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  • Merdre! du théâtre!
  • Jane Tylus to lecture
  • RLL Profs Read and Culleton organize Fluid Culture series
  • October 5-8 OuLiPo@50 Colloquium, Karpeles exhibit now
  • Humanities at the limit graduate student colloquium November 4-5
  • Jean-Jacques Thomas awarded grant
  • NEW! RLL graduate student profiles!

 

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News

  • Read the RLL Newsletter
  • Merdre! du théâtre!
  • Jane Tylus to lecture
  • RLL Profs Read and Culleton organize Fluid Culture series
  • October 5-8 OuLiPo@50 Colloquium, Karpeles exhibit now
  • Humanities at the limit graduate student colloquium November 4-5
  • Jean-Jacques Thomas awarded grant
  • NEW! RLL graduate student profiles!

 

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  • Study Abroad Scholarship Info [PDF format]
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  • Request information on graduate programs

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Programs

Students who want to learn a language for the first time or to brush up on skills they acquired in high school or at home will find useful information under the language programs link.

Students who have already achieved intermediate mastery of the language can choose one of the other links to find out how to do study abroad and earn a major or minor.

Prospective graduate applicants can review the description of our PhD and MA programs.

First-time learners and prospective majors may be interested to know that advanced competence in a language is increasingly recognized as an essential job skill and an incomparable way of enriching your own personal life. For reasons to study abroad and study language and for career options, you may wish to consult the following sites:

  • Education for Global Leadership (Committee for Economic Development)
  • WorldWideLearn: Guide to College Majors in Language
  • NAFSA Survey: Americans Call For Leadership on International Education, 2006
  • American International Education Policy, 2006
  • Legislation Introduced to Dramatically Expand Study Abroad Among American College Students
  • Global Competence and National Needs
  • Knowing Other Languages Brings Opportunities
  • US Department of State International Vacancy Announcements
  • Emploment Opportunities for US Citizens in International Organizations
  • Language Oriented Careers in the Federal Government
  • Why Study French (Richard Shryock of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  • Why Study Spanish
  • Why Study Italian
  • Why Study Portuguese
  • Why Study Catalan

And check out the following titles:

  • The Global Citizen: A Guide to creating an International Life and Career by Elizabeth Kruempelmann
    (Ten Speed Press, 2002)
  • Great Jobs for Language Majors by Julie Degalan
    (McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2000)
  • Opportunities in Foreign Language Careers by Wilma Rivers
    (McGraw-Hill, 2004)
  • Careers for Foreign Language Aficionados & Other Multilingual Types by H. Ned Seelye
    (McGraw-Hill, 2001)
  • International Jobs, Where They Are and How to Get Them by Nina Segal et al.
    (Perseus Books Group, 6th ed., 2003)
  • International Job Finder: Where the Jobs Are Worldwide by Daniel Lauber et al.,
    (Planning Communications, 2002)
  • Work Abroad: the Complete Guide to Finding a Job Overseas by Clayton A. Hubbs
    (Transitions Abroad, 4th ed., 2002)
  • Teaching English Overseas: A Job Guide for Americans and Canadians by Jeff Mohamed
    (English International, 3rd ed. revised, 2003)
  • How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas by Joseph Collins et al.
    (Penguin, 2001)
  • Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others by Bill McMillon et al.
    (Chicago Review Press, 9th ed., 2006)

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