The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures offers a range of courses that provide students the opportunity to develop or expand their knowledge of foreign cultures and their foreign or second language skills.  Various languages and literature courses are scheduled each term, giving the student leeway in choosing a program that meets particular needs and interest.  The Department also offers literatures in translation and a career oriented sequence in Court Interpreting and Translation.  Spanish and Russian classes emphasize the career interest of the student by concentrating on the linguistic and cultural situations that are likely to occur in law enforcement and related fields.   Bilingual-bicultural students can further their knowledge Hispanic and Russian culture and language in courses especially designed to develop or increase their reading and writing skills.

Faculty in the Department include language and literature specialists and federally certified court interpreters/translators  who can advise students how to complement their minor. A minor can start you on your way to cultural and linguistic fluency in one of the major languages in the world.  Spanish is the second language here in the United States.  Work opportunities and opportunities for personal cultural enrichment are greater for the students equipped with foreign languages in their progress towards academic and professional achievements.

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