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 and film to politics to cuisine. Today, students may study francophone or Latino/a literature; tomorrow, they may learn French or Spanish “business-speak”. Cultural immersion and potential internship experience complement the student’s program of study.
Because of our close ties to Chicago’s cultural institutions, students pursue internships with organizations like the Alliance Française and the Chicago Latino Film Festival. Academic excursions to immigrant neighborhoods like Chinatown and Pilsen, allow students to meet and learn from native speakers.
We offer coursework in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish as well as occasional courses in Italian and Portuguese. Most language majors and minors enhance their linguistic and cultural knowledge by taking advantage of the College’s numerous options to study and complete internships abroad.
Department News
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For Saint Jordi 2017, the bookstore 57th Street Books organized three days of events celebrating the unique and book-loving Catalan holiday. On April 19, Assistant Professor of Spanish Denise Kripper moderated a panel on translation with Basque and Hindi translators Amaia Gabantxo and Jason Grunebaum.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish Denise Kripper interviewed professor, writer, and translator Sergio Waisman for the first issue of Latin American Literature Today. They discussed Waisman’s long translation collaboration with the late Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia and his recently published translation Target in the Night.
Weekly Language Tables Fall 2017
Chinese Table: Pierson B
Wednesdays 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
French Table: Pierson C
Wednesdays 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Spanish Table: Pierson A
Tuesdays 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Meet Camille Lemieux, recipient of the Superlative Achievement in Linguistics Award.
