by nicolasportugal | Jan 26, 2023 | Culture, French, Student text
Le Palais Garnier Il existe une petite île de béton au milieu d’un grand boulevard, où les voitures circulent à toute vitesse, et les cyclistes se faufilent, ainsi que les piétons… Cette petite île se trouve à une sortie du métro parisien et c’est de...
by nicolasportugal | Jan 21, 2023 | Culture, French, Student text
Jacques-Louis David était un grand peintre renommé pour son style, mais plus encore pour son rôle pendant la Révolution française. Bien que certains veuillent analyser son art en faisant abstraction des opinions du peintre et de son soutien controversé de la Terreur,...
by jsaccomani | Jan 20, 2023 | Italian, Student text
Paolo sbatte le palpebre, alzando la mano contro la luce del sole che entra dalla finestra. Distoglie lo sguardo, i suoi occhi vagano per la stanza. La luce si riflette su vecchie foto e poster di film. Guarda la tela incompleta, appoggiata al muro; i suoi spazi...
by jsaccomani | Jan 7, 2023 | Culture, Spanish, Student text
Ganesh Mejia Ospina This piece was written after discussions in the class “Curso de redacción académica para hablantes nativos” taught by Lidwina van den Hout ¿Qué ocurre en una conquista masiva como la española? Una sociedad entera coloniza a otra. Una...
by jsaccomani | Nov 14, 2022 | Portuguese, Spanish
Welcome back to campus! As the leaves start to turn brown around us, we wanted to share a few updates on the current state of the Virtual Reality Initiative in Spanish and Portuguese. Drs. Claudia Quevedo-Webb and Juliano Saccomani are working at full speed on...
by jsaccomani | Nov 5, 2022 | Portuguese, Student text
Check the link below to read the special issue of the Special Issue 200 Anos de Independência 10 Anos de Illinois Portuguese Language Connection Væranda Special Edition
by jsaccomani | Aug 19, 2022 | Creole, French, Student text
As part of our course “Francophone Caribbean Culture and Society: Art, Music, and Cinema”, we dived into the rich history of Haitian art. Today, Haitian art is not only a powerful vehicle for expression and communication, but also a source of inspiration for Haiti’s...
by jsaccomani | May 31, 2022 | Business, Culture, Portuguese, Student text
This text is a product of the discussions and reflections carried out in PORT145 – Portuguese for the Professions – Intensive Business Portuguese. A cultura de trabalho dos países é talvez um dos aspectos sociais mais interessantes de se estudar e...
by jsaccomani | May 31, 2022 | Business, Culture, Portuguese, Student text
This text is a product of the discussions and reflections carried out in PORT145 – Portuguese for the Professions – Intensive Business Portuguese. O português é o quinto idioma mais falado no mundo. Assim sendo, profissionais jovens precisam entender o...
by jsaccomani | Apr 4, 2022 | Portuguese, Student text
A cultura portuguesa é algo que sempre reverei. Tenho orgulho em ser português, em formar parte de um grupo relativamente pequeno de pessoas que vem daquela terra que abraça o mar. Os portugueses são de uma raça especial, de um tecido que não rasga, de uma fibra que...
