Modern Languages
OKCU Modern Languages Students:
- have great opportunities for study abroad—and getting funds to help pay for it!
- tutor and teach kids at area schools and are involved with other community outreach initiatives
- have majors and minors that pair well with other programs for a broader educational experience
- win Fulbright scholarships to study and teach abroad after graduation
- have a 100% success rate getting into post-graduate programs in law, medicine, education, etc.
- get great jobs in schools, mission work, local law enforcement, businesses and English programs abroad, the U.S. Foreign Service, the FBI and other government agencies
What we do for you:
- Give you practical tools you can use in the world of business, government, and other professions,
- Give you a broad understanding of other cultures, which is an integral part of a liberal arts education.
The program features lecture/lab classes taught by native and near-native speakers. A computer lab features Modern Language learning/review programs. Foreign study is encouraged.
Why study a foreign language?
Language Study:
- increases test scores in English vocabulary;
- increases your skills at drawing inferences;
- increases your memory functions;
- increases your test scores on creativity;
- helps you learn how to learn;
- provides you with marketable skills;
- allows you to see how other cultures deal with their history, politics and art;
- helps you to communicate with people in the U.S. whose native language is not English;
- makes you aware of your own culture and your unique self;
- enables you to enjoy international travel more fully.
Study Abroad
OKCU offers opportunities to study abroad including:
- Summer of intensive Spanish language and/or literature in Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Semester of intensive Spanish language and/or dramatic arts in Barcelona, Spain.
Please see our further offerings a the site of our Office for Global Engagement.