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Carmen Scoggins '94 '98, adjunct Spanish and foreign language methodology instructor in the Appalachian State University Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) and Spanish teacher at Watauga High School, is the recipient of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)'s 2023 Founders Award.

Language, Literatures and Cultures' Carmen Scoggins '94 '98 receives language teaching award
Mar 29, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Carmen Scoggins '94 '98, adjunct Spanish and foreign language methodology instructor in the Appalachian State University&nbs...

Dr. Paul Worley, professor and department chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Dr. Melissa Birkhofer, visiting assistant professor in the Department of English

Worley and Birkhofer receive North Carolina Literary Review honor
Feb 21, 2023

The 2023 Ehle Prize is awarded to Melissa D. Birkhofer and Paul M. Worley for their essay, “She Said That Saint Augustine Is Worth Nothing Compared ...

This badge signifies App State’s status as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars and students for the 2022–23 academic year. The university is one of 18 schools nationwide to receive this honor. Image courtesy of Fulbright Program

App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2022–23
Feb 15, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University is one of 18 higher education institutions nationwide to be named a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars an...

Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies at App State, is pictured in the village of Stattegg, a suburb of Graz, Austria, in 2020 with a marker on one of the country’s eight literature pathways. She will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz this spring. Photo courtesy of Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand

Professor Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded 2022–23 Fulbright to teach, conduct research in Austria
Jan 10, 2023

BOONE, N.C. — With support from her 2022–23 Fulbright, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand will return to Austria ...

9 MA Romance Language students to graduate before Fall 2022.
May 8, 2022

The DLLC would like to celebrate with the 2022 graduating class of MA students!Jenna Elliott, Rayane Amrani, Montana Murphy and Diego Hernandez Guille...

STARTALK Grant awarded to Drs. Wendy Xie and Xiaofei Tu for a pilot program in Chinese instruction.
Mar 25, 2022

 Drs. Xiaofei Tu and Wendy Xie were awarded a STARTALK grant of $333,913.00. The federal grant will fully fund 30 rising 11th-14th students (risi...

Department alums in Appalachian Today
Dec 21, 2021

Look what languages can do!! The DLLC German program helped launch at least two of these alums, and another one of them worked for the department as a...

2021-2022 New Faculty Publications, Grants, and Creative Activity
Dec 15, 2021

PublicationsKinji Ito (2022). Chisetsu. Wadainohon. https://wadainohon.com/shosetsu/no-14/   This is a serial novel that has been ...

DLLC Virtual Event: Immigrant Health Access

DLLC Virtual Event: Immigrant Health Access
Sep 13, 2021

The Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures welcomes you to a public lecture about immigrant health access provided by UNC-G's Center for ...

DLLC 4th Annual International Speaker Series Featuring Dr. Michael Sharpe

DLLC 4th Annual International Speaker Series Featuring Dr. Michael Sharpe, CUNY
Sep 13, 2021

We are pleased to invite you to the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures’ 4th Annual International Speaker Series on Thursd...

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