Post Tagged with: "Spanish"

Sigma Delta Pi Initiates 12 New Members

¡Felicidades! to the new initiates of Sigma Delta Pi: Alexander Petras, Allison Robertson, Annalee Davis, Carolyn Summerford, Cassidy Selep, Claire McGee, Colleen Cain, Emma Kane, Iyana Davis, Kaitlyn Booher, Liesl Ludwig, Molly Gannaway, and Rory O’Malley

  The Ohio University Chapter Pi Rho/Tao of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, initiated 12 new members at a Feb. 25 ceremony.   Sigma Delta Pi is the only national honor society recognizing outstanding college and university students of Spanish and requires members to hold a […]

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March 4, 2019 at 2:34 pmNews

Translation Club Interprets for Three Visiting Delegations

OUTC Advisor Dr. María Postigo (center) interpreting for the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE) in the Spring of 2018. OUTC President Victor Niro (left) and OUTC Vice President Spencer Cappelli (right) interpreting for the Universidad de Manizales (Colombia) in the fall of 2018.

Since its formation in 2017, the Ohio University Translation Club has been a valuable resource, providing the university with fast and reliable interpreting services. So far, the club has carried out translations and interpreted for three delegations who came to Ohio University to strengthen their partnerships between various programs. The […]

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January 22, 2019 at 11:12 amNews

Ganeshan Co-authors Article on Service Learning and Spanish Verbal Aspect

Dr. Ashwini Ganeshan

Dr. Ashwini Ganeshan, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Modern Languages Department, published an article on the impact of service learning on students’ understanding of the Spanish verbal aspect. Ganeshan co-authored the article with Dr. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch of the University of Nebraska Omaha Foreign Languages and Literature Department. The article, […]

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January 22, 2019 at 10:28 amResearch

Ganeshan Authors Article on Lexical Semantics of Spanish Psychological Verbs

Dr. Ashwini Ganeshan

Dr. Ashwini Ganeshan, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Modern Languages Department, published an article titled “Examining agentivity in Spanish reverse-psych verbs” on the lexical semantics of Spanish psychological verbs in the journal Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics (2018). Abstract: In Spanish reverse-psychological verbs, the experiencer argument can have accusative […]

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September 28, 2018 at 9:00 amResearch

Torres Publishes ‘Poetry to Be Read in the Street’

Torres Publishes ‘Poetry to Be Read in the Street’

Dr. Daniel Torres, Professor of Spanish in Modern Languages, published a collection of poetry titled Poemas para leerse en la calle [Poetry to be Read in the Street] in a new series of books from the Editorial de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán [The Autonomous University of the Yucatan Press]. […]

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March 5, 2018 at 1:54 pmResearch

Undecided, She Found Passion for Language and Culture

Laura Gilbert

Laura Gilbert, originally from Centerville, OH, is about to finish a double major in Spanish and Linguistics, with an additional certificate in Latin American Studies. Though she has thoroughly enjoyed her educational journey at Ohio University, Gilbert is excited to see what the future holds. “I applied to Ohio University […]

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November 28, 2017 at 11:19 amNews

Studying in Spain Provides Incredible Learning Opportunities

Studying in Spain Provides Incredible Learning Opportunities

From Compass Keith Woodall’s students learn a great deal of Spanish in their classes at Ohio University, but he is always amazed to see how living and studying in Spain rapidly expands and enhances their knowledge of the language. Through their involvement in a study away program in Spain offered […]

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November 20, 2017 at 12:28 pmIn Class News