Department of Modern Foreign Languages
Department of Modern Foreign Languages
澳门新葡京官网 students at Machu Picchu, Peru
学习一门外语可以打开通往其他文化和其他思维方式的大门. In fact, it’s an integral part of the liberal arts curriculum. It’s also a stepping stone to your future, whether you’re headed into a career in diplomacy, international business, medicine, or service; a reading knowledge of other languages is also a frequent requirement for graduate work in many fields. At Birmingham-Southern, 我们的目标是拓宽学生的视野，为他们未来的成功做好准备.
但是，澳门新葡京官网的现代外语课程比课堂上发生的事情更多:
- 在我们独特的一月探索学期中，将你的技能付诸实践. Spend your time living with a family or doing service-learning in a foreign country; shadow interpreters at a local hospital; or meet with a professor to read newspapers from around the world. Or take a longer semester to study abroad or do an international internship so you can see what it’s like to “live the language.”
- Take part in our Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum program, 提供一学期西班牙语课程的学校, including biology, chemistry and history. FLAC courses may also be arranged in Chinese.
- 在澳门新葡京官网国际社区与母语人士一起练习你的语言技能, 或者利用伯明翰周围的非英语活动和会话桌.
- Take advantage of our Language Lab, 这里有25台装有外语学习软件的电脑.
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Faculty
Dr. Lamia Benyoussef
Email: [email protected]
Box: #549029
Phone: (205) 226-7830Dr. Barbara Domcekova
Email: [email protected]
Box: #549029
Phone: (205) 226-4975Professor Kim Lewis
Email: [email protected]
Box: #549029
Phone: (205) 226-4769Professor Yan Tong
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Success Stories
Language majors from Birmingham-Southern go on to lead successful careers in any number of professions. 对一些人来说，掌握西班牙语是他们职业生涯的关键组成部分. For others, language proficiency adds value to their skills, opening new avenues and new possibilities. Our recent graduates have become:
- Dentists, doctors and health care professionals
- Medical translators and interpreters
- Attorneys with Spanish-language skills
- University professors
- Interpreters for business
- High school language teachers
- Lawyers
- Peace Corps volunteers
- Teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL)
- International sales and marketing professionals
"I worked at the William J. Clinton Foundation as an intern in the Scheduling Department. Because I could read, write, and speak Spanish, I was frequently chosen to participate and translate calls with Spanish-speaking diplomats and visitors. I was able to use the skills I had gained from the 澳门新葡京官网 Spanish major to impress my supervisor and to have the opportunity to speak with important Latin American figures."
--Jennifer Commander '12 / Spanish
Washington & Lee Law SchoolAlumni stories:
Jessy Sperry, '16, Spanish major
I am currently at Augusta University in Augusta Georgia earning my master's in nursing as Clinical Nurse Leader. I will graduate in December of 2017! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to use my Spanish yet, 但我知道这个城市有很多说西班牙语的人，一旦我开始我的临床轮转, I should definitely have opportunities to use my Spanish! As of right now, I have interest working in the Emergency Department within a hospital so that I can serve as the first line of communication with Spanish speakers when there is not time to wait for an interpreter. 如果有人认为你的选择仅限于西班牙语专业，那就大错特错了! It was extremely easy for me to major in Spanish and actually enjoy going to class and then get all the pre-requisites in the not so fun class that eventually I would use to get into nursing school. 如果有人对我的课程有任何问题，请随时与我联系! My email address is [email protected]Elena Goebertus, '15, Spanish major
After serving a year as an AmeriCorps at the Hispanic Interest Coalition in their Community Engagement and Education program, I took the summer off to do some traveling and see family - my nephew's first word was "agua" which was very exciting to witness! I have now returned to the HAM and a week ago I was offered a position at a local non-profit named Sight Savers of America. 我将成为需要视力护理的低收入家庭和他们的孩子的个案经理. I am excited that this is a 'bilingual' position and I will be taking some Spanish speaking cases and talking to the immigrant families that will receive our services. 我将寻找更多的方式，以志愿者的身份说西班牙语参与社区活动. In the meantime, as I nestle back in to the city, I love to listen to the podcast Coffee Break Spanish -I'd recommend it to any 澳门新葡京官网 student wanting extra listening practice.Emily Rice, '15, Spanish major
I graduated from 澳门新葡京官网 in 2015 with a BFA in Art and Spanish. 我目前在恩斯利的中央公园基督教学校教高中西班牙语. 我从来没有想过我能在高中水平教书，更不用说西班牙语了. 我总是在语法概念上挣扎，试图说得完美, however through study abroad and conversational learning at 澳门新葡京官网, 我能够克服这个障碍，毫无顾忌地说英语. I also teach dance classes through the Children's Dance Foundation, so I am able to utilize my Spanish with some of the children that are learning English as a second language. Spanish has an ever-growing importance in Birmingham, and I am thrilled to use it in my day-to-day life.Smriti Krishnah, '15, Spanish major
Where do I begin? 澳门新葡京官网的西班牙语系为我奠定了强大的语言基础, culture, knowledge, and more importantly, the ability to assimilate and acquire skills. 语言是不断发展的，西班牙语是澳门新葡京官网的多维体验. 斯宾塞教授和多姆切科娃教授总是将课堂转化为现实世界的应用, 无论我们正在学习什么(即使是非常困难的语法)，都能从书页上跳起来，变得生动起来. 在不同的情况下学习不同的文化是无价的, because it helped me contextualize Spanish. 我在澳门新葡京官网学习的每一门课程都为我实现研究生学习的愿望奠定了坚实的基础. 今天，我是阿拉巴马大学的一名学生，学习法律和西班牙语. This semester, I am very excited to begin working at Adelante, 一个关注拉丁裔工人权利和相关移民问题的组织! Without having pursued Spanish as a major, I would not have been able to find the perfect confluence of using the Spanish I had learned (and continue to learn) and the legal skills I have acquired since leaving 澳门新葡京官网 in 2015. I am forever grateful to 澳门新葡京官网. As someone who dithered between several majors, I urge you to major or minor in Spanish--it will change your life, and will open countless doors!Emily Holst, '13, Spanish minor
Unos meses despues de graduarme de 澳门新葡京官网 con un minor en espanol, fui a Chile gracias a un programa llamado "English Open Doors" para ensenar ingles en un colegio en el sur de Chile. Fue sin duda una gran experiencia, 特别是通过对新细胞培养的共发性肿瘤进行比较. Me alegró mucho el haber tenido conocimientos de espanol, esto fue esencial todo el viaje, Me permitià 3 . comunicarme bien conmis alumnos . as aprender de ello. Despues，在巴塔哥尼亚，lugar, dondontrabaje，在uncia de turismo durante el verano. Alli hacia tours de la regió和los turistas que venian de不同的各方del世界. 我们没有经历过不同的习惯，我们有不同的习惯和独特的习惯, y poder comunicarme con ellos tanto en ingles como en espanol. Despues del verano, consegui otro trabajo ensenando ingles, esta vez en la capital de Chile, Santiago. Mi tiempo en Chile terminó despues de casi 2 anos. Regrese a Estados Unidos para estudiar pedagogia y conseguir un magister de ingles en University of Montana. 本学期，语言学专业开设了一门语言学课程，为学生提供了一门学习语言的课程. 大学本科毕业，大学英语，大学英语，大学英语.Grace Elliott, '13, Spanish for the Workplace minor
I graduated from Birmingham-Southern in 2013 with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Spanish for the Workplace. 毕业后，我搬到了奥马哈，在联合太平洋铁路公司工作. I began my career at Union Pacific as a Logistics Service Representative and held various positions in the Logistics and Marketing and Sales departments during the three years I worked there. 我在联合太平洋的那段时间对培养职场必备技能至关重要. 我学会了如何有效地沟通、领导团队以及与客户建立牢固的关系. 我每天都面对挑战，这增强了我的分析和解决问题的能力, and I was even able to apply and strengthen my Spanish skills when dealing with customers shipping to and from Mexico. I recently decided to change my career path and am obtaining my Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification. I plan to move to Spain in September to serve as the "Language and Culture Assistant" at a public elementary school in Madrid. After having studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain, during my time at 澳门新葡京官网, I am confident I will be able to navigate the city of Madrid comfortably and am looking forward to re-immersing myself in the Spanish culture and continuing to improve my Spanish language skills. After the school year in Madrid, 我打算回美国找一份能充分利用我流利的西班牙语的工作. I am incredibly grateful for my 澳门新葡京官网 education and guidance from Dr. Domcekova, who encouraged me to study abroad during college. I would not have the skills, experience, 和我今天的抱负，没有在伯明翰南方学院接受教育.Katie Adams, '12, Spanish major
我于2012年春季毕业于理学士学位，主修西班牙语，辅修经济学. 次年9月，我前往尼加拉瓜，开始在和平队服务，担任英语教师 & Trainer. I had not imagined myself as an English teacher before looking into Peace Corps; however, the general training on how to be an educator and the opportunity to work directly with Nicaraguan teachers in the local high school were fantastic opportunities. Outside my regular class time I started an after school group for 5th and 6th grade girls where we played games, did crafts, 并学习了诸如计划生育方法和健康关系等生殖健康主题. 我的西班牙语背景使我能够与与我一起生活和工作的人建立联系, and enabled me to quickly transfer teaching skills from one content (English) to another (sexuality education). Back in the States for over a year now, 我目前是东南计划生育健康教育工作者. I collaborate with local high schools, universities and other organizations to teach everything from the anatomy of the reproductive systems to consent to birth control and condoms. Knowing Spanish means I can take these classes to a support group for Hispanics living with HIV or a group of Hispanic mothers, 让更多的人获得他们需要的重要信息，为他们的生活做出健康的决定. For me, 说另一种语言一直都是为了与人建立联系, places, cultures, food, and history in a way that wouldn't be the same monolingually.Christopher David, '12, Spanish major
I graduated from 澳门新葡京官网 in the spring of 2011, 秋天，我开始在美国莫比尔的南阿拉巴马大学医学院学习. While there, 在某种程度上，我能够使用我的西班牙语，特别是在妇产科和急诊室的轮转中, however I quickly realized that becoming proficient in medical Spanish is much more difficult than conversational Spanish. Not only is there a large amount of unfamiliar medical vocabulary, but also there is the responsibility of caring for a patient. Accordingly, the stakes of miscomprehension are much higher. 2015年从医学院毕业后，我开始在UAB做内科住院医师. As of now, I am in my second year of residency and am greatly enjoying my time not only at UAB but back in Birmingham as well. For fun, I enjoy playing the drums, playing disc golf, 当然，一有机会就说西班牙语. Upon completing residency in 2018, 我计划攻读心脏病学的奖学金(希望能说更多的西班牙语)!). -
The New Alabama Seal of Biliteracy: Language Study Rising Workshop
澳门新葡京官网 Department of Modern Foreign Languages will host The New Alabama Seal of Biliteracy: Language Study Rising Workshop in collaboration with the American Association of the Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and the Alabama Humanities Alliance on Sept. 10.
Contact:
Dr. Lamia Benyoussef, chairDepartment of Modern Foreign Languages
Birmingham-Southern College
900 Arkadelphia Road, Box 549029
Birmingham, AL 35254-9021
[email protected]
(205) 226-7830