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Dr. Orihuela was recognized on May 6th for his publication of Valle de entonces in the past year.
The Motivating Women Awards by the Birmingham International Center were chosen from the nominees submitted by local businesses and organizations. Dr. Sánchez-López was awarded at an April 25th dinner celebration. Congratulations Dr. Sánchez-López!
April 22, 2013
DFLL Student Honored by Civil Rights Institute
Dana Al-Farhan, a 20-year-old junior from the United Arab Emirates, has been selected as an outstanding youth honoree by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI).
April 01, 2013
María Jesús Centeno, Learn Spanish by Cooking
María Jesús Centeno, DFLL Instructor of Spanish, has participated in the publication of the book, “El español en la cocina: Aprender español cocinando.”
Scholarship and Teaching on Languages for Specific Purposes is an anthology composed of select peer-reviewed scholarly articles developed from concepts and positions presented and generated at the First International Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes (ISLSP) celebrated on April 13–14, 2012 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (United States).
November 16, 2012
Dr. Lourdes Sánchez-López Receives the MHRC Charles Barkley Excellence in Mentoring Award 2012
Dr. Sánchez-López received her award during UAB’s MHRC 10th Anniversary Gala. Dean Palazzo and Associate Dean Rebecca Bach sponsored a table to accompany and support her award.
September 20, 2012
The DFLL Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
The department welcomes Yahui Anita Huang, Lorenzo García-Amaya, and Nicholas Henriksen.
July 16, 2012
Professor Sheri Spaine Long Receives Distinguished Honor
Sheri Spaine Long, Ph.D., professor of Spanish in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, has been inducted into La Orden de los Descubridores, one of the highest honors of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi.
July 12, 2012
Dr. Carlos Orihuela Promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations to Professor Orihuela!
July 10, 2012
New Minor in Spanish for Business
The minor in Spanish for Business consists of four courses (12 credit hours).
Three UAB alumni, now award-winning Alabama foreign language teachers, discuss the importance of art, music, literature and even science in helping students gain new perspectives along with new words.
February 28, 2012
DFLL Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship
Devin Thorne, a junior with a double major in Chinese Studies and Psychology, has been selected for the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship.
February 15, 2012
DFLL Spanish Professor Teaches Air Force Cadets
Dr. Long has been teaching as a distinguished visiting professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
January 05, 2012
DFLL Student Nicholas Price Awarded Clinton Scholarship
Nicholas’ interest in the workings of the Middle East began in an International Studies elective course with Dr. Zayzafoon.
Serge Bokobza, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at UAB. Bokobza has been an associate professor of French literature and cinema studies at UAB since 1986.
She is the first University of Alabama at Birmingham student to receive the Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship.
May 12, 2011
DFLL Alumna Grace Benton Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Recent University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Grace Benton has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Jordan.
April 15, 2011
DFLL Student Markelle Smith Awarded the College Language Association Study Abroad Scholarship
Upon receiving his degree in Spanish from UAB, Markelle plans to attend pharmacy school and use his language skills to work as a pharmacist in urban areas with large Hispanic populations.
Krish Varma, a senior majoring in economics and Spanish, has been awarded a 2011 Fulbright scholarship to teach in India for a year.
