Hello everyone, want to do a relaxing a fun activity? Come join us on our Paint and sip event February 3rd! Vengan con sus amigos a disfrutar una tarde divertida pintando, con chocolate y té caliente para el frío!
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Newsletter December 2024
Dear colleagues,
The faculty of the Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) Program would like to share their inaugural newsletter with the wider UO community (see attachment). In this quarterly publication, we highlight the program’s history, mission and values through SHL faculty narratives and highlight previous events and student success stories. As we near the program’s 15-year anniversary, this newsletter celebrates the transformative education experience that the SHL program and the Department of Romance Languages provides for Latinx UO students.
We wish you all a happy and restful holiday season.
Sergio Loza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program
Department of Romance Languages
Tarde de estudio
Last Monday, December 2nd, we had a tarde de estudio at the Friendly Lounge, an event organized by our Líderes Bilingües. We enjoyed Chocolate abuelita, pan dulce, and most importantly, dedicated ourselves to working on our finals. It was a cold day, but the community always makes everything warmer!
An Inspiring Meeting with Our Líderes Bilingües!
Oct. 2024. Our SHL program gathered for an inspiring meeting with our líderes bilingües, centered around our symbol of heritage. Together, we discussed strategies to strengthen learning and support our heritage students. A big thank you to our líderes bilingües for their dedication and incredible work!
Desafío y Diversión at EMU
On October 25th, our Líderes Bilingües, Loany Carreón Jiménez and Yesenia Rivas Ruiz, together with Miguel Antonio Guevara, Assistant Coordinator of the SHL Program, and instructors Amy Costales and Alex Zunterstein, hosted the trivia event “Challenge and Fun.” This special program event provided a space for sharing with the Latinx community at the University of Oregon, dedicated not only to fun but also to learning about general culture related to our Hispanic heritage—a space for learning and community-building.
SHL Director Sergio Loza Presents on Latinx Ambassador Program at HLS
Prof. Sergio Loza Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program was one of four plenary speakers at the Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, an annual conference with a focus on theoretical and applied linguistics in Spanish and Portuguese. In his presentation, “Moving CLA beyond the classroom: Development and Outcomes of a Latinx Ambassador Program,” Sergio gave an overview of the field of critical language awareness and highlighted how our RL program is taking CLA to the world outside the SHL classroom.
Congrats, Sergio, for this highly visible presentation that advances your work in SHL program direction!
Academic Connections 2024
Alex Zunterstein Spanish Heritage Language Program Coordinator and Sergio Loza Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program
Academic Connections is part of the University of Oregon’s Welcome Week 2024 activities to kick off students’ academic and professional journeys.
It is an event to learn more about the majors, minors, and other career paths and academic opportunities offered by the UO.
And of course the Spanish Heritage Language Program joined Academic Connections 2024 Welcome Week 2024 to kick off an inspiring day for our students. Attendees explored various majors, minors, and academic opportunities offered by the University of Oregon.
