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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.

October 10, 2024 Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

2024 Mark and Heather Rosenker Lecture featuring Joe Mazza

Joe Mazza presents "Enduring Words" for the 2024 Rosenker Lecture

September 17, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Honoring ‘Las Muertes’

Ana Patricia Rodríguez and two of her students highlight how D.C.’s Salvadoran diaspora uses art to grapple with painful past in new documentary

June 12, 2024 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Persian

PERS 251 / HIST219: Student research reflects study in Iranian modernity

A digital exhibit of student work created for PERS251 / HIST219

June 07, 2024 Arabic

Four Arabic Flagship Students Win Prestigious 2024–25 ARHU Boren Scholarships

The students will embark on two semesters of immersive language study in Meknes, Morocco.

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Language House Alumni talk Careers

April 15, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

Preparing to find a job after graduation can be stressful and challenging for students.

Food Odysseys event featured in student publication

March 26, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

The Language House's Food Odysseys event has been featured in UMD's student-run publication, Stories Beneath the Shell.

Dr. Ryan Long publishes Roberto Bolaño book.

March 12, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Dr. Ryan Long’s newest book, Queer Exposures; Sexuality and Photography in Roberto Bolaño’s Fiction and Poetry

Russian Language Immersion

March 11, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House, Russian

With hopes to work in the space sector, junior computer engineering major and Russian minor Garrett Sneed ’22 is taking “every opportunity” he can find at UMD to improve his Russian.

Remembering Mike Long

March 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

A professor at UMD for 16 years, Long was a towering figure in the field of second language acquisition.

In Memoriam: Mike Long

March 01, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Second Language Acquisition

Mike was one of a kind. He was able to leave an imprint in everything and everyone. He was able to change things and change lives. And he changed mine. (Gisela Grañena, SLA Ph.D. graduate)

Fête de la Francophonie

February 27, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Join us in celebrating the annual Fête de la Francophonie

Dr. Minglang Zhou interviewed in Wall Street Journal

February 16, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, Center for East Asian Studies

Dr. Zhou was interviewed in WSJ regarding students learning Chinese in today's political climate.

SLAers in the Spotlight: Fall 2020 Successful Defenses

February 10, 2021 Second Language Acquisition

While so many of our SLAers are getting ready to defend their Qualifying Papers (QPs) and PhD theses this semester, it's time to remind ourselves of all the defenses from Fall 2020.