Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages!

The Department of Modern Languages at Ohio University offers a complete series of courses leading to a bachelor's degree (with or without teaching certification) in French, German, Spanish, and Russian. Courses are also taught in beginning and intermediate Italian.

The diverse course offerings embrace all aspects of language, literature, and culture: reading, conversation, composition, language for business purposes (French, German, and Spanish), language for journalism majors (French and Spanish), civilization, phonetics, stylistics, dramatic performance, methods of language teaching, audiovisual techniques, film, and the opportunity for independent study including study abroad.

Students can benefit from the many services available in the Language Resource Center, located in Gordy Hall. The lab features an outstanding selection of language tapes, films, records, and other audiovisual materials. Language students have access to computer labs that feature Macintosh G3s, Emacs and Gateway computers with Internet and CD-Rom capabilities. A wide selection of language software and multimedia applications is available as well.

Almost all language classes are taught in the completely renovated and expanded Gordy Hall. The Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE), the Linguistics Department, and the Office of Education Abroad are also located here.