The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures had a particularly successful year in terms of student achievements and awards. Congratulations to all of these students.

Arabic

U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholar at Arab-American Language Institute in Meknes, Morocco

• Rachel Shafer

Chinese

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Taiwan

• Karina Barbosa

DFW Bridge Chinese Speech Contest

• 1st Prize: Ryan Moye;
• 2nd Prize: Karina Barbosa;
• 3rd Prize: Julia Wong, Brittani Jefferson, Derrick Berry

English teachers through Ameson Year in China Program

• Mirandy Mcneely and Margaret Molnar

French

U.S. Department of State Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship

• Krystin Rodriguez

US Department of State Gilman International Scholarship

• Adam Abdelghaffour

Teaching Assistant Program in France

• Adam Abdelghaffour

Teaching Assistant Program in France

• Caleb Powers

Teaching Assistant Program in France

• Sydney Mc Cormick

German

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Germany

• Gabriele Canavan

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Germany

• Phillip Carnell

US teaching assistant in Austria

• Rebekah Simon

US teaching assistant in Austria

• Sarah Holmen

US teaching assistant in Austria

• Stephanie Kisling

US teaching assistant in Austria

• Gabriele Canavan

DAAD EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) with the German Bundestag (Parliament)

• Gabriele Canavan

Cultural Vistas Fellowship (Summer 2018: Civic Engagement and Youth Involvement)

• Kaitlin Young

Japanese

1st place in Texas Japanese Speech Contest

• Frenci Nguyen

Dallas Japanese Speech Contest

• 1st Place: Frenci Nguyen
• 3rd Place: Cas Beaty
• 4th Place: Brittany Ajoku
• 5th Place: Melissa Dube

Russian

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award to Russia

• David Oostenbrug

Post-Secondary Russian Scholar Laureate Award of 2018 by the American Council of Teachers of Russian

• Stefanie Gbra

Honorary Mention and Laureate Diploma in National Russian Essay Competition

• Stefanie Gbra