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UNCP Students Engage in Service following Hurricane Florence

January 28, 2019
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

UNCP students made the best of a bad situation in the fall semester of 2018, following the many disruptions of Hurricane Florence.  For Rex-Rennert Elementary in Robeson County, the donations collected by the students in Deana Johnson’s composition classes and Amy Williams’ composition and f

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UNCP hosts book talk with Pulitzer Prize finalist Tony Bartelme

January 17, 2019
| News

­Tony Bartelme will hold a book talk on February 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

The event will be held in the Dial Building, Room 225. A reception and book signing will follow in Dial 123.

Dr. Porrúa and students from the Foreign Languages Program study abroad in Spain.

Students Travel to Madrid for Study Abroad Experience

November 9, 2018
| News

"No matter how hard we try to transmit information in our classrooms,” Dr. Enrique Porrúa explained, “learning a foreign language or a foreign culture is a natural skill. There is no better place to learn than being on site.

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Student in the Spotlight: Sarah Ward

October 22, 2018
| News

A resident of Whiteville, North Carolina, Sarah Caroline Ward is a sophomore English major with a concentration in Education. We recently reached out to her to learn a little more about her experiences in the program here at UNCP and to gain a bit of insight into the life of an English major.

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Welcome New Faculty Member...Laura Hakala

September 26, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

New assistant professor Laura Hakala enjoyed her undergrad history courses but was also drawn to the study of English by the power of storytelling.

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ETFL Graduate Student Presents at Conference

September 26, 2018
| English, Theatre, and World Languages

Crystal Hester, a student in the English M.A.

Masters Programs Students Have Deep Roots

May 5, 2018
| News

The Masters Program in ETFL was proud to have four strong graduates defend their theses or complete their capstones and receive their degrees this spring.

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ETFL Members Honored

May 5, 2018
| News

At the annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet, several ETFL members were in the spotlight.

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ETFL Celebrates its Students

May 4, 2018
| News

On April 25th, ETFL held its second annual awards ceremony, a chance to celebrate the many achievements of our majors.

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English Ed Major Angel Baker Reviews Dr. Monika Brown

May 4, 2018
| News

This is one of an occasional series in which majors read and report on recent academic work by professors in ETFL.