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Español en la Pub y “Miami Nights!” El jueves pasado, el 28 de febrero, después de la mesa de conversación (Spanish at the Pub), hubo un evento cultural maravilloso y muy diverdo. Este evento se llama "Miami Nights" y va a tomar lugar en el tercer piso de Cregeen's el úlmo jueves de cada mes a las 9:30 de la noche. El evento empezó en enero de este año y ya es un evento muy popular para todos que enen un interés en la cultura lana, especialmente la música y el baile. El jueves pasado, un instructor de Trim Gym dio lecciones de baile, incluyendo el merengue y la bachata, a todos. Fue una noche excelente de música y baile con canciones de salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue y más. Les recomiendo a todos que vengan a Cregeen's el 28 de marzo para el próximo "Miami Nights." - Stephanie Bates, Spanish Instructor World Languages and Cultures Special points of interest: Spanish at the Pub and “Miami Nights” Upcoming events in the Department of World Languages and Cultures Spotlight on new Spanish faculty Spanish and German student contributions What to expect next month... Newsletter: March 2013 Inside this issue: Spanish at the Pub and “Miami Nights” 1 Conversation Tables 2 Film Schedule 3 Spotlight on New Spanish Faculty 4-5 Spanish Student Contributions 6-7 German Student Contributions 8-9 Tutoring Schedule 10 Spanish Instructor Stephanie Bates and Assistant Professor of Spanish Dr. Enrique Bernales dancing Spanish at the Pub and “Miami Nights!” On Thursday, aſter the Spanish at the Pub conversaon table, the Spanish faculty and students joined a wonderful cultural event that proved to be great fun. This event is called “Miami Nights” and takes place on the third floor of Cregeen’s Pub on the last Thursday of each month at 9:30pm. The “Miami Nights” events began in January of this year and are very popular for all who have an interest in Lano culture, especially music and dance. Last Thursday, a Trim Gym instructor gave dance lessons, including merengue and bachata, to everyone. It was an excellent night of music and dancing with songs of salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue, and more. I encourage everyone to come to Cregeen’s on March 28th for the next “Miami Night.” - Stephanie Bates, Spanish Instructor
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Español en la Pub y “Miami Nights!”
El jueves pasado, el 28 de febrero, después de la mesa de conversación (Spanish at the Pub), hubo un evento cultural maravilloso y muy divertido. Este evento se llama "Miami Nights" y va a tomar lugar en el tercer piso de Cregeen's el último jueves de cada mes a las 9:30 de la noche. El evento empezó en enero de este año y ya es un evento muy popular para todos que tienen un interés en la cultura latina,
especialmente la música y el baile. El jueves pasado, un instructor de Trim Gym dio lecciones de baile, incluyendo el merengue y la bachata, a todos. Fue una noche excelente de música y baile con canciones de salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue y más. Les recomiendo a todos que vengan a Cregeen's el 28 de marzo para el próximo "Miami Nights."
- Stephanie Bates, Spanish Instructor
World Languages and Cultures
Special points of
interest:
Spanish at the
Pub and “Miami
Nights”
Upcoming events
in the
Department of
World Languages
and Cultures
Spotlight on new
Spanish faculty
Spanish and
German student
contributions
What to expect
next month...
Newsletter:
March 2013
Inside this issue:
Spanish at the Pub
and “Miami Nights” 1
Conversation Tables 2
Film Schedule 3
Spotlight on New
Spanish Faculty 4-5
Spanish Student
Contributions 6-7
German Student
Contributions 8-9
Tutoring Schedule 10
Spanish Instructor Stephanie Bates and Assistant
Professor of Spanish Dr. Enrique Bernales dancing
Spanish at the Pub and “Miami Nights!”
On Thursday, after the Spanish at the Pub conversation table, the Spanish faculty and students joined a wonderful cultural event that proved to be great fun. This event is called “Miami Nights” and takes place on the third floor of Cregeen’s Pub on the last Thursday of each month at 9:30pm. The “Miami Nights” events began in January of this year and are very popular for all who have an interest in Latino
culture, especially music and dance. Last Thursday, a Trim Gym instructor gave dance lessons, including merengue and bachata, to everyone. It was an excellent night of music and dancing with songs of salsa, cumbia, bachata, merengue, and more. I encourage everyone to come to Cregeen’s on March 28th for the next “Miami Night.”
- Stephanie Bates, Spanish Instructor
German students have two
opportunities to join
conversation tables. Stammtisch
is held every Friday at The Edge,
and our new German tutor,
Stefanie, now hosts Gespräch on
Wednesdays in the Multimedia
Center in Wilson 317.
In addition to Tertulia at The
Edge on Wednesdays, there are
conversation tables for Spanish
students at the elementary and
intermediate levels throughout
the week. Advanced students in
the Spanish Internship host the
“Charlas” and plan fun activities
and conversations that you can
attend to immerse yourself in
the Hispanic culture and
advance your communication
skills.
French students can join Dr.
Johnson at the Edge on Mondays
at 5pm for Le Cercle Française.
Additionally, Shine tutors French
in the Multimedia Center in
Wilson 317 on Wednesdays and
Thursdays. Check out the back
page for the schedule of tutoring
hours!
Conversation Tables in Wilson 317
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March 2013
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Mid-Terms
Stammtisch @
12, the Edge
2
3
4
Mid-Terms
Last day add Session II
Le Cercle Francais
@ 5, The Edge
5
Session II begins
6
Mid-Term grades due by NOON
Tertulia @ 2, The
Edge
7
FMN- Indige nes @6:30 W Auditorium
Spanish @ the Pub-
8
8
Stammtisch @ 12,
the Edge
9
10 11
Le Cercle Francais
@ 5, The Edge
12
SMN- El orfanato
@6:30 W
Auditorium
13
Tertulia @ 2, The
Edge
14
Spanish @ the Pub-
8
15
WN Session II ends at NOON
Stammtisch @ 12, the Edge
16
17 18
Spring Break!
19
Spring Break!
20
Spring Break!
21
Spring Break!
22
Spring Break!
23
24 25
M-CMN- Silent Light @6:30 W Auditorium Le Cercle Francais @ 5, The Edge
26 27
Tertulia @ 2, The
Edge
28 29
Stammtisch @ 12,
the Edge
30
World Languages and Cultures Activities Color Guide:
French German Spanish
Spanish French German
French Movie Night: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Multi-Cultural Movie Night: Monday, March 25, 2013
Spanish Movie Night: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Page 3
Indigènes (Days of Glory)
The tale of a group of African soldiers who join the French in their fight against the Na-
zis. Although they passionately battle to defend the motherland, a place they've never
been, they face inequality and daily humiliation within the French army. These heroes
that history forgot won battles throughout Europe before finding themselves alone to
defend a small village against a German battalion. -Yahoo Movies
“A solidly-constructed window onto an era and a culture clash many Americans never
knew existed.” - Michael Booth, Denver Post
Wilson Hall Auditorium, Room 211
6:30 pm
El orfanato (The Orphanage)
Fueled by fond memories from her childhood, Laura (Belén Rueda) persuades her hus-
band (Fernando Cayo) to help her revamp a seaside orphanage into a facility for disa-
bled children. But soon after the couple moves in, their son, Simón (Roger Príncep),
begins exhibiting disturbing behavior. As Laura tries to understand Simón's increasingly
malevolent actions, she becomes drawn into the house's terrifying secrets in this un-
nerving chiller. -Netflix
“At a time when American horror seems transfixed by graphic sadism, the acclaimed
Spanish chiller El Orfanato harks back to an older tradition of psychological scares and
things that go bump in the night.” - Tom Charity, CNN.com
Wilson Hall Auditorium, Room 211
6:30 pm
Stellet Licht (Silent Light)
Against the laws of his faith and traditional beliefs, a married man named Johan falls in
love with another woman, thus facing an internal dilemma, whether to betray his wife,
the woman he once loved, and disrupt the apparent stability of the community or sacri-
fice his true love and future happiness. - Yahoo Movies
“I’ve seen “Silent Light” three times — it had its premiere at the 2007 Cannes Film Festi-
val — and find it more pleasurable and touching with each viewing.” - Manohla
Dargis, New York Times
Wilson Hall Auditorium, Room 211
6:30 pm
Hola a todos, soy Dr. Enrique
Bernales Albites. Obtuve mi
doctorado en Español en la
Universidad de Boston en el
2009. Tengo amplia
experiencia en enseñanza a
nivel universitario. Antes de
venir a ASU enseñé la Lengua
y Cultura Española en la
Universidad de Indiana, en
Bloomington; la Universidad
de Denver, la Universidad de
Boston, Colegio Universitario
de Simmons, y la Universidad
de Brandeis. Originalmente
soy de Lima, Perú. Mis áreas
de especialización son la
Producción Cultural
Latinoamericana y la Teoría y
Estudio de Cine.
Actualmente estoy
enseñando Español
Elemental II y el Estudio de la
Literatura Latinoamericana.
Me encanta el cine, el
ceviche, el futbol y la poesía.
Estoy felizmente casado con
Jasna y soy el padre de dos
niños maravillosos, Tavi y
Emiliano Bernales.
¡Bienvenidos a la facultad de espanñol, Drs. Bernales y
Moreno!
Dr. Vicent Moreno
en cuanto a investigación es
la literatura y cultura de
España contemporánea. Me
encanta enseñar cursos de
lengua y literatura e
introducir aspectos culturales
de mi país que no siempre
aparecen en los libros de
texto. Siempre animo a mis
estudiantes a que viajen al
extranjero y en ASU existen
diferentes programas de
"study abroad" que pueden
ser muy beneficiosos. Este
semestre estoy enseñando
Español Elemental II y un
curso de "Special Topics" que
habla sobre la cultura juvenil
en España de las décadas de
1990 y 2000. Si todavía no te
conozco, ¡espero conocerte
pronto!
Me llamo Vicent Moreno y
este es mi primer año como
profesor de español en
Arkansas State University.
Nací en Valencia, una ciudad
en el este de España, junto al
mar mediterráneo. He vivido
bastantes años en Estados
Unidos y conseguí mi
doctorado en la universidad
de Indiana. Mi especialidad
Page 4
Dr. Enrique Bernales
Hi all, I am Dr. Enrique
Bernales Albites. I earned my
PhD in Spanish from Boston
University in 2009. I have
ample teaching experience at
the university level. Before
coming to ASU I had taught
Spanish Language and
Culture at Indiana University,
Bloomington; Denver
University, Boston University,
Simmons College, and
Brandeis University. I am
originally from Lima, Perú.
My areas of expertise are
Latin American Cultural
Production, Theory and Film
Studies. I am currently
teaching Elementary Spanish
II and The Survey of Latin
American Literature. I love
films, ceviche, soccer (fútbol)
and poetry. I am happily
married to Jasna and I am the
father of two wonderful kids,
Tavi and Emiliano Bernales.
contemporary Spain. I love
teaching language arts
courses and introducing
cultural aspects of my
country that do not always
appear in textbooks. I always
encourage my students to
travel abroad and ASU has
different programs to study
abroad that can be very
beneficial. This semester I’m
teaching Elementary Spanish
My name is Vicent Moreno
and this is my first year as a
Spanish professor at Arkansas
State University. I was born
in Valencia, a city in the east
of Spain, by the
Mediterranean Sea. I lived
many years in America and
got my Ph. D. at the
University of Indiana. My
specialty in research is the
literature and culture of
II and a Special Topics course
about youth culture in Spain
in the 1990s and 2000s. If I
haven’t met you yet, I hope
to meet you soon!
Dr. Enrique Bernales
Dr. Vicent Moreno
Page 5
Welcome to the new faculty of Spanish, Drs. Bernales and
Moreno!
Dr. Bernales has office hours from 1:30—
3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. His
office is in Wilson Hall, room 124B, or you
may contact him by email:
Dr. Moreno has office hours from 10:00—
11:00 am on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. His office is in Wilson Hall, room
128, or you may contact him by email:
El jueves 27 de septiembre el Centro Multicultural de la universidad estatal de Arkansas coordinó una celebración dedicada a los hispanos. Esta celebración presento una oportunidad para que los estudiantes hispanos, los profesores y el personal en general de aprender un poco más acerca de los programas y servicios que el Centro Multicultural ofrece. La directora del programa enfatizó que uno de las organizaciones estudiantiles que actualmente está atrayendo mucho interés es “HOLA”. La meta de HOLA es mejorar y
apoyar la experiencia de la universidad para la población estudiantil hispana. También, HOLA fomenta un sentido de comunidad entre todos los que tienen un interés en la cultura latina y en apoyar el éxito académico, social y personal de los Latinos en ASU. La celebración siguió con música proporcionada por un hispano local y con la presentación de dos invitados especiales que luego hablarían acerca de la importancia de conocer diferentes culturas y el valor de aprender una nueva lengua ya que esto es una ventaja fuerte para los
estudiantes en el mundo de los negocios. Esta fue una buena experiencia social, ya que conocí a más personas que están siguiendo una carrera en español, vi a viejas amistades y me informé en forma más detallada de los programas ofrecidos por el Centro Multicultural.
Spanish Student Contributions Page 6
Bellys Cox - Una celebración de la Hispanidad
Erase una vez un joven príncipe que estaba en la universidad estudiando ciencia. Un día, su buen amigo, otro estudiante de la universidad que estudiaba química, estaba haciendo un experimento cuando accidentalmente cambió al príncipe a un sapo.
Dios mío, ¡qué sorpresa! Que día que tuvo el príncipe! El sapo decidió ir a un bosque tropical para estudiar las plantas y las aves en peligro de extinción. Cuando llegó al bosque, encontró una casa grande debajo de las raíces de un árbol hueco y hermoso. En la casa había mucho espacio para su escritorio y todos los libros. El llamo a la casa su ‘cueva hombre’.
En el árbol hueco encima de la casa del sapo vivía una princesa soltera. La casa de ella tenía una terraza grande
con una vista espectacular del bosque. Cuando la princesa conoció a su vecino nuevo, a ella le gustó inmediatamente. Muchas veces la princesa invitaba al sapo para sentarse en la terraza con ella. Tomaban un vaso de vino y hablaban sobre la vida. El sapo secretamente se enamoró de la princesa.
Los dos se hicieron grandes amigos. Todos los días ellos daban largos paseos juntos por el bosque y hablaban de muchas cosas maravillosas. Un día la princesa le dijo el sapo que quería volver a la universidad, pero ella tenía miedo. El sapo era, por supuesto, muy intelectual y tenía un gran respeto por la educación. El la ánimó a seguir su sueño y muy pronto la princesa estaba en la universidad estudiando diligentemente todos los días. El sapo seguía
animándola cariñosamente, y le contaba a la princesa historias de sus aventuras con sus propios estudios sobre el comportamiento de las aves e insectos, la diversidad de los árboles de las plantas, y el delicado equilibro de las especies y los ecosistemas.
Finalmente, la princesa feliz recibió su diploma. El sapo estaba tan emocionado que el saltó al hombro de la princesa. Ella besó al sapo….y ¡qué sorpresa! El sapo de repente se convirtió en un príncipe guapo. El príncipe era de baja estatura como la princesa y tenía una cabeza hermosa y calva. La princesa suspiró profundamente y dijo: ‘el es hermoso en mis ojos, absolutamente perfecto’.
Se casaron y vivieron muy felices para siempre en su árbol hermoso en el bosque tropical.
Eileen Bufano - La princesa y el sapo
Page 7
The 27th of September, a Thursday, the Multicultural Center at Arkansas State University hosted a celebration dedicated to the Hispanic community. This celebration provided an opportunity for Hispanic students, professors, and staff in general to become familiar with the programs and services provided by the Multicultural Center. The director of the program emphasized that one of the currently growing programs is “HOLA”, short for Hispanic Outreach and Latino Appreciation. The objective of this program is to improve
and support the university experience for the Hispanic student population, said the director. HOLA also fosters a sense of community between those that have an interest in Latin culture and available foundation which helps support the academic, social, and personal success at Arkansas State University. The celebration continued with music performed by a Hispanic community member, and a presentation given by two special guests which talked about the importance of getting to know different cultures. The presentation also
incentivized getting to know the Hispanic culture, and emphasized the value of learning a new language because it gives an incredible advantage, especially (but not limited to) to students in the business field. This was a good social experience, as I got to know more people who were majoring in Spanish, bumped into old friends, and got informed about the multitude and variety of programs that are offered by the Multicultural Center.
Bellys Cox - Latino Appreciation
Once upon a time, a young prince was at university studying science. One day his good friend, another student at the university who was studying chemistry, was doing an experiment when he accidentally changed the prince into a frog.
My god, what a surprise! What a day the prince had. But he was always positive about life and about the world. The frog decided to go to a tropical forest to study plants and birds in danger of extinction. When he went to the forest, he found a large house under the roots of a beautiful hollow tree. In the house was a lot of space for his desk and all of his books. He called it his “man cave.”
In the tree, above the house of the frog, lived a princess who was single. Her house
had a large terrace with a spectacular view of the forest. When the princess met her new neighbor, she liked him immediately. Many times the princess invited the frog to sit on the terrace with her. They had a glass of wine and talked about life. The frog secretly fell in love with the princess.
The two became great friends. Every day they took long walks together through the forest and talked about many marvelous things. One day the princess told the frog that she wanted to return to university but she was afraid. The frog was of course very intellectual and had a great respect for education. He encouraged her to follow her dreams and very quickly the princess was at university studying diligently every day. The frog continued to encourage her lovingly and
told the princess stories of his adventures with his own studies about the behavior of birds and insects, the diversity of trees and plants, and the delicate balance of species and ecosystems.
Finally the happy princess received her degree. The frog was so excited, that he jumped to the shoulder of the princess. She kissed the frog…and what a surprise! The frog changed into a handsome prince. The prince was short like the princess, and had a beautiful bald head. The princess sighed profoundly and said, “He is beautiful in my eyes, absolutely perfect.”
They were married and lived
happily ever after in their
beautiful tree in the tropical
forest.
Eileen Bufano - The Princess and the Frog
Spanish Student Contributions
Berlin hat eine sehr
fortschrittliches
Fahrradverkehrssystem.
13% des täglichen
Nahverkehrs in Berlin
sind Fahrradfahrer.
Der Berliner öffentliche
Nahverkehr ist sehr
integriert
Der öffentliche
Nahverkehr bestehend
aus Bussen, U-Bahn, S-
Bahn, Züge,
Straßenbahnen und
sogar Fähren.
Die U-Bahn ist ein S-
Bahn-System, wie der
Subway in New York
Die S-Bahn ist ähnlich
der U-Bahn. Teile des S-
Bahnsystems sind
ebenerdig, aber grosse
Abschnitte des S-Bahn-
Systems sind über dem
Boden
Alle Leistungen
zusammen bilden den
öffentlichen
Verkehrsmitteltarif im
Verkehrsverbund Berlin-
Brandenburg.
Anreise mit dem Zug:
Deutschland hat ein
umfangreiches Bahn-
System.
Auch viele kleine Dörfer
haben Zugriff auf das
System.
Deutschland hat ein
System von
Hochgeschwindigkeitsz
ügen. Diese verbinden
das Land und die
großen Städte und
mehrere Großstädte.
Berlin, Hamburg,
Frankfurt, München
und Nürnberg haben
effiziente U-Bahnen.
Mit dem Auto:
Deutschland hat über
650.000 km Straßen. Deutschland hat etwa
53.600.000 Autos. Typische Verkehrswege
sind Autobahn,
Bundesstraße,
Landesstraße und
Kreisstraße. Diese sind
vergleichbar mit den US
Straßentypen:
Interstate highways,
state highways, county
roads, und local roads.
Anreise mit dem Flugzeug:
Frankfurt International
Airport ist Deutschlands
größter Flughafen.
Lufthansa ist
Deutschlands größte
Fluggesellschaft. Es war
ein staatseigenes
Unternehmen und
wurde in den frühen
1990er Jahren
privatisiert.
Charles McNamara: Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel in Berlin
Matt Carter: Verkehrsmittel in Deutschland
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Beiträge deutscher Studenten—Wusstest du schon...
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German Student Contributions—Did you know...
Berlin has a very
advanced biking system.
About 13% of the daily
transportation in Berlin
is by bike
Berlin’s public
transportation system is
very integrated
Consists of U-Bahn, S-
Bahn, trains, trams, and
even ferries
U-Bahn is a rapid transit
system, like the subway
system in New York
S-Bahn is similar to the U
-Bahn and a commuter
train system. Some of it
is at ground level, but
giant sections of the S-
Bahn rail system are
above ground
All the services together
(trains and busses) form
the public transport tariff
run by the by the
Verkehrsverbund Berlin-
Brandenburg
Traveling by train:
Germany has an
extensive train system.
Even many small
villages have regular
access to the system.
Germany has a system
of high speed trains.
These connect the
country’s major cities
and several cities in
nearby countries.
Berlin, Hamburg,
Frankfurt, Munich, and
Nuremberg have
efficient metro or “U-
Bahn” systems.
Driving:
Germany has over
650,000 km of roads
Germany has
approximately
53600000 cars.
Their road types include
Autobahn,
Bundesstraße,
Landesstraße, and
Kreisstraße. These are
similar to the US road
types: Interstate
highways, state
highways, county roads,
and local roads.
Traveling by air:
Frankfurt International
Airport is Germany’s
largest airport.
Lufthansa is Germany’s
largest airline. It was a
government owned
enterprise, but was
privatized in the early
1990s.
Charles McNamara: Public Transportation in Berlin
Matt Carter: Transportation in Germany
In next month’s issue, we will
be looking at food traditions
of various cultures. Look
forward to recipes that you
can try!
Also included will be next
month’s activities calendar!
Find out what’s going on
within the Department all
month!
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Multi Media Center
Spring 2013 Tutoring Schedule – Wilson Hall 317
Time Monday Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday Friday
11-12pm Closed Spanish
Closed
Spanish French
Closed
12-1pm Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish German
Spanish
1-2pm Spanish German
Spanish
German
Spanish French
Spanish German
Spanish
2-3pm
German
Spanish
German
Spanish
German
Spanish French
Spanish Closed
3-4pm
German
Spanish Spanish
German
Spanish French
German
Spanish Closed
4-5pm
German
Spanish Spanish
German
Spanish French
German
Spanish Closed
5-6pm Spanish Spanish Closed Closed Closed
