Bachelor of Arts in
MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

The philosophy and goals of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures are based on the mission statement of Loyola Marymount University and encompass the encouragement of learning, the education of the whole person, the service of faith, and the promotion of justice. Our programs take direct and communicative approaches to mediate language and cultural experience. Students accordingly gain advanced proficiency in both receptive and productive skills. At the same time, our students receive from peers, teachers, and mentors the insight to recognize their intellectual and emotional strengths and the ability to apply them in a professional life that promotes the respect and understanding of different languages and cultures. Through the study of literature, history, and the arts, students also arrive at a knowledge that encourages them to reinforce their own beliefs and to respect those of other peoples. Ultimately, our students receive the tools to foster intercultural understanding as the basis for social harmony and social justice.

If you major in modern languages and literatures, you'll be a part of the LMU's Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts. The College is more fully described in other publications but here are a few essentials:

The Liberal Arts –Education that liberates your mind, nourishes your spirit, and cultivates your creativity for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

•Develop your ability to communicate
–Write dynamically
–Speak effectively
–Think clearly
–Build career skills
•Cultivate your critical and analytical thinking
–Dissect ideas
–Bring literature to life
–Critique social and economic problems
–Comprehend political systems and ideas
–Live the importance of social justice
–See the 'bigger picture'
•Become aware of what influences you
–Explore the role of religion and values in society
–Seek a deeper understanding of faith
–Understand human behavior
–Discover multiple cultures and languages
–Examine the mosaic of American life
–Experience international education
•Energize your creativity
–Find innovative solutions
–Think 'out of the box'
•Kindle your desire to serve
–Inspire others
–Know leadership as service

The College

FACULTY
Liberal Arts faculty – including those with worldwide reputations – are directly involved with students and their potential development. A majority of the faculty have terminal degrees from prestigious universities and are active in on-going scholarly investigations in their discipline. All are involved in undergraduate teaching and all academic counselors are drawn from their ranks.

MULTICULTURAL FOCUS
The College curriculum challenges students to explore ways to live more fully and to act more responsibly within our culturally diverse nation. While each department offers courses with a multicultural focus, African American Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and the Asian Pacific American concentration offer a greater depth of study in this area. Additionally the American Cultures core requirement enriches the curriculum with a strong comparative approach.

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
The College of Liberal Arts promotes an educational environment rich in contact with the issues facing our world today. It especially encourages language study as a basis for its international courses and for the various study abroad opportunities. The College recruits international students and a globally sophisticated faculty.

THE 'What can I do with?' QUESTION
Graduates of the College of Liberal Arts have made their marks in a wide variety of careers – education, government, public health, social service, business, communications, science and the arts. Some pursue doctoral studies in their major or attend law schools, business schools or medical schools. Among our alumni are corporate managers, entrepreneurs, university professors, high school and elementary teachers and administrators, editors, elected and appointed federal, state and local officials, lawyers, clergy, and community leaders.
The answer to "What can I do with a liberal arts degree?" is one full of variety and opportunity. Its answer may be sought after the more important question: "What kind of person can I become?"

The Modern Languages and Literatures Majors

Loyola Marymount University offers you a number of ways to study modern languages. You can major in French and Francophone Studies or in Spanish. You can choose a minor in French, Spanish, Italian, or German. LMU also offers courses in Chinese, Japanese, Modern Greek, or Tagalog.
In the French or Spanish major, as in the German or Italian minor, you will learn grammar and vocabulary through the communicative method. Courses are also offered in composition and in translation. You will study contemporary and historical literature in the original language, and you will have the opportunity to take courses in cinema. The experience provided by language study offers invaluable insight into cultures that are different from ours. And if you are thinking about studying in a foreign country, what better way to experience a foreign language first-hand than through one of LMU's many Study Abroad opportunities? In addition, LMU offers nationally recognized proficiency tests in French and German, which gives you added credibility for prospective employers or schools. If you are an aficionado of language, LMU can help you turn your interest into a successful career!

Meet the Faculty

Rebeca Acevedo
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad de Guadalajara; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Spanish Linguistics, Mexican Spanish, Applied Linguistics, Genre Analysis and Composition as they apply to Spanish, Spanish Language Pedagogy

Jose Ignacio Badenes, S.J.
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Georgetown University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Th.M., Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley; Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.
Spanish Literature and Poetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Spanish and Spanish-American Modernismo, 19th Century Comparative Literature (Spanish and French), Literary Theory, and Interdisciplinary Studies, Cultural Theory

Jennifer Eich
Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Knox College; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Colonial and Contemporary Latin American Literature, Mexican Narrative, Latin American Cultural Studies, Narratology, Spiritual Narratives, Women's Studies

Veronique Flambard-Weisbart
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, and
Director of European Studies
License, Universite de Paris; M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
Contemporary French Novel, Literary Criticism, French and Francophone Film, and Women's Studies

Gordon Gamlin
Assistant Professor of German, and
Director of the Language Center
B.A., University of British Columbia; M.Ed., University of British Columbia; M.A., McGill University; Ph.D., Universitat Konstanz. 18th Century German Literature, Media Studies, Academic Technology

Petra Liedke-Konow
Associate Professor of German
B.A., Universitat zu Koln; M.A., Universitat zu Koln; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles.
19th Century German Literature, German Romanticism, German Expressionism, and German Film

Marc Lony
Associate Professor of French
DEUG, Universite de Paris III; M.A., Universite de Paris VIII; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara.
French Language and Literature, Francophone Literature from French Guiana and the French Caribbean

Aine O'Healy
Professor of Italian and Acting Chair of Women's Studies
B.A., University College/National University of Ireland; M.A., University College/National University of Ireland; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison.
20th Century Italian Literature, Italian Film Studies, Literary Criticism, and Women's Studies

Alicia Partnoy
Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair
B.A., Universidad del Sur; M.A., The Catholic University of America;
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America.
Contemporary Latin American Literature, Latin American Poetry, 'Testimonio', Social Semiotics

Antonia Petro
Assistant Professor of Spanish
B.A., University of Salamanca; M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Peninsular Golden Age Spanish Literature, Colonial and 19th Century Latin American Literature

Careers in Modern Languages and Literatures

In today's global environment, the study of languages is more crucial than ever before, as the world stage is marked by increased political, economic, and cultural interdependence. Graduates of the Modern Languages Department go into a wide variety of careers, including banking, medicine, social work, education, court interpretation, media, government, law, and urban planning.

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