General News

The Department of Languages and Culture Studies is pleased to announce new offerings for the Language Placement Test. Students of Chinese and Japanese can now register for the Placement Test either in-person or online. Placement is useful for finding out the best next course level for any individual wishing to study a language. It also […]

This presentation is based on Janzen’s recent book Unholy Trinity: State, Church and Film in Mexico, which argues that the sustained use of religious imagery is a way that Mexican films communicate social and political commentary to their audiences in a simple straightforward way. She gives an overview of how films from the Golden Age […]

Prospective applicants are invited to join an online information session to learn more about the following graduate programs: -Master’s Degree in Spanish -Graduate Certificate in Business Language (German, Spanish) -Graduate Certificate in Translating (French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish) -Graduate Certificate in Translation and Interpreting Studies (English-Spanish) Graduate Program Director at the Department of Languages and […]

LACS Professor of Spanish, Dr. Michael Doyle was inducted into the order of Don Quixote, the top International Award of the Hispanic Honors Society Sigma Delta Pi. Read More

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The Heritage Language Learning Symposium is taking place for the second day today (February 25th, 2021). Yesterday, an engaging array of speakers provided thought-provoking and inspiring presentations. The department is proud of the work Dr. García León and Dr. Fernández Sánchez have done to bring this engaging symposium to UNC Charlotte. Join us today between […]

The Heritage Language Learning Symposium is a virtual event sponsored by the UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Diversity Grant and the CLAS Alumni Council Fall Faculty Grant. It is also supported by the Department of Languages and Culture Studies and the Spanish program. The entire event will be held virtually on February 24-25, 2021 from 10:00am – […]

Japanese for Professions is a virtual seminar, which aims to address “Educating the Educators,” teaching cultural fluency and global competence to attain awareness of diversity of thought, and inclusiveness among students and faculty. This event will take place on February 13, 2021 at 2:00pm-4:30pm EST (11:00am-1:30pm PST) via Zoom. The deadline for registration is February […]

Effective December 31, 2020, the UNC Charlotte Confucius Institute housed in the Department of Languages and Culture Studies has closed. To view the archived website, please see here.

The Department of Languages and Culture Studies denounces the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. We recognize as well that these now familiar names hide countless others. We condemn unequivocally systemic police violence directed against Black people, and the failure of so many institutions both to prevent it and to hold […]