Purdue Languages

✨ It’s a busy day at SLC with lots of events happening! 📅 Check out our “Upcoming Events” for more information: cla.purdue.edu/academic/slc/n…

Join us for the Book Reading & Discussion of Pacific Embers by Chloé Delsad 📚🌊 This novel explores themes of multiculturalism, identity, and the impact of tourism and imperialism, following a story set in Hawai‘i that uncovers hidden truths. 📅 April 6 ⏰ 1:30 PM 📍 SC G064

On March 28, the 2026 Purdue SLC Graduate Symposium brought together presenters and attendees from across Purdue and beyond for a day of engaging conversations and interdisciplinary exchange. 🙏Thanks to everyone who supported and participated in making this event possible!

Join us for the final screening of Spanish and Portuguese Movie Nights! We’ll be closing the program with Campeones, a heartwarming and inspiring Spanish comedy that celebrates teamwork and inclusion. 📅 March 31 🕡 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 SC 239 We hope to see you there!

🇩🇪 Take your German to the next level! Join GER 401: Advanced German Language Level 7 this fall and strengthen your skills in reading, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding. 🗓 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00–1:15 PM 📍 SC 114 👩‍🏫 Prof. Allert

🌍 SLC Professional Panel 2026 🎓 Join us for the SLC Professional Panel, a hybrid event where students can connect with Purdue alumni and explore how language skills can shape exciting career paths. 💡 Discover how language knowledge can open doors across industries!

✨ Dolci & Trivia Night is here! 🌍🍓 Enjoy a trivia night featuring questions about countries and languages, along with delicious Italian snacks 🍞🍫🍓 Plus, Italian students who attend will receive 1% extra credit! 🗓 Tuesday, March 31 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Stanley Coulter 102

🎤 Ready to take the stage? 🇰🇷 Join us for the 6th Annual Purdue Korean Speech Contest! Don’t miss the chance to showcase your Korean skills. 🗓 March 28 🕐 1:00–3:30 PM 📍 SC 239

Do you like scary movies? 👀🎬 Explore fear across cultures in Global Horror Cinema (FLM291 / LC332) this Fall 2026. From psychological thrillers to supernatural stories, this course dives into how horror reflects global societies, histories and anxieties.

Ready to take your French to the next level? 🇫🇷 Enroll in FR205 Accelerated Intermediate French and complete FR201 + FR202 in just one semester. 📚 Fall 2026 🕘 MWF 9:30–10:20 AM 👩‍🏫 Instructor: Emma BenHadj

Join us for the 2026 Purdue SLC Graduate Symposium! This year’s symposium, “The Intersection of Humanities and Sciences,” brings together graduate research and interdisciplinary perspectives that explore the connections between these fields. 🗓 March 28, 2026 📍 RAWL 1057, 1062

📚 Join us for the Chinese Studies Colloquium We’re excited to welcome Michel Hockx, University of Notre Dame, for a lecture on March 26: “The Regulation of Literature in Modern China”. This talk explores how forms of regulation have shaped modern Chinese literature and culture.

🍝 Cooking Night 2: Da Nord a Sud Join the Italian Club & the Italian Program for a delicious evening exploring flavors from Northern to Southern Italy! 📅 Wednesday, March 25 ⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM 📍 Co-Rec Demo Kitchen 2232 Reservations open Monday, March 23 at 9:00 AM.

A delicious evening celebrating the flavors of the Francophone world! 🌍🍴 Our Francophone Food Tasting brought people together to explore the rich culinary traditions of French-speaking cultures. Thank you to everyone who joined us! 🙏

🎬Spanish and Portuguese Movie Night The screening of 'O Agente Secreto' was a great success, reaching full capacity with 65 attendees. Along with our Spanish and Portuguese students, members of the Greater Lafayette Brazilian community joined us, making the evening meaningful✨

✨ Make your summer count — take SPAN 302! You will practice speaking with confidence, write with clarity and analyze authentic texts and media while developing intercultural competence. 📅 June 29 – August 9 💻 Asynchronous | Summer 2026

✨Tonight, the Purdue ASL Club is hosting a special guest presentation featuring Scott & Shayna — who have built a life around adventure, perseverance, and breaking barriers. As a dynamic Deaf duo, they have climbed some of the world’s highest peaks 🗻 Don't miss it!

🇫🇷✨ Francophone Food Tasting Join us for a delicious evening celebrating the flavors of the Francophone world! Come explore the rich culinary traditions of French-speaking cultures. 🗓 March 6 ⏰ 6:00 PM 📍 WALC 2051 ⚠️ This event is open only to French students.

Join us for a special screening of the Brazilian film 'The Secret Agent' (O Agente Secreto) 📆 March 4 🕑 6:30 PM 📍WALC 2007 Why you can’t miss it: ✅️Two Golden Globes wins 🏆 ✅️Three Academy Award nominations: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best International Feature Film ✨

Last Friday, Gabriel Rios and a group of students from SPAN 32500, Spanish for Engineering visited the Subaru plant in Lafayette Getting out of the classroom and into a real-world engineering environment made all the difference! Students saw processes and tools in action!