This semester, the Portuguese program will offer a trip to Portugal to undergraduate students who are learning Portuguese. This trip is sponsored by a grant from the Nanovic Institute, which will allow 7 to 10 students to go to Lisbon for a week, with most expenses paid for, late in May.
Spanish Community-Based Learning class, "Once Upon a Time: Children's Literature and Community Connections" was recently featured in an article by Claire Reed in The Observer. Reed interviewed Prof. Rachel Parroquin along with Clare Roach the Two-Way Immersion Coordinator for Holy Cross School (HC), HC parents, and Spanish major, Branden Kohnle for the article. Reed focused on the importance of diverse books and representation in literature as well as the impact of the collaboration between Spanish CBL and Holy Cross on student learning - for both ND and HC students.
This trip will allow students to experience the diverse communities, cultures, and traditions that contributed to the development of Portugal as a European multicultural country. It will provide a unique experience in Lisbon, where students will be able to visit not only roman ruins, catholic churches and cathedrals, but also learn about faith, food, social integration and the arts in contemporary Portugal. It will also allow students to develop a deeper understanding of the importance of the country in the global world, as well practice Portuguese language and learn about relevant cross-cultural exchanges that shaped contemporary Lisbon. During our Faculty-Led Student trip, we will focus on Portugal’s histories of migration, immigration, slavery, faith, and diverse cultural ethnicities. We will visit sites that explore the presence of Romans and Moors, understand the importance of maritime expansion and their influence in present day, and reveal the way in which these have shaped the cultural landscape of Portugal’s capital. The trip’s purpose is to contribute to the students’ understanding of the many factors that collaborated to a society that bears the marks of many personal stories, and continues to aggregate diverse ethnic communities, while fostering a vibrant history and society.
link to online The Observer article.
Contacts:
Ana Fauri - afauri@nd.edu
Rachel Parroquin parroquin.1@nd.edu