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The Department
offers elementary and intermediate language courses as well as advanced courses
in language, literature, conversation, composition, civilization, and specialized
courses such as Business Spanish and French Cinema. There are majors
in French and Spanish with a teacher-education option, as well as a major in German Studies.
Minors are available
in Chinese Studies, Classical Greek, Classical Studies, French, German, Italian
Studies, Japanese, Russian Studies, Spanish, and World Literature. There
are also courses offered in Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu, and English as a Second
Language.
The Department sponsors study-abroad programs in
Austria, France,
India, Italy, Mexico,
Peru, and Spain. In collaboration with the Department of English, the Department co-sponsors
a curriculum in World Literature that offers such courses as Masterpieces
of Literature, Modern Japanese Culture, and Contemporary Latin-American Literature.
In 2003 the department was awarded the Provost's Award for Teaching
and Learning Excellence. Distance-learning courses are offered in Spanish, French, Hindi, and English
as a Second Language. Last year the Department taught nearly 10,000 students
in over 400 class sections.
