Wichita State University's Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures,
created in 1984, offers a wide range of world language courses in American Sign Language,
Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish. We also offer
courses in linguistics and teacher education.
Our goal is to enable students to understand the nature and structure of world languages,
their interplay with other humanities disciplines, and the significance of works of
world literature. We also equip learners with tools of communication and provide specialized
vocabulary and translation strategies for types of language frequently encountered
on the job in non-English-speaking countries.
