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Communication is the key

University of South Florida
World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
CPR 419
Tampa, Florida 33620
Tel: 813-974-2548
Fax: 813-974-1718
E-mail: Department Staff

The State of Taste Conference
March 28-29, 2008

Summer 2007/Fall 2008 Course Offerings
Fantastic Films of Early German Cinema
20th Century French Drama and Poetry
French Conversation II

Department Information

Mission Statement

Faculty & Staff Listing

Associated Programs

English Language Institute

French MA program description

USF Study Abroad Programs: Experience our Global Community

Latin American & Caribbean Studies

En Línea en USF: Distance Learning Spanish Courses

French in Action au USF: Distance Learning French Telecourse

College of Education: Foreign Language Education
Language Lab
Linguistics
ICC Class Schedule - Current Semester | Upcoming Semester
Spanish Program

Internet Resources

Deutsch im Netz; Foreign Language Resources
: French Resources for USF - Cocorico
: German Resources in the WWW; Less Commonly Taught Language
: Spanish Resources in the WWW

WLE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

Oktoberfest 2005
German at USF Newsletter

WLE Pedagogic Philosophy
Languages are one of the key foundations of humanistic studies and inquiry; they are in fact at the base of all learning. World Languages is the most diverse department in the university with respect to the number of different degree programs offered as it includes Classics, Modern languages, and Linguistics. Nevertheless, all of these different programs are united by their teaching of and investigation of languages in their cultural, linguistic, literary, and social contexts. Students with preparation in our degree programs will have a sound humanistic basis on which to engage in all kinds of professions upon graduation.

Faculty who teach in the department typically have degrees in fields such as Classics; Foreign Languages, Literature, and Culture; Linguistics; Comparative Literature and/or Film Studies. The increasingly interdisciplinary nature of contemporary higher education means that this list should not be construed as exclusive.

A primary goal of the teaching of languages in the department is to enable students to communicate effectively on as many levels of discourse as possible and at the same time to understand the cultures with which these languages are inextricably bound. In addition to imparting to its students the means with which to communicate with the rest of the world the department strives to have its students understand that world from a humanistically informed stance.

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