Special Programs

UMD students interested in studying Norwegian, Quechua, Urdu, Vietnamese, and other less commonly taught languages can do so through CourseShare courses. Learn more about this program and how to register.

Learn more about the special programs in Arabic and Persian.

SLLC students can participate several short and long term study abroad programs through the University StudyAbroad office.

The Language House Immersion Program provides students serious about language learning with the opportunity for daily language and cultural immersion in an organized study environment. Learn more about the Language House.

SLLC-ISSS Language Partner Program (LPP) offers majors or minors in any SLLC program at UMD the opportunity to meet with international students outside the classroom and practice their target language in an informal yet structured way. For international students, the LPP provides a forum for connecting with U.S. students and integrating into the UMD campus.

There are three intensive summer language programs offered through the Office of Extended Studies

Learn about the Maya Brin Residency Program, which brings leading Russian scholars, artists and cultural figures to UMD.

Nahal Akbari

School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Director, Persian Flagship Program, Persian
Member, Maryland Language Science Center

3110 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park MD, 20742

(301) 405-9910

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

Marilyn Matar

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

3106F Jimenez Hall
College Park MD, 20742

Special Programs

Less Commonly Taught Languages