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Minor in Chinese

The minor in Chinese offers students the opportunity to study one of the rapidly developing ancient cultures of the world. The emphasis is on developing strong language skills: oral communication and the reading of texts.

Chinese concentration in the BA in Foreign Languages

The concentration in Chinese prepares students for teaching careers at the secondary school level, graduate study in Chinese, and research and professional work in government and private enterprise. Language majors with Chinese concentration are encouraged to complete a minor or, if possible, a secon...

BA in Foreign Languages

The BA in foreign languages prepares students for teaching careers at the secondary school level. Many go on to graduate study in language as well as research and professional work in government and private enterprise. Students chose a concentration in Chinese, French or Spanish.

Peiyu Yang

Peiyu Yang

Peiyu Yang received her PhD from the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in 2019, with a concentration in Modern Arabic Literature. Her current project relates to issues of transnational cultural influence and textual exchange, with a particular focus on Nahdawi translation practices. H...

Spanish concentration in the BA in Foreign Languages

The concentration in Spanish provides students with an opportunity to study the Spanish language in the context of the many Spanish-speaking communities across the globe.  Students learn about the culture of the Hispanic world and can function as an educated person in any of the 20 Spanish-speaking c...

French concentration in the BA in Foreign Languages

The concentration in French provides students with the opportunity to study traditional academic fields like language, literature, and the culture of French and less traditional subjects such as film studies and the Francophone literatures of the Caribbean, Quebec, and Africa. This unique combination...

Hongmei Sun

Hongmei Sun

Hongmei's research interest is around Chinese traditions in a cross-cultural context. Her manuscript, entitled Transforming Monkey: Adaptation and Representation, explores how the Chinese classic Journey to the West has been adapted in recent history from China to the United States, and how such adap...