Students in the Dept of Spanish & Portuguese are encouraged to submit an essay written for one of our courses for the opportunity to win a $250 scholarship! Deadline:…
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A Message from our Chair, Prof. Rosina Becerra: TO OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS ON GRADUATE APPRECIATION DAY
Published: April 5, 2021TO OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS ON GRADUATE APPRECIATION DAY It is that time for Graduate Student Appreciation Day And on this topic, we all have a great deal to say. You…
Read MoreCongratulations to Jaelen Cruz on Winning the 2021 Senior Class Design Award!
Published: April 2, 2021“Congratulations to Jaelen Cruz on winning the 2021 Senior Class Seal Design Award!! – This seal is now available for purchase online via Bruin Custom Print to have it included…
Read MoreCivil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta to present Inaugural Community Service Award at the UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Published: April 1, 2021Dolores Huerta is a labor leader and community organizer. She has worked civil rights and social justice for over 50 years. In 1962 she and Cesar Chavez founded the United…
Read MoreCongratulations Prof. Victoria Mateu for her collaboration in the “Babies prefer baby talk, whether they’re learning one language or two study”
Published: March 23, 2021This news release from the UCLA Newsroom website features a large study that Prof. Mateu collaborated in and was recently published in the Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological…
Read MoreCongratulations Prof. Victoria Mateu for her collaboration in the “Babies prefer baby talk, whether they’re learning one language or two study”
Published: March 23, 2021This news release from the UCLA Newsroom website features a large study that Prof. Mateu collaborated in and was recently published in the Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological…
Read MoreAguilas wins the SXSW 2021 Documentary Shorts Jury Award!
Published: March 19, 2021The UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese is happy to share with you that Aguilas, Professor Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, and Maite Zubiaurre’s mini-doc is the winner of the SXSW 2021 Documentary Shorts Jury Award! See…
Read MorePORT 8A: Portuguese Conversation
Published: March 17, 2021This course is designed to help beginner and intermediate students of Portuguese language to improve their conversation skills through discussions, presentations, participation in events, and other communicative situations. Among other…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day Feature: Congratulations to our Undergraduate student, Jazminne Rodriguez for her many achievements!
Published: March 9, 2021Today we celebrate the achievements of Jazminne Rodriguez (UCLA 2021), who overcame repeated adversity to realize her dream of a UCLA education. She has her sites set on law school…
Read MoreThe Website “El Mar y sus Metáforas” is now live. Congratulations Prof. Rodriguez!
Published: March 4, 2021The beautifully animated maps and pedagogical diagrams featured in Patricia Seed’s talk should resonate with Portuguese students. Likewise, the inclusion of rare and impactful Mesoamerican imagery in Mariana Favila’s presentation…
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