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Feb 22nd, 2022
Congratulations to 12 Modern Languages students selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for 2022 Critical Language Scholarships! The CLS Program is a part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign lang
View Article![Modern Languages Professor Sloane Wang Presents at FLTA Mid-Year Conference](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10272.jpg)
Feb 17th, 2022
Modern Language Professor Sloane (Hsin-Chien) Wang presented at the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). Wang was one of 23 FLTAs from 51 countries and 169 universities chosen to present this year.
View ArticleFeb 15th, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poole for being selected as the Chair of the WKU Department of Modern Languages! Dr. Poole has taught for the WKU Department of English since August 2003. He is a strong advocate for language studies and has served as Interim D
View Article![Western Kentucky University Alum Keightley Dudgeon Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10121.jpg)
Jan 14th, 2022
Congratulations to Modern Languages alumna Keightley Dudgeon for being named a Rangel Fellow. Read more about Dudgeon and how she's using her degrees in Arabic and TESL to further her academic and career goals!
View Article![WKU Modern Languages Announces Hispanic Heritage Month High School Essay Contest Winners](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10102.jpg)
Dec 2nd, 2021
WKU Modern Languages recently hosted an event for high school students in Kentucky in which they, too, can observe and recognize Hispanic heritage and culture in their own lives, by writing about a person of Hispanic roots who has positively impacted thei
View Article![WKU Modern Language Students Compete in U.S. Arabic Debate](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10086.jpg)
Nov 22nd, 2021
Last weekend, WKU Arabic students Reece Gillespie, Garrett Strickler, Kerby Gilstrap, and Cody Smith, along with Modern Languages Arabic instructor Lhousseine Guerwane, participated in the second annual U.S. Arabic Debate Championship (USADC) at the Unive
View Article![Department of Modern Languages Says Goodbye to Dr. Laura McGee and Dr. Karin Egloff in Recent Retirement Recognition Ceremony](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/10044.jpg)
Nov 9th, 2021
The WKU Department of Modern Languages gathered last Wednesday in the Honors College and International Center to celebrate the work and recent retirement of Dr. Laura McGee and Dr. Karin Egloff.
View Article![KWLA honors Guerwane as Outstanding Arabic Teacher](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9950.jpg)
Oct 11th, 2021
Lhousseine Guerwane, instructor of Arabic in WKU’s Department of Modern Languages, was recognized as the 2021 Outstanding Arabic Teacher by the Kentucky World Languages Association.
View Article![2020-2021 Department of Modern Languages Newsletter](https://www.wku.edu/img_news/article_thumbs/9747.jpg)
Sep 21st, 2021
This newsletter provides a taste of this year’s departmental achievements. It exemplifies our passion for teaching, research, and service. We are especially proud of our students.
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