Languages and Cultures

Mission Statement

 

We are dedicated to helping a diverse student population acquire the linguistic and cultural competence required of informed global citizens. Our teaching assures an ambitious language curriculum in the basic and intermediate levels of eight languages, and provides the foundation for a major in French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Our department also houses the ESL (English as a Second Language) Program at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. We support the use of innovative technologies in language learning and provide students with a broad range of opportunities to build language proficiency both in and beyond the classroom, including study abroad. Our department also promotes the professional development of language faculty in order to foster a learning environment that benefits from the latest research in second language acquisition and pedagogy.