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Department of Foreign Language

Real-World Experience

  • ACU's Study Abroad site in Montevideo, Uruguay, is an excellent opportunity for first-hand cultural and language learning.
  • Classes are taught with a strong oral emphasis, essentially using the foreign language to converse.
  • "The Parlor" is a center for cross-cultural interaction and
    world-wide information access, an area dedicated to personal interaction with students from many cultures. Enhancements include computers, VCR/televisions (with cable) and audio equipment to be used in conjunction with an extensive collection of video and audio tapes.

Exceptional Degrees

  • Students are prepared for careers in teaching, international business, government service, mission work, marketing and bilingual services.
  • Recent foreign language graduates are high school Spanish teachers, college professors, translators, and business professionals with organizations such as World Relief International, Eurocopter and more.
  • Distinguished alumni include Ken Cukrowski, associate dean of the ACU Graduate School of Theology; Sherry Bennett Farris, Bible translator in Guinea, West Africa; and April Ewing McBride, professor of spanish at Baylor University.

Faculty Who Make the Difference

  • Many of the foreign language professors are native speakers of the language they teach.
  • Faculty members are frequently called on to act as
    consultants for international businesses in areas such as
    language translation and foreign cultures.

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Majors Offered

  • Spanish
  • International Studies

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