Lenoir-Rhyne Foreign Language Department

LRU in coordination with the Catawba County Library is continuing the six part conversations about the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have helped to shape our Nation over the last five centuries, through the public film screenings of the six part award-winning documentary program titled "Latino Americans: 500 Years of History".

This past Monday, September 21, the first group from Dr. Parrado-Ortiz's SPA 221 class, led by Lena Martinez, presented the second part of the series, "Empire of Dreams".

We invite all our friends, LRU community, alumni, teachers, students, and the Catawba community to the film screening, followed by a conversation, of the third part, titled "War & Peace". For more information about the program, please click here: http://enewsletter.catawbacountync.gov/library/?page_id=3471&preview=true&preview_id=3471

This past Saturday LRU students, lead by Dr. Arturo Ortiz and Dr. Parrado-Ortiz visit Salamanca. We had the opportunity to walk by the Roman Bridge, visit One of the oldest universities in Europe, la Universidad de Salamanca (where is the frog?), la Plaza Mayor, la Casa de las Conchas, etc... To learn more about this World Heritage City, click here:
http://www.salamanca.es/en/

students visit to Monasterio de Santo Tomás, Ávila. To Know more about this summer residence for the King and Queen of Spain Fernando de Aragón and Isabel de Castilla, XV Century construction, where the tomb of the royal prince Juan is located, visit this page: http://www.monasteriosantotomas.com/monasterio/

Dr. Parrado-Ortiz, chaired a session and also presented her paper titled "Inquiry-Guided Learning Pedagogies: A New Approach to Achieve Collaborative Teaching and Learning", in the 17th Annual international Conference on Education, May 18-21, 2015, Athens, Greece.

Mr. Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, meets the Spanish faculty and students.