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Prospective Students

As an SLLC major or minor, you’ll develop strong language skills and gain a deep appreciation for how linguistics, literature, and film reflect and shape diverse cultures. Our graduate programs build on this foundation, guiding you to expand your critical thinking, enhance your writing and research abilities, and achieve advanced expertise in language, literature, and culture.

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Academic Programs

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Undergraduate Programs

We invite all undergraduate students with a keen interest in seeing and communicating with fresh eyes and mind to study with us, to collaborate, to investigate, to speak and be heard.

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Graduate Programs

Our four graduate programs provide training for careers in academia, the government, secondary education, and the private sector.

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Undergraduate Program Contacts

Ali Abasi

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor, Advisor, Persian Flagship

3112 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-2375

Marianne Conroy

Lecturer, English
CINE Critical Studies Track Advisor, Cinema and Media Studies

3229 Tawes Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-9651

Regina Haag

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Clinical Professor, UG Advisor, German Studies

3224 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-4096

Ahmed Hanafy

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Senior Lecturer, Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Faculty Language Partner Program Coordinator, Arabic
Member, Maryland Language Science Center

3126 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-3015

Guiling Hu

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Senior Lecturer and Advisor, Chinese

4223 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-4541

Yael Inbar

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Lecturer, Film Production Track Advisor, Cinema and Media Studies

2820 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-6688

Seong Minne Koh

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Lecturer, Korean

2103 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Christopher Lewis

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Assistant Clinical Professor, Advisor, Spanish and Portuguese
Affiliate Faculty, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center

2211 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-6556

Thayse Lima

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor and Advisor, Spanish and Portuguese
Affiliate Faculty, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Equity Partner for Faculty Searches, College of Arts and Humanities

2210 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Michele Mason

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor and CEAS Program Director, Japanese Minor Advisor, Japanese

2106B Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Marilyn Matar

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Clinical Professor, French
Director, Language House
Honors Humanities Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Humanities

3106F Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Elizabeth Papazian

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor, Russian Program Head, Advisor, Russian
Associate Professor, Cinema and Media Studies

4123 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Federica Soddu

Lecturer, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Lecturer, Italian
Global Culture & Thought

4105 Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-4038

Hannah Wegmann

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Assistant Clinical Professor and Undergraduate Advisor, French

3106G Jiménez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-4032

More opportunities

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Language immersion, Persian Flagship and Summer Institute

We invite you to discover our Persian Flagship Language program, the Summer Language Institute, an immersion Living/Learning program, as well as immersion programs abroad, an on-site Language Partner program.

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Education Abroad

Students in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures are encouraged to study abroad. We believe it to be an invaluable opportunity, and know that it will be the experience of a lifetime.

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