Why Study Languages?
Set yourself apart from other job applicants and open more doors to a wider range of career opportunities!
Employers value learning another language, and the study of World Languages allows you to communicate with people from other cultures, think critically, and be culturally aware.
The Department provides students with linguistic proficiency and cultural frameworks that promote professional skills across languages for an increasingly connected world. Check out our Majors, Minors, and Certificates to discover what the study of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures can offer!
Learning Outcomes for the Study of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
The two-semester language requirement provides students with the linguistic and communicative skills to interact in basic transactions with people from the target culture. Students also develop skills, knowledge, and perspectives that will help them gain intercultural awareness, make comparisons and connections between the language studied and their own, and use the language to interact and collaborate with their own community and the globalized world.
Speak at an Advanced Low oral proficiency in the target language.
Write at an Advanced Low written proficiency in the target language.
Use the target language to discuss major topics related to the cultures of countries where the target language is spoken.
Use the target language to discuss the literary works of major authors of countries where the target language is spoken.
- Conduct research in different areas of the field of World Languages: literature, culture, pedagogy, and applied linguistics.
- Use the target language to write about major literary works in Italian, Spanish or Spanish-American literature.
- Use the target language to write about topics related to the cultures of Italy, Spain or Spanish America.
- Use the target language to analyze Italian or Spanish grammar as well as to analyze the target language structure.
Student Resources
World Languages Study Hall
Join Us!
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.
Department of World Languages
Williard DiLoreto, D403
Need a place to study? Stop by the World Languages Study Hall!
Questions?
Contact Dr Rutherford - j.rutherford@ccsu.edu
The Italian Resource and Culture Center at Central (IRCC) was first established at Central Connecticut State University in 2004 in collaboration and with donations from the Consulate General of Italy in NYC, the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), the Connecticut Italian American Legislative Caucus Educational Fund Incorporated, the Connecticut Italian Teachers Association (CITA), and donations from the Central community at large.
L'oretta Del Caffe - Italian Resource Center
Location: Elihu Burrit Library, Room 304
Dates: March 13th & April 17th
Times: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Lunar New Year Celebration
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Alumni Hall
Sponsored by Asian American, Asian, and Pacific Islander Center, Mosaic, and Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies
Talking Tuesdays
A series of inspiring stories and conversations with successful Latino/a/x and Caribbean leaders.
Dr. Eilyn Lombard Cabrera
Assistant Professor, Spanish
February 18th, 2025
Tuesdays once a month throughout the semester at 3 p.m.
Location: Elihu Burritt Library, 4th floor, suite 408
Join online: https://bit.ly/34vNsvp
For further information, please contact us at LALCC@ccsu.edu or call 860.832.0056
Paranoia and Conspiracy in Contemporary Latin American literature
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Workshop with Students
- "From Columbus's Diaries to Contemporary Literature"
- Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Willard DiLoreto Hall, Room D205
Public Lecture
- "Paranoia and Conspiracy in Contemporary Latin American Lit."
- Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
Co-sponsored by the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Cross-Cultural Medical Encounters
Led by Dr. Jessica Rutherford
Jesuit Missionary, medicine in Brazil, Mexico, and Japan, 1549-1650
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Central Community Health Education Clinic.
180 Paul Manafort Dr.
New Britain, CT
Dr. Rutherford's talk explores how Jesuit missionaries used local medicinal knowledge and plants in their evangelization from 1549 to 1650. This is not only aided conversion but also supported trade through the Jesuit network, blending religion, science, and commerce. The study reveals the global and cross-cultural dimensions of Jesuit missions during this period.
Central Clinic contact information:
Phone: 860.832.0235
Email: clinic@ccsu.edu
Social: @central.communityclinic
Wisdom Wednesdays
Latinx Artist Christy Road's Next World Tarot Deck: A Non-Binary & Queer Spin on the Traditional Tarot Deck,
Dr. Jessica Rutherford (Assistant Professor, Spanish).
Date: April 9th, 2025
Once a month, on a Wednesday, throughout the semester.
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Elihu Burritt Library, 4th Floor, Suite 408
Online participation: TBA
A series where faculty, graduate, and undergraduate researchers share their inspiring research in ALL academic disciplines that relate to Latin American, Latino, and/or Caribbean Studies.
for further information, please contact us at LALCC@ccsu.edu or 860.832.0056
Japanese Language Learning Club
Meeting Time:
Mondays and Tuesdays
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Location: WillardDiLoretto, W306
All Levels Welcome!
Join the CCSU Japanese Language Learning Club! Whether you're a beginner or advanced, our club is a great opportunity to practice Japanese with your peers, get help with your Japanese class, and immerse yourself in interactive language activities. All levels are welcome to join our friendly and supportive community. Let's enhance our Japanese skills together!
For more information, please contact club president Liam Bishop at: liam.bishop@my.ccsu.edu
Join our Discord for helpful resources:
https://discord.gg/txrjr7mrqc
Spanish Club
Meeting Time: Thursdays at 5 p.m.
Meetings will occur weekly at Willard-DiLoretto, W306
Anyone is welcome! No prior Spanish knowledge is needed!
For any questions, contact:
b.peterson@my.ccsu.edu
Japanese 112 students are encouraged to see their Teaching Assistants for extra help or practice.
Office Hours:
Liam Bishop リアム・ビショップ
Office and Office Hours: WD D403-01 Tutoring, Mondays 1:00-2:00pm.
Audrey Lane オードリー・レイン
Office and Office Hours: WD D403-01 Tutoring, Wednesdays 11:00-12:00pm.
Ray Monaccio レイ・モナッキオ
Office and Office Hours: WD D403-01 Tutoring, Tuesdays 12:00-1:00pm.
