have been recognized as recipients of University Teaching Awards for 2018-19. Congratulations to our colleagues!
It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Yanning Wang, has been awarded the 2018 Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies Annual Article Prize for her work. Congratulations Dr. Wang!
Recent Chinese graduate, Tatum Rae Shannon, is one of ten Florida State University students to receive a U.S. Fulbright Student Award. Ms. Shannon, 21, a Presidential Scholar from Jacksonville,…
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted a Celebration of Philanthropy to thank donors and friends of the college for their generous gifts. This year’s event highlighted some of the undergraduate research that is taking place across the College. Simon Prado, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Culture with an additional major in Russian and a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs with an additional major in Political Science, Spring 2020 and Shaimaa Khanam, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Editing, Writing, and Media and a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs, Spring 2019 represented their disciplines with their work on “Change and Continuity of the Masculine Ideal in the Byzantine and Slavic Epic.” Simon and Shaimaa’s research, conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Robert Romanchuk of Modern Languages and Linguistics, is forthcoming in the online UC Undergraduate Journal of Slavic and East/Central European Studies.
