CSUSM Department of Modern Language Studies

12/06/2025

https://news.csusm.edu/spanish-professor-makes-feature-film-debut/

Up until recently, Darci Strother’s acting career consisted entirely of playing the lead role of a hippopotamus in one play. This was in third grade.So imagine her surprise when director Antonio Muñoz de Mesa approached Strother — a Spanish professor in CSUSM’s modern language studies departm...

11/24/2025

Wer isst nicht gerne Kekse? Who doesn't like to eat cookies?

05/07/2024

At Saturday's celebration of graduating Latine students, Spanish M.A. student, Yolanda, gave an inspirational commencement address, and Spanish major Marcelo led the audience in a beautiful rendition of "De colores." Congratulations to all our Spring 2024 grads!

04/16/2023

Wonderful travel opportunity for students, and recent graduates, of Mexican origin. Application deadline Apr. 21.

“Convocan a Estudiantes de origen mexicano en universidades y colegios comunitarios de Estados Unidos y Canadá para participar en el Programa de Inmersión Cultural y Voluntariado para jóvenes estudiantes de origen mexicano (PICV) en verano de 2023 en México.”

02/25/2023

02/25/2023

Everybody speaks at least one: https://multimedia.scmp.com/culture/article/SCMP-printed-graphics-memory/lonelyGraphics/201505A51.html?fbclid=IwAR2vtliZoDbdx34Mmhwk7pZudVUMhVIFq9KD2ymG6pi4QUkr8oXvZWm_wRE

The South China Morning Post print Arcade

11/04/2022

Go Cougars! Ever upward! Sapere aude.

07/16/2022

Please enjoy these 3.5 minutes. Listen for the click phonemes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feqbpknX4oc

A new short animated film in , voiced by Denver Toroga Breda, shares the story of a family long ago, whose father leaves on a journey. When he doesn't come back, they set out to find him... and a young boy, many centuries later, returns to the place where his ancestors came from. ⁠
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Watch this beautiful short free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feqbpknX4oc
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07/04/2022

07/04/2022

California next?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/native-american-students-can-go-to-ua-tuition-free-starting-in-fall/ar-AAYVLED?ocid=anaheim-ntp-feeds&pc=U531&cvid=75c6527a90f940e5907b273f3c9a6b22&fbclid=IwAR388VVF6i8lPHC1UGu_YDxFK28PFhBjKwtuFPEMkagzkCvwgfAQhzAJ-38

UA’s Arizona Native Scholars Grant program will start in the fall for new and current full-time students. Officials say it’s the first such program in the state.