Mount Saint Mary's University World Languages and Cultures

10/09/2024

The “TAS” (Tools for Academic Success) series is presenting a "Studying World Languages" session. Learn great strategies to achieve success and avoid common pitfalls that can hinder your progress.

10/03/2023

Interested in learning Arabic, Chinese, or Russian? Check out the link below for more information. You can also contact Dr. Christine Blackshaw for more information at [email protected].

CLS Spark is a virtual initiative for U.S. undergraduate students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. Designed to leverage best practices in online language learning developed by the CLS Program during the pandemic, CLS Spark provides American students the opportun...

05/05/2022

The Mount capped its impressive SPARC Festival on Friday evening with the festive Honors Banquet, hosted by Honors Director and Professor of English, Dr. Sarah Scott. Dr. Marco Roman, Chair of the Department of World Languages & Cultures, is celebrating the fact that many of this year’s honors graduates double-majored or minored in a world language, effectively “internationalizing their majors.” Pictured behind Dr. Roman are Betsy Busch, Miriam Crouse, Haley Bodner, Anne Frederick and Ethan Bower. Congratulations to all.

02/12/2020

Mount students enjoying a boat ride and some tubing along the Amazon river. It looks like they are having an amazing time!

12/06/2019

The French Club held its annual cheese tasting yesterday. We had a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came and supported the event. 🥰

10/31/2019

Check out this interview with Dr. Blackshaw about the anthology published this year, Mito e historia en la televisión y el cine español.
Want to know more about historical myth? Sign up for SPAN 330 this spring.

10/21/2019

Check out what we are offering this spring!

10/02/2019

10/01/2019

In just an hour and a half! !

09/30/2019

Major/Minor Monday!

Kate Heintzelman (2019) was a triple major in English, Theology, and French.

"I'm so grateful to Dr. Roman and Professor Stefanik for their unwavering support as I studied French. Although it was never easy, studying French has been one of the most challenging, humbling, and rewarding experiences of my life."

Kate was one of only four students in the US to win a Fulbright ETA in Luxembourg. Follow her adventures here:

Follow along my Fulbright adventure in Luxembourg!

09/29/2019

From President Trainor
"I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Diana Rodríguez-Lozano, Ph.D., as the John L. Morrison Distinguished Professor for a term of five years, effective September 1. This professorship, awarded to an exceptional faculty member who promotes international studies, aims to support research and teaching at the university and fund a series of scholarly lectures. 'Doctora,' as she’s affectionately known, exhibits this through the many immersive study abroad trips that she leads, showing students the importance of understanding different cultures."