Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
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Spring Tutoring Schedule
Study in Paris
Thanksgiving 2010 at the Paris Program Director’s home
Read about the Paris Program
Photos from the MLL Department
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Alum Shanna Palmer ‘00 visits Spanish Table
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Polynesian writer, professor and choreographer Kareva Matéata-Allain visits French 330 during a three day visit to the College this past October.
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Prof Barr & Prof Hahn presented their writings on “Growing up, growing older, taking care: Reflections on the creative process” for the Forester Symposium
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A recent French Club event organized by new French Lecturer Rachida Ghodbane - crêpes enjoyed by all at our weekly French Table!
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Professor Hahn with Rob Mermin ‘71 at his presentation of ‘The Silent Language of the Soul: Marcel Marceau and the French Pantomime Traditions’ on March 24.
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Tuyen Tran ‘10 grad, who works at the Alzheimer’s Association headquarters in Chicago, Professor Hahn, and Leah Frenette ‘12 at the “Alzheimer’s Awareness Day Panel” in April 2011.
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Professor Hahn (from left), Jeanne Engelkemeir MLS ‘11, Fabricio Sordoni ‘11, and Emma Chalverus ‘11 read from their translation of Evelyne Accad’s book, Women of the Twilight (Femmes du crépuscule) at the 2011 Student Symposium.
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Drumming demonstration by Helen Bond and Fode Camara with LFC students, following Fode’s lecture on Guinea, West Africa
We define culture broadly to include both the academic and the everyday. Guided by creative and enthusiastic faculty committed to language immersion, students explore topics ranging from literature, film, and politics to cuisine.
Majors & minors
- French
- German Studies (minor only)
- Spanish
Other offerings
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Foreign Civilizations
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- Literature
Today, students may study francophone literature; tomorrow, they may learn the idioms of contemporary French business-speak through e-mail conversations with students across the Atlantic. Field trips to immigrant neighborhoods like Chinatown and Pilsen allow students to meet and learn from native-speakers.
Because of our close ties to the city’s cultural institutions, students pursue internships with organizations like the Alliance Française and the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
We offer coursework in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish as well as occasional courses in Portuguese, and we strongly encourage language majors to study abroad.
Department news
- November 15
Professor Cynthia Hahn was recently invited to the Salon du Livre, Beirut, to give three conference presentations in French, on her insight into the works of two well-known Lebanese authors, Ezza Agha Malak and Evelyne Accad. Story by Phumelela Mdluli ’15
- October 13
New French Lecturer Rachida Ghodbane prepares crêpes for the French Table. Be sure to visit the weekly French Table and enjoy the conversation, company and French treats! - June 22
This spring, 21 students were welcomed into the Mu Chapter of Phi Sigma Iota, a national honor society that recognizes achievement in academic fields related to foreign language. - March 17
Prof. Hahn collaborated with her French class to translate Evelyne Accad’s book, Women of the Twilight (Femmes du crépuscule), from French to English, formatting it into a bilingual book that has just been published by Alfabarre Press in Paris. Three students will present their translation of Accad’s stories at the Student Symposium in April: Emma Chalverus ‘11, Fabricio Sordoni ‘11, and Jeanne Engelkemeir MLS. Author Accad will return to Lake Forest College on April 14 to speak about the text in classes, attend French Table and participate in a panel on excision, sponsored by SWAN, with Prof. Cynthia Hahn
