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Modern Languages Department
Announcements
The modern languages curriculum is designed to increase a student’s proficiency in another language by developing four skill areas: aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. The knowledge of another language and culture is a cornerstone of a liberal arts education and is a key to interacting in a complex and multicultural world.
The department offers beginning and intermediate language instruction in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Classes are conducted in the target languages, and there is a language laboratory to supplement classroom instruction. Advanced courses in linguistics, literature, history, and culture are offered in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Students may pursue a minor in these fields. In addition, we are currently expanding our offerings in Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese.
The department offers a major in Spanish and minors in Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish.
The Spanish major provides intensive study of the literature, language, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish major can be very successfully combined with a major or minor in another discipline such as business, English, history, international Studies, political science, or psychology in preparation for graduate and professional studies. A minor in another foreign language is recommended.
The department offers four major tracks: Spanish/Liberal Arts, Spanish/Secondary Education, Spanish/Elementary Education, and Spanish Early Child Education.
