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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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Students Celebrate Francophonie with Music, Poetry, Dance

April 10, 2018 French

UMD French Departments celebrate francophone cultures with festivities

Korean Culture Day

March 29, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Korean

With Special Guest MD's First Lady, Mrs. Yumi Hogan

Dr. Hervé-Thomas Campangne Featured in Renaissance Quarterly

March 27, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Dr. Campangne was featured in Renaissance Quarterly for his article "Framing the Early Modern French Best Seller: American Settings for François de Belleforest’s Tragic Histories"

Raúl Vallejo Visits as Part of "Return of the Alumni Series"

March 26, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Department Hosted Visit from SPAP Alumni and Writer Raúl Vallejo

3rd Annual Language House Gala

March 06, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Language House

Saturday April 21st, Register now to attend!

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian Sign Language

February 21, 2018 Russian

Chekhov's Three Sisters in Russian sign language is coming to the United States on March 1, 2018.

Lunar New Year Celebration

February 15, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, Center for East Asian Studies

The SLLC Welcomes the Year of the Dog!

PhD Student, Jillian Bruns, featured in Pléiades Magazine

February 08, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French

Jillian's co-translation with Professor Gayle Levy features in recent issue.

Apply for an all-expense paid summer internship in Japan!

February 05, 2018 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Apply to the all-expense paid Kanagawa summer internship program in Japan.

UMD RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP CULTURAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

January 31, 2018 Arabic, College of Arts and Humanities, Persian Flagship, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Web-based materials in English, Arabic, Chinese and Russian will prepare students to be global professionals.