Intensive Summer Programs in German, Japanese, and Russian

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Peter Ogunniran (German, 2017): “After my M.A., I got accepted into the PhD Program in German and Comparative Literature at Washington University in St. Louis. Thanks to the courses I took during my M.A. I was able to “hit the ground running” in the PhD Program as all my classes in Linguistics, Medieval/Contemporary Literature, Didactics and Pedagogy as well as practical teaching experience from Ole Miss counted towards the PhD course work / duties. With a few more semester of coursework, I will proceed to writing my qualifying exams and gradually begin work on my dissertation.”

Alexander Lorenz (German, 2017):  reports that having taken classes in German Studies, Linguistics, and TESOL prepared him well for graduate school after graduating the program in 2014. The experience he gained from teaching language classes was very helpful when applying for Ph.D. programs and academic jobs. After graduation, he moved to Austin, Texas to pursue his graduate studies in Germanic Studies with an emphasis on Applied Linguistics and Educational Psychology. Throughout his graduate studies in Mississippi and Texas, Alexander presented at multiple national and international conferences on topics related to Second Language Acquisition, Instructional Technology, Individual Differences in Language Learners, and Linguistic Variation in German Speech Islands. He wrote a dissertation, entitled “Beliefs about Grammar Instruction among Post-secondary Second-Language Learners and Teachers” and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with his Ph.D. in 2018. Alexander accepted a tenure-track assistant professorship position and will continue teaching and scholarship at the University of South Carolina – Upstate.

Marvis Kilgore (Spanish) is now working teaching English in Doha, Qatar.  After finishing the Teach for America Program in 2007 in Houston, Marvis came to Ole Miss to study for an MA in Spanish.

Catherine Couper (Spanish, 2012) is in the Hubert Department of Global Health, focusing on Sexual, Reproductive Health and Population Studies. Completing her M.A. in Spanish  at Ole Miss enables her continued work within the Hispanic population in Georgia.

Stephanie Hirscher Beam (German, 2011)  was excited to be offered a teaching position at a local high school immediately after graduation. She is now teaching four levels of German to grades 9 through 12. She says she has amazing students, who keeps Stephanie on her toes and entertained all day long!

Missy Green (Spanish, 2011) “Since graduation I’ve begun work as the International Liaison for a national restaurant industry publication, PMQ. With the languages classes I took during my Masters I acquired the skills to communicate with professionals in Spain, Brazil and Italy. I now live in Paris, a short flight away from various European food shows, always appreciative of the time management and long-term project skills I learned during my Masters.”

Ben Quilter (Spanish, 2010) “I work in a multinational team so being able to speak to my colleagues and our Spanish trainers in their native language is a great help. Additionally, the pedagogical experience I gained from teaching as a graduate assistant is useful for dealing with our language trainers and the issues they face.”

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Trey McCain (French, 2012) has started an organization to promote the Celtic languages and cultures in the U.S.”

“No Heart without Language launched just a few weeks ago with the goal of bringing work from artists in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man, Brittany and Cornwall to communities here in the U.S. Our name echoes expressions in several of the Celtic languages. Welsh: ‘Cenedl heb iaith, cenel heb galon’ (‘A nation without language is a nation without heart’) Irish: ‘Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam’ (‘A nation without language is a nation without soul.’) Breton: ‘Heb Brezhoneg, Breizh ebet. (‘No Brittany without Breton’). We’re now in the process of incorporating as a non-profit here in the U.S. Our primary focus this year is the creation of a mobile gallery that will showcase the work of Celtic-speaking artists at festivals and gatherings throughout the U.S. We see this as an excellent way to show these languages in action by the very people who speak them on a daily basis and wrestle with the different facets of their identity. The individual perspectives of the artists illustrate what it means to live in these communities and their creations convey concepts that are sometimes lost in translation.

 

Asmaa Taha is Flagship instructor of Arabic in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi, where she has been teaching since 2013. Taha received her BA in English Language, Literature and Simultaneous Interpretation. After graduation, she worked with the British Council in Egypt for four years teaching English as a Second Language, and pursued additional education studies in the United Kingdom. Taha hold degrees from the University of Mississippi (Teaching English as Second Language) and Middlebury College (Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language). In 2020 she completed her doctorate in Second Language Studies at the Department of Modern Languages. Her research interests include discourse analysis, syntax, and language endangerment and language revitalization. Taha has taught several Arabic courses including elementary, intermediate, and advanced courses.

 

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The M.A. in Modern Languages with five emphases:

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics + TESOL

Master of Arts Emphases:

• Applied Linguistics + TESOL MA Program Requirements
  • TESOL Faculty
  • TESOL Courses
  • Community English as a Second Language (CESL) Program: AL/TESOL students are encouraged to work as teachers and administrators in the CESL Program, which offers weekly classes for family members of international faculty and scholars at the University of Mississippi
  • Certificate in TESOL: A one year, 18 hour graduate certificate
  • ESL Endorsement + Program Application: A four course program for K-12 teachers for the Mississippi teaching license

In addition to the course requirements specific to each area of emphasis, students must maintain at least a B average in their course work or be subjected to probation and/or expulsion from the program. Beginning French, German and Spanish graduate students are required to meet the oral proficiency standards in their language

• How-To: UM Library Search
• Video How-To: MLA International Bibliography Search
• MLA International Bibliography
• MLA Formatting Guide + MLA Style Center + MLA Digital Interactive Template + MLA Practice Template
• Diccionario de la Real Academia Española + DLE aplicación móvil (iOS + Android)
• Diccionarios en Español
• Prensa en Español
• Radios en Español
• Televisión en Español

 

TESOL Extracurriculars

Extracurricular Activities

Community English as a Second Language (CESL) Program

AL/TESOL students have the opportunity to work in the CESL Program as teachers and administrators. A student association, the CESL Program is jointly sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and the Intensive English Program, and offers weekly classes for family members of international faculty and scholars at the University of Mississippi.

 Phi Sigma Iota Honor Society

Phi Sigma Iota, the International Foreign Languages Honor Society, recognizes the exceptional achievements of students of linguistics, philology, second language acquisition, and foreign languages.

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Phone: 662-915-

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Web Resources:
Spanish Program
[Language] Program [link to page]
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Global Perspectives Living Learning Community

Global Perspectives gives you the opportunity to live on the same dorm floor with other students–both international and domestic–who speak Spanish, are interested in Hispanic cultures, and seek international connections.

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Why Study French?

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Degree Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts in French + French Minor
• Master of Arts in Modern Languages: Specialization in French
• List of French Courses at Ole Miss

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Student Resources

• How-To: UM Library Search
• Video How-To: MLA International Bibliography Search
• MLA International Bibliography
• MLA Formatting Guide + MLA Style Center + MLA Practice Template

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French Conversation Group

Our weekly informal conversation group: Practice your French, meet new friends, caffeinate your body, and exercise your mind.
— Mondays 1:00p-2:00p @ the Residential College
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Study Abroad

Go Away! We encourage all of our majors and minors to immerse themselves in the study abroad experience. The Study Abroad Office offers dozens of programs in French-speaking countries where students at all levels of French study a variety of linguistic, literary, and cultural topics. [Any changes to the pre-populated text? Any other details/links to add? Details/links to specific SA programs?]

Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society

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Basic Language Program: 100 & 200 Level French

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Lorena Fonseca, Ph.D. Instructional Assistant Professor of French
lfonseca@olemiss.edu
Bondurant Hall E-212
662-915-1980

Majors and Minors: 300 & 500 Level French

Undergraduate Academic Advisors [Any changes to the pre-populated text? Any other details/links to add?]
Anne Quinney, Ph.D. Professor of French
aquinney@olemiss.edu
Bondurant Hall C-113
662-915-6695

Sara Wellman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of French
slwellma@olemiss.edu
Bondurant Hall E-203
662-915-7712

M.A. Students: 500 Level French

Felice Coles, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish and Linguistics [Any changes to the pre-populated text? Any other details/links to add?] fcoles@olemiss.edu
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Scholarships and assistantships help many of our students to major and minor in French. For details, contact The Office of Financial Aid.

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French Shit

Courses   

Major, Minor, and M.A.

undergraduate major and minor in French as well as an M.A. in Modern Language with a specialization in French.

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The Journal of Balkan and southeast European studies based in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi

Balkanistica is listed in and abstracted by the MLA Bibliography, the ABC CLIO Library, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Linguistics Bibliography, Abstracts. Balkanistica is also listed in the most recent editions of Central and South-Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, volumes produced by Europa Publications covering the Balkans, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Balkanistica participates in a journal exchange and is available at these universities and institutions.

Balkanistica

• Balkanistica Index Volumes I-31 (1974-Present)
• Balkanistica Table of Contents (1974-Present)
• Order past issues of Balkanistica

CONTENTS 

Book Reviews

These books are available for review. Contact Dr. Don Dyer, Editor of Balkanistica, to <reserve>. here

Manuscript Preparation

Balkanistica welcomes papers written in English from any discipline which deals with the Balkans or Southeastern Europe–Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, or the successor states to the former Yugoslavia–

studies, including but not limited to anthropology, archaeology, culture, economics, education, history, language and linguistics, literature, political science, sociology, or comparative or contrastive study of two or more countries and/or disciplines.

All submissions undergo a double-blind refereeing process; authors should conceal their identity in the manuscript.

Authors of submitted manuscripts should follow one of the generally accepted styles within their specific discipline.

All manuscripts should be submitted in a form which stylistically follows generally-accepted styles of the involved discipline. Upon acceptance for publication, the Editor will work closely with the author to ensure for appropriate formatting and style.

Manuscript Style

• Use Smart (curly) quotes
• Title (rank) abbreviations written out in full (e.g., Professor instead of Prof.)
• Publication titles generally use Title Case (non-LSA style)
• Use long dashes + Add space to both sides of long dashes
• Publication titles should be italicized
• Page numbers for citations in text and in bibliographies like this: 291-97 (not 291-297)
• Headings have title case and no periods but are in italics
• Glosses in indented examples have single-open and -closed smart quotes. Concomitantly, single quotes within double-quotes have double quotes
• Latin abbreviations thus: e.g., et al., viz., cf.,i.e., but etc.
• There is no space between the year and page number(s) of a citation
• There is no space between two single-character initials of one’s name (V.I. Lenin)
• “Numerically-named” centuries used instead of “word-named” (19th, instead of nineteenth)
• One space placed before each ellipse
• Successive entries for the same author in the References sections use a line
• South Slavic Cyrillic transcription uses [h]; North Slavic uses [x]
• All “end” punctuation is non-italicized

Manuscript Submission

Email manuscripts and reviews to Dr. Donald L. Dyer, Editor of Balkanistica

 

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CONTENTS | ORDER | INDEX

Donald L. Dyer, Editor, reports that manuscripts are being accepted for consideration of publication in Balkanistica.

Papers written in English from any discipline which deals with BALKAN or SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN topics are welcome.

Manuscripts should be submitted by email attachment. All submissions will undergo a double-blind refereeing process. Since there will be a double-blind review process, authors are asked, within reason, to attempt to conceal their identity in the manuscript. Authors of submitted manuscripts should follow one of the generally accepted styles within their specific discipline.

Balkanistica is listed in and abstracted by the MLA Bibliography, the ABC CLIO Library, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Linguistics Bibliography, Abstracts. Balkanistica is also listed in the most recent editions of Central and South-Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, volumes produced by Europa Publications which cover the Balkans, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

Finally, click here to see with which institutions Balkanistica maintains an academic exchange of journals and where else you might find the journal.

Please send manuscripts and reviews to:
Professor Donald L. Dyer, Editor
Balkanistica
Department of Modern Languages
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677

 

Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts submitted to Balkanistica for consideration of publication should involve one of the countries represented on the map below: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, or the successor states to the former Yugoslavia.

THE BALKANS 

Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, culture, economics, education, history, language and linguistics, literature, political science, sociology, or any kind of comparative or contrastive study of two or more countries and/or disciplines.

Manuscripts submitted to Balkanistica should be submitted as email attachments. Authors should attempt to hide their identities, to the extent possible.

All manuscripts should be submitted in a form which stylistically follows generally-accepted styles of the involved discipline. Upon acceptance of a manuscript for publication, the Editor will work closely with the author to ensure for appropriate formatting and style. The author will be assisted by the Editor in final manuscript preparation.

Manuscript Style

• Use Smart (curly) quotes
• Title (rank) abbreviations written out in full (e.g., Professor instead of Prof.)
• Publication titles generally use Title Case (non-LSA style)
• Use long dashes + Add space to both sides of long dashes
• Publication titles should be italicized
• Page numbers for citations in text and in bibliographies like this: 291-97 (not 291-297)
• Headings have title case and no periods but are in italics
• Glosses in indented examples have single-open and -closed smart quotes. Concomitantly, single quotes within double-quotes have double quotes
• Latin abbreviations thus: e.g., et al., viz., cf.,i.e., but etc.
• There is no space between the year and page number(s) of a citation
• There is no space between two single-character initials of one’s name (V.I. Lenin)
• “Numerically-named” centuries used instead of “word-named” (19th, instead of nineteenth)
• One space placed before each ellipse
• Successive entries for the same author in the References sections use a line
• South Slavic Cyrillic transcription uses [h]; North Slavic uses [x]
• All “end” punctuation is non-italicized.

Book Reviews

If you would like to review a book for Balkanistica, click here for what we have available. 

••••••••••••••

CONTENTS | ORDER | INDEX

Donald L. Dyer, Editor, reports that manuscripts are being accepted for consideration of publication in Balkanistica.

Papers written in English from any discipline which deals with BALKAN or SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN topics are welcome.

Manuscripts should be submitted by email attachment. All submissions will undergo a double-blind refereeing process. Since there will be a double-blind review process, authors are asked, within reason, to attempt to conceal their identity in the manuscript. Authors of submitted manuscripts should follow one of the generally accepted styles within their specific discipline. Click here for more information on submitting manuscripts to Balkanistica. If you would like to review a book for Balkanistica, click here for what we have available. Finally, click here to see with which institutions Balkanistica maintains an academic exchange of journals and where else you might find the journal. Balkanistica is listed in and abstracted by the MLA Bibliography, the ABC CLIO Library, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Linguistics Bibliography, Abstracts. Balkanistica is also listed in the most recent editions of Central and South-Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, volumes produced by Europa Publications which cover the Balkans, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

Please send manuscripts and reviews to:
Professor Donald L. Dyer, Editor
Balkanistica
Department of Modern Languages
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677

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The Department of Modern Languages is proud to recognize the accomplishments of our students and faculty.

Congratulations to all!

Student Hall of Fame

National Russian Essay Contest Winners 2018

Dobro Slovo: The National Slavic Honor Society Induction April 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student OPI

The Department of Modern Languages is proud of its faculty and students. In view of this, this page is dedicated to the recognized accomplishments of our students. The following are high OPI scores received by our students over the past several years of which we are aware. Please let us know of others that may not be recorded here (e-mail Dr. Daniel O’Sullivan at dosulliv@olemiss.edu with corrections or additions). Congratulations to all!

OPI Advanced or Superior Proficiency

2017

Steven Forrest Wild (Advanced Low in German)

2016

Andrew Janssen (Advanced High in Arabic)

Madeleine Achgill (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Kimberley Butler (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Rachel Byars (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Christian Carpenter (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Sherlee Chandler (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Conner Clark (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

James Demarshall (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jordan Hayward (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Evan Heitzmann (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Avery Kennedy (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Shannon Ladnier (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Shamessia Lee (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Brandon Lynam (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

McKenna Mossman (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Carrie Reid (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Alex Rhea (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Garrett Rowe (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Brendan Ryan (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Christopher Sahlen (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Connor Somgynari (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Robyn Sharrar (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Leigh Sumner (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Liana Tai (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Annelise Albert (Advanced Low in Russian)

Cody Bradford (Advanced Low in French)

Maia Cotelo (Advanced Low in Portuguese)

Meredith Cuilik (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Mitchell Edwards (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Wesley Hale (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Garrett Hersh (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Katie Johnston (Advanced Low in Russian)

Cara Keyser (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Sabrina Kosloske (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Lizzie Leary (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Ilkka Malmi (Advanced Low in German)

Amber Malone (Advanced Low in French)

Erica McGraw (Advanced Low in French)

Murray Miller (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Hadley Peterson (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Lemuel Tsang (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Bryce Warden (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Kathryn Wright (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2015

Allison Bartel (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

William Bumpas (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Palmer Withers (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Henry Chen (Superior in Chinese)

Aziz Amir (Advanced High in Arabic and in French)

Emily Chew (Advanced High in Chinese)

Harriet Fisher (Advanced High in Chinese)

Byron Head (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Ann Paley (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Sailer Perkins (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Leigh Anne Zook (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Frank Anderson (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Bruce Burley (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Erin Leigh Dyer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Taylor Malcolm (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Mazie Merriman (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Steven Mockler (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Callan Mossman (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Alexa Penton (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

James Rhodes (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Holly Smith (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Margaret Spear (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Lemuel Tsang (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Zachary Whitehead (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Samuel Wilson (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Vise Rachel Annette (Advanced Mid in French)

Suad Patton-Bey (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Sayles Sequareah Quintera (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Connor Somgynari (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Madeleine Achgill (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Maxwell Drake Anderson (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Brack Taylor Shantrell (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Fenno Sarah Rebecca (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Jordan Hayward (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Matthew Riddle (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Jillian Leah Cowart(Advanced Low in French)

Samantha Gene Lund (Advanced Low in French)

Richard Lowell Barr (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Madeline Rose Fumi (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Toppin James Drew (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2014

Robbin Goodman (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Sean McClure (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Kevin Scott (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Arpi Grigoryan (Superior in Russian)

William Bumpas (Advanced High in Chinese)

Erin Leigh Dyer (Advanced High in Chinese)

Luan Vu (Advanced High in Chinese)

Brad Gordon (Advanced High in Russian)

Patrick Fields (Advanced High in Spanish)

Samira Abunemeh (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

James Cutchin (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Saadiah Brennan (Advanced Mid in English)

Kim Butler (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Adair Abbot (Advanced Low in French)

Gracie Boland (Advanced Low in French)

Elise Malette (Advanced Low in French)

Alex Jones (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Brad Lanier (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Walker Messer (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Anna Terry (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Kendra Wright (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2013

Evan James Extine (Superior in Chinese + *Flagship Certification*)

Daniel Evan Akin (Advanced High in Chinese)

Alex Kynerd (Advance High in Chinese)

Kazimiera Petravich (Advanced High in Chinese)

Amy Richards (Advanced High in Chinese)

Tori Thoman (Advanced High in Chinese)

Emily Bennett (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jackie Boyce (Advanced Mid in German)

William Bumpas (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Erin Leigh Dyer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Robert Eberhart (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Cody LeBlanc (Advanced Mid in French)

Mallory Lee (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Claire Reid (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Kevin Scott (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jessica Sewell (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Benjamin Bates (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Ryan Ezelle (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Sean Ray (Advanced Low in Russian)

Lexi Thoman (Advanced Low in Portuguese and Spanish)

Kathy Trabue (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Anastasia Varenita (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Sarah Woods (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Emily Rigby (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2012

Daniel Evan Akin (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Evan James Extine (Advanced High in Chinese)

Erin Singleton (Advanced High in Chinese)

Tabitha Bandi (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

James Cutchin (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jessica Lynn Dickson (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Erin Leigh Dyer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Robert Gore (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jamey Hurst (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Gabriel Lee (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Megan Loria (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Erin Mauffrey (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Gabby Rangel (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Anna Elizabeth Baker (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Kimberly Biagini (Advanced Low in Italian)

Luke Harris (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Marie Wicks (Advanced Low in French)

2011

Ryan Parsons (Superior in Chinese)

Alyssa Yuen (Superior in Chinese)

Cooper Rimmer (Advanced High in Chinese)

Erin Singleton (Advanced High in Chinese)

Peyton Smith (Advanced High in Spanish)

Gabriel Weiss (Advanced High in Chinese)

Scarlett Andrews (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Matthew Archer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Chase Pinson (Advanced Mid in Arabic)

Jennings Treutel (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Richard Whitehouse (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Matthew Astorino (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Kelli Beard (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Christen Chapman (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Cullen Coker (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Maggie Day (Advanced Low in Arabic)

Emilie Dayan (Advanced Low in French)

Sara Pettersen (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Ann Robin Tucker (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Porter Wells (Advanced Low in French)

McDaniel Wicker (Advanced Low in Chinese)

2010

Joe Bateman (Advanced High in Spanish, Advanced Low in Portuguese)

Natalie Dickson (Advanced high in Chinese)

Susan Lawrence (Advanced High in Chinese)

Colin Reid (Advanced High in Spanish, Advanced Low in Portuguese)

Cooper Rimmer (Advanced High in Chiense)

Jessica Beck (Advanced Mid in German)

Jessica Brewer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Mary Erin Callahan (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jitin Chatlani (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Caitlin Clarke (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Cat Couper (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Jacquelyn Ennis (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Daniel Hester (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Robert Pettit (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Cooper Reves (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Nathan Taylor (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Cristina Thompson (Advance Mid in Chinese)

Richard Whitehouse (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Patrick Woodyard (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Alex Bucaciuc (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Josh Cox (Advanced Low in French)

Kent Ford (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Amy Goodwin (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Michael Malenfant (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2009 

Kline Gilbert (Superior in Swedish)

Alecia Waite (Superior in Chinese)

Amanda Boozer (Advanced High in Spanish)

Kevin Dodez-Ball (Advanced High in Chinese)

Melissa Green (Advanced High in Spanish)

Susan Lawrence (Advanced High in Chinese)

Tatiana Sarasin (Advanced High in Chinese)

Anthony Yuen (Advanced High in Chinese)

Caroline Brazeel (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Courtney Collins (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Kennedy Horton (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

John Rhodes Martin (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Jessica Moeller (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Alecia Waite (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Jacqueline Ennis (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Kelly Usher (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Benjamin Woodrick (Advanced Low in Chinese)

2008

Megan Christine Rogers (Superior in Chinese)

Dustin Cody Bankston (Advanced High in Russian)

Daniel John Hedglin (Advanced High in Chinese)

Anthony Ka-Leung Yuen (Advanced High in Chinese)

Judith Christine Bridges (Advanced Mid in French)

Robert Charlton Duke (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Thomas Joseph Koger (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Livia Christina Macias (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Marcos Cerdeira de Maraes (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Andrus Gareth Ashoo (Advanced Low in French)

Christine Elizabeth Forster (Advanced Low in French)

Ben Austin Jackson (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Katherine Pearson Jarvis (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Vaughan Abbay Leatherman (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Ruth Mason Mauldin (Advanced Low in French)

Lindsey Michelle Stringer (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Lee Andrew Taggart (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2007

Derek Huang (Superior in Chinese)

Galina Sergeeva (Superior in Russian)

Matthew Archer (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Anna Hailey (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Maria Catarina Gutierrez (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Jennifer Teresa Harkins (Advanced Low in Russian)

Billy McBeath (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Anna Kathryn Milner (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2006

Andrew Piletz (Superior in Chinese)

Sean Michael Colwell (Advanced High in Spanish)

Charles Slade (Advanced High in Chinese)

Jessica Marie Bryant (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Savannah M. Keith (Advanced Mid in French)

Andrew Carlisle Logan (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Louis Carter Wamp (Advance Mid in Spanish)

Elizabeth Thea Harrington (Advanced Low in Spanish)

James Scott Jimenez (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Stephen Michael Murff (Advance Low in French)

Benjamin Isaac Quilter (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Travis Brandon Pierce (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Margaret Ellen Ryan (Advanced Low in Chinese)

Lacey Rae Shaver (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Kendall Anne Shiffler (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2005

John Michael Allen (Advanced Low in German)

Dustin Cody Bankston (Advanced High in Russian)

Christine Erin Day (Advanced High in French)

Ryan Kenneth Bullock (Advanced Mid in Spanish)

Brianna Marie Phillips (Advanced Mid in Chinese)

Katherine Elizabeth Brown (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Benjamin Laird Hammond (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Kimberly Kilpatrick (Advanced Low in Spanish)

Kathryn Zoe Merrell (Advanced Low in Spanish)

2004

Anna Elise Fleming (Advanced Low in German)

Travis Brandon Pierce (Advanced Low in Chinese)

2003

Jacob Lawrence Patton (Advanced Mid in German)

2001

Emily Melissa Sindelar (Advanced Mid in German)

 

 

 

Hall of Fame: OPIs

The Department of Modern Languages is proud of its faculty and students. In view of this, this page is dedicated to the recognized accomplishments of our students. The following are high OPI scores received by our students over the past several years of which we are aware. Please let us know of others that may not be recorded here (e-mail Dr. Daniel O’Sullivan at dosulliv@olemiss.edu with corrections or additions). Congratulations to all!

 

 

 

 

Hall of Fame: Awards

The Department of Modern Languages is proud of its faculty and students. In view of this, this page is dedicated to the recognized accomplishments of our students. The following are awards received by our students over the past several years of which we are aware. Please let us know of others that may not be recorded here (e-mail Dr. Daniel O’Sullivan at dosulliv@olemiss.edu with corrections or additions). Congratulations to all!

STUDENTS

2016

Alfred William Milden Scholarship Award

Jenny Kern (Spanish)

John Pierce (Spanish)

Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal

Andrew Nicholas Czuzak (Arabic and International Studies)

James Demarshall (Chinese and International Studies)

Maggie McKean Hall (German and International Studies)

Evan Daniel Heitzmann (Chinese and International Studies)

Sailer Elizabeth Perkins (Arabic and Political Science)

Elizabeth Eustice Wicks (French and International Studies)

Phi Beta Kappa

Madeleine Achgill (Chinese and International Studies)

Zachary Turner Cookston (Chinese and International Studies)

Andrew Nicholas Czuzak (Arabic and International Studies)

William Patrick Foley (Linguistics and Computer Science)

Maggie McKean Hall (German and International Studies)

Samuel Collins Hearn (Public Policy Leadership and Spanish)

Evan Daniel Heitzmann (Chinese and International Studies)

Wilson Woodward Helmhout (Spanish)

Sabrina Ann Kosloske (Arabic and Linguistics)

William Eric Mahoney (Spanish and International Studies)

Amber Breann Malone (French and International Studies)

Erica Shannon McGraw (French and International Studies)

Sailer Elizabeth Perkins (Arabic and Political Science)

Hadley Alexandra Peterson (Spanish and International Studies)

Victoria DeMarse Robinson (Spanish and Psychology)

Bryce Austin Warden (Spanish and International Studies)

Elizabeth Eustice Wicks (French and International Studies)

Kathryn Wright (Spanish and International Studies)

Honors Day Language Awards

Arabic: John William Chappell

Chinese: Conner Stephen Clark

French: Walker Daniel Bobo

German: Emmalee Jasmine King

T.J. Ray Award in Linguistics: Robyn Christine Sharrar

Spanish: Kathryn Joann Wright

Departmental Language Awards

Arabic: Farries Abu-Sauod, Matthew Tonos, Nate Williams

Chinese: Meredith Brown, Avery Kennedy, McKenna Mossman

French: Shelby Knighton, Amber Malone, Sarah Meeks, Mary Wimsett

German: Michael Day, Maggie Hall, Carlie Vowell

Intensive English: Mustafa Alhulayyil, Mazin Al Siyabi, Jihyeon Im

Italian: Mariegene Almand, Caleigh Ryan, Gabrielle Wells

Japanese: Amy Buchheit, Nick Denette, Kim Dongsik, Laura Vaughn

Korean: Margaret Simonson

Linguistics: Virginia Geddie

Portuguese: Vera Gardner, Eli Tate

Russian: Annelise Albert, Mary Albert, Kathryn Johnston, Nicole Thraser

Spanish: Catherine Adams, Amelia Alford, Alicia Bacon, Jarvis Benson, James Chambers, Joseph Cook, Caroline Cotton, Jacob Craven, Maggie Crouch, Megan Dallas, Mary Parker Davidson, Madison Frerker, Hanna Haley, Lekedra Hardin, Wilson Helmhout, Allyson Henke, Randon Hill, Correl Hoyle, Yongjoon Kim, Emmalee King, Ambriel Kinney, Kati Krishna, Rachel Kroeger, Anna Letson, Nicolet Luebke, Maya Maddox, Emily Marshall, Nikki Mattson, Masa Miscevic, Kelby Mitchusson, Sydney Olson, Anne Peaster , Andrew Phillips, Mary Virginia Portera, Holly Prather, Ashlyn Principe, Krystina Rocha, Leta Rowan, Victoria Servais, Jordan Sims, Brenna Sit, Rebekah Smith, Delaney Spencer, Allison Stein, Emmy Thompson, Guy Thornton, Lealah Watson, Ahbria Williams

Swahili: Estelle Blair, Crissandra George, Jacklyn Snyder

TESL: Matthew Weaver

2015

Alfred William Milden Scholarship Award

Catherine Adams (Spanish)

Sabrina Kosloske (Arabic and Linguistics)

W.R. and Opal Price Scholarship Award

Mary Self (Spanish)

Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal

Harriet Elizabeth Fisher (Chinese and International Studies)

Matthew Gray Hull (Linguistics and Computer Science)

Mary Virginia Portera (Spanish and Biological Science)

Charles Palmer Withers (Chinese and International Studies)

Phi Beta Kappa

Amir Aziz (French and International Studies)

Taylor Shantrell Brack (Chinese and International Studies)

Laura Elizabeth Bridges (Spanish and International Studies)

Danielle Patrice Conway Lewis (Spanish)

Jilian Leah Cowart (French, International Studies and Public Policy Leadership)

Harriet Elizabeth Fisher (Chinese and International Studies)

Matthew Gray Hull (Linguistics and Computer Science)

Amber Nicole Kosloske (Arabic and Computer Science)

Samantha Gene Lund (French and International Studies)

Mary Virginia Martin (Classics and Spanish)

Sarah Catherine Osmolinski (French and International Studies)

Sarah Ellen Parrish (Linguistics and History)

Mary Virginia Portera (Spanish and Biology)

Zackary Lee Whitehead (Chinese and International Studies)

Charles Palmer Withers (Chinese and International Studies)

Honors Day Language Awards

Arabic: Sailer Elizabeth Perkins

Chinese: Kevin Gordon Scott

French: Jillian Leah Cowart

German: Savannah Winn Coleman

Italian: Kristin Nicole Leaptrott

Japanese: Zhen Guo

Korean: Kylan Grace Toohey

T.J. Ray Award in Linguistics: Sabrina Ann Kosloske

Portuguese: Maia Cotelo

Russian: Annalise Kay Albert

Spanish: Mary Virginia Martin

Departmental Language Awards

Arabic: Darby Hennessey, Lureen Al-Ostaz, Andrew Nicholas Czuzak, Henry Stonnington, Sabrina Kosloske, Robyn Christine Sharrar

Chinese: James Demarshall, Cara Keyser, Shawn-Wesley Skinner, Evan Heitzmann

French: Amir Aziz, Savannah Bryant, Elizabeth Wicks, Shelby Knighten, Sarah Meeks

German: Tobi Ku, Sarah Jackson, Illka Malmi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS PAGE

The Department of Modern Languages has a variety of awards and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, contact the department or faculty member indicated below.

Hattie Burke Jackson College of Liberal Arts Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2004 by the estate of Miss Harriet Jackson, a University of Mississippi graduate and Latin and French teacher at the University of Mississippi, to honor her mother, Mrs. Hattie Talbert Burke Jackson (1868-1917), a Water Valley native, “a splendid woman, active in every civic and benevolent work” (Water Valley Progress). Mrs. Jackson died at the age of 49, leaving Harriet and her three sisters to be raised by their father, Dr. Manuel Winter Jackson, “one of the most talented practicing physicians in the city (of Water Valley)” (Water Valley Progress).

The Hattie Burke Jackson Scholarship provides assistance to female students who are majoring in Classics, English, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, or Physics. The recipient must be a resident of Yalobusha, Calhoun, Lafayette, or Grenada Counties, and must maintain a 3.0 G.P.A. in all courses. For additional information please contact the Departments of Classics, English, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, or Physics and Astronomy.

Miss Harriet Jackson received her BA from the University of Mississippi in 1924 and M.A. at the University of Mississippi in 1936. While in college she was a member of The Marionettes, a student drama club that William Faulkner helped found in 1920. Miss Jackson joined the Department of Modern Languages in 1950 where she taught Latin and French for 21 years, retiring in 1970. During her time at the University of Mississippi she served several semesters as chair, a member of the Mississippi Modern Languages Association, the Faculty Senate, an advisor to Phi Kappa Phi, and an advisor to the Latin Club.

Alfred William Milden Endowment Scholarship

This scholarship fund was established in 2004 to honor Alfred William Milden (1869-1944), a native of Ontario, Canada. He earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1899 and joined the University of Mississippi faculty in 1910 as professor of Greek. Dr. Milden served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1920 until 1936. In 1937 he became head of the Department of Classics, a new department organized when the Latin and Greek departments were combined, serving in that capacity at his death.

The recipient will be a full-time upper-class student majoring in Ancient or Foreign Language, have need, and have demonstrated exceptional ability, professional competence, and leadership in the area of language study. For information please contact the Departments of Classics or the Department of Modern Languages.

Wofford Reynolds Price and Opal Read Price Fellowship in Modern Languages

Wofford Reynolds Price (1921-1998), a Winston County native, West Point Academy graduate, and WWII veteran, he earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in physics from the University of Mississippi. Having received a Bronze Star for his army service, he retired after 20 years in the reserves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He taught physics at the University of Mississippi after the war for five years and subsequently enjoyed a long career with Hughes Aircraft in California before he and his wife returned to Jasper County.

Opal Read Price (1923-2017), a native of Jasper County, Mississippi, earned both her B.A. (1949) and M.A. in English and Literature (1950) from the University of Mississippi. She taught in the English Department at the University of Mississippi for five years and later in the California School Systems for 35 years until she retired.

Recipients of this fellowship will be graduate students in the Department of Modern Languages, who are Mississippi residents, citizens of the United States, and who qualify for the award based on the criteria of scholastic ability, leadership potential, and financial need. Approximate award is $6,000 per semester for up to two semesters. There is no application process. Recipients are chosen each year from among applicants to the master’s degree programs in French, German and Spanish. Contact Dr. Daniel O’Sullivan, Chair of Modern Languages, for information on this fellowship.

William Eickhorst Study Abroad Scholarship

William Eickhorst (1904-1991) came to the U.S. from Germany in 1925 and received his B.S. (Memphis State University 1932), M.S. (1941), and Ph.D. in Modern Languages (1946) both from the University of Illinois, and was professor of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1971. He was the author of a book on the modern German novel as well as other studies on German literature. In his tenure at the University of Mississippi he led numerous student groups on tours of Europe in what was referred to as the summer studies program (a precursor to Study Abroad).

Recipients will be full-time undergraduate or graduate students and citizens of the United States who are studying abroad and majoring in a foreign language with first preference being given to a student majoring in German. Approximate award is variable. There is no application process: Awardees are chosen each year by the German faculty in consultation with the department chair from among a group of eligible students who plan to study abroad.

Hans-Jürgen Gaycken German Studies Excellence Award

This award was established in 2016 by Dr. Bettina Gaycken to honor her father, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Gaycken, a German native who came to the United States in 1957 and received his Ph.D. in German languages and literature from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. In 1973 Dr. Gaycken joined the University of Mississippi faculty of the Department of Modern Languages and taught German for 35 years, retiring in 2008. In addition to his teaching, he was known for mentoring students and developing study abroad programs in Germany.

Recipients of this award will be full-time students majoring in German with first preference given to juniors. Recipients will be selected on the basis of merit. Approximate award is up to $1,000. Applications are solicited each year, and recipients are chosen by the German faculty in consultation with the department chair and a representative of the Gaycken family from among a group of eligible students who have applied. Contact Dr. Christopher Sapp for information on this award.

Benjamin Franklin Martin III Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Martin III (1938 – 2014) was raised in Holly Springs and Kosciusko, Mississippi. He earned his B.S. in Chemistry in 1960 at the University of Mississippi and his M.D. at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Dr. Martin was an avid reader, world traveler, and collector of art, notably of Mississippi artists and photographers. During his time at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Martin was involved with the German program as a student and grading assistant. He believed that learning a second language was the first step to a greater appreciation of the world around him. Dr. Martin also believed that traveling the world was an important and integral part of learning.

Recipients of this scholarship will be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student with a major or minor in German who are studying abroad, with first preference being given to a Mississippi resident. Approximate award is up to $1,000. Applications are solicited each year, and awardees are chosen by the German faculty in consultation with the department chair from among a group eligible students.