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World Languages

Availability: Gulf Park and Hattiesburg Options

World Languages

Welcome to World Languages! We offer a minor in 18 hours and a major in 30 hours. Take advantage of study abroad opportunities in France, Belgium, Germany, and Spain. We offer courses online and in-class in several languages and language education in Spanish or French. For Gulf Coast students we offer French and Spanish online and Spanish on campus. Stop by and let us talk to you about a bright future in languages.

ApplyThe Sarah Stevenson Johnson ScholarshipThe Hugie Lee Foote, Jr. Endowment

8Programs Abroad
3Language Options
1Only Nationally-Recognized Language Education Program in Mississippi

What Will I Learn?

cross-cultural communication
understanding of cultural differences
knowledge of culturally specific behavior, customs, and values
language competence for speaking, writing, reading and listening
understanding of target culture, history, literature, music, and folklore
appreciation of diversity
sensitivity to cultural issues
awareness of differences in cultural perspectives
global experience
ability to adjust to new environments
ability to interact effectively with peoples of different backgrounds


Cross-Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Perspectives

World Languages faculty are dedicated teachers who develop students cross-cultural sensitivity and a keen awareness of cultural perspectives. We offer a range of courses including Latin American and Francophone culture and history, French and Spanish in the Americas, and topics such as conversation, phonetics, comics, cuisine, and cinema. We help students conduct and present their own research. Faculty research areas include online learning, sociolinguistics, teaching with technology, teacher education, and gender and writing.


Become a Spanish or French Teacher

The World Language (Language Education) program prepares graduates to become credentialed K-12 teachers in Spanish and French.  World Languages faculty are highly specialized teachers who develop students language proficiency, cross-cultural sensitivity and critical awareness of cultural perspectives. We offer a range of courses including Latin American and Francophone culture and history, French and Spanish in the Americas, and topics such as phonetics, comics, cuisine, literature, and cinema. These courses promote critical thinking, language development, and a nuanced understanding of the human experience in different cultural and linguistic contexts. This nationally recognized program also provides research and career training. It offers two different internship or pathway experiences toward career readiness: study abroad and a capstone field placement semester. Graduates of this program wear a special pathway experience cord at commencement ceremonies.


Availability

Degree Plan Availability
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg
Gulf Park, Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg

 

Contact Us

School of Social Science and Global Studies

456 Liberal Arts Building (LAB)

118 College Drive #5108
Hattiesburg, MS 39406

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Email
usmssgsFREEMississippi

Phone
601.266.4964

  • Teacher
  • National Security Officer
  • Translator
  • Hospitality Manager
  • Study Abroad Coordinator
  •  Tourism Manager
  • Jennifer Weir, 2002 and 2009 
    (MATL), French Teacher, Benedict Day School, Hattiesburg, MS
  • Jessica Lamb-Jones, 2006
    Assistant Vice President of Custom Programs, CISabroad, Northampton, MA
  • Matthew Hayden, 2017
    Participated on Teaching Assistant Program (TAPIF) in Metz, France; currently a Ph.D. candidate at Tulane University
  • Christina Rebuffet-Broadus, 2003
    Online business English trainer, course creator and founder of the Speak English with Christina TV Grenoble, France