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The World Languages Department at USF currently offers instruction in 11 languages, a B.A. in World Languages and Cultures with 10 concentrations, 9 minors, and hundreds of courses each semester. Come discover new cultures and become a better informed citizen of the world with us. What you learn from our world language & culture programs, you will take with you wherever you go, and cherish it fore
04/30/2026
Congratulations to graduate student colleague Dr. Benjamin Puterbaugh, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Semiotics of Difference: Language, the Body, and Haitian Personhood in the Dominican Republic”. 🎉👏
04/30/2026
Congratulations to graduate student colleague Dr. Tania Ferronato, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, "The Dynamic Nature of Comprehensibility During ITAs’ Oral Language Performances”. 🎉👏
04/29/2026
Congratulations to graduate student colleague Dr. Yuxuan Mu, who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Construction of Chinese Identities and Community: A Linguistics Ethnographic Study of a Chinese Culture-Sharing Club at a U.S University”. 🎉🎊
04/28/2026
Congratulations to graduate student colleague Dr. Nafla Alshahrani, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Complimenting Saudi Diplomats Online: A Crosslinguistic & Cross-Gender Analysis of Syntactic Realizations & Stancetaking in Arabic & English Youtube Comments”. 🎉👏
04/28/2026
Congratulations to graduate student colleague Dr. Jihye Kim, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “MALL For Lifelong Learning: Older Adults’ Self-Directed Language Learning via Duolingo”. 🎉✨
04/23/2026
Check out these exciting classes we will be offering in the Fall! 🍂
04/10/2026
Join us for the 2026 WLE Colloquium!
🗓️Friday April 17
⏰9:15am-4:00pm
📍Cooper Hall
03/31/2026
Bonjour!
Check out some of the French classes were are offering in the Fall!
03/31/2026
Are you in a very classics time of your life?🏺
Then check out some of the courses we are offering in the Fall!
03/19/2026
Fall registration is right around the corner! 🍂🍁
Check out some of the courses we're offering
