Classes in Portuguese MED2

Featured course Topics

SPN412: Latin Popular Music and Globalization

FRN440: Cartoons, Graphic Novels and Film in the Francophone and Arab Worlds 

FRN450: Memory and Culture of French-Indochina 

Don Quixote Sits in Movie Theater

SPN462: Don Quixote Rides the Silver Screen

PRT350: Luso-Brazilian Modern and Contemporary Short Stories

Illustration of a film reel unraveling into a stack of books, with the text 'PRT 340: Film adaptation in Luso-Brazilian culture' displayed on a black background surrounded by colorful stripes resembling a film frame

PRT340: Topics in Luso-Brazilian Culture – Film Adaptation

A stylized map illustration showing Portuguese exploration themes. It features several sailing ships with red crosses on white sails, navigating a green ocean grid. The map includes mythical sea creatures and waves, evoking historical cartographic styles. The right side is a textured red panel with the word "Portugal" written vertically, emphasizing the country's maritime legacy.

PRT340: History of Portuguese Encounters

PRT 340 course

PRT340: Topics in Culture – Regional Cultures of Brazil

Summer Study Abroad: Spanish for Healthcare in Oaxaca

PRT350: The Short Stories of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

Basic Language Courses

A yellow background features large block letters “LTN 221.” A stylized wooden Trojan horse stands on the right, with several golden feathers floating above it. The subtitle reads, “Virgil and Latin Poetry."
Yellow background with “LTN 211.” On the right is the bronze statue of the Capitoline Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Subtitle: “Livy and Roman Historiography.”
Yellow background with “LTN 208” in bold letters. On the right, a fragment of ancient parchment inscribed with drawings of birds and script. Subtitle: “Catullus and Lucretius.”
Yellow background with large “LTN 206.” To the right, an ornate book with a golden cover rests partly open, a feather quill and a handwritten page behind it. Subtitle: “Nepos and Latin Prose.”
Yellow background with “LTN 102” in bold letters. To the left are a Greek vase and the architectural sketch of an ancient theater; above the text is a hand holding a pen writing on parchment. Subtitle: “Elementary Latin II.”

Upper-division Courses

MSU Celebrates Promoted Faculty, Honoring 24 from the College of Arts & Letters

During the 2025-2026 academic year, 24 faculty members within the College of Arts & Letters received promotions. The success of these individuals was celebrated at special ceremonies hosted by the Office of the Provost. “On behalf of the College of Arts & Letters, I want to congratulate our faculty members who have earned promotions this year,” said Thomas Stubblefield, Dean of the College of Arts & Letters.
A composite image featuring five movie posters arranged in a grid. The top row contains three posters: "Boca Chica," "La Cocina," and "La Singla." The bottom row contains two larger posters: "We Shall Not Be Moved" and "Zafari." The posters span a diverse range of cinematic styles, from high-contrast black-and-white to lush, colorful photography.

Largest Latinx Film Festival in Michigan Returns to MSU Feb. 19-22

The MSU Latinx Film Festival (LxFF), the largest Hispanic/Latino/Latin American film festival in Michigan, returns Feb. 19-22 with screenings and events across Michigan State University’s campus and the city of Lansing. A biennial, curated festival, LxFF brings acclaimed independent films from Latin America and the Latinx diaspora to the Midwest, featuring works that are rarely screened in the United States and that invite audiences to engage with the world from new perspectives.
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College of Arts & Letters Faculty Help Drive MSU’s Continued Success as a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars

For the 11th time in the last 12 years, Michigan State University has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars, ranking among the colleges and universities with the highest number of faculty and administrators selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Eleven scholars from MSU were selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for academic year 2025–2026. Three of those faulty members are in the College of Arts & Letters.
Rachel Zhai stands at a podium holding notes while delivering an oral presentation to an audience seated in a lecture-style room at the Diversity Research Showcase.

Arts & Letters and RCAH Students Earn Awards at Diversity Research Showcase

Alejandra Márquez, Assistant Professor of Spanish at Michigan State University, wears an orange shirt and glasses. She sits in from a wall with wallpaper that shows green, blue, and yellows leaves.

Ask the Expert: The Super Bowl Goes Spanish With Bad Bunny’s Halftime Performance

MSU Student Spends a Semester Abroad in France Studying Politics and Philosophy

Isabelle Radakovich, a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan State University who is triple majoring in International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and French, is spending the first half of her senior year at Sciences Po Lille (formally L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Lille) in Lille, France, through a semester exchange program.