About Modern Languages

The Department of Modern Languages offers programs of study that reflect its desire to encourage both mastery of one or more foreign languages and an overall appreciation of the cultural contexts in which they occur. The Department serves the Core Program, Bachelor of Arts degree major and minor language candidates, students whose degree programs require studies in languages, and students who – for professional or personal reasons – wish to broaden their cultural background.

The study of French, German, Japanese, Spanish, or Spanish Education at Elizabethtown College unites practical training in language skills with an understanding of culture, history, and literature.

These goals are realized through:

Classes

A diverse curriculum with offerings in language, culture, conversation, reading, translation, literature, film, and business that fosters international and cross-cultural perspectives

Abroad

Experiences in a foreign setting where students live alongside and learn from people from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds

Faculty

Mentoring from professors that prepares students to be life-long learners and productive citizens, leaders, and professionals

We join the pragmatic virtues of a usable skill with the humanistic values of a liberal arts education for a learning journey that has the power to transform our students into global citizens, humanists, and productive professionals