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Spanish News

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  A Romance Language Perfected

  January 9, 2012

  Inside a Taper Hall classroom, USC Dornsife senior Bridget McDonald chatted with classmates, effortlessly transitioning from English to Spanish. The Pasadena, Calif., native’s confidence faltered, however, when native… more>

  categories: research, undergraduate research

  tags: humanities, language, spain, spanish, travel

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  Brazil Should Welcome Chinese Investors, USC Dornsife Fulbright Fellow Says

  December 1, 2011

  On a humid August day in Rio de Janeiro, USC Dornsife alumna Dawn Powell boarded an un-air-conditioned bus bound for Luís Eduardo Magalhães, an agribusiness town in western Bahia. An hour into the trip, the… more>

  tags: alumni, award, brazil, china, economics, humanities, international relations, social sciences fulbright, spanish

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  Faith Makes All Things Possible

  May 9, 2011

  During a recent multi-faith celebration on campus, Sarrah Shahawy recited in English and Arabic a verse from the Qur’an emphasizing that in Islam, both genders and all nationalities are considered equal before God. Oh… more>

  categories: undergraduate, undergraduate research, commencement

  tags: biological sciences, classics, commencement, event, french, humanities, international relations, medicine, natural sciences, neuroscience, social sciences, spanish

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  USC College Senior Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

  May 10, 2010

  Last spring, for the first time, China displaced the United States to become Brazil's biggest trading partner. Yet, many experts are puzzled by the absence of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two. Such agreements have… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: award, brazil, china, fellowship, fulbright, international relations, spanish, study abroad

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  A Virtual World of Languages

  January 1, 2005

  By Katherine Yungmee Kim, with additional reporting by Eva Emerson January 2005 It’s noontime at The Language Center during Finals Week. Andrew Pick, a USC College junior majoring in East Asian Languages and Culture, is… more>

  categories: undergraduate, american language institute

  tags: foreign language, language center, spanish

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  Setting the Online Precedent

  December 1, 2004

  Spanish Department Paves the Way Technologically By Katherine Yungmee Kim December 2004 In Spanish 240, students discern between ser and estar—the two forms of “to be”—while examining photographs of… more>

  categories: undergraduate

  tags: award, language program, spanish