Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University.

The department offers graduate and undergraduate students unique opportunities for language and culture study. From language classes in Arabic or Hebrew, to culture classes in Chinese, German, Italian, and Japanese, to degree programs in areas including French, Slavic, and Spanish, the department prepares students for a variety of educational and future career opportunities.

Visit the language division sites on the menu bar to the left for more information on specific programs, or click on the links above for general information. The following professors currently lead the department:

Professor William J. Cloonan
Chair and Professor of French

Professor Brenda Cappuccio
Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Spanish

Professor Winnifred Adolph
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of German

• Christian Weber receives essay prize of the Goethe Society of North America. - More ...
• Winnifred Adolph receives national award from the American Association of Teachers of German and the Goethe-Institut. - More...
• Listen to Alec Hargreaves on WNYC - he takes a look at Mehdi Charef, who helped create a new genre of Franco-African literature with his 1983 novel Tea in the Harem. (Interview)
• Expressions maghrébines, the journal started by ICFFS, receives a top ranking among the world’s humanities journals (6/2008). - More...

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