{"id":4,"date":"2018-06-04T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/world-languages-and-cultures\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:27:17","slug":"world-languages-and-cultures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"World Languages and Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero  has-buttons has-narrative\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"2100\" style=\"object-position: 49.633% 44.833%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/546\/2022\/05\/hero_worldcultures-150x113.jpg 150w\" class=\"wp-image-1276\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">World Languages and Cultures<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text \"><h2 class=\"top-text hero\">Welcome<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-buttons\"><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/programs-of-study\/?progtype=ug\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/clubs-and-honor-societies\/\">Student Organizations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/world-language-placement-exam\/\">Placement Exam<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-narrative\"><p class=\"bottom-text\">Language study at Monmouth University is easy to combine with many major and minor courses of study, and will prove very useful for several jobs and professions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/\" class=\"home\"  >Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/\" class=\"\"  aria-current=\"page\"  >World Languages and Cultures<\/a><\/nav>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - World Languages and Cultures\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/menu-1\"><h2><p  data-menuid=\"1400\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"parent current-page\"   ><span>World Languages and Cultures<\/span><\/p><\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/clubs-and-honor-societies\/\" data-menuid=\"1418\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Student Clubs and Honor Societies<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/faculty\/\" data-menuid=\"1401\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Faculty and Staff<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/programs-of-study\/\" data-menuid=\"1402\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Programs of Study<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-menuid=\"1420\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Resources<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"about-the-department\">About the Department<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Monmouth University students have the opportunity to pursue Major programs of study in Spanish, Spanish and Education, and Spanish and Communication. Minor programs of study in Spanish, Spanish for Business, and Italian are also offered. Courses in Arabic, American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese, French, German, and Latin are also currently offered.<br><br>Linguistic proficiency in a second language and cultural competency are in high demand by employers in many fields, and our graduates leave Monmouth University with language skills and cultural knowledge that make them stand out. In our courses, students practice communication, applying what they learn as they speak, listen, read and write in the language. Culture, literature, film, pronunciation, art, politics, health, media studies, and business are just some of the topics explored in our classes.<br><br>Language study at Monmouth University is easy to combine with many major and minor courses of study, and will prove very useful for almost ever job and profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/programs-of-study\/\">View All Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"we-offer-courses-in-several-languages\">We offer courses in several languages:<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Sign Language (ASL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arabic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chinese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Latin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"many-careers-are-greatly-enhanced-by-language-study-including-careers-in\">Many careers are greatly enhanced by language study, including careers in:<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/placement-policy-in-world-languages\/\">Placement Policy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  role=\"listitem\" class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-world-languages-and-cultures\/clubs-and-honor-societies\/\">Clubs &amp; Honor Societies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"news\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"component-title\">Monmouth News<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-all wp-block-button is-style-2022 with-chevron is-style-in-page-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/school\/foreign-language-studies\">View all World Languages and Cultures News<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-stories-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"news-story has-image\">\n                <div class=\"news-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40802284730\" width=\"667\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/10\/Gac-Artigas-square-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" >\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"news-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"news-date\">Aug. 6, 2025<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"news-title block-title\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-emerita-gac-artigas-publishes-in-literary-magazine-caratula\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Prof. Emerita Gac-Artigas Publishes in Literary Magazine Car\u00e1tula<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"news-story has-image\">\n                <div class=\"news-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40802288008\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/Priscilla-mesa-1-1024x759.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/Priscilla-mesa-1-1024x759.jpeg 1024w, 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                   <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40802286192\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/12\/pris-hablando-3-1024x768.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/12\/pris-hablando-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/12\/pris-hablando-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/12\/pris-hablando-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/\/2024\/12\/pris-hablando-3-150x113.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" >\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"news-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"news-date\">Dec. 21, 2024<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"news-title block-title\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/news\/prof-emerita-gac-artigas-is-guest-speaker-at-ny-literary-event\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Prof. Emerita Gac-Artigas is Guest Speaker at NY Literary Event<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/drotherm\/\">Deborah Rothermund<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Temporary On-Call Office Assistant   <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">World Languages and Cultures<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Plangere Center for Communication, 125<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a 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