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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 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 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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2025 AnneGerald E. and Martha M. Kightlinger Family Student Support Current-Use Fund for German Studies Recipient: Lucian Jessel

April 09, 2025 German Studies

Lucian Jessel receives the 2025 AnneGerald E. and Martha M. Kightlinger Family Student Support Current-Use Fund for German Studies

2025 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship Recipient: Thalia Stewart

April 09, 2025 German Studies

Thalia Stewart receives the 2025 Anneliese and Alfred Strauch Scholarship

Unlock New Skills This Summer: Explore our 2025 Course Offerings

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

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

Exploring AI-Generated Speech in Language Assessment

March 25, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, Maryland Language Science Center, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Sanshiroh Ogawa, Second Language Acquisition doctoral student, receives funding from the Educational Testing Service for his research.

The Diamondback

‘Cinephile heaven’: Il Cinema Ritrovato honors film legend Marlene Dietrich

March 10, 2025 Cinema and Media Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Italian, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

This year’s festival stop at UMD hosted a day commemorating German-American actress Marlene Dietrich and her unforgettable contributions to cinema.
The FLTMAG

IALLT Interview Project, Episode 13: Testing the Limits of AI Solutions for LCTL Instruction

March 07, 2025 Second Language Acquisition

SLA Graduate Student Mireia Toda Cosi discusses testing an AI in Catalan
Maryland Today

Rediscovering the Big Screen

March 03, 2025 Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Five-day festival brings restored cinematic gems to UMD.

Maslenitsa 2025

February 17, 2025 Russian

Slavic tradition of welcoming spring.

Love Speaks Every Language

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

These SLLC students met their spouses while studying language.
The Diamondback

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

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

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.