Department News

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...

Irina book cover

Dr. Irina Barclay Discusses Recent Book at DLLC Brownbag Presentation
Apr 1, 2021

On January 29, Dr. Irina Barclay, Professor of Russian and Russian Literature in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, spoke about ...

DLLC Symposium 2021
Feb 16, 2021

DLLC Symposium 2021Schedule of EventsThursday, March 25th1:50 / Opening Remarks2:00-3:15 / Poetry through the Lens of Transformation and Tra...

3rd Annual International Speaker Event Poster

DLLC 3rd Annual International Speaker Series Featuring Dr. Omer Bartov, Brown University
Dec 15, 2020

We are pleased to invite you to the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures’ 3rd Annual International Speaker Series on Monday, February...