Department of Modern Languages
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to Study French!
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to Study German!
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Why Study Latin and Greek?
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Study Spanish!
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Proficiency in a foreign language is an important part of a broad general education. Foreign language study helps you better understand and appreciate peoples around the world and, regardless of what career you intend to pursue, you will find that being able to communicate in a second language will be an asset.
Will a foreign language really help? It certainly will! It heightens global awareness and fosters the skills necessary to participate effectively and peacefully in a competitive international environment. It also challenges Western society's understanding of itself and helps us to find new ways of understanding the world.
Click on the following links to obtain information about the French major or minor, German minor, or Spanish major or minor. Click here for information about the Spanish Master's Degree. Click here for information about the new Middle Eastern Studies Program. We also offer courses in Arabic, Chinese, Classical Greek, Italian, Japanese, and Latin (check the "Course Descriptions" link above).
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The Modern Languages Department
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Ave., RT 1619
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Rhodes Tower, Room 1619
1860 East 22nd Street
Phone: 216.687.4645
Fax: 216.687.4650
E-mail: modlang@csuohio.edu