Through course work offered by the Meredith College Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, undergraduate students gain knowledge of a foreign language and its literature. Students acquire language competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing; understand the targeted foreign culture and civilization; and gain a greater appreciation of those cultures and of their own culture in order to become informed and productive world citizens.

The department promotes excellence by assisting and advising students and graduates to seek or continue 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 resources.

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers:

• Major Spanish
• Minors in French, Italian, and Spanish
• Chinese language courses
• Two levels of Italian

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