WelcomeThe Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is committed to providing all students at Illinois State, including majors, minors, teacher education majors and minors, and graduate students, with educational opportunities of the highest possible quality; fostering and promoting research on the part of our faculty that is recognized at the national and international level; and offering our service and expertise as appropriate to the university, the public, the Illinois educational community, and the academic profession.
Welcome from the Chair
Department Chair
Dan Everett
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Recent Faculty Publications
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Contact Us
*We are now in Williams Hall 329*
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Campus Box 4300
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790
Phone: (309) 438 - 3604
Fax: (309) 438-8038
Office: Williams Hall 329
Email: Email LLC
Important Registration Information for Spanish
3/3/2010 Dear Students:
Now that Advanced Registration is almost upon us, I want to take this opportunity to remind students in Spanish 116 and Spanish 213 that there is a continuation requirement for the subsequent courses in Spanish.
To register for the on-campus version of Spanish 213, Spanish Grammar, students must have received a grade of a “B or better” in Spanish 116. Students seeking admission to Spanish 215, 223, or 233 must have received a “B or better” in Spanish 213.
Because the continuation requirement was implemented in the fall of 2010, students who took Spanish 116 or 213 before the spring of 2010, and did not earn a B or better in those courses will be permitted to continue and complete their sequences in the on-campus or ISU online courses.
These continuation requirements only apply to courses taught on campus. If a student wishes to enroll in any of the qualifying study abroad programs, he or she may do so to receive equivalent credit to these two courses.
If you have any questions, you may write me (jjpancr@ilstu.edu) directly or contact Ms. Laura Edwards (lcedwar@ilstu.edu).
Sincerely,
Dr. Pancrazio
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3/16/2010
To Spanish minors (declared or undeclared):
At this point during registration, many Spanish classes have been major blocked. This means that only Spanish majors will be able to register for those classes. Due to high enrollments, it may not be possible for Spanish minors to be accommodated in Spanish classes on campus. If you are unable to enroll in the course you desire, please consider opportunities in our study abroad programs.
There are no waiting lists or available overrides at this time. An email announcement will be sent when the major blocks are removed on the foreign languages list-serv. Any remaining seats will be open on a first come, first served basis.
Please direct any questions to Dr. James Pancrazio (jjpancr@ilstu.edu) or Advisor Laura Edwards (lcedwar@ilstu.edu).
For complete information about the Spanish minor, click here.
Announcements/Awards
We have two new faculty members!
- We'd like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Ryan Davis (Spanish) and Dr. Susan Hildebrandt (Applied Linguistics and Spanish).
Congratulations to our award recipients 2008-2009!
- Susann Mann was the recipient of the new Alma Latina Award for outstanding activity in Spanish Club for 2008-09.
- Brendan Reichert received the David J. Parent Scholarship Award for 2008-09.
- Megan Goeller and Ryan Strassburger received a Summer 2009 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Taxco Program.
- Our Fulbright Scholars (Paola Portesio and Doreen Triebel) were acknowledged with gifts.
Congratulations Spanish Club!
In the Diversity Advocacy 21st Annual Commitment to Diversity ceremoney, the Spanish Club was recognized as the"Outstanding Registered Student Organization for 2008-2009." Elizabeth Benfield, Spanish Major, also received recognition for her work for diversity at ISU. The Club's advisor is Marinelly Castillo-Zuniga. 
Congratulations Dr. van der Laan!
Congratulations to Dr. James van der Laan who has recently been selected as one of this year's CAS Outstanding Researchers for the Humanities.
Congratulations, Krystal Montesdeoca!
Request for course syllabi.
The department would like to have a copy of a syllabus for each course offerred in the fall 2009 semester. Please leave a copy at the front desk and send an electonic copy to Sarah Walczynski in CAS-IT
In Memoriam of George Petrossian
Dr. George Petrossian, longtime faculty member in French, has passed away. (2/24/09)
Share your memories and learn more about this distinguished member of our French section.
April 23, 2010: There will be a Bench Dedication Ceremony in memory of Professor George Petrossian, 3:30 p.m., on the quad near west entrance of Williams Hall.
Important Links
Click here for IMPORTANT prerequisite changes in Spanish that will affect your ability to register.
How to get off to a healthy start this school year.
Major/Minor Add/Drop form or OPI form
300 and 400-level course descriptions for fall 2009
Need free grammar help in a foreign language? Click here for the spring 2010 schedule.
Advising FAQs, program changes and class suggestions.
Online self-placement tests
in French, German and Spanish
Fall 2009 Departmental Events
Department Seminars 2009-2010
Wednesday, November 11th, 3 p.m., Alejandro Enriquez will be presenting on the topic "Liturgies of Power and Resistance: Franciscan and Maya Discourses in Colonial Yucatán."
February 3 - Department Seminar, 3 p.m., WIH 307. Prof. Roxanna Curto, "Aimé Césaire and the Theatre of Development."
February 24 - Department Seminar, 3 p.m., WIH 307. Prof. Susan Hildebrandt, "Universal Design for Instruction: Characteristics of an inclusive L2 classroom."
April 7 - Department Seminar, 3 p.m., WIH 307. Prof. Ryan Davis, "Suggestive Characters: Pseudoscience in Blanca de los Rîos's Las hijas de Don Juan."
Click here to see this week's German Club events!
Click here to see a calendar of French Club events!
Click here to see a calendar of Spanish Club events!
Calendar of Events for LLC
March 8-12 Spring Break.
March 17 - Department Seminar, 3 p.m., WIH 307. Prof. Scott Jordan, Interim Chair of the Department of Pssycholody, ISU, "Wild Bodies: On the Self-sustaining Nature of Movement, Meaning, Mind and Culture."
March 24 - Administrative Advisory Meeting, 3 p.m., WIH 307
March 27 & April 3 - MA Comprehensive Exams
March 31 - Department Meeting, 3 p.m., WIH 307. DFSC election
April 7 - Department Seminar, 3 p.m., WIH 307. Prof. Ryan Davis, "Suggestive Characters: Pseudoscience in Blanca de los Rîos's Las hijas de Don Juan."
April 14 - CAS Spring Address, 3:30 p.m., Old Main, Bone Student Center.
April 19-30 - Student Evaluations. All teaching personnel must participate.
April 23 - Bench Dedication Ceremony in Memory of Professor George Petrossian, 3:30 p.m., on quad near west entrance of Williams Hall.
April 23, 2010 - Spring Banquet, Ewing Manor, 6-8:30 p.m.
April 28 - Department's Spring Reception, 11;30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., WIH 330. Announcement of student awards at NOON.
April 29 - 2:30 - 4:30: Retirement reception for Ms. Jackie Mitchell, Supervisor of Student Teachers.
May 3-7 - FINALS WEEK
May 3-10 - Registration and Program Change for Summer 2010.
May 7 - BA & MA graduate Reception, 2-4 p.m.,
STV 202
May 7 - CAS Commencement, 7 p.m., Redbird Arena
May 17- 21: Faculty and Staff move back to Stevenson Hall.