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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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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.

ARHU Researchers Earn NEH Grants for Digital Humanities Efforts

February 05, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities

Projects will make Persian and Arabic manuscripts more accessible and enhance discoverability of archival radio collections.

Welcome to Language House Coffee Conversation!

January 28, 2021 Language House

You're invited to join the Language House Virtual Coffee Conversation. The purpose of Coffee Conversation is to provide you with a chance to practice, improve, or maintain your language skills in an informal, relaxed setting.

Valerie Anishchenkova wins ISRCA

January 27, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic

Associate Professor of Arabic, Dr. Anishchenkova, is one of this year’s recipients

SPAN 374 students go above and beyond

January 25, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish in the Community course surpasses required hours of service under direction of Dr. Rodriguez

Land Acknowledgement

January 11, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Every community owes its existence and strength to the generations before them, around the world, who contributed their hopes,

Congratulations to our Winter 2020 Graduates

January 07, 2021 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, French, German Studies, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish and Portuguese

The SLLC is pleased to celebrate our Winter graduates!

‘Learning it by doing it’: Marisa Fried ’20 Finds Her Calling in Linguistics Research

December 18, 2020 Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Fried graduates with a double major, a minor, a certificate—and a bedrock of research and cultural experiences.

Congratulations Language House Graduates!

December 17, 2020 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

This semester, seven current and former Language House students are graduating! We asked them to provide us with some information about their plans, and we wish them the best in their future endeavors.