New! Prof Chats Announcing a new opportunity for undergraduate students taking classes in Spanish & Portuguese to get to know their professors in a more informal setting than office hours. Please feel most welcome to come and chat with us on any topics of importance to you. Come chat with a Spanish & Portuguese professor…
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UCLA Newsroom Jessica Wolf | January 16, 2019 Barbara Fuchs, professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the UCLA College, has been elected second vice president of the Modern Language Association. Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in…
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Read MoreLecturer Armando Guerrero recently reviewed Spanish accents in movies and TV for the social media company Pero Like. Armando is a sociolinguist who specializes in Mexican Spanish and Spanish as a heritage language. The UCLA Humanities Division wrote an article that provides more details on Armando’s analysis of the accents and what it means for…
Read MoreProfessor Susan Plann recently published the book Coming of Age in Madrid: An Oral History of Unaccompanied Moroccan Migrant Minors. It explores the lives of twenty-seven Moroccan youth who migrated to Madrid as unaccompanied minors through a longitudinal study. The stories told within this book add to the broader global implications regarding youth migration, integration, and…
Read MoreProfessor Audrey Harris translated Mexican author Amparo Dávila’s The Houseguest and Other Stories. Read more about Professor Harris’ work in the LA Times and NPR.
Read MoreFulfill your major, minor or foreign language requirements abroad this summer! Dive into a unique experience by studying at one of the cities visited by the programs in the Spanish and Portuguese Department. For more information about the programs click here. Read an article by John Arboleda, UCLA Alumni Association Board member, Latin American Studies…
Read MoreCome join the Spanish & Portuguese Department team. Gain useful work experience, work with faculty, and interact with the public. Flyer PDF
Read MoreCarla Suhr, Jimena Rodriguez and Stephen ‘Kip’ Tobin have been awarded an EPIC Teaching Innovation Grant in order to carry out their project ‘Inclusive Gatherings at UCLA’ for the 2018-2019 school year. This project aims to facilitate cross-campus and inter-college collaboration in practical pedagogical development within the realm of inclusive and equitable classrooms. Informal gatherings will…
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