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NIU Department of World Languages and Cultures Welcome to the Department of World Languages & Cultures! Study abroad, work with expert professors, and build skills for an exciting global career!

Upcoming Lecture!
10/07/2026

Upcoming Lecture!

Upcoming Event featuring a popular World Languages and Cultures alum!
09/30/2026

Upcoming Event featuring a popular World Languages and Cultures alum!

09/03/2026
๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค!A warm welcome to all of our students, faculty, and staff in the Department of World Languages and Cultures...
08/25/2026

๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐š๐œ๐ค!

A warm welcome to all of our students, faculty, and staff in the Department of World Languages and Cultures as we begin a new Fall semester!

Weโ€™re looking forward to another year of learning languages, exploring cultures, making connections, and building community together. Whether youโ€™re returning to WLC or joining us for the first time, weโ€™re so glad youโ€™re here!

Wishing everyone a wonderful start to the semester and a successful year ahead!

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ! We are so proud of y...
05/07/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ!

We are so proud of your hard work, dedication, and accomplishments, and we look forward to seeing all the wonderful things you will do next. Thank you for being such an important part of our department.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt best wishes to those members of our department who are retiring this year - ๐Š๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ, and ๐ƒ๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง. Thank you for your years of service, mentorship, and contributions to our students and colleagues. We wish you all the best in this exciting new chapter.

Finally, we wish all of our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends a relaxing, safe, and enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall!

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ! Stop by the Department of World Languages and Cultures in Watson Hall this week for a cup of...
05/04/2026

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ!
Stop by the Department of World Languages and Cultures in Watson Hall this week for a cup of coffee or tea and a little boost of encouragement as you power through final exams! We wish you all a successful end to the semester and a wonderful summer break!

04/27/2026

End of Year Celebration!!!
Date: May 1, 2026
Time:: 6:00โ€“9:00 PM
Location: Huskie Den

Celebrate the semesterโ€™s end with a night of fun, food, and community at our End of Year Celebration. Enjoy live karaoke, delicious food and ice cream, and games like bowling and pool, all free for students. This student-centered event is open to all NIU students, so come unwind, connect, and celebrate your hard work.
Sponsored by:
NIU Department of History Department of World Languages and Cultures NIU College of Education

Upcoming event!
04/23/2026

Upcoming event!

Today!
04/23/2026

Today!

Congratulations to Rahmi Aoyama!
04/23/2026

Congratulations to Rahmi Aoyama!

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