Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Events, Films & Roundtables
|
| | Jan 29
Bate 1029
3:30-5:00
| Information Session/Social for Prospective & Current Majors/Minors in Spanish!
Meet with a variety of faculty members, recent graduates, and other students from ECU to ask your questions about: majoring or minoring in Spanish, study abroad, internships, graduate programs, and jobs students have obtained after graduation. Door prizes, Refreshments & Light Snacks! For more information, contact: Prof. Jennifer Valko (valkoj@ecu.edu) or Rosa López-Cañete (lopezcaneter@ecu.edu).
| | Jan. 27-March 10 Joyner Library
| Hiroshima/Nagasaki A-bomb Poster Exhibit
| | Aug. 18-
Joyner Library | The photo exhibition "RUSSIA - ANCIENT AND MODERN" is featured on the first floor of Joyner Library. | | | | | April 2, 2009
Wright Auditorium | The Russian National Ballet: Giselle. Village maiden Giselle loves Loys who is actually a betrothed nobleman disguised as a peasant. When Giselle discovers the deceit, her heart breaks in madness and she dies. Yet her love for Loys protects him form the wicked magic of the Wilis, vampirie ghosts of betrothed girls betrayed by their lovers. | | Feb. 21, 2009 | The Department of English, Linguistics and TESOL present the sixth annual TALGS Conference (TESOL / Applied Linguistics Graduate Students), a student-run conference aimed to proved a serious yet relaxed environment for graduate students and professionals to present their work, receive feedback, and network. Submisssions from graduate students and educators welcome, on topics from language use, language learning and/or language teaching from a variety of fields, including English studies, education, foreign languages, sociolinguistics, anthropology, discourse studies, women's studies, speech & hearing sciences, sociology, and psychology. Presentations reporting on action research (inside and outside the classroom), works in progress, and pilot research, as well as proposals for discussion session and workshops are also welcome. Proposal deadline: December 7, 2008. Pre-registration deadline: January 18, 2009. Pleanary Speaker: Dr. Jodi Crandall, U. Maryland Baltimore County. |
| The Great Decisions Program
ECU Fine Arts Calendar
S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series
Exhibitions at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Exhibitions at the Ackland Museum, Chapel Hill | | | FILMS
| | German Films | Filmabende: 6:30pm, Bate 2003. For more information, contact Dr. Susanne Jones (jonessu@ecu.edu)
| | September 3 | "The Tin Drum" by Volker Schloendorff 1979 | | September 10 | "Aimée und Jaguar" by Max Färberböck, 1998 | | September 30 | "Angst essen Seele auf" by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974 | | October 8 | "Das Leben der Anderen" by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006 | | October 29 | "Good Bye, Lenin" by Wolfgang Becker, 2003 | | November 19 | "Kebab Connection" by Anno Saul, 2004 | | | | Hispanic Film Series | 5:30 Bate 1031 (English subtitles). Everybody welcome! May include adult content. Discussions to follow each film.
| | February 26 | Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary by Arturo Pérez Torres (Canada) 2005 | | March 26 | Bolivia by Israel Adrián Caetano (Argentina) 2001 | | | | Russian Film Series | 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, Bate 2011. All free and subtitled in English. Everyone is welcome.
| | September 3 | "Barber of Siberia" by N. Mikhalkov, 1998 | | September 17 | "Tycoon: A New Russian" by P. Lungin, 2002 | | October 1 | "The Thief" by P. Chukhrai, 1998 | | October 15 | "The Diamond Arm" by L. Gaidai, 1969 | | November 5 | "Doctor Zhivago" by G. Campiotti (UK), 2003/td> | | November 19 | "Repentance" by T. Abuladze, 1987 | | December 3 | Irony of Fate" by E. Ryazanov, 1975 | | | Пойдём в кино
For more information contact Dr. Elena K. Murenina, Director, Interdisciplinary Russian Studies Program 313 Austin, (252) 328 5521, mureninae@ecu.edu | | | | The ECU Japan League | Thursdays 5-9, Bate 1010 offering historical and / or artistic Japanese Films, television programs and anime. It also plans yearly study tours to Kyoto in conjunction with the History Dept. All meeting days: 6pm Peacemaker Kurogane (A); 7pm Feature; 9pm Azumanga Daioh (A, time permitting). Complete film listings and activities available on the league website. | | | | ECU Student Union Films | Hendrix Auditorium, Mendenhall.
Wed. 7pm, Thur. 9:30pm, Fri. 7pm & midnight, Sat. 9:30pm, Sun. 7pm | | | CLUBS and ROUNDTABLES
| |
 | Ancient Greek Reading Group
Anyone interested in reading ancient Greek, whether Biblical or classical, no matter how much or how little experience, may contact Prof. Tricia Wilson-Okamura for meeting times and information (wilsonokamurat@ecu.edu) | | | |
|
 | French Honors Club (above at year-end potluck with the student organization Rendez-vous)
Voulez-vous parler français avec nous?
Join La table française Wednesdays, 5:30 at the Swiss Chalet
All ECU students and Faculty are invited to practice their French in a relaxed atmosphere. For questions, contact Prof. Fladenmuller at 328-6043 or fladenmullerf@ecu.edu | | |
 | ECU German Club, Wednesdays 6pm, Swiss Chalet
Wollen Sie Deutsch sprechen? Möchten Sie neue Freunde finden?
Kommen Sie mittwochs ab 18.00 ins Swiss Chalet Café
(on Charles Blvd. next to the Krispy Kreme donut shop).
Wir freuen uns auf Sie! | | |
 | Japanese Brown Bag Lunch
Fridays 2pm, Location TBA
For more information, contact Nobuaki Takahashi (takahashin@ecu.edu or 328-6543). | | |
 | ¿Quieres practicar tu español sin presiones ni estrés? ¡Ven a La Sobremesa
Lunes, a las 2 de la tarde. Faculty Lounge, Foreign Languages, 3rd Floor Bate Building. | | |
|
|
