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Modern Languages & Cultures, Chair

Dr. Terry May

Office: B-113
Email: tmay@sjfc.edu
Phone: (585) 385-8215

Welcome Modern Languages & Cultures

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures prepares students to participate in today’s global society. The international market requires diversity, cultural awareness, and linguistic facility. Many students choose a language major or minor to prepare for work in fields including domestic and international business, government, historical and medical research, computer science, teaching, interpreting, and translation.

Major programs are available in French and Spanish. German and Italian are offered only as minors with additional coursework offered in cooperation with the Foreign Language Department of Nazareth College. For those students who have not attained reading proficiency in a foreign language, Literature in Translation courses provide the opportunity to explore non-Anglo-American traditions in cinema, literature, and culture.