Why Major in Romance Studies? | Student Spotlight with Maia Goldman
Undergraduate student Maia Goldman shares why she chose to major in Romance Studies in addition to minoring in Spanish.
UBC Students Recreate Paintings from the Romance World
Students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) recreated and modernized famous paintings from the Francophone, Hispanic, Italian, and Lusophone world as part of an FHIS Instagram Contest hosted by the Cultural Club. Take a look at the impressive submissions!
FHIS Instagram Contest 2023: Recreate Paintings from the Romance World
Use your creativity to recreate or modernize famous paintings from the Francophone, Hispanic, Italian, or Lusophone world for a chance to win a gift card to the UBC Bookstore! A total of $300’s worth of prizes will be distributed among the winners.
Student Spotlight: Adam Vilio, Italian Minor
Adam Vilio, undergraduate student of Italian and International Economics Major, shares why he chose to minor in Italian. Coming from an Italian background and being a dual citizen of Canada and Italy, I have always had a deep appreciation for Italian language, art, food, culture, and literature. Italy is an incredible country with so much […]
Get to Know the Work Learn Students of FHIS (2022-23)
UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) is fortunate to have amazing Work Learn students who play an important role in carrying out the department’s services. Get to know them! Alice Dobal Jordan International Relations, 4th Year Role: Community Engagement Assistant, Centre de la Francophonie Responsibilities: I work with the Centre de la […]
Student Spotlight: Natasha Nock Uses TikTok to Document Her Italian-Learning Journey
Undergraduate student Natasha Nock created a TikTok account to document her process of learning Italian as a Canadian, which has garnered 1.3 million followers. Here she describes how this initiative came to be. @knocknockwhosthere raga aiutatemi per favore 🤺💀 insta:knock.nockwhosthere #perte #pt #italia #italiani ♬ original sound – Knocknockwhosthere I started studying Italian during my […]
Spanish Conversation Partner Program with UBC & UDLA
El Programa Chat Intercultural con UDLA y UBC Improve your Spanish and make new Ecuadorian friends! How it works: You will be partnered up with an Ecuadorian university student from the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) in Quito, Ecuador to mutually practice your language skills: 30 minutes in Spanish, then 30 minutes in English. Time […]
Study Abroad Opportunities | Summer 2023
Applications are now being accepted for Summer 2023 study abroad opportunities. There are two types of opportunities that may be of interest to you: Global Seminar: UBC courses taught by a UBC instructor abroad Earn UBC credits Application deadline: December 13, 2022 Summer School: Non-UBC courses taught at a partner institution abroad Earn credits that […]
The University of British Columbia and Portugal’s Camões Institute Celebrate the Beginning of a New Partnership
On August 23, 2022, in presence of Marta Cowling, Consul General of Portugal in Vancouver, Dr. Janice Steward, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, pro tem, and Dr. Joël Castonguay-Bélanger, Head of the Department of French, Hispanic & Italian Studies (FHIS), UBC signed a new collaboration agreement with the Camões Institute of Language and Cooperation […]
Introducing the FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab
Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard, Assistant Professor of French, provides an introduction to the FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab. The FHIS Sociolinguistics Lab was created for students who are interested in language use in its social context. The members of the Lab are current or former students from UBC’s Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS) who have […]