ROMS podcast

CCRS: A great conference organized by great people

What does it mean to be human? Technological developments challenge the identity of human beings all the time with this question. In 2024, Megan Fenrich, Valentina Graziuso and Daniele Meregalli, three Italian graduate students from ROMS are organizing the Carolina Conference for Romance Studies, CCRS, where they invite you to share your ideas on being- human in the Romance World under the general theme of Esse Humani: The (Non)Human Question.

Why should I take a Spanish class if I already speak Spanish?

Three great students speak about their experience taking SPAN 267 -Advance Spanish in Context for Heritage Learners.

TAPIF: An adventure in France

Learning a second language can take you places and give you experiences you never imagined you would have. It is like a door that is there, always ready to be opened. No matter what your professional goals are, speaking more than one language is an opportunity. This is what today's episode in ROMS podcast is about: how learning French gave Abhigya Chennamsetty an opened door, one that she decided to cross and that gave her one of the most fulfilling and growing experiences she has had so far.

COIL: Connecting Classrooms Around The World

COIL stands for Collaborative Online International Learning, and it is an initiative, supported by the office of Vice Provost for Global Affairs, to offer a different kind of teaching and learning experience to professors and their students by connecting their course with a global partner University. In the Department of Romance Studies, there have been three professors who applied for COIL and successfully reaped the benefits of a cultural exchange with their students. In ROMS Podcast, we communicated with two professors, Professor Lorna Avilés and Professor Dorothea Heitsch, so that they can share their experiences with our listeners and invite other professors to participate in this wonderful opportunity

Café Cortado: Bringing Writers Together

Excited chatter, the sipping of coffee and the turning of pages- these are the sounds of Epilogue Café on Franklin Street, but more specifically, the sounds of one of their regular events called Café Cortado. Café Cortado, founded by Professor Oswaldo Estrada of the Romance Studies department, is a bi-monthly event in Spanish where special guests from all around the country come together to read their poetry, novels, or essays while participants discuss and engage with these works. In todays episode, we will be listening to Dr. Estrada tell the story of Café Cortado, its mission, and it’s goals for the future.