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Languages and Linguistics

The Department of Languages and Linguistics serves as a portal to global awareness and to understanding, accepting and promoting diversity.

Through language study, students at PSU are exposed to a variety of people, their customs, beliefs, cultures, literature, music, art, film, history and civilizations. Our focus is on the development of language skills, as well as interpretative, critical and creative thinking. We are the students' passage to communicating with others from many parts of the world.

As a student majoring in languages and linguistics, you'll experience

• Majors in French and Spanish, with options in teacher certification
• Minors in French, German, Spanish, Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• Additional courses in Latin and American Sign Language
• Unique language and culture courses, from French criminal justice to medieval Spanish literature
• A Language Learning Resource Center with dedicated multimedia equipment
• Opportunities for study abroad experiences around the world