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Inside this issue: Student News: Page 2 Ms. Lorraine Reinsch Ms. Meredith Muensk Page 3—4 Study away in Germany Bill Goehring Laura Pearson Chinese New Year Study Away in Ecuador Faculty News: Page 5 Dr. Madeleine Hooper Mrs. Angie Keller Dr. Weirong Schaefer Page 6 Dr. Judith Martin Dr. Pauline Nugent Dr. Alessandra Pires Dr. Ed Carawan Dr. Tonia Tinsley Page 7 Dr. Julie Johnson Page 8—11 Study Away Opportunity in Spain with Dr. Dowdy Page 12 Faculty and Staff contact information

Another major event this fall will be the review of our language teacher training

programs by the Missouri Department of Secondary Educations. This is an extremely

important review, since training language teachers is one of the primary ways in which

the Department of Modern and Classical Languages serves the state of Missouri. We

have worked hard to compile a strong report, and we are confident that our BSED pro-

grams will receive a very favorable DESE review. Last year, these programs were grant-

ed “national recognition” by NCATE, our national accreditation body.

This year we will also continue to develop a comprehensive assessment pro-

gram for students graduating from our programs. The purpose of the assessment plan

we are proposing is to ensure that all students who complete our programs possess the

knowledge and competencies we have identified as being crucial to their success. Begin-

ning in the spring of 2012, all students graduating with majors in the modern languages

will take the PRAXIS II and an official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview. Over time, the

results obtained from these assessments will be used to help us to improve our pro-

grams and teaching effectiveness.

I hope you enjoy reading our newsletter. We are extremely proud of all the

accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and students, and we’re glad to have this venue to

share it with you, the friends of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. I

personally would welcome any feedback or suggestions you might have regarding any

aspects of our courses or programs.

You can e-mail me at jasonjolley@missouristate.edu or reach me by phone at 417-836-

5871. I’d be very happy to speak with you!

My name is Dr. Jason Jolley, and I usually teach in the Spanish program, but this year I am serving as interim

head of the department since Dr. Madeleine Hooper has accepted a new position as associate dean of the College of

Arts and Letters. The department is extremely appreciative of the 10 years of hard work and the many successes

achieved by Dr. Hooper during her tenure as head. The department is currently undergoing a national search to hire

a permanent head.

Last year, a number of faculty attended conferences and published articles book chapters and even entire

books. Specifically, Dr. Judith Martin completed a monograph titled Germaine de Staël in Germany, and Dr. Ed Carawan

submitted the book project on “The Athenian Amnesty” he drafted with support of a National Endowment for the

Humanities grant to the Oxford University Press. These are major and remarkable accomplishments. Departmental

faculty also led successful summer study away trips with students to Spain and Germany.

We look forward to another very busy and successful year. One new development this year is the depart-

ment’s participation in a collaborative effort among four Missouri universities (Missouri State, Southeast Missouri State

University, the University of Central Missouri, Missouri Western State University and Missouri Southern State Univer-

sity) whereby upper-division French and German courses are taught by faculty at one of the institutions and attended

by students at all of the others. This way, students at schools with smaller programs can take upper-division courses

every semester, thus allowing them to complete their degrees more quickly. The courses are delivered using various

technologies that allow for communication among groups on all of the campuses.

Greetings from the Department of Modern and

Classical Languages!

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A STUDENT WHO INSPIRES... Lorraine Reinsch, Chicago IN AN INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN WORLD, GRAPHIC DESIGNER LORRAINE EXPLAINED HOW HER HIGH SCHOOL GERMAN STUDY CHANGED HER LIFE AND ASSISTED HER IN ACHIEVING A SUCCESS-FUL CAREER IN DESIGN.

“I have always been interested in languages and learning about other cultures,” explains Lorraine. “My family still retains and celebrates some traditions from both its German and Czech backgrounds, and I have always had a habit of collecting phrases from different languages. When I was able to take a foreign language in the sixth grade, I jumped at the chance to study German because my grandfather still speaks a little German. To my surprise, I found that German came rather naturally to me. With the encouragement of both Ms. Brown and later Frau Karbaumer, I continued taking German classes through middle school and high school. I became an active member of our German Club, received a medal in a National German Exam, joined the German Honor Society, Delta Epsilon Phi, and took my last 2 years of German for dual credit at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. I fell in love with Germany during a tour and family stay during my high school junior year with Frau Karbaumer’s class, and couldn’t wait to return someday. “At the same time, how-ever, I always knew I wanted to go Into the arts,” Reinsch continued. “I enrolled at what was then Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State) to study design. After my first semester I felt something missing. I really missed studying German. Although Design was a comprehen-sive major that did not require a minor, I decided to add an individualized minor in German Studies. The German MSU professors, Dr. Costabile-Heming, Dr. Martin, and Dr. Trobisch, opened so many doors for me. Thanks to them I found myself teaching German to kindergarten children, gained a deeper understanding of art and design history, and collab-orated with my professor’s publishing house for my senior project in my illustration practicum class.” Lorraine Reinsch adds: “Despite stiff competition, in 2006, Iwas accepted by the Transatlantic Program offered by the German American Chamber of Commerce in the Midwest (GACCoM). The internship program, which partners students with companies in Germany, accepts approximately 25 students from across the country within the fields of engineer-ing and marketing. Since design is close to marketing, I was pleased to learn from program coordinators Barbara Zoll-

mann and Sabine Klensch that I had been accepted. I’ll be forever grateful to the boys at the Nuremberg advertising agency, Stilbezirk für Kommunikation, for giving me the freedom to flex my creativity and treating me as a full-fledged member of their team. Their hospitality made Nuremberg feel like home, and their enthusiasm for the 2006 World Cup turned me into a soc-cer fan. During my 3-months internship in Nuremberg I enjoyed learning not only the language of my profession but also the business aspects. Most importantly, the projects I worked on that summer eventually landed me my first job, and my experiences abroad have proven useful when working with international companies such as Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Ther-mos LLC. The friendships I made that summer have proven to be long lasting, and each year we enjoy getting together for a reunion hosted by GACCoM. Now that I live in Chicago, it has been even easier to keep in touch with everyone. I love the city’s multicultural flair and international bookstores.”

“Lorraine realized that Germany is on the cutting edge of design, and therefore saw the relevance of studying German even while others did not.”

DR. COSTABILE-HEMING,

PRESIDENT OF THE AATG

(American Association of

Teachers of German)

BEAR CORPS AWARD RECIPIENT Summer 2011 MEREDITH MUENSK Meredith is a student of Spanish majoring in Teaching Education. She spent a month in Quito, Ecuador perfecting her Spanish and learning more about the Latino culture. She says she will miss her Ecuadorian family very much.

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STUDENT NEWS (continued)

STUDY ABROAD IN GERMANY This past summer eight Missouri State students studied abroad in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The city, colloquially known as Wittenberg, is located in Sachsen-Anhalt in eastern Germany and is not far from the well-known cities of Berlin, Dresden and Leipzig. Wittenberg is a town of approximately 50,000 with modern elements and a rich cultural history. Many individuals may recognize Wittenberg as the birth place of Protestantism, as it is where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church (Scholosskirche) which still stands to this day. The students studied at a building known as the Leucorea, which has a long and rich history paralleling the city it resides in. The Leucorea was home of many German philosophers, theologians, and other academicians, including the most well-known, Martin Lu-ther.

In addition to the rich history, which was wonderfully presented during an annual festi-val this summer, the city also has many modern aspects. The combination of modern and historical aspects accompanied by a the Elbe river and a historic city center, make Wittenberg almost picturesque. More importantly, the aspects make Wittenberg a per-fect study-away location for students interesting in learning the German language, but also the culture. Students visited Königstein, Leipzig, Halle, and Berlin. Many students visited Leipzig on

their free weekend. Leipzig is the birth place of the composer Bach. Students also got

the opportunity to see the annual Grufti parade as well as spend time in the Stasi Mu-

seum and time shopping and seeing the city. The train station in Leipzig has a very large

shopping mall inside it.

In Berlin, students participated in a walking tour of the city. The Brandenburg Gate, The

Berlin Wall pieces, Einstein’s University, The Holocaust Monument, and Check Point

Charlie were just a few of the places students got to see. In Halle, students were shown

around the city. Halle is the home of a university that’s similar to Wittenberg. Students

spent the day in the university and then got

the opportunity to be guided around the

city. Halle is the birth place and living place

of the composer Handel.

The program participated in by Missouri State students was five weeks long

and contained traditional classroom study along with weekend and week-

day excursions and cultural aspects. To further assist with immersion, stu-

dents were placed with host families, which allowed for opportunities to

practice language daily and to experience German life and culture first-

hand. -Dr. Judith Martin

Bill Goehring is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Philosophy at Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA. During his education at MSU, he achieved a double major in French and Comparative Literature. Laura Pearson, a French minor student, is working for the Peace Corps in Cameroun, Africa.

Places such as the Frau Kirche (above) and Der Zwinger were rich historical places that had been reconstructed after the bombing of Dresden in 1945. Frau Kirche or the Church of our Lady finished re-construction in 2006.

Holocaust Monument

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The Year of the Rabbit The Chinese New Year Celebration held February 2-17, 2011, was sponsored by Modern and Classical Languages, the China Programs Office, Association of Chinese Scholars and Students plus faculty from other departments. All the paintings and decorations were either from the China Pro-grams Office, students’ art work, faculty and Chinese students’ collections. The most important holiday in China is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is a time for family reunion. The celebration includes celebration-themed artwork, music and food. Thanks to Dr.Weirong Yan Schaefer and Ms. Haijun Wang for planning this event for our students and faculty. Re-freshments were served and students made crafts and decora-tions. Dr. Keith Ekstam from Art and Design gave a lecture about Chinese porcelain.

Dr. John Prescott, Professor of Music, is playing the Chinese flute. The audience was encouraged to play along with various instruments during the Chinese New Year Celebration.

ANNUAL INTENSIVE SPANISH STUDY PROGRAM The MCL yearly Intensive Spanish Study Program went to Quito, Ecuador this past summer (2011). Twenty five stu-dents participated in the program. Ecuador is a small Latin American country in the northwestern part of South Ameri-ca. It is very rich in beauty and culture. We all had a great time, especially during the weekend excursions. This year on our first outing, we flew from Quito to the coast where we saw the new Parliament and enjoyed the beach. The

second weekend we went to the native village of Otavalo, famous for its Indian Market. All over the Andean highlands, scattered in the valleys and mountains, you find numerous markets displaying everything from wool textiles, native fruits and fresh vegetables to jewelry, ceramics, wood carv-ings, native paintings, embroidery, leather goods, tools and even animals. It is a rich cultural site where locals meet with their friends and relatives to catch up on news and practice the ancient art of bargaining. It was interesting to see stu-dents using their language skills to barter for goods. On this trip we also visited an Hacienda called “El Porvenir” where students enjoyed a typical “Guinea” pig lunch and went horse-back riding in the Andean moorlands dressed like “chagras or Andean cowboys” with the traditional poncho and blankets, scarf, hat and leather zamarros (chaps). Sever-

al of the students also scaled the highest active volcano, the Cotopaxi. The third weekend we visited the Cloud Forest, ideal for trekking through the lush forest packed with hundreds of exotic birds and plants. During the week in Quito, in addition to attending class six hour daily in the Academia Latinoamericana, students visit-ed the Anthropological Museum, the Guayasamín art museum, went by cable car to the top of the “Pichincha” volca-no, overlooking the city of Quito, and participated in community service projects every week. Four hours each Thurs-day they would go to a project set up to help poor children who had no place to go after school. Students volunteered their time to help them with their homework, play games and take food items for the children to enjoy. Finally, we visited the Monument of the Middle of the World. Located 30 minutes north of the Capital, one can see the “Middle of the World City and Museum” where a monument divides the Northern from the Southern Hemisphere. Built in the XVII century by a French Expedition, it defines the precise location of the equatorial line, after which the country takes is name. The tour was a great experience for all and everyone was happy for the opportunity to visit and study in Ecua-dor. This coming summer (2012) we will be returning to Salamanca, Spain. Flyers and information may be obtained in the MCL office (Siceluff 223) or from my office (Siceluff 142). Dr. D. Roger Dowdy

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Department head named new associate dean

The College of Arts and Letters recently made its final selection in the search to fill the position of associate dean. Dr. Madeleine Hooper, accepted the position effective July 1. Hooper will gradually as-sume the duties associated with her new position and overlap with Dr. Roger Stoner, current Associate Dean, until his retirement in January 2012. "Dr. Hooper will be a fantastic associate dean. Her unique personal and intellectual qualities will serve the college very well," Stoner says. "With Dean Adams and Associate Dean Hooper at the helm, the college could not be in better hands." There are some special short-term projects Hooper will take on for the college. Additionally, she will help with the transition of Dr. Jason Jolley, the acting Modern and Classical Languages Department Head. "I love that I get a new challenge," Hooper says. "I loved being department head, but after 10 years I felt like I wanted a

Angie Keller says she was a late bloomer in the world of photography. The Peruvian-American, who until recently was a Spanish instructor at Missouri State University, started photography classes a few years ago and fell in love with it. Keller recently left MSU to pursue her career as a photogra-pher and has worked in a remote area of Peru to teach children photography and English. "Through photography, they can capture their own culture and be more aware," said Keller, explaining why she wanted to work in an area that is so remote, she had to walk three hours from the closest road to get there. Ms. Keller opened an exhibit at the Luis Miro Quesada Garland gallery in Lima, Peru. The exhibit is the culmination of two years of work in which she documented religious festivals and processions in Peru. Aside from the exhibit, she taught photography at the Presidential school in Lima before re-turning to the USA. Cameras were donated from people at MSU for the students to use in their pho-tography class taught by Angie. Jimmie Allen, assistant professor of photography at MSU, was Keller's instructor in the fall of 2007. Keller was a role model for other students and her work stood out, as did her passion. "Very pas-sionate and the most important thing for this project, she has a genuine love for these people that she is photographing, and she wants to show her home country in the best and most passionate light possible," he said. He's seen her blossom and gain confidence as a photographer as her work has become recognized.

change and that's what I most look forward to. Working for the college eems like a wonderful opportunity.” Hooper received her doctorate from the University of Kansas. In addition to her department head duties, she teaches French and Italian. Her specific interest areas for research include foreign language policy, assessment and international pro-grams. "My passions are international and diversity," Hooper says. "I hope that I can be a force that pushes in that direction for us to work on our international components, work on diversity and, of course, to support the dean and the department heads." In addition to her new role as associate dean, Hooper also hopes to maintain her advising ac-tivities and coordinator position with the global studies major. "Her interests in advising, assessment, interdisciplinary initiatives and international programs will serve and enhance college and university priorities," Stoner says. "Her ability to work with students, faculty and staff is extraordinary, as is her comprehensive knowledge of the College of Arts and Letters."

ASIAN STUDIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Dr. Weirong Yan Schaefer served as Chair of the program committee for the Asian Studies Development Program. The 2011 ASDP National Conference was held March 24-26 in Boston. This is an annual event that provides an opportunity for ASDP alumni and other interested college and university facul-ty members to share research related to Asian cultures and societies, as well as strategies for effectively infusing Asian content into undergraduate humanities, social science, business, and science curricula.

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Dr. Judith Martin was selected to participant in the seminar, “Neuer Blick, Neue Stimmen: Interkul-turelles Leben und Wirken. The program took place in Berlin, Germany, June 25-July 9. The two-week seminar, conducted in German, was to promote understanding and appreciation of the breadth of diversity found in the German population. Through a wide range of activities, including conversations with political and social activists, lectures, films, and guided tours, participants experienced Berlin in all of its cross-cultural splendor.

Dr. Alessandra Pires was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. She spent time in research on Quebec Cine-ma, this summer in Montreal, Canada. The 4-week grant was funded by the Quebec government. She had an article published called, “Segments of Madness in Emmanuel Carrere’s La moustache”. Offscreen is a Montreal-based on-line cinema Journal and the article appears in the September 5, 2011 issue. Fall Presentations include “Paula Rego: desejos pervesos? A narração do abjeto e do grotesco. Ekphrasis em pastel” and “De la douleur et du bonheur du monde. Benoît Pilon : un cinéaste à l’écoute”, Organizer for Luso-Brazilian Session in Hot Springs, AR, For Spring she

will present, “Roger Toupin: épicier variété – Life as a Circus; The Circus as Life.” and “Paula Rego : a marca do inferno: a série Possessão. Intersecção entre loucura ordinária e extraordinária” and CHAIRING Workshop, Luso-Afro-Brazilian Session: “Teaching Civilization, Culture, and its Discontents in the Foreign Language Classroom in Times of

Distress.”

Dr. Tonia Tinsley was promoted from Instructor to Senior Instructor. Dr. Tonia Tinsley was invited to present papers at two conferences in France this past year, one in February and the other in May. She was very fortunate to have the first trip entirely sponsored by the conference organizers and a contri-bution by the Services culturels de l’Ambassade de France in New York. Each conference marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, a very controversial 20th century French author. The papers were delivered in French, and one has been accepted for publication. Dr. Tinsley has also

been very active with the pre-service teachers in the department, all languages combined. The Department spon-sored the students’ participation in the Foreign Language Association of Missouri Fall Conference in St. Louis on Oct 21-22, 2011. In addition to her work with the Teacher Education candidates, Dr. Tinsley has also been serving as the FLAM Region VII Representative to the Board since the Summer.

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES Ed Carawan was on leave for the academic year 2010-11 with a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, for a study of the settlement to civil war at Athens in 403 BC. In the course of the year he completed the book project on ‘The Athenian Amnesty’ and has recently submitted a draft to Oxford University Press. In the process he published several articles and gave presentations at meetings of the American Society for Legal History (Philadelphia, Nov. 2010) and the American Philological Association (San Antonio, Jan. 2011)

ANCIENT GREEKS/MODERN LIVES On October 24th, actors from Aquila Theatre performed a staged reading of scenes from Greek Drama, selected from Homer's Odyssey, Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, Sophocles' Ajax and Euripides' Herakles at the Park Central Branch Library. Dr. Ed Carawan followed by a town hall style discussion.

The Sixteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies, under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford, took place in Oxford, UK, August 8-12, 2011. Dr. Pauline Nugent was among a record attendance of over 900 international scholars. She presented a paper on “Translation according to St. Jerome”, comparing the principles of biblical translation used by the master translator of the Vulgate in the 4th century of the present era with those followed by the recent translators of the Missale Romanum. The presentation elicited much interesting discussion since it illustrated how relevant issues from the dis-tant past are even today.

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Guest of the Marine Corps

The USMC hosted Dr. Julie Johnson at its Quantico base

for a Marine Corps Educators Workshop last July. The

weeklong event was attended by approximately 50 uni-

versity faculty, administrators, and career services advi-

sors from the West and Midwest Marine recruitment dis-

tricts. Its aim was to educate university personnel about

what Marine Corps officer training offers to those college

students who might be suited for the life.

“The time was taken up in showing us the sort of physical and mental ex-

ercises required of young men and women who are considering a career in

the Marines. We were given the opportunity to talk with the commanders

of both Officer Candidate School and The Basic School, as well as to the

candidates themselves,” said Dr. Johnson. “It was all very impressive.”

Preparation begins in a student’s freshman or sophomore years, and OCS

can be done during one or two summers before a student graduates. Up-

on graduation, then, the student is commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and

goes on to The Basic School at Quantico, which focuses on leadership

training.

“It was emphasized that the Marine Corps Officer Selection Offices do not

recruit, they assist those students who believe they can do it. The Marine

Corps is the smallest of the service branches and takes only the best and

brightest.”

In addition to officer training, the educators were briefed on the educa-

tional opportunities offered to Marines through Marine University, were

treated to the ‘Sunset Parade’ traditionally held at the Iwo Jima memorial

adjoining Arlington National Cemetery, were given rides on the cargo heli-

copters maintained at the Quantico base, and spent several hours at the

National Marine Museum near Quantico. “It was a terrific introduction,

both to the education that our young go through to become Marine lead-

ers and to the history and culture of the Corps.”

Much of what I learned and many of the techniques

of training seemed directly applicable to the Mis-

souri State University themes of ethical leadership

and public affairs, as well as to Modern and Classi-

cal Languages LLT 180 Hero & Quest course. It was

a very valuable experience for me.”

Dr. Julie Johnson, Associate Professor

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FACULTY LISTING, FALL 2011 (Arabic)

Hayfa Alimi, 836-6294 (Chinese)

Dr. Weirong Yan Schaefer, 836-5798; Jingping Du, 836-6293 (Classics) Dr. Ed Carawan, 836-4831; Dr. Joseph Hughes, 836-6601; Dr. Julie Johnson, 836-5179; Dr. Pauline Nugent, 836-6602; Dr. Corinne Shirley, 836-5804; Dr. Stephen Trobisch, 836-5122, Per Course; Ms. Amy Bergant, 836-5122, Per Course; Mrs. Dane’ Wallace, 836-5122, Per Course (French) Dr. Alessandra Pires, 836-5870; Dr. Tonia Tinsley, 836-8435; Ms. Anne Colombo, 836-6268; Ms. Jenny Stoops, 836-5122, GA (General Education) Dr. Larry George, 836-5176, Retired Emeritus (German) Dr. Judith Martin, 836-5873; Ms. Kelly Schlinder, 836-5122 , Per Course (Japanese) Dr. Weirong Yan Schaefer, 836-5798; Ms. Hiromi Elliston, 836-5122, Per Course (Russian) Dr. Natalya Mann, 836-5122, Per Course (Spanish)

Dr. Eduardo Acuna-Zumbado, 836-6816; Dr. Roger Dowdy, 836-5579; Dr. Mary Harges, 836-5869; Dr. Jason Jolley, 836-5871, Acting Dept. Head; Dr. Pedro Koo, 836-4896; Mr. Luis Lombilla, 836-5818; Ms. Judith Martinez, 836-8442; Dr. Robert Norton, 836-4485; Ms. Andrea Jolley, 836-5122, Per Course (Emeritus Faculty) Dr. Robert J. Berndt; Dr. Larry L George; Dr. William L Holman; Dr. Curtis Lawrence; Dr. David Lee; Dr. James R. Woodward, Jr. (Graduate Teaching Assistant) Ms. Jenny Stoops

IN REMEMBRANCE

On January 14, 2011, Mrs. Lisa Gray Hughes, wife of Dr. Joseph Hughes, ended her brave two-year battle with breast cancer. Lisa’s greatest passion was for making other people—family, friends, and complete strangers alike—feel special about themselves. This was most true of her relationship with her fellow breast cancer survivors on the Cancer Support Network, known as the “Kindred Spirits.”