Undergraduate Information

Knowing another language is one of the most valuable skills you will ever possess, and learning it at Brooklyn College—located in one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in the world—will be one of the wisest decisions you ever make. You can major in French, Italian, Russian, or Spanish; pick up a minor in any of those languages as well as Chinese or German; and dabble in Arabic, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Japanese, and Portuguese. With fluency in another language—and the cultural connections that are inextricably linked to it—you will not only travel the world with more confidence, but you’ll also become a very desirable candidate for careers in almost any position imaginable, from education to law, international relations to business, and government to the arts, to name just a few.

Language Study in the Age of Globalization

This brochure by the Modern Language Association (pdf) is directed primarily at college students. It explains how knowing other languages enriches students’ personal lives, expands their range of professional opportunities, and increases their power to act as citizens of the world.

Academic Advisement

Program Advisers

Chinese Minor and Concentration

• E-mail Professor Chia-ju Chang

French Major, Minor, and Concentration

• E-mail Professor Bernd Renner, Deputy Chair

German Minor

• E-mail Associate Professor William Childers, Department Chair, and Luis Bernardo Quesada Nieto

Italian and LOTE Advisement

• E-mail Associate Professor William Childers, Department Chair, and Luis Bernardo Quesada Nieto

Russian Major, Minor, and Concentration

• E-mail Associate Professor William Childers, Department Chair, and Luis Bernardo Quesada Nieto

Spanish Major, Minor, and Concentration

• E-mail Associate Professor William Childers, Department Chair, and Luis Bernardo Quesada Nieto

General Questions

For general questions, contact the department between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
E: MLL@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 5451