Accomplishments: Department of World Languages and Cultures

Deborah Arteaga (World Languages and Cultures) presented a paper, "Teaching Spanish Phonological Variation in a Beginning Medical Spanish Course," at the 78th Annual Conference of the South Central Modern Language Association in Houston.  This research is related to the courses that she teaches in educational outreach, and Spanish for health…
Margarita Jara (World Languages and Cultures) recently published an article, “Subjectivity and Intersubjectivity of diminutives in –it in Peruvian Amazonian Spanish" (Subjetividad e Lingüística  intersubjectividad de los diminutivos en –it en español amazónico peruano) in Revista Española de Lingüística.  
Marina Garber (Colacicchi) (World Languages and Cultures) was nominated for The Poetry Award (Premiya Poezia), Russia. The Poetry Award was established by The Dignity Charitable  Foundation in 2018 and is the successor to The Poet Prize. The goal of The Poetry Award is to find and encourage outstanding works of contemporary…
Marina Colacicchi (Garber) (World Languages and Cultures) gave an interview and read a poetry selection from the upcoming book No Man's Land on radio channel Echo Culture (Moscow, Russia). The program was hosted by Natella Boltyanskaya. 
Marina Garber-Colacicchi (World Languages and Cultures) has had a selection of poetry, "The Rest is Silence," published in The Text magazine, Germany. The poetry is written in Russian.
A number of undergraduate students were recognized during the office of undergraduate research (OUR) spring 2021 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium. They include: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio (Public Policy and Leadership), who was awarded Best Podium Presentation Award in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Her presentation was Police…
Nathalie Martinez (Anthropology and World Languages and Cultures) has been awarded first place for the XLVI Lambda Alpha National Senior Scholarship Award. The undergraduate scholarship of $5,000 is awarded annually to the top applicant and selected by the National Executive Council members of the Lambda Alpha National…
Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) is featured as author of an article for podcast publication on the website of the Fundación Juan March (Spain). She was invited to give a talk on Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, as episode 6 of the Fundación's series Major Figures in Spanish Culture. The podcast was recorded at KUNV, with the…
Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) has successfully completed the online training "Parcours évaluation (DELF-DALF)'' organized by University CLE Training/ Université CLE Formation / Paris. Mkrtchyan has attended 12 hours (one week) of the training and was awarded a certificate of success earlier this month.
Nathalie Martinez (Anthropology, World Languages and Cultures, Honors College) is the recipient of the Vista Group Outstanding Senior Award. Carrying a $1,000 scholarship, this is a distinguished award given to a UNLV College of Liberal Arts senior displaying exceptional achievement, leadership, and service. A member of the Honors College,…
Marina Colacicchi (World Languages and Cultures) published a selection of poetry in Russian literary magazine The Text, Berlin. 
Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) has successfully completed the online training ''18e siècle: le combat des Lumières'' organized by Paris Lumières University/ Université Paris Lumières in Paris. She attended eight weeks of training this year and was awarded a certificate of success this month.