Student leadership stories from UBC’s Spanish program
The Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies (FHIS) has a longstanding tradition of connecting classroom learning with real-world experience through community engagement, study abroad and exchange programs, and volunteer and student-worker positions. Such opportunities position students to pursue personal and academic interests, while building relationships both here at UBC and with local and global […]
FHIS Instagram Contest 2024: Share Your Travel Photos
Have you travelled to a Romance language-speaking country or city? Submit photo(s) from your travels—with a short reflection describing your time there—to be featured on the Instagram account of UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)! Two winners will be selected by random draw to receive a UBC-branded hoodie. Submission deadline: February 15, 2024 […]
Laurie Serafin: Studying Abroad in Quito, Ecuador
UBC student of Spanish, Laurie Serafin, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador through a Global Seminar. The Spanish language and culture course was taught by Dr. Stephanie Spacciante during Summer 2023, where students completed six credits of SPAN 201 (or SPAN 206) and SPAN 202 abroad, while living with Ecuadorian host families. […]
Victoria Valeva: Studying Abroad in Lyon, France
UBC student of French, Victoria Valeva, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Lyon, France through a Global Seminar in Summer 2023. In the second half of this article, Dr. Caroline Lebrec describes FREN 420 in detail, where students compared the reality in Lyon to the city’s representation in fiction. Part 1: Q&A with Victoria […]
Loujain Bilal: Studying Abroad in Barcelona, Spain
UBC undergraduate student, Loujain Bilal, shares about her experiences studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain through a Global Seminar. The Romance Studies course was taught by Dr. Anna Casas during Summer 2023, where students completed three credits of RMST 390. Through an immersive exploration of the city’s literature, visual arts, cinema, architecture, urbanism, and responses to […]
Study Abroad Opportunities | Summer 2024
A Global Seminar offers course-based, experiential, hands-on learning in an international setting, adding insight and experience not available in a lecture hall. By taking a UBC course led by a faculty member with a small group of students, you can develop stronger connections to the course material and the professor.
David Chen wins Italian literary competition “Premio Bolletino Itals”
David Chen, UBC student of Italian, won first place in the Free Theme Poetry category of Premio Bolletino Itals, a literature competition held by l’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. The competition received over 200 submissions by students learning Italian from 34 countries. David’s original poem was initially composed as part of the coursework for “Elementary […]
Accepting Nominations: FHIS Undergraduate Student Representatives
The Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is seeking 4 students to serve as Undergraduate Student Representatives who will have the opportunity to provide valuable input on departmental policies from the student’s perspective, including matters that affect students directly, such as curriculum changes. It is an excellent opportunity to strengthen your resume, expand […]
Graduating Student Spotlight: Soraya Dutto, French Minor
Newly graduated student of French, Soraya Dutto, shares how she fell in love with the French language, what she will miss the most about her classes, and advice for current students. How did you fall in love with French? My grandmother is French, but I did not pay a lot of attention to the language […]