Languages at Dal

Why study languages at Dal?

Whether you want to major in a language, add a language minor to another program, or simply take a course or two, you can take advantage of Dalhousie’s remarkable strengths in language teaching and scholarship.

Dal's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers programs in some of the languages most commonly spoken around the world.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in French; undergraduate degrees in German, Russian and Spanish; and rich and dynamic Minors in Arabic, Italian and Chinese (Mandarin).

Dalhousie also has a unique position as a centre where the Classical languages of Greek, Hebrew, and Latin, the sources of many modern languages, are taught within a programme of study of Ancient cultures which retain real relevance to contemporary world issues.

We also offer a Certificate in Intercultural Communication that links language learning to cultural competency in a world of rapid and intensifying exchanges.

Learn more about our language programming offerings and read about some of our students' experiences studying languages at Dalhousie University by checking out dal.ca/languages

Congratulations to Robyn Easton who is this year's recipient of the French Department's Ruth Murray Scholarship! Read more about Robyn's stellar achievements in French here: https://bit.ly/321uqtu

Congratulations to Ana-Maria Garniceanu for being this year's recipient of the French Department's Sabah Metlej Scholarship! Read more about Ana-Maria's achievements: http://bit.ly/2ZvhJWy

Congratulations to Layla Gibson, who is this year's recipient of the French Department's Prix de l’Ambassadeur de Suisse au Canada! Layla, Rousseau would be proud and so are we! 🇨🇭

You can read messages of congratulations to Layla from our faculty at http://bit.ly/2ZvhJWy

The French Department would like to congratulate Elizabeth Scott-Black, this year's recipient of the University Medal in French and the Marcelle Cendres Sandhu Memorial Prize! You can read more about Elizabeth's outstanding achievements here: https://bit.ly/2ZvhJWy

Dalhousie Art Gallery's Russian Revolutions film program continues on November 30th at 7pm with Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark. Admission is free!

Chinese Studies will be hosting a calligraphy demonstration and competition with Dr Lei Jiang on November 21st at 2:30 in the McCain Fireside Lounge. All welcome!

Are you thinking about studying abroad in France? Come and learn more about study and work opportunities this Friday from 1-2 in the International Centre!

Free Film Screening: Russian Studies will be showing Andrei Tarkovsky's 1975 film The Mirror at the Dalhousie Art Gallery tomorrow night at 7pm as a part of the Russian Revolutions Film Program. Admission is free and open to the public!

The German Department will be hosting a free film screening of Oskar Roehler's Die Unberührbare on November 7th! The show starts at 7pm in Kenneth Rowe 1009. Admission is free.

Join the French Department this Friday for their lecture series!

This week Vincent Masse will be speaking on "Ambassades animales d'Asie, réelles et littéraires : éléphants et rhinocéros en Europe au XVIe siècle". The talk is at 3:30 in McCain 1102, followed by a wine and cheese reception in the French Department. All are welcome! Please note that the talk will be in French.

This Thursday the Spanish & Latin American Department will be hosting Rebecca Lane on "Hip-Hop Activism: Reflections on Current Challenges Facing Guatemala". 2:30-4:30 in Rowe 1009!