Modern Language
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Wagner College has a lively Department of Modern Languages that offers courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Latin and Greek. Majors are offered in Spanish and French Studies. Minors are offered in French, Spanish, Italian Studies and German. Through our programs of study, you will develop your skills of analysis, communication, interpretation and critical enquiry, and you will build a linguistic and cultural awareness that will enable you to experience the world differently. By studying language, literature, film and civilization, you will begin your own journey through the myriad cultures of the planet.
We are located in our very own "Language Wing" in Campus Hall, which includes a language laboratory and specially-equipped classrooms. Our students are particularly active in campus life; they regularly organize visits to sites of cultural interest in Manhattan and they run La Mesa Espanola and The French Connection. Many also study abroad, in programs in Paris, Rome, Florence, Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires... Winter intersession classes are currently offered in Madrid, Paris, Buenos Aires, and San Juan.
Faculty
Dr. Katica Urbanc, Associate Professor of French and Spanish
BA, Concordia University; M.S., Ph.D., Georgetown University
Research: Contemporary Peninsular Women Writers (Soledad Puertolas, Carmen Martin Gaite, Almudena Grandes, Rosa Regas)
Classes: All levels of Spanish and French language classes, Upper level literature classes in Peninsular Literature and Culture, Upper level literature class on Francophone Women Writers
Travel: A native of Montreal, Dr. Urbanc has lived in Caracas and Madrid.
Office Phone: 718 390 3368 |Email: kurbanc@wagner.edu
Dr. Marilyn Kiss, Associate Professor of Spanish & Coordinator of Study Abroad B.A., University of Missouri; M.A., Middlebury Graduate School of Spanish (Madrid); Ph.D., Rutgers University Research: Latin American Literature (Griselda Gamboa); Latino Literature of the U.S.; Foreign Language pedagogy Classes: All levels of Spanish language and literature Travel: Extensive travel in Latin America, Europe (53 months in Spain), Central America, the Caribbean & the U.S.
Dr. Margarita Sánchez, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Senior Program Coordinator & Department Chair B.A., University Pontifica Bolvariana; MA, Ph.D., Rutgers University Research Contemporary Latin American literature, with an emphasis on gender studies. Classes: All levels of Spanish language classes, contemporary Latin American literature and culture. Travel: A native of Colombia, Dr. Sanchez has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe
Dr. Natalie Edwards, Assistant Professor of French and Italian & Coordinator of French Studies B.A., University of Bath; PGCE, University of Bath, Ph.D., Northwestern University Research: Twentieth-Century French and Francophone women's writing, particularly autobiography; French cinema. Classes: All levels of French language classes, upper level classes in French literature and film. Travel: As a native of Wales, UK, Dr. Edwards is perpetually abroad. She has lived in France, Italy, and Senegal, and has traveled to 38 countries and to 48 states of the USA.
Dr. Colclough Sanders, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian and Coordinator of Italian Studies B.A., Vassar College; M.A., UC Berkeley; Ph.D., UT Austin Research: Foreign Language Pedagogy and Learning Strategies; Heritage Learners of Italian Classes: All levels of Italian language and culture; contemporary Italian Women Writers; Italian Cinema Travel: Dr. Sanders has traveled extensively in Europe and lived in Milan for several years.
Adjunct Professors: Prof. Renate Haugueto (German), Prof. Antonella Calarota (Spanish), Prof. Anne Ambrogely (French).
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