About Our Program

The Department of Modern Languages seeks to develop second language acquisition through engaging and interactive curricula that enrich students’ cross-cultural and linguistic understandings. We aim to help them become globally-cultured and self-aware persons able to view the world from multiple perspectives. Through effective written and oral communication and the enhancement of critical thinking skills, students learn to navigate in a diverse world as they prepare for career paths, graduate study, or professional training, and a lifetime of active learning.

Mission Statement

The aim of the Modern Languages department is twofold: to develop linguistic and cultural skills, and to apply them in professional life. Students will use these skills in their communities while also fostering a life-long commitment to learning in a globalized society.

• To advance proficiency and accuracy in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding the target language as well as mindfulness of cross-cultural professional etiquette appropriate to different cultural contexts
• To exercise language skills in one’s professional career.
• To show interpretative, analytical, and critical thinking skills with respect to cultural, literary, and linguistic manifestations from the region of interest.
• To identify and value traits of linguistic variation between the different variants of the target language.
• To understand the history, the role, and the impact of the target language in the United States.
• To explore and evaluate one’s cultural identity in relation to others in a global community.