Students in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics (DLLL), in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), were recognized for their success during an awards reception on Oct. 24 at the Founders College Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n
The event celebrated the academic achievement and volunteerism of 51 students and included students from the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years. Hosted and sponsored by Founders College, more than 85 guests attended the event, including: students; their support networks; DLLL faculty; Pablo Idahosa, the head of Founders College; and LA&PS Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs) Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano.<\/p>\n
Arabic \u2013\u00a0Ola Salama (Top Student, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Classical Greek \u2013\u00a0Shakeel Ahmed (GK 1000, 2017-18);\u00a0Michael Tersigni (GK 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Chinese \u2013 Claudia Ruiz (CH 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
DLLL-World Literatures \u2013\u00a0Nicolette Chambers (DLLL 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
German Studies \u2013 E. Hernandez (GER 1000, 2018-19); Andy Xingyu Zhao (GER 3792, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Hebrew \u2013\u00a0Jiyeon Yeo (HEB1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Italian Studies \u2013\u00a0Cristina Fabrizio (IT 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Jamaican Creole \u2013 Raziya Gabault (JC 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Japanese Studies \u2013\u00a0Emily Hoyer (JP 1000, 2017-18); Crystal Lam (JP 3000, 2018-19) Domingo Divine (Peter Sato, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Korean \u2013\u00a0Eran Imperatore (KOR 1000, 2018-19); Joe Cho (KOR 4050, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Latin \u2013\u00a0Elaine Slonim (LA 1000, 2017-18); Melodi Armond (LA 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Linguistics \u2013\u00a0Alexia Daly (Top Student, 2017-18); Wenyi Cai (LING 1000, 2017-18);\u00a0Matthew Mondell (Top Student, 2018-19);\u00a0Kasia Mastek (LING 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Modern Greek \u2013\u00a0Christina Tassopoulos (GKM 1000, 2017-18); Aggelos Stamos (GKM 3600, 2017-18); Jerasimos Baboulas (GKM 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Portuguese & Luso-Brazilian Studies \u2013\u00a0Erogu Otasowie (Wings, 2017-18); Cassandra Moniz (Wings, 2017-18); Vanda Mota (Dark Stones, 2017-18); Sabrina Junqueira (POR 1000, 2018-19); Vincenzo Gruppuso (POR4620, 2018-19); Beatriz Aguiar (Wings, 2018-19); Lisa (Teixeira) Raposo (Entrance, 2018-19); Wendy Roza (Dark Stones, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Russian \u2013 Rosalie Reis (RU 3790, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Spanish \u2013 Natasha Sarazin (Top Student, 2018-19); Maria Naveed (SP 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
Swahili \u2013 Adam Faux (SWAH 1000, 2018-19)<\/p>\n
The award winners are students from Faculties across the University. Some are majors or minors in DLLL programs, some are pursuing certificates of proficiency in several languages to enhance their professional or personal goals and some are returning to university later in life.<\/p>\n
The volunteer award recipients are students in linguistics who are also actively involved in the Linguistics Student Association and work to promote the DLLL program at a variety of events each year such as the annual Fall Campus Day and Spring Open House.<\/p>\n
In her welcome address, Professor Maria Jo\u00e3o Dodman, Chair of the DLLL, congratulated students on their academic success and thanked the volunteers for their contributions to the department. She told students that the department is invested in forming students who will become great world citizens who understand not only language as one of the most basic and needed elements of our humanity, but also acquire intercultural skills that narrow the space between cultures, students who think in informed, critical and empathic ways, and who dialogue in knowledgeable and respectful ways.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay the time you\u2019ve spent at the DLLL continue to inspire you in your becoming a better version of yourselves,\u201d Dodman said.<\/p>\n
Professor Idahosa echoed some of the points highlighted by the Chair of the department and congratulated the DLLL on their signature event. Associate Dean Iannacito-Provenzano gave remarks on behalf of the dean and reminded all of those present of the importance of the humanities and a liberal arts education.<\/p>\n
\u201cCourses in language, literature, culture and linguistics give students the skills to relate to the other, no matter what life path they choose,\" said Iannacito-Provenzano. \"Our mission is to give students the tools to understand themselves better but also to better understand today\u2019s world in all its complexities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The department also welcomed Susan Costa from Azores Airlines, who delivered a voucher for a free round trip to the Azores to Beatriz Aguiar, this year\u2019s student award winner. Costa also spoke of the value of travelling, of experiential education and of learning about other cultures. In addition to Azores Airlines, the department also recognized other sponsored awards from Santander Totta Bank, Academia do Bacalhau de Toronto and Peter Sato.<\/p>\n
Students receiving awards highlighted the lifelong skills they learned from their courses, and, in some cases, revealed that their experiences in the DLLL have been life-changing due to the care of their professors.<\/p>\n
To add to an already heartwarming and inspiring evening, Adam Faux, a PhD student in music and award winner in Swahili, surprised everyone with a song in Swahili, while Claudia Ruiz, who won an award in Chinese, sang in Chinese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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