The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Vision:
A renowned international languages and literatures department whose faculty and staff, through their teaching, scholarship and service, offer high-quality education aligned with current standards to students and communities alike.
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Mission:
To educate, motivate, and inspire students to interact with people from other nations and/or cultures in a multiplicity of languages. The Department seeks to develop linguistically proficient and culturally competent individuals who think critically and communicate effectively in local, national, and global communities.
To foster the international exchange of knowledge and information between humanities scholar-teachers and other professionals. Our programs are rooted in diversity within and across cultures. Our instructional methods are aligned with national standards. The foreign language experience at UAB includes classroom learning, scholarship and research opportunities, experiential learning, and extracurricular opportunities.
| Department of Foreign Languages News & Events in Brief |Spanish for Specific Purposes Certificate Announced
Click here for flyer and here for application.
Dr. Lourdes Sánchez-López will be advising and will be available Aug. 14.
She can be contacted at lourdes@uab.edu
Additional information also available on the Spanish page of this site.UAB Spanish Camp Featured on NBC 13
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is
Click here to read the story and watch the segment.
UAB in Perú!
New blog documents students' work in Peru.
UAB Engineering and Public Health students in Peru to build wells and teach water and food safety are documenting their work on a new blog!
Check it out at blogs.uab.edu/uabinperu/
Need Summer Advising?
For summer advising appointments with
Drs. Krista Chambless, John Moore or Malinda O'Leary
please stop by the Dept. of Foreign Languages Main Office (HB 407B)
or email Maggie Davis (mdavis@uab.edu) or Lydia Cowser (spencer@uab.edu) to schedule an appointment.
excited to announce two new minor programs.
Students can now earn a Minor in Chinese or Japanese!
Follow this link to learn more!The Department of Foreign Languages and LiteraturesConsulate General of Japan Now Accepting
Applications for Japanese Government Scholarships
Clilck here for more information.
Presents the 2008 Summer Workshop for Spanish Teachers
"Valores de "se" en español: Análisis y funciones"
A Review for Spanish Teachers
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 1:00-4:00 | UAB Campus, HB 429.
This workshop will be offered to Spanish teachers of Alabama for $75.
Click here for flyer. Click here for registration application.