Modern Languages and Literatures
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Our department serves over 2700 students a year in twelve different languages!
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers coursework in many languages. Exact offerings vary each semester, but typical courses include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi/Urdu, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish. We offer BA degree programs in French, Italian and Spanish, and several minors are offered in language study, while others combine language, literature, and culture.
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Our Stories
Lunar Legacy: A Post-Mid-Autumn Celebration
More than 60 Chinese language students, faculty, and staff attended the Chinese Culture Day celebrating the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival) at LLRC on Oct. 24, 2024. The event was sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Language Learning Resource Center, and the Chinese Program.
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DonQuixote
Don Quixote's Orchestral performance at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra A group of students from Dr. Buitr贸n Vera's class, Don Quijote in Visual Culture, attends the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's enchanting Don Quixote show.
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MusicBox
The night before their first "contr么le" (test), a dozen of students from French 101 and 104 went to the Music Box to see 鈥淟a double vie de Veronique鈥� (鈥淭he Double Life of Veronique鈥�), directed by Krzysztof Kie艣lowski. They were accompanied by their instructor, Anne-Sophie Rouveloux, who organized the outing.
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Arabic, Artistry, and Bridges of Belonging in Oman
Please join the Arabic program in appreciating Giulianna鈥檚 blog, 鈥淎rabic, Artistry, and Bridges of Belonging in Oman鈥� as she reflects upon the profound central value of art in Arabic culture(s) to foster a sense of belonging to homelands, preserve narratives across generations, and to celebrate the often-neglected collective memories of the past.
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Awards
German American Friendship Award
Professor and Director of German Studies, Dr. Reinhard Andress received the German American Friendship Award. This prestigious award is given twice per year by the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, Emily Haber, in a small ceremony at the General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago.