  {"id":849,"date":"2017-08-07T15:07:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:01:25","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/","title":{"rendered":"World Languages and Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(/modern-languages-and-literatures/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/849/responsive-media/cache/modern-languages-and-literatures/wp-content/uploads/sites/177/2018/11/shanghai_studyabroad_homepagehero2-scaled.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2018\/11\/shanghai_studyabroad_homepagehero2-scaled.jpg\" src=\"/modern-languages-and-literatures/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/849/responsive-media/cache/modern-languages-and-literatures/wp-content/uploads/sites/177/2018/11/shanghai_studyabroad_homepagehero2-scaled.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Students jumping in front of Shanghai skyline\"\/><h1 id=\"content-start\">World Languages and Cultures<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-footer\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"column\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/programs-of-study\">Our Programs<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/faculty-and-staff\/\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/about-world-languages-and-cultures\/\">About Us<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\"><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p><strong>Welcome! \u062a\u0631\u062d\u064a\u0628 \u6b22\u8fce Bienvenue! Willkommen \u05d1\u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d4! Benvenuto! \u6b53\u8fce! \ud658\uc601! \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why study a World Language and Culture at Montclair?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Knowing another language opens up a WORLD of job opportunities, a WORLD of travel opportunities, and offers real advantages in the MULTI-CULTURAL WORLD of the humanities, the arts, government, and the sciences.\u00a0 Knowing another language allows for a greater understanding of cultural diversity and allows for better communication skills and social interaction.\u00a0 Students interact with their peers in a language class more than in other classes and learn about others precisely because they consistently engage in &#8220;small talk&#8221; in the language to achieve mastery.\u00a0 Students find friends in language classes which serve as a better welcome\/retention tool than any other.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: World Languages and Cultures Welcomes You\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HoPjGEnbYL4?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Why study a World Language EARLIER rather than later?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because students want to learn more about the world and to widen their horizons when entering MSU.\u00a0 Because students come to know what it means to really communicate in another WORLD LANGUAGE only after being exposed to it and if that comes too late in their time in college, it is too late for them to major or minor in a WORLD LANGUAGE or even double major in a WORLD LANGUAGE and another related discipline.\u00a0 Opportunities to explore the WORLD and its CULTURES are most meaningful to students when offered to them <strong>EARLY<\/strong> so they can decide to go further with their study of WORLD LANGUAGES and CULTURES while they are still at MSU.\u00a0 <strong>PLEASE<\/strong> <strong>make this possible and do not recommend waiting to begin a WORLD LANGUAGE as far too many students are being told to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head.\u00a0 If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2023\/08\/Student-in-Class-041116_7589_CHSS-Classrooms.jpg.3.1x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2023\/08\/Student-in-Class-041116_7589_CHSS-Classrooms.jpg.3.1x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Our Programs<\/h2>\n<p>We offer a diverse range of programs spanning nine languages. In addition to language study, students focus on the literature, cinema, music and other cultural aspects of the countries in which these languages are spoken. Students can major or minor, or even double major or minor, in our diverse areas of study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><\/p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/programs-of-study\">Programs of Study<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>News and Events<\/h2>\n<p><ul class='news-feed horizontal'><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/04\/Jacob-Roby-Wing-Shan-Ho_550X300-copy.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/04\/Jacob-Roby-Wing-Shan-Ho_550X300-copy.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Collage - Jacob Roby and Campus\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/2026\/04\/10\/montclair-student-awarded-highly-competitive-critical-language-scholarship\/\">Montclair Student Awarded Highly Competitive Critical Language Scholarship<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Friday April 10, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/04\/French-Day-photo.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/04\/French-Day-photo.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative image\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/2026\/04\/08\/sharing-french-culture-of-the-world-at-the-2026-french-day\/\">Sharing French Culture of the World at the 2026 \"French Day\"<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Wednesday April 8, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/03\/032026_015093_CHSS-SPARK-Lab-German-Language_MP.jpg.4.2x.generic.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/03\/032026_015093_CHSS-SPARK-Lab-German-Language_MP.jpg.4.2x.generic.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Isabella Zarate Gonzalez, wearing a blue SPARK T-shirt and a green-and-white crochet cardigan, sits at a table holding a worksheet, speaking with an elementary student who is seated around her during a classroom activity.&quot;\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/2026\/03\/24\/from-one-major-to-three-in-four-years-connecting-data-science-german-and-linguistics-at-montclair\/\">From One Major to Three in Four Years: Connecting Data Science, German and Linguistics at Montclair<\/a><\/span><span class='sub-head'>In a German language program for local children and on an archive translation project, Isabella Zarate Gonzalez shows how Montclair\u2019s mix of STEM, world languages and community engagement helped her connect her interests into a single path<\/span><span class='posted'>Wednesday March 25, 2026<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/01\/WLCFrench-Ptissem-Assour.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2026\/01\/WLCFrench-Ptissem-Assour.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"photo of student Ptissem Assou with Eiffel Tower in background\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/2026\/01\/27\/student-profile-ptissem-assou\/\">Student Profile: Ptissem Assou<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Tuesday January 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/news-and-events\/\">More News and Events<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band red no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Careers<\/h2>\n<p>A language degree is incredibly versatile. Our students have landed spots in top graduate programs, with some going on to pursue careers in academia, international relations and government. They\u2019ve also found success in a wide variety of fields such as business, civil service, translation, interpreting and public relations, among others.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/careers\/\">Careers in World Languages and Cultures<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-band scalable image-left\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2018\/11\/MLL_homepage_faculty.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2018\/11\/MLL_homepage_faculty.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Wing Shan Ho in front of white board with Chinese characters written on board\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Our Faculty<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of World Languages and Cultures<span id=\"m_939864774662599875:4q2.1\"><\/span> faculty are specialized in all aspects of the cultures associated with these languages. Their expertise extends from language pedagogy to history, literature, the visual arts and translation.<br \/>\n<\/p><p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/faculty-and-staff\/\">Meet our Faculty<\/a><\/span><\/p><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact World Languages and Cultures<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>Schmitt Hall 222<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-7755\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-7755<\/a><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Email:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"mailto:chssadmin@montclair.edu\">chssadmin@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":739,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"advanced-page.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-849","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4974,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/849\/revisions\/4974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/modern-languages-and-literatures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}