World Languages and Cultures

World Languages and Cultures The Juniata Advantage ● Study Abroad: Juniata has study abroad programs on every continent except Antarctica and scholarship opportunities for international study. If you plan to pursue a Program of Emphasis (POE) in French, German, Russian, or Spanish and Hispanic Cultures, you will be required to study abroad. If you choose another POE, you can still incorporate language study as well as study abroad into your academic work. You can also choose to take part in international service learning trips to Mexico, Northern Ireland, Guatemala, and The Dominican Republic. ● Intern Abroad: Take advantage of extensive opportunities in international internships.

Recent graduates have completed internships in a second language at NGOs, government offices, and private businesses in locations such as Paris, Strasbourg, Brussels, and Madrid. ● Make a Local Impact: Become a part of one of Juniata’s most successful outreach programs, Language in Motion, which encourages international students, heritage speakers, and students studying languages to give presentations to K-12 students throughout central Pennsylvania.

“I had never been abroad before, but Juniata gave me two opportunities to travel before my sophomore year. Also, I feel so comfortable at Juniata.

My mom even asks me when I return to campus, ‘Did you make it home yet?’”

—Dennis Wilt ’18 SPANISH WITH A SECONDARY EMPHASIS IN GERMAN

Juniata’s Outcomes

A Sampling of Courses

Our recent graduates are employed by the Institute of International Education, the French Ministry of Education, the American Council for International Education, and several private and public secondary schools. They land careers in industry, education, government, and public interest. Others are attending graduate school at places like Georgetown University and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Art and Activism in Latin America East European Film French Cinema French-English Translation German Cinema German Courtly Literature Hispanic Poetry and Pop Culture Medicine and Literature Science Fiction, the Other Side of Europe Sociolinguistics Tolstoy Women in French Culture

Our Recent Graduates ● Neal Donovan ’16 received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ● Becca Hendricks ’14, who studied Spanish and pre-health at Juniata, is pursuing a graduate degree in public health, after being inspired during study abroad in several countries. ● Erin Netoskie ’16 received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Vienna, Austria. ● Joel Slaff ’14 is working as a translation coordinator at ICON Pharmaceuticals in Raleigh, N.C. ● Amanda Waller ’14, who studied French at Juniata, currently attends Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. ● Nikea Ulrich ’17 was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research at the Institute of Space Medicine at the German Aerospace Center in Cologne, Germany.

A World Languages and Cultures POE Story Juniata offers POEs in French, German, Russian, and Spanish/Hispanic cultures. Here, learning the culture, literature, and history of countries where Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and Russian are spoken is just as important as learning the language. So go ahead: explore the world. Studying abroad will expand your global understanding and your opportunities after college.

We have dual-degree programs with partner institutions in France and Germany. And, German offerings have recently expanded at Juniata, with students taking part in an intensive German summer program in Vienna, Austria. Here, you can earn K-12 teaching certification in French, German, and Spanish. Or, if you’re interested in a POE outside of the world languages and cultures department, you can pursue a secondary emphasis in a language we offer or in linguistics or Chinese.

Faculty At Juniata, 93 percent of faculty hold the highest degree in their field. In the WLC department, 100 percent of faculty have earned Ph.D.s, and they serve, first and foremost, as professors. In addition to receiving many awards for their distinguished teaching, they’ve authored and co-authored numerous articles, led service-learning trips and hold numerous professional association affiliations. Two have participated in National Endowment for the Humanities faculty seminars. Together, the world languages and cultures faculty have taught and done research in Guatemala, Poland, Russia, Ecuador, Peru, Spain, and Germany. Each year, Juniata also hosts visiting language instructors who are native speakers of French, German, Russian, and Spanish.

World Language and Cultures Department Chair: Michael Henderson, Chair, B.A., M.A., Arizona State University, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara.

These are just a few of the reasons that Juniata’s international programs have been honored by NAFSA: the National Association of International Educators. And, we’ve recently added exciting new secondary emphases in Linguistics and Chinese Studies.

Juniata has also recently been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation— as part of a consortium of 10 Pennsylvania liberal arts colleges—to expand study abroad offerings as well as add language courses not previously offered, among other collaborations. Regardless of which language(s) you study, fluency in a second language is an immensely marketable skill that will help you thrive while traveling or pursuing an international career. But don’t just take our word for it.

“Juniata is the best school if you want to take learning a language farther than just the classroom,” says Brooklyn Welsh ’19. “I’ve had a chance to travel to the French-speaking parts of Canada and St. Petersburg, Russia.”

Language in Motion

Student Opportunities Student Organizations: Chinese Club, German Club, French Club, and Russian Club provide a variety of special opportunities for students to exercise their language skills.

Events include Oktoberfest, Fiesta Latina, Spanish Immersion Overnight, Francophone Appreciation Week, and Chinese Moon Festival and New Year.

Global Village: Composed of several internationally-themed living and learning communities, the Global Village encourages you to experience other cultures through in-depth cultural interaction with each other, faculty advisors, and native speakers. The Global Village includes the Intercultural Floor, El Rincón Hispánico, Haus Wanderlust, Le Village Francophone, and the Chinese Village.

Undergraduate Research: Conduct research with a faculty member. Some recent examples: Megha Arora ’18, “La Arquitectura de Santiago Calatrava.’”

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Support: The Eagles Abroad Scholarship enables students to receive $3,000 each toward immersive study abroad experiences. Also included is a four-week language and cultural immersion experience, an opportunity to work with Language in Motion, and study abroad (junior year or semester). An endowed merit scholarship, named for Professor Emeritus Klaus Jaeger, has also recently been created for students studying German. Juniata’s Center for International Education will also help you identify additional scholarships to study abroad.