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
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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Ali Abasi
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor, Advisor, Persian Flagship
3112 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Marianne Conroy
Lecturer, English
CINE Critical Studies Track Advisor, Cinema and Media Studies
3229 Tawes Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Regina Haag
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Clinical Professor, UG Advisor, German Studies
3224 Jiménez Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
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
Guiling Hu
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Senior Lecturer and Advisor, Chinese
4223 Jiménez Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
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
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
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
Hannah Wegmann
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Assistant Clinical Professor and Undergraduate Advisor, French
3106G Jiménez Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
More opportunities
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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