Modern Languages and Literatures classrooms at OU get makeover

Just in time for the Fall semester, rooms 164, 166 and 168 in South Foundation Hall have been remodeled to offer the latest in learning technology for Department of Modern Languages & Literatures students.

“These updated classrooms will provide our students with the best possible collaborative learning environments,” said Jennifer Law-Sullivan, Ph.D., chair of Modern Languages & Literatures. “The world is evolving because of technological advances and higher education needs to keep pace.”

“We're also hoping to commission original artwork from students from the studio art program to create murals and other pieces for the walls that will reflect the languages and cultures that we study,” added Law-Sullivan.

The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures offers undergraduate degrees in French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Minors are offered in Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Courses in Arabic, Hebrew and Italian are also offered.

Students may also prepare for careers in teaching in the five-year secondary education teaching and certification program (STEP), elect an elementary teaching major in French, German, Japanese or Spanish, or elect a secondary or elementary teaching minor in Chinese, French, German, Japanese or Spanish. Students may also obtain translation certificates in Chinese, French, German, Japanese or Spanish.

Many Modern Language students choose to pair a language major along with a second major in a field such as political science, history, biology, business or computer science.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures also offers excellent study abroad programs and exchange programs with partner universities around the world.