Modern Languages and Literatures
Our classes open the doors of the world, promote cultural understanding, and social justice. Our outstanding professors, study abroad experiences, interdisciplinary research, and community-based learning opportunities, prepare our graduates to find jobs in a variety of fields, including education, law, medicine, business, and the government. We offer B.A programs in French, Modern Languages and Spanish, minor programs in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and a teaching credential in Spanish. Our American Sign Language and Japanese classes are very popular. These vibrant programs teach languages and important aspects of the cultures that speak them, like literature, film, and the arts.
Events
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:00 -0700For the Spring of 2026, the MDLL department welcomes you to the Class of 2026 Senior Awards Ceremony, in the MDLL Village in UNH 3900 at 3:30 PM on April 28. Congratulations...
Phi Beta Kappa | National Honors Society
Congratulations to our MDLL majors and minors who will be inducted in Phi Beta Kappa this year. Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 and as one of the most prestigious academic honor societies, it celebrates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences and champions freedom of thought.
Matthew Barbee (SPAN), Natalie Grant (SPAN), Lacy Green (FREN), Lili Lindahl (SPAN), Aidan Perl (SPAN), Naré Tendjoukian (CHIN), Robert Wuerdeman (SPAN), Evan Zicklin (SPAN)
Congratulations to the LMU Women’s basketball team, the new 2026 West Coast Conference (WCC) outright regular-season champions! And especially to our student, Maya Hernandez, for her selection to the All-WCC First Team. Class of ‘27, Maya is an Entrepreneurship Major & Spanish Minor.
LMU had not produced any First Team All-WCC selection since the 2018-19 season, and Maya now steps into a lineage of excellence that highlights her growth and impact as one of the WCC's top players.
MDLL's New Business Certificates
MDLL offers two new programs starting Fall 2025: Business Chinese Certificate and Business German Certificate.
You can find out more about these programs in our webpage
LMU's Instruction Design Librarian Darlene Aguilar recently taught her first Spanish-language session for a rhetorical arts course, invited by Professor Mónica Cabrera.
Critical Language Pedagogy: Learners as Agents of Social Change
Distinguished Guest Speaker Henry A. Giroux gives a talk on the vital role that critical pedagogy plays in confronting the multiple threats facing education in our times.
Ever wonder what it would be like to learn Chinese? Hear about it from current students taking Chinese language and culture courses!
Many Spanish majors find teaching jobs but have to go back to school to earn their credentials. Learn how your B.A can qualify you to teach high school right away!