Department of Foreign Languages

Welcome!

The Department of Foreign Languages at the University of North Alabama provides a major in Foreign Languages and Foreign Languages for Commerce, both offer concentrations in French, German, and Spanish. A minor is available. From 6 to 14 credit hours in the same foreign language are required in the general studies component of all Bachelor of Arts programs. The educational facilities of the Department of Foreign Languages are second to none. We have direct satellite feed into all classrooms offering the student educational programming from around the world. With our fully equipped languages laboratory, language students may use multimedia language computer software, Internet based resources, audio, and video to enhance their language skills.

Check the latest edition of GlobalTalk, the Foreign Languages newsletter, for the latest happenings in the department! 

Attention: New requirements for the Foreign Language Major

The following checksheets list the new requirements in the 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog:

• FL Major Checklist Option I
• FL Major Checklist Option II
• FL Major Checklist Option III

Announcements:

• Foreign Languages Newsletter Fall 2012 - GlobalTalk 
• Spanish Conversation Table - Come join the Spanish Conversation Table!!!  Every Wednesday starting at 2:00 PM on the third floor of Wesleyan Hall.  Beginning Spanish speakers always welcome.

CPI Spanish Language School in Costa Rica

Peru 2012 Study Abroad trip with Dr. Infanger

Useful Links:

• Class Schedules
• UNA Bookstore
• Lab Resources
• FL 498 Audio Resources
• Costa Rica Blog



• What can I do with this major? - Recommended Sites
• Language Study In the Age of Globalization: The College-Level Experience
• Knowing Other Languages Brings Opportunities
• Learn more about the Foreign Language Honor Society
• Mission Statement of the Department of Foreign Languages
• Bilinguals Have Faster, More Adaptive Brains When They Get Older, Study Finds



• Travel Abroad Scholarship Application
• Departmental Scholarship Application and Guidelines

The Department of Foreign Languages congratulates Spanish majors Lauren Daley and Stephanie Fitzgerald and Spanish/French major Ashley Grissom as the Fall 2012 recipients of the Foreign Languages Endowed Scholarships