2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
School of Languages and Cultures
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Overview
About the Languages and Cultures Program
Our School offers undergraduate courses in language, literature, linguistics, culture, civilization, and film. We provide instruction in the target languages as well as some courses in English, in face to face, online, and blended formats, and instruction for heritage speakers of Chinese and Spanish.
Language clubs and honorary societies, guest lectures, international film series, coffee and tea conversation hours, and theater performances help enhance our students’ knowledge and experience of other languages and cultures.
SLC faculty members cover a richly diverse range of research areas and have received international acclaim for their scholarship, as well as many prestigious teaching awards for their performance in the classroom. The following notable scholarly publications are edited by faculty and staff in the department: Proceedings of the Japanese Literary Studies (PAJLS), Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures (PSRL); and Global Business Languages.
One of SLC’s strengths lies in its offerings of classes in languages for specialized purposes. These classes equip students with the practical communication skills they will need for using the target language while studying or traveling abroad, participating in internships, or preparing for globally oriented career paths. Such classes include business and scientific language classes at various levels and languages, as well as Medical Spanish and Spanish for the Professions. Certificates of achievement in languages for specialized purposes are in development and will give students tangible documentation of their practical language coursework; for an example, click here to view the one already available in German.
SLC is home to the Confucius Institute at Purdue (CIP). CIP strives to promote the understanding of China by initiating and fostering Chinese language and cultural programs at Purdue and the community. In particular, CIP provides language and cultural education in business, engineering, community engagement and K-12 language education.
The Center for Technology-Enhanced Language Learning and Instruction (TELL Center) supports technology-oriented research and development applicable to foreign language instruction. The Center is committed to disseminating and sharing research results and developed products through a variety of channels for the betterment of the field of foreign language education. The Center has developed an online speaking practice/assessment/research platform, Speak Everywhere. It has been fully commercialized by e-Language Learning LLC and is available world-wide. For inquiries, use the Inquiry/Support link of the product website.”
Study abroad is an important part of a language education, and our faculty and staff work in close collaboration with the Office of Programs for Study Abroad to find our students the best university programs in other countries. We are housed in Stanley Coulter Hall, near the Purdue Bell Tower, and right behind the Lion Fountain.
We have several state-of-the-art computer laboratories specially equipped to enhance Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). We look forward to meeting you and sharing our languages and cultures with you.
Faculty
https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/slc/directory/index.aspx
Contact Information
School of Languages and Cultures
Purdue University
640 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2039
Main Office: 765-494-3828
Fax: 766-496-1700
Academic Advising Office
BRNG 1114
Phone: 765 494-3670
Fax: 765 496-1910
Undergraduate Prospective Students
BRNG 1168
Phone: 765 494-6291
Fax: 765 496-1910
Email: newstudent@purdue.edu
Graduate Information
For Graduate Information please see Languages and Cultures Graduate Program Information .
ProgramsBaccalaureate
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