World Languages & Cultures

New first-year and transfer students and current students can sign up for appointments to take the language assessment in five languages.  See dates and instructions below.

The Association of College & University Educators selected two Elon faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences to include in their online Course in Effective Teaching Practices, which features 22 experts in college instruction and showcases footage of exemplary instruction by 52 faculty members across colleges and universities nationwide. 

See the departmental website for the schedule.  Read below to determine if you need to take (or retake) a language assessment.

In the most recent issue of Teaching German, the associate professor of German provides evidence that serious, sustained cultural study in beginning and intermediate language courses increases student engagement, enrollment persistence and students’ perceptions of the importance of language proficiency.

Four members of Elon's faculty and staff along with 19 retiring employees were honored May 10 for excellence and service to Elon.

Elon joined theaters, universities and organizations across the country in participating in National Jewish Theater Foundation's 3rd Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Play Readings

The 50th anniversary of the classic novel by Gabriel García Márquez was celebrated by a collaborative effort to read the famous novel aloud.

Lauren Salig '17, a psychology and Spanish double major from Downingtown, Pennsylvania, will travel to South America as part of a federal program that builds good will between the United States and people of other nations. 

Kailyn Schmidt, a 2016 Strategic Communications graduate, has been spending the 2016-17 academic year studying, living, and working in Germany as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals.

From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., students and faculty members from the Department of World Languages and Cultures and staff members from the Global Education Center will be available in Carlton Commons to answer questions about language majors and minors, regional studies programs and global engagement opportunities.