Welcome
to the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures!
Department Chair: Dr. Alexandra Hellenbrand, hellenbranda@appstate.edu
Graduate Program Director: Dr. Beverly Moser, moserba@appstate.edu
Administrative Secretary: Ms. Darlene Ruppert, ruppertdp@appstate.edu
DFLL courses and programs offer access to other cultures through both language and literature, in theory and in practice, in the classroom and abroad, so that our students may engage and function fully in those communities. As we explore a variety of topic areas (such as film and literature, culture and language) in our target languages as well as in English (cross-disciplinary literature in translation), our students develop what we hope will be a life-long appreciation and understanding of the ways in which people of other cultures live, think, and communicate. Indeed, we believe that the teaching and study of foreign languages is essential for "building a curriculum of world citizenship".
DFLL faculty believe that the knowledge we share with our students will enable them to communicate in and to understand the multi-lingual and multicultural world around them, to explore its stories, to participate in the creation of its future. In other words, we believe that foreign languages are literally an invitation to conversation. These conversations, to borrow an image from Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel lecture, are the beauty of Babel. Come join us!
Policy Documents
Mission Statement
DFL&L Office 828-262-3095 |
Master of Arts in Romance Languages with concentrations in French and Spanish Bachelor of Arts with majors in French and Spanish Bachelor of Science in French and Spanish with K-12 teacher licensure Minors in Chinese, French, German, Spanish,and TESL/Applied Linguistics Classes in Arabic, Japanese, Latin, and Russian |
Department Chair: Dr. Alexandra Hellenbrand, hellenbranda@appstate.edu
Graduate Program Director: Dr. Beverly Moser, moserba@appstate.edu
Administrative Secretary: Ms. Darlene Ruppert, ruppertdp@appstate.edu
The Department Chair's Welcome
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DFLL) at Appalachian integrates and supports a broad spectrum of languages and cultures. We offer programs and courses in seven language areas: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish, TESL/Linguistics. The department, with faculty from five continents, literally embodies diversity, interdisciplinarity, and multiculturalism.DFLL courses and programs offer access to other cultures through both language and literature, in theory and in practice, in the classroom and abroad, so that our students may engage and function fully in those communities. As we explore a variety of topic areas (such as film and literature, culture and language) in our target languages as well as in English (cross-disciplinary literature in translation), our students develop what we hope will be a life-long appreciation and understanding of the ways in which people of other cultures live, think, and communicate. Indeed, we believe that the teaching and study of foreign languages is essential for "building a curriculum of world citizenship".
DFLL faculty believe that the knowledge we share with our students will enable them to communicate in and to understand the multi-lingual and multicultural world around them, to explore its stories, to participate in the creation of its future. In other words, we believe that foreign languages are literally an invitation to conversation. These conversations, to borrow an image from Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel lecture, are the beauty of Babel. Come join us!
Policy Documents
Mission Statement
Updated on 06/25/2008 11:43 AM by clarkkr
