Discover the World at UMass

With over 80 faculty members, 370 undergraduate majors, and nearly 200 graduate students, we are the largest department at UMass Amherst. Our undergraduate and graduate programs provide a rich array of courses, including many taught in English, and a stimulating environment for scholarship, collaboration, and learning.

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A World of Potential Experiences

More than at any other time, communication is at our fingertips. In a global and online world, multilingual individuals realize advantages in professional, cultural, and social spheres.

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Why Learn a Foreign Language?

Communication is at our fingertips. In a global and online world, multilingual individuals realize advantages in professional, cultural, and social spheres. Learning a second language is invaluable in allowing one to build relationships, become immersed in a foreign culture, experience films and literature in their original language, bridge communication gaps, or aid in diplomatic relations. It could even give a potential employee the leg up when applying for competitive positions.

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Additional resources available to the UMass Amherst Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and our affiliated programs.

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