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Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

The department’s programs take direct and communicative approaches to mediate language and cultural experience. Students gain advanced proficiency in both receptive and productive skills 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, students receive the tools to foster intercultural understanding as the basis for social harmony and social justice.

LMU offers the following language programs:

• Chinese
• Filipino
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Spanish: all students are strongly encouraged to study in Latin America and Spain. In recent years, students have taken advantage of programs in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Spain to enhance their education and opportunities.