MODERN LANGUAGES
  Fall 2007 Linguistics Faculty/Staff LRC Ciné World Longest Lecture  

    Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Mississippi. We are proud of our outstanding faculty and strong tradition of scholarship and dedication to teaching. The Department of Modern Languages offers a B.A. in Chinese, French, German, Linguistics and Spanish. Students may pursue advanced proficiency in a foreign language through classes taken on the Oxford campus or through a combination of courses taken on campus and overseas, at one of the university's study abroad sites. Undergraduate minors can be pursued in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Linguistics, Russian and Spanish. Information on study abroad programs is available from the Office of Study Abroad. Students wishing more detailed information on the department's undergraduate programs may contact the following faculty advisors:

    French: Prof. Michael Danahy
    German: Prof. Eva-Maria Metcalf
    Spanish: Prof. Luanne Buchanan
    Chinese: Prof. Yi Lin
    Japanese: Ms. Kaoru Ochiai
    Italian: Prof. Angela Tumini
    Linguistics: Prof. Allison Burkette
    Portuguese: Ms. Julia Bussade
    Russian: Dr. Valentina Iepuri
    TESL: Prof. Esim Erdim

    In addition to the undergraduate offerings, the Department of Modern Languages offers an M.A. in Modern Languages with specializations in French, German, Spanish and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). The M.A. in Modern Languages with specializations in French, German and Spanish consists of advanced coursework in the language, literature and culture of the target language. Students with advanced proficiency in one of these languages may be considered for teaching and/or research assistantships while pursuing their graduate studies. The M.A. with a specialization in TESL focuses on language teaching pedagogy, linguistics and cross-cultural pragmatics. More detailed information on these programs of study may be obtained from Dr. Felice Coles, Director of Graduate Studies, or Dr. Esim Erdim, Director of the TESL program.

    Important New Policy for Fall 2007:

    As of Fall 2007, no grade lower than C will be counted in classes students use toward majoring or minoring in Modern Languages.

    MA Initiative for Language Teaching Assistants (MILTA)

    Click below to obtain information on Scholarships Available for the MA Degree at the University of Mississippi!

    Spanish Kindergarten in Oxford, MS!

    Click below to hear an interview with the teacher broadcasted by MPB - May 2007

    For more complete information on the department's course offerings and degree programs, please contact us at:

    Department of Modern Languages
    C-115 Bondurant
    PO Box 1848
    University of Mississippi
    University, MS 38677-1848
    Phone: 662-915-7298
    email: mfilippi@olemiss.edu

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