The study of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Meredith promotes excellence by:

• Requiring that students at every level acquire competence in the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing;
• Ensuring that students understand the targeted foreign culture and civilization, gaining a greater appreciation of those cultures and of their own culture in order to make them tolerant world citizens;
• Helping students understand the targeted foreign culture and civilization and gain a greater appreciation of those cultures as well as their own in order to make them informed and contributing world citizens;
• Assisting and advising students and graduates to seek employment which involves the use of a foreign language;
• Preparing licensure candidates for effective, competent classroom teaching; and
• Incorporating instructional technology into classes to help students explore the target language through the use of all available technical resources.

For information on foreign language courses offered at Meredith, visit our academic catalogue.