Announcements

Co-authored book chapter by Raquel Mattson-Prieto published by John Benjamins

Thursday, Oct 1, 2020

Raquel Mattson-Prieto, lecturer of Spanish, has co-authored the book chapter, "Languaging and grammatical terminology: Expressing linguistic concepts while co-constructing understandings."

The paper is an empirical study on how Spanish language learners formulated explicit understandings of the pronoun "se" during a series of communicative tasks in small-group interactions. This chapter and other chapters on "languaging" can be found on the John Benjamins website.
Join virtual Spanish and Portuguese language tables

Thursday, Sep 10, 2020

Spanish and Portuguese language tables for Fall 2020 have started to meet!
SPO welcomes new Spanish lecturer and new graduate students

Friday, Aug 21, 2020

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese welcomes new Spanish lecturer Iris Hauser. Hauser is originally from Chiapas, Mexico and studied Applied linguistics at the Universidad de las Americas in (Puebla) Mexico and at Georgia State University. Her research focused on students' cultural identity and second language competency inside academic communities of practice.
Academic Expo- Information for first-year students

Thursday, Aug 20, 2020

First-year students are asked to please complete and submit this Google form to indicate their language interests and what they are interested in learning more about from the department.

Students should refer to the Language Learning webpage for details and contact information about the language requirement, placement test, and proficiency evaluations.
Information regarding Fall Term 2020

Tuesday, Jul 14, 2020

University guidance for students, faculty and staff is available on the Fall Term 2020 website.

Technology Resources FAQs for Students
Answers to frequently asked questions about technology for undergraduate and graduate students to support remote learning, teaching, and research can be found on the Office of Information Technology website.
SPO concentrator Anne Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff '20 awarded Stanley J. Stein Senior Thesis Prize in Latin American Studies

Friday, May 29, 2020

The Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) presented Anne Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff '20 with The Stanley Stein Senior Thesis Prize in recognition of her thesis work which she presents on the PLAS Class Day 2020 video.

The Stanley Stein Senior Thesis Prize honors those who focus on a Latin American or Caribbean topic.

View more on the PLAS website.
Department awards Mauricio Acuña with the Arcadio Díaz Quiñones teaching award

Friday, May 29, 2020

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is pleased to award Mauricio Acuña with the Arcadio Díaz Quiñones teaching award for his contributions in teaching during the 2019-2020 academic year.
SPO concentrator Karina Aguilar Guerrero '20 awarded Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award and Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize

Friday, May 29, 2020

Karina Aguilar Guerrero '20 has received two of the University’s highest student honors for service to campus and the community. She won this year’s Allen Macy Dulles ’51 Award and Priscilla Glickman ’92 Memorial Prize in recognition of her work to enhance access, mentor underserved students and build community.

Read more on the Princeton University website.
Congratulations to the Class of 2020

Monday, Jun 1, 2020

Congratulations to our graduating Ph.D. students. Their names and thesis titles follow:

Yasmina Aidi
El estrecho de Gibraltar y los imaginarios del cannabis: culturas y contraculturas rifeño-hispano-magrebíes (1859-1995)

Diego Baena
La literatura y sus pueblos: demopoéticas de la España liberal (1834-1854)

Jorge Gaupp
Poetics of solidarity: The emergence of anarchist mass culture (Spain, 1898)
Professor Rubén Gallo elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Monday, Apr 27, 2020

Professor Rubén Gallo has been named a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Gallo is among twelve Princeton faculty who were elected to the Academy and joins 276 scholars, scientists, artists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors elected this year in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.