• Would you like to become more connected with our global community?

• Have you considered how you could become a more effective witness for Christ in other cultures?

• Would you like to be able to communicate with citizens of other countries when you travel abroad?

• Do you want to have a linguistic advantage in the job market?

We can help you make these goals a reality in your life!

The goals of the foreign language department are to aid students in:

• gaining knowledge and appreciation of languages other than English; that is, their linguistic structure and the cultures and literatures that make use of these languages;
• achieving an appropriate level of proficiency in each of the four language skills: understanding, speaking, reading, and writing;
• reaching some understanding of language as an important aspect of man's being created in the image of God, and a basic means of expressing God's love and salvation in a meaningful and personal way.

Graduation Requirement in Language
The options for fulfilling the language requirement are indicated in the description of the core curriculum on the core page. The language requirements for specific major programs should be checked with the department involved. International students for whom English is a second language are exempt from the foreign language graduation requirement.