No Tener Dos Dedos De Frente

Take a look at some of these Spanish phrases. Some of these are great.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/27/spanish-phrases-_n_5534058.html

Study Abroad Destinations

Here are a few countries to study abroad in. UWGB has a few of these destinations and some students have even created their own study abroad program!! In other words.. STUDY ABROAD!!! It'll be the best experience you'll ever have in your life.

http://www.pacsafe.com/blog/top-6-locations-to-study-spanish-abroad/

Puerto Rican Wins Powerball; Twitter Racists Freak Out

     

Ahhh how ignorance shines nice and bright in the United States.  

Take a look at the link below, you might find it surprising to see how many people can be racist and ignorant when it comes to money.

 

 

http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/puerto-rican-wins-powerball-twitter-racists-freak-out/109018

 

 

 

 

International Education Film Festival

 Come to the International Education Film Festival this Monday, February 9th.  This is a wonderful way to learn about new cultures through cimena!

 

All the films will be shown at the Christie Theatre:

 

 

1) "3 Idiots" - Feb. 9 - Presented by Prof. Gaurav Bansal @ 5:30PM  (India)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004R16PFC/ref=atv_feed_catalog?tag=imdb-amazonvideo-20  

 

2) "The Class" - Feb.  24 - Presented by Prof. Luis Navarro-Ayala @ 5:30PM (France)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMR2Clcwz5c

 

3) "Butterfly" - March 24 - Presented by Prof. Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz @ 5:30PM (Spain)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg_We9Ahzqk

 

4) "The History Boys" - March 31 - Presented by Prof. Eric Morgan @ 4:00PM (UK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrYyS11bdZ8

 

5) "The Forest for the Trees" - April 15 - Presented by the German department @ 5:30PM (Germany)

https://www.fandor.com/films/the_forest_for_the_trees

 

6) "My Teacher, Mr. Kim" - April 27 - Presented by Prof. Minkyu Lee @ 5:30PM (South Korea)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuX-MNVTCAU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Teacher,_Mr._Kim

 

7) "Monsieur Lazhar"- May 6 - Presented by Prof. Christin DePouw @ 5:30PM (Canada)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNCkxnT-xE

Cultural Cuisine with Dr. Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz

Come and listen to Dr. Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz speak about the Peruvian culture and food on Friday, Februry 20th in the Phoenix Room. Peruvian food will be served while Dr. Saxton-Ruiz gives an afternoon lunch address. Please see the link below for more information on pricing and what types of amazing foods will be served.

http://www.uwgb.edu/union/assets/pdf/Poster-perucolor.pdf


Come and support our Spanish program!

Mesas de conversación en el Garden Café

Además de las tutorías y las tertulias, ¡se puede practicar español en el Garden Café con hispanohablantes! ¡Aprovecha de esta oportunidad y ve como su español mejora rápidamente!

Edgar Arjona-Tamayo (Merida, México) 
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12:00 - 1:00PM at The GARDEN CAFE

 Claudia Forero ( Bogotá , Colombia)
Mondays & Wednesdays: 12:00 - 1:00PM  at The GARDEN CAFE

Spanish Tutoring

Spanish tutoring will start Monday, February 2nd. If you have no work to do yet, no worries!! A simple conversation in Spanish will be sufficient!

Adriana Montejano
Tuesday- 2:00-4:30
Thursday- 11:30-2:30

Tanner Vodvarka
Monday- 10:00-3:00
Wednesday-10:00-3:00

The Language Lab is located on the third floor of Studio Arts in room 355. Please click on the link for more information.

http://www.uwgb.edu/modern-languages/resources/language-center.asp