Welcome to UMSL and to the Department of Language and Cultural Studies! My colleagues and I are proud to be a part of this international campus community. We’re here to help you whether you are continuing on your language-learning journey or just looking for a new language and culture to explore. Please take a few moments to watch our video and see where languages can take you!
I look forward to answering any questions you may have!
Sandy Trapani
trapani@umsl.edu
We proactively and judiciously use technology to provide students with a broad range of opportunities to build language proficiency. These tools allow all students to access course content from wherever they are and better connect classroom activities with real-world applications.
Our dedicated faculty work within their disciplines, across departments, and with the local community to give students a chance to apply their language and culture skills in a variety of professional, social, and creative settings. We also facilitate various Study Abroad experiences - from short-term faculty-led programs to year-long programs - that students regularly describe as “life-changing”.
The combined effect of our efforts empowers students with the ability to communicate cross-culturally and inspires in them a lifelong interest in the study of languages and cultures.
