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Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages

In this section:

Minor in Modern Languages

Focal Groups

Up one level:

School of Humanities and Sciences

Division Chair: Gabriella Safran

Division Offices: Building 260, Rooms 114-119

Mail Code: 94305-2005

Phone: (650) 724-1333; Fax: (650) 725-9306

Email: dlcl@stanford.edu

Web Site: http://dlcl.stanford.edu

Courses offered by the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages are listed under the subject code DLCL on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.

The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages consists of five academic departments (Comparative Literature, French and Italian, German Studies, Iberian and Latin American Cultures, and Slavic Languages and Literatures), five focal groups (Humanities Education, Performance, Philosophy and Literature, Poetics, and Renaissances) as well as the Language Center, which oversees language instruction at Stanford. All the departments of the division offer academic programs leading to B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. The division brings together scholars and teachers dedicated to the study of literatures, cultures, and languages from humanistic and interdisciplinary perspectives. The departments in the division are distinguished by the quality and versatility of their faculty, a wide variety of approaches to cultural traditions and expressions, and the intense focus on the mastery of languages. This wealth of academic resources, together with small classes and the emphasis on individual advising, creates a superior opportunity for students who wish to be introduced to or develop a deeper understanding of non-English speaking cultures.

The division's departments and the Language Center offer instruction at all levels, including introductory and general courses that do not require knowledge of a language other than English. These courses satisfy a variety of undergraduate requirements and can serve as a basis for developing a minor or a major program in the member departments. The more advanced and specialized courses requiring skills in a particular language are listed under the relevant departments, as are descriptions of the minor and major programs.

The DLCL itself offers one undergraduate minor program, an undergraduate multimedia laboratory course, and several graduate courses focused on the teaching of second languages, the teaching of literature, and academic professionalization.

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