Dr. Laurent Boetsch –
Professor (Spanish / Italian) – 19th and 20th century Spanish poetry
and prose, 20th century Spanish culture and civilization
Dr. Jeffrey C. Barnett
–
Professor (Spanish) -- Civilization and
Cultural Studies, Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative;
Historical Novel; Caribbean literature; LACS, Program Head.
Dr. Mónica
Botta -- Assistant Professor (Spanish) -- Latin American
Theatre, Postdicatorial Literature, Memories Studies; LACS core
faculty
Dr. Gwyn E. Campbell --
Professor (Spanish / French) -- 16th and 17th-century Spanish
Literature & Golden Age women writers, Women's Studies, Film;
Medieval and Renaissance Studies core faculty
Dr. Ellen Mayock -- Associate
Professor (Spanish / French) -- 20th-Century Spain, Latin America,
and U.S./Latina; Women's Studies; the novel; LACS and Women’s
Studies core faculty; ESOL co-adviser
Dr. Cecile West-Settle –
Professor and Department Head, Romance Languages, 2007-08 (Spanish)
-- Spanish lyric poetry, The Ballad, Novel & poetry of 19th & 20th
century Spain.
La Casa
Hispánica
Washington
and Lee University, in its support of the Casa Hispánica, seeks to
establish a social and academic environment in which students
promote communication in Spanish and enhanced knowledge of the
numerous and different Hispanic cultures. Both inside and outside
the house, Casa residents share meals and activities that have to do
with the Hispanic world. Residents of the Casa have the
responsibility to participate in residential and activity planning
and to enforce respect of the Spanish-only rule in common areas. The
Casa provides students with an environment, a true "home," in which
they learn and share language and culture. The Casa benefits
Washington and Lee University as it
draws students from the whole campus and fosters comprehension among global
cultures.
For more information about the
Casa Hispanica or to
apply for residence see the Department Head of Romance Languages
LACS
The Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies is an
interdisciplinary program that allows students to explore the
concepts of civilization, culture, and society as applied to the
region of Latin America and the Caribbean. As such, students
will find that the requirements for completing the LACS program
logically complement a Spanish or French major.
The program’s curriculum draws from a variety of
disciplines—including history, literature, economics, politics, and
sociology,--in an effort to explore the ways the region has been
shaped by the meeting of Amerindian, African, and European peoples.
Through this framework students examine the commonalities and
diversity within the region as well as the ways these factors
differ from or complement the characteristic traits of North
American societies.
Students who complete the program can gain the background necessary
for careers in teaching, bilingual education, social work,
government or international organizations, business, journalism, and
specialized non-profit organizations, and/or for graduate work in
Latin American Studies and related disciplines.
For more information visit the Latin
American and Caribbean Studies website
ESOL
The mission of the English for Speakers of
Other Languages Program is to facilitate communication within the
increasingly diverse population in Rockbridge County. Although ESOL
has focused on the Latina/o community, the program works with
speakers of all languages. We offer formal ESOL classes and
one-on-one tutoring arrangements, Spanish classes for adults, free
translation of documents (Spanish-English/English-Spanish), and a
hotline to provide immediate interpreting services.
For more information visit the
English for Speakers of Other
Languages website
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