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Modern Languages and LiteraturesDepartment Chairperson: Childers, WilliamLocation: 4239 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5451 Fax: 718-951-4235 
The Brooklyn College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is dedicated to educating students with respect to language, literature, culture, and cross-cultural diversity. The department presents students with options from satisfactorily fulfilling the College language requirement to preparing for entry in a doctoral program. We offer bachelor of arts degrees in French, Italian, Russian, or Spanish as well as minors in Italian American studies, Italian international studies, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, or Spanish. In addition, we offer a bachelor of arts degree in adolescence education for French, Spanish, or Italian teachers, as well as a concentration in Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, or Spanish for education majors in the following programs: early childhood education teacher (birth-grade 2); childhood education teacher (grades 1-6). We provide expert instruction at all levels to impart language proficiency. Students in basic courses are equipped with linguistic and cultural competency as well as adequate preparation for pursuit of an advanced degree in foreign language, literature, and culture. The department also places a great deal of emphasis on transitional courses that allow students to take higher level courses, whether their goal be to major, minor, or simply heighten their expertise in language, literature, and culture. Students, at whatever level, receive the amount of instruction in language, literature, and culture to continue on to the next step if they so wish. Linguistic and cultural competence is essential for students preparing to be high school foreign language teachers. The department ensures that these students also have a command of the methodology of teaching language. Neither does it ignore the importance of literature, because these students will teach it at the high school level, and also because students frequently change their career goals and enroll in a doctoral program in literature. Our graduates frequently apply their language and literature skills, not only in secondary education, but in careers in the nonprofit, business, and governmental worlds. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department.
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