World Languages & Cultures

April Post, a lecturer in Spanish, and David Neville, an assistant professor of German, led a round table discussion on the use of webcams and video conferencing in second language acquisition at the recent American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages convention held Nov. 19-21 in Boston.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning has named Elon University faculty members Michelle Trim, David Neville and Ketevan Kupatadze as CATL Scholars for 2011-2013. The selection process was highly competitive, with 10 faculty applying for the three positions.

David Neville, assistant professor of German and director of language learning technologies, led a discussion session on 3D digital game-based learning for humanities topics at the regional THATCamp RTP held on Oct. 16 at the Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University.

Victoria G. Tillson, Assistant Professor of Italian, was awarded the "Certificate of Distinction in Teaching from the Derek Bok Center" at Harvard University for her work in Spring 2010.

Victoria G. Tillson, assistant professor of Italian, has published an article on 1950s Rome as "not-depicted" in Alberto Moravia's literature.

Donna Van Bodegraven, associate professor of Spanish, attended the fourth-annual Maya studies conference (known as "Maya at the Playa") in Bunnell, Fla. in early October.

Donna Van Bodegraven’s paper, “The Border-Crossing Experience in Recent Mexican and Chicano Theater,” was published in the 2010 monograph series Beauty is in the Details: A Global View of Persons of Color, published by NAAAS and Affiliates.