Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of (SLLC)College of Arts and Humanities1105 Jiménez Hall, 301-405-4025 www.languages.umd.edu
Director: Carol Mossman Academic Programs The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is the primary academic unit devoted to instruction and research in the world's languages, literatures, and cultures. It consists of the Departments of East Asian Languages and Cultures; French and Italian; Germanic Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Russian; Spanish and Portuguese; and the Second Language Acquisition program. It offers undergraduate majors in Arabic Studies, Chinese, French Language and Literature, Germanic Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese, Persian Studies, Romance Languages, Russian Language and Literature, and Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures. Minors can be earned in Arabic, Chinese Language, French Studies, Germanic Language and Literatures, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese, Korean Studies, Persian Studies, Portuguese Language, Literatures, and Cultures, Russian Studies, Spanish Language and Cultures, and Spanish Language, Business, and Cultures. Language and culture instruction through the advanced level is available in Hebrew as well. The School offers study abroad programs in many countries, both short and long-term. Its Language House, a residential immersion facility for approximately 100 students, is one of the most successful living-learning programs on campus, including immersion in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Russian, and Spanish. Its FOLA program offers individualized instruction in Turkish and Urdu.
East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALL - Chinese, Japanese, Korean) Senior Lecturers: Inoue*, Kong, Lee-Heitz, Ramsey^, Yamakita Lecturers: Akikawa*, Pimentel*, Wang *JAPN ^KORA
French and Italian (FRIT) Visiting Assistant Professor: Casebier Distinguished Senior Lecturer: Amodeo* Senior Lecturer: Deigan*
Lecturers: Fleri*, Lozinsky, Morando* * ITAL
Germanic Studies (GERM)
Lecturer: Rudolf +Distinguished Scholar/Teacher
Middle Eastern Studies (MEST) Visiting Assistant Professor: Feuer Assistant Research Scholar: Akbari-Saneh Lecturers: Alkebsi+, Elamine+, Gazit-Rosenthal++, El-Hefnawy+, Sahar Jendi+, Soulaiman Jendi+
*PERS
Russian (RUSS) Lecturers: Gerus-Vernola, Lozinsky
Visiting Assistant Professor: Guzman Distinguished Senior Lecturer: Krausen Senior Lecturers: Acedo Garcia, Canabal-Torres
Lecturers: Faccio, Onate, Rodriquez-Santana
*PORT In all SLLC programs, language acquisition courses must be taken sequentially. Once credit has been received in a higher-level language acquisition course, a lower-level course may not be taken for credit. Language Majors For information on majors in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (SLLC) www.sllc.umd.edu , please see chapter 7 of the undergraduate catalog. Other Language Programs Hebrew
The Program in Modern Hebrew provides an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in Hebrew language, literature, and culture. Elementary and intermediate language courses introduce basic communication skills in modern Hebrew. Upper-level language courses emphasize reading comprehension, vocabulary enrichment, and writing skills. Advanced courses in literature and culture focus on the analytical study of critical topics relating to modern Hebrew texts and Israeli culture.
Korean The Korean Minor is housed in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALL). There are two tracks in the Korean language program. The first consists of KORA 101, 102, 202, and 212 and is designed for students with no previous background in, or exposure to, Korean language and culture. The second consists of KORA 211, 212, 311, and 312. It is a heritage sequence for students who were exposed to Korean as children, but who do not have native fluency in the language. See individual course descriptions for placement information. In addition to language skills courses, the department offers courses on the structure and history of the Korean language. For more information see www.korean.umd.edu .
PortugueseThis 15-credit minor will provide students with a solid overview in the linguistic, literary and cultural aspects of Portuguese-speaking countries, with emphasis on Brazil.Prerequisite: Portuguese 104 and 204 or equivalent Requirements: Students will choose the fifteen credits from among the following courses: Portuguese 205, 224*, 228*, 311, 320, 321, 350, 378*, 408, 409, 421, 470, 478*. *Portuguese 224, 228, 378, 478 are conducted in English. The majority of written assignments will be in Portuguese for those students in the minor program.
All administrative records and advising will be handled by the advisor for the Portuguese Program: Regina Igel, ri@umd.edu , 301-405-6457.
To make an appointment to explore or declare a minor, go to
Undergraduate Research Experiences The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures has implemented an Annual SLLC Undergraduate Research Forum which allows its outstanding Juniors and/or Seniors to display their research projects. The Forum takes place in late April in the Language House (St. Mary's). Internships Annual Language Career and Internship Fair Each fall semester, SLLC organizes a Language Career and Internship Fair in conjunction with the UMD Career Center. For more information see the SLLC website www.sllc.umd.edu/ . Co-op Programs Language Partner Program (LPP) The Language Partner Program is a joint venture between the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the Office of International Services and Education Abroad. International students and SLLC majors are assigned in pairs to meet weekly on a one-on-one basis outside the classroom to work in an informal yet structured way on the listening, speaking and cultural acquisition skills of SLLC majors. SLLC students in good academic standing (3.0 GPA) and at the intermediate to advanced level sign up for a 1cr SLLC309- Language Partner Program.
Student Societies and Professional Organizations Individual SLLC departments hold annual induction ceremonies for students who are eligible for honor society membership.
Awards and Recognition The UG Committee organizes an annual awards ceremony to celebrate SLLC students who have earned SLLC, campus, and/or national scholarships, and academic achievement awards. The awards ceremony takes place in conjunction with the annual SLLC UG Research Forum. |