fall 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Department of Modern & Classical Languages Welcome New Faculty 2 New Native Assistants 3 Leadership Positions 4 Awards & Grants 4 Academic Conferences 5 Publications 6 Welcome Back! Dominican Republic: Kristen Bosch, Rachel Doud, Anna Filcik, France: Michaela Roskam, Katie Sluiter, Mary Tripp, Ilar Edun, Sofia Hedman, Devin Ryan, Rebekah Skinner, Kristin Stevenson, Emily Handy, Germany: Gabriela Olaguibel, Megan Hauck, Japan: Conor Hughes, Daisy Hernandez, Laura Parker, Gabrielle Russell, Thanh Nguyen, Kevin Zetterholm, Spain: Ryan Millikan, Crystal Hooper, Mark Donkersloot, Logan Kragt, Danielle Portfleet, Shelby Wyant, Greern Bratschie, Kayla Larsen, Haili Schneider, Heather Englert. As in previous years, we will continue to offer a variety of extra curricular programs for the enjoyment of students and the Hope community! Make sure to check our website for the latest programming! The Department of Modern and Classical Languages is happy to welcome the largest incoming Freshman class in the history of the college! In this Fall 2012 edition of DMCL’s News, we would also like to welcome our new faculty and teaching assistants in Spanish: Maria Laura Dentel, Olga Diaz, Berta Carrasco de Miguel, Ashely Korte, Stacey Johnson, and Pilar Bendoiro; Japanese: Jukinao Mizuta and Hana Ogawa; German: Greta Wagner; French: Olympe Messoinnier; and Chinese: Chiouling Chen. Furthermore, we extend our greetings and welcome to our students who have just returned from a semester abroad: Argentina: Jack Bush, Cheryl Keenan, Melissa Meyer, Annalise Larson, Christina Noa, Chile: Ariel DuVal, Claire Triner, Alexandra Carley, Morgan Smith, 1 Welcome New Faculty! Maria Laura Dentel Berta Carrasco Maria is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She got her B.S. Secondary Mathematics Education, Spanish and Computer Science Minors from Ferris State University in Michigan. And she got her M.A. Spanish from Central Michigan University. She has travelled extensively throughout Latin America and Spain. Berta is from Spain. In 2003, she came to the US on a study abroad program at Kalamazoo College. After completing her BA in English, she transferred to Western Michigan University where she received her MA and PhD in Spanish literature. Her research area is Spanish feminine literature written by prisoners of the Spanish Civil war; however, Berta enjoys reading all sorts of literature, specially the one with historic content. Olga L. Diaz Olga has been an instructor of Spanish for more than 20 years. Originally from Colombia, she has been living in the US since 2008. She has a Masters degree in Linguistics. She has written textbooks for Spanish as Second Language and English for Academic Purposes while doing research in Discourse Analysis and Applied Linguistics. Her previous experiences teaching Spanish are from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, and from Javeriana University in Colombia. Chiouling Chen Chiouling is a patient, humorous and professional native Mandarin teacher. She graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a MA degree in TCSL. She also has a Chinese teaching Certificate from National Taipei University of Education, and from Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission R.O.C. She has taught Mandarin Chinese and English in Taiwan, Thailand and Grand Rapids for years. Stacey Johnson Stacey completed her MA in Romance Languages with a major concentration is Spanish at the University of Michigan in 2002 and her Ed.D. in Adult Education at the University of Memphis, TN in 2011. She has annually presented papers at ACTFL conferences in 2008, and she received UofM’s Dr. R. Eugene Smith outstanding graduate assistant award in 2009. She was chosen as one of 50 Women Who Make a Difference by Memphis Woman Magazine in 2003. 2 Welcome New Native Assistants! Pilar Marino (Spanish) Hanna Ogawa (Japanese) My name is Pilar Marino, I am a twentynine years old girl from a small town called Lalín, in Galicia, the Northwest of Spain. At college, I did a 5 years English Language and Literature degree, and another on the teaching of English as a Second Language to Non-native Speakers. At present, I’m doing a doctorate in Galician-English Translation. Regarding a more personal field, I’m interested in animals, nature, free time activities or travelling, among others. I grew up in Yokohama, Japan, studying psychology and sociology. I have two older siblings who also went to college in the States. Teaching has always been my passion, and it is my privilege to be a part of Japanese Department. Thank you for giving me such a great opportunity to learn as well as grow as a Christian. Greta Kristina Wagner (German) My name is Greta Kristina Wagner. I was born on July 28th, 1991 in Göttingen, Germany. I graduated high school in 2010 and started studying at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen afterwards. My majors are Political Science and American Studies (American literary and cultural studies). From 2007 to 2008 I spent one year as an exchange student in Decatur, Texas. Olympe Meissonnier (French) I was born in Angers, in the French region of the Pays de la Loire. Once I graduated from highschool, I moved to Nantes where I studied English and Literature for three years (Undergraduate degree in France). I expect to achieve a Master’s Degree in Communication and be able to work in the media or marketing field. I am very happy to be the French TA for this academic year and I hope I will help Hope students have a glimpse of French culture and improve their command of the language ! Congrats Students! Commencement Honorees Honorary Societies Inductees Classics Courtney Mulder: Ruth W. Todd Classics Prize Emily Hayes: Edward J. Wolters Classics Award Radhajyoti Deitenbeck: Eta Sigma Phi Book Prize Alex Mouw & Isabel Morris - CAMWS Award Pi Delta Phi This year, Athina Alvarez (’13), Delaney Erickson (’12), Joe Habbouche (’12), Gina Veltman (’12) and honorary member Karine Chagneau, l’assistante française, were inducted into the society. French Joe Habbouche: Linda D. Palmer Memorial Award Delaney Erickson: AATF Outstanding Senior Gina Veltman: Marguerite Prins French Award Sigma Delta Pi Here are the Sigma inductees from this Spring: German Taylor Groth: Delta Phi Alpha Book Prize Emily Wheeler: Laura Alice Boyd Memorial Award Heather Gill: Barbara E. Geeting Memorial Award Marco Tori, Amber Rogers, Marissa Martz (President), Alyssa Carlburg, Nayeli Venegas (Vice-president), Megan Harper, Erin Johnson, Leslie Vaas, Diane Hawke, and Taylor Whitefield. Japanese Alexander Krieg - The Japanese Faculty Award Spanish Renee Wynveen: Martin N. Ralph Memorial Award 3 Leadership of Regional & National Professional Organizations Nakajima: Kuyper College Board of Trustees member, representative of Great Lakes College Association Japanese Division, and AsiaNetwork representative for Hope College. André: Consultant and reviewer for Letras Femeninas (2 articles) and Alba de America (4 articles and 2 book reviews). Maiullo: Michigan Vice President of CAMWS (Classical Association of Middle, West, and South). Larsen: Treasurer (U.S. and Canada) for S.I.E.F.A.R. (Société Internationale pour l’Etude des Femmes sous l’Ancien Régime. Consulting for Vetting of Kirk Read’s manuscript, Birthing Bodies in Early Modern France, and portfolio for promotion to professor of French (Bates College) (January). Critique of colleague’s draft article on the Querelle des femmes (February). Translation of letter by Kathleen McGookey to purchase publishing rights for her English translation of French poet (March). Referee for article for Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature (April). French Consultant for the web site bibliography, Early Modern Women (1400-1700): A Comprehensive English Language Bibliography, Companion to the Series The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Awards & Grants For Professors Larsen: The Lavern ’39 and Betty DePree ’41 Van Kley Professor of French Endowed Chair. Dorado: GLCA’s NDI Grant $5,000 for the project “Building of the Galician Nationality. History, Language and Culture.” Hamon-Porter: also received the NDI grant to conduct research at the Archives Nationales d’Outre Mer (National Archives for Overseas Territories) during my sabbatical leave in the spring of 2011 thanks to a GLCA grant. Nakajima: received Sojitsu Foundation Japanese Understanding Grant ($2,000) André: received the Jacob E. Nyenhuis Summer Grant to conduct research in Mexico on contemporary women dramatists. 4 Academic Conferences Our faculty organized and participated in several academic conferences: André: presented “Machismo, capitalismo y poder en De la cintura para abajo de Diana Raznovich” at the Coloquio Internacional de Teatro Latinoamericano, Nov. 2-4 (Mexico City). Forester: “The Culture Video Project at the End of the Language Requirement.” ACTFL annual meeting. November 2011.“Revitalizing First-Year Spanish.” ACTFL annual meeting. November 2011. “Reworking First-Year German.” ACTFL annual meeting. November 2011. “Content-Driven Instruction in Beginning and Intermediate Language Courses.” Invited presentation at CIC Conference on Teaching World Languages: Strategies for Success. Little Rock, AR. April 1, 2011. Hamon-Porter: presented a paper titled “L’écriture des silences dans les romans de Maissa Bey” at the Francophone session of the MMLA (Midwest Modern Language Association. Organized a session titled “Transitioning Literature of the Maghreb” for the Midwest Modern Language Association that took place in Saint Louis, MO in November 2011. Maiullo: presented “Plato and the Poets” Mt. Holyoke College, March 2011. Nakajima: “Japanese Students in Meiji Period Who Influenced the United States” Invited speaker at Michigan Japanese Businessmen lecture series October 22, 2011: Novi, MI “Higher Education in the United States” Invited speaker at Akita National University, June 9, 2011: Akita, Japan. “Japanese Business Culture” Invited speaker at Gentex Inc. February 15, 2011: Zeeland, MI. Special lecture presented for Hope College Meiji Gakuin exchange program on “Cross-Cultural Communication Differences between U.S. and Japan” August 23, 2011: Hope College. Organized the City of Nagahama Board of Education in-service conference tour and gave a lecture on US higher education. Larsen: Organizer (with J. Campbell and D. Robin), Chair, and Commentator, “Sociability across Borders and Salon Entertainments” (2 sessions), Renaissance Society of America Conference, Montreal (March). Alvarez: « Au secours! La dictée revient!’ : Le retour en force du bon usage du français à l’école et au travail en France. » Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, March 11, 2011. « La lecture de l’image en classe de français : quelques pistes pédagogiques. » MIWLA, Lansing, October 21, 2011. Organized and chaired a session at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters held at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, March 26, 2011 Woolsey: Undergraduate where three students from FREN student research in a Spanish 444 class presented their research. immersion program: Design and implementation of an assessment schedule. American Association for Applied Linguistics 2011 Conference, Chicago, IL. (2010, March). Personal narratives in the firstyear Spanish language classroom. North American Christian Foreign Language Association, Abilene, TX. (2011, April). Revitalizing First-Year College Spanish. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention, Denver, CO. (2011, November). 5 Recent Publications Books: André and Dorado. Mujeres en escena: Dramaturgia, performance y producción teatral femenina contemporánea en Latinoamérica, Estados Unidos, y España. Letras Femeninas 37.1 (Special Summer Issue 201v1). Articles: André: “Machismo, capitalismo y poder en ‘De la cintura para abajo’ de Diana Raznovich y ‘El suplicio del placer’ de Sabina Berman.” Mujeres en escena: Dramaturgia, performance y producción teatral femenina contemporánea en Latinoamérica, Estados Unidos, y España. Letras Femeninas 37.1. (Summer 2011): 87100. ---. “Identidad, cuerpo y nación en el discurso autobiográfico de Victoria Ocampo y Eva Perón”. Nation and Narration in the Luso-Hispanic World. Letras Femeninas. Ámbitos Feministas. ---. Güiraldes, Ricardo; Bonasso, Miguel; Castellanos, Rosario; Ocampo, Victoria; Bullrich, Silvina; Denevi, Marco entries in Latin American History and Culture Encyclopedia, Salvador Oropesa and Maureen Ihrie (CA: ABC_CLIO, 2011). Dorado: Novo monográfico de LIJMI: o álbum na literatura infantil, El Correo Gallego, September 20, 2011 (Book review). ---. “Memoria histórica y compromiso ético en Los Niños perdidos de Laura Ripoll”. Letras Femeninas XXXVII.1 (Summer 2011) Forester: Connecting with CALL: Using Technology to Connect Language Learners with Other Disciplines. In: Arnold, N. & L. Ducate. eds. 2011. Present and Future Promises of CALL: From Theory and Research to New Directions in Language Teaching. CALICO. pp. 281–310. Hamon-Porter: Book review in The French Review. Frédérique Aït-Touati. Contes de la lune. Essai sur la fiction et la science modernes. Paris: Gallimard, coll. “NRF Essais”, 2011. Larsen: Teaching Renaissance Women’s Influence on One Another: The Case of Catherine des Roches.” In Teaching French Women Writers of the Renaissance and Reformation. Ed. Colette H. Winn, 254-63. New York: Publications of the Modern Language Association, 2011. Faculty Collaboration Forester, Woolsey, Fernández, and André collaborated in Ritmos, an introductory textbook for students of Spanish. André: External reviewer for Palgrave Editors of Children and Adolescents in Spanish and Latin American Film by Carolina Rocha & Georgia Seminet. phone number: 616.395.7570 website: www.hope.edu/academic/language/ 6