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Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Celebrating SLLC Graduates

Watch our students step into the next chapter.

May 21, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Meet the 2025 SLLC Scholarship Awards Recipients

Five language students are awarded SLLC Scholarships.

May 06, 2025 Arabic, Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Languages Compete in SLLC Mini World Cup 2025

SLLC hosts its third mini world cup for students and faculty.

May 06, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

SLLC Celebrates Maryland Day 2025

Maryland Day was filled with cultural events and international performances.

March 26, 2025 Arabic, Chinese, Cinema and Media Studies, French, German Studies, Japanese, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Unlock New Skills This Summer: Explore our 2025 Course Offerings

Gain ground and earn UMD credits through convenient 3 and 6-week summer sessions.

February 14, 2025 Language House, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Love Speaks Every Language

These SLLC students met their spouses while studying language.

February 11, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Foreign language studies are overlooked. A mandate would change that.

After spending a summer immersed in Jaipur, India, one University of Maryland student argues that language learning isn’t just a personal skill—it’s a global necessity.

January 15, 2025 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

The 10 Best Books of 2024

The staff of The New York Times Book Review chooses the year’s top fiction and nonfiction, including Álvaro Enrigue's "You Dreamed of Empires".

October 29, 2024 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, French, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Exploring French Art and Film: Brendan Berger’s ‘Life-Changing’ Year Abroad

The senior French and film student took in art at renowned museums and attended the Cannes Film Festival.

October 14, 2024 English, History, Russian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024-2025 Maya Brin Resident Maxim Osipov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is thrilled to announce the visit of Maxim Osipov.

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Finding “The Missing Link”: An Interview with Carmen Benito-Vessels

May 07, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Carmen Benito-Vessels talks about her newest project, a StoryMap Collection entitled "The Missing Link"

2024 Outstanding First-Year German Studies Award Recipient: Grace Bachmann

May 07, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Grace Bachmann on being named one of this year's Outstanding German Studies Students!

Prange Collection

The Gentle Art of Drawing

May 06, 2024 Japanese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

To mark Kodomo no Hi (子供の日), celebrated every May 5th in Japan, we bring to you an article by Madeleine Willette who during her internship at the Prange conducted research on a drawing book for children.

2024 Outstanding German Studies Major Award Recipient: Daniela Nguyen

May 02, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Daniela Nguyen on being named one of this year's Outstanding German Studies Majors!

2024 Outstanding German Studies Major Award Recipient: Mareike Debye

May 01, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, German Studies

Congratulations to Mareike Debye on being awarded one of this year's Outstanding German Studies Majors!

2024 Outstanding Third-Year German Studies Student Award Recipient: Monika Glueck