Simpson College World Language and Culture Studies Department

10/09/2016

Happy to be back among colleagues!

Simpson College World Language and Culture Studies Department had a lot of information to share about their language programs.

10/09/2016

World Language educators, save the date!

07/29/2016

Please visit our resources page on Pinterest for the Culture-Driven Classroom! https://www.pinterest.com/calkins1376/resources-for-the-culture-driven-language-classroo/

How can we structure our classrooms to promote intercultural communicative competence? These are resources for language teachers who wish to promote intercultural learning in their classes.

04/27/2016

Professor Camille Sutton and TA Carolina Conde were very impressed with the professional academic presentations made by the Spanish 343 class this morning!

Here is a peek at the titles and abstracts (all papers were delivered in Spanish). Names redacted to protect the tímidos!

04/22/2016

The World Language Advantage: Simpson Grads Land Jobs at John Deere Thanks to Language Skills

http://simpson.edu/news-center/the-world-language-advantage-simpson-grads-land-jobs-at-john-deere-thanks-to-language-skills

04/18/2016

Here is a wonderful post by our student Spencer Hook, who is currently studying in Tahiti. Fantastique, Spencer!
http://simpson.edu/2016/04/overcoming-the-language-barrier/

Before I came to Tahiti, I barely knew how to…

04/12/2016

http://www.thesimpsonian.com/lifestyles/students-studying-abroad-gain-cross-cultural-connections/article_ba9ff8ee-ff7c-11e5-8337-f7cdaf12df4f.html

Reaching out of one’s comfort zone is never easy, but it can be exciting to travel and live and study in a foreign country.

04/05/2016

Future Fulbright Teaching Assistants: Our amazing French TA Erika welcomes you to Simpson College!
https://youtu.be/I0937Ut7Wig

A video with information for French FLTAs interested in working with Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. (In French)

04/04/2016

"Spanish is my first language and was utilized all the time in my home. I learned how to speak, read, and write it since I was about 4. I realized however, that there is more to just knowing a language. It contains culture, where in my case I only knew the culture my parents taught me which I am proud of. At Simpson College, I have had the opportunity of learning about so many different cultures that utilize the beautiful language of Spanish. There is so much more to a language than people think."
- Vicente Argueta, Marketing Major, Spanish Minor

03/17/2016

"For me, I started studying German because I was interested in a language but I did not have the opportunity in high school for diversity in a second language. During my time at Simpson College, German was highly beneficial and quite enlightening to my everyday classes and in my music major. When I found out that my voice teacher was leading the German study abroad group, I instantly added my name to the group and I became a German major. Studying German was one of the best experiences that I encountered while at Simpson."
–Trevor Halder
(In the photo: Trevor, next to the Berlin Wall)

03/02/2016

Language, culture -- and service! The Simpson College students studying abroad on the island of Tahiti this semester are giving back to the community through a service project with a local elementary school.

bit.ly/1RoMEor

The 8 Simpson students who are studying abroad in French…

02/26/2016

"If there’s a 'secret' or 'hack' to learning a new language, it’s this: hours and hours of awkward and strenuous conversation with people better than you in that language." YES! We agree! At Simpson College, our language tables with native speakers offer a way to get these kinds of results.

http://qz.com/579208/when-learning-a-new-language-shortcut-classes-and-hacks-dont-work/?utm_content=buffer89df2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I’ve seen the supposed “hacks” for language learning, and none of them worked for me. It took hours of study combined with stumbling through many, many conversations.