Why Learn a Foreign Language?
"Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience. The United States must educate students who are equipped linguistically and culturally to communicate successfully in a pluralistic society and abroad."
National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 1999
We offer a curriculum that can provide you with language skills and cultural knowledge for careers in teaching and in a variety of other fields. Our foreign language degree programs feature:
- Communicative Teaching Methodology
- Dynamic Faculty
- Stimulating Learning Environment
- Learning and Service Opportunities
- Short-Term/Long-Term Study Abroad
- Departmental Scholarships
- Foreign Language Clubs
- Internships and Post-Study Opportunities
Our Mission
We strive to:
- Teach communication skills in a language or languages other than the first language.
- Develop in you an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural systems other than your own.
- Prepare you for career opportunities in a world increasingly in need of citizens competent in other languages.
- Assist you in adapting to the multi-ethnic environments and value orientations of others within our own pluralistic society.
