• Degree Programs
• International Business and Languages
• Language Learning
• Placement and Credit
• TU Study Abroad
• Faculty
• A Sample of Course Offerings

Why are TU language graduates so successful in obtaining coveted positions in business, teaching, and the most prestigious graduate schools?

     The answer is simple:  it's what TU graduates can do that sets them apart. Their high achievement typically begins with small, student-centered language classes, continues with a study abroad experience, and concludes with challenging advanced-level courses.

       •  Majors in Spanish, French, German, Russian Studies, and International Business and Language
       •   Minors in Spanish, French, German, Russian, Latin, Greek, and Classical Studies
       •   Certificates in Classical Studies, International Studies, Native American Studies,
          and Women's Studies

Study Abroad
All language students are encouraged to participate in a study abroad program. The Center for Global Education staff provides assistance in arranging an academic term abroad.

The Linguistics Undergraduate Research Group (LURG)
Students interested in exploring linguistics research in a number of areas, including language policy, multilingualism, and psycholinguistics, may contact Dr. Faingold to participate in LURG. Group members have access to computers with the latest technology in linguistics research.

Faculty
The Department of Languages benefits from an outstanding faculty, many of whom have been honored for excellence in undergraduate teaching and service. The many books and articles resulting from their research represent a high level of scholarly achievement in an impressive array of academic fields including Latin American and Spanish prose fiction and poetry, French and Latin Medieval and Renaissance letters, Suetonius, Late Bronze and Early Iron Age literature and warfare, and literary theory including Latin American and Spanish literature, Greek and Latin poetry, French and Latin Medieval and Renaissance letters, Late Bronze and Early Iron Age literature and warfare, applied linguistics, and psycholinguistics.



Classics (Minors in Latin, Ancient Greek; Certificate)
D. Thomas Benediktson, Ph.D., University of Texas, Classics and Comparative Literature

Reginald Hyatte, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, French and Comparative Literature

Victor Udwin, Ph.D., University of California Berkeley, German and Comparative Literature


French (Major and Minor)
Véronique Adam-Conway, Licence, Universite de Strasbourg, French Language

Zita Halka, M.S., Oklahoma State University, French Language

Reginald Hyatte, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, French and Comparative Literature

Lydie Meunier, Ph.D., University of Arizona, French


German (Major and Minor)
David L. Tingey, Ph.D., Washington University, German

Victor Udwin, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, German and Comparative Literature


Russian Studies (Major and Minor)
Elena Doshlygina, Ph.D., Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russian
Languages


Spanish (Major and Minor)
Christopher L. Anderson, Ph.D., Indiana University, Chair, Department of Languages; Spanish
and Comparative Literature

Marta Chamoro, J.D., Universidad de Valladolid, Spanish Language

Eduardo Faingold, Ph.D., Tel-Aviv University, Spanish Language

Tania Garmy, M.A., University of Southern Mississippi, Spanish Language

Gioia Kerlin, Ph.D., University of Colorado, Spanish

Elsa Plumlee, M.A., The University of Tulsa,  Spanish Language

Karen Rubio, M.A., University of Missouri, Spanish Language

Bruce Dean Willis, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Spanish


Professors Emeriti
Lobner, Corinna del Greco, Associate Professor Emerita of Foreign Languages and Comparative Literature,
Ph.D., The University of Tulsa.

Resnick, Melvyn C., Professor Emeritus of Spanish, Ph.D. University of Rochester
 

A Sample of Course Offerings

Spanish
Composition
The Culture of Spain
Latin American Cultures
Business Spanish
The Theatre in Spain
Spanish Film
Narrative Patterns and the Quixote
Poetry of Spain
Poetry of Latin America
History of the Spanish Language
Development of Modern Spanish
Spanish Phonetics
Structure of Modern Spanish
The Novel in Latin America
The Modern Spanish Literature

French
French Conversation
French Translation (I and II)
Business French
Advanced Writing in French
Cinéma et Culture
Topics in Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies
Topics in French Language and Linguistics

German
German Film
German Fairy Tale
German Poetry
History of the German Language
German Authors (Kleist, Goethe, Christa Wolf, Kafka)
Advanced German

Russian
Russian Conversation and Grammar
Russian Culture
Culture of the Soviet Union
Approaches to Russian Literature
20th-Century Russian Literature
Advanced Grammar and Composition

Classics
Beginning and Intermediate Latin
Intensive Classical Greek