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Mission
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation engages in innovative research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels to develop students’ language and communication skills, cultural knowledge, intercultural competency, literacy, and critical thinking in order to prepare its graduates for participation in an increasingly global and multilingual society.
Vision
The Department of Languages, Cultures and Translation is committed to research and teaching excellence as manifested in its offerings in translation and interpreting, linguistics, literary and cultural studies, and language for specific purposes.
LATEST NEWS
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: M 11:30-1:00 pm f2f and virtual, T 3-5 virtual, W 12:45-2:45 pm f2f and virtual, Department Meeting Thursday 10:30-12:00 pm, Retirement Celebration 12:00-2:00 pm Alumni Center** Dear colleagues, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We have almost made it to the end of the semester and […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 Virtual, Thanksgiving Break ** Dear colleagues, I hope you had a good weekend and are looking forward to the upcoming long weekend. I am wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate and hope you enjoy great food, family and friends. Thank you to all of you […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10:00-12:00 pm f2f and virtual, W 12:45-2:45 pm virtual, R 2:30-3:30 pm f2f and virtual, International Education Week: Nihon Club Film Screening, Dalton Brown Bag, Film Screening “Welcome Venice,” Traditional Chinese Painting Workshop, JBusiness Forum, Listening Sessions about Annual Evaluation Guidelines – shared on Wednesday after EOB ** […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 10-12 f2f and virtual, T 3-5 f2f and virtual, F 11-1 virtual, Personally Speaking, SEACS Proposal Deadline, Migration Talk, International Education Week LANG Events!** Dear colleagues, I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. I would like to let you know that the CAPC is working diligently on creating […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this Week: T 10-12 in person and virtual, W 12:45-2:45 virtual, Thursday 2-4 in person and virtual, Workload submitted, Carol’s Retirement Party** Dear colleagues, I hope you had a good weekend. I am so happy to report that I sent our approved Department Workload Policy LANG Workload Policy 11/1/2024 to the Dean’s office […]
In this Edition: **Chair Availability this Week: out of the office 10/28-10/30, by appointment only** Dear colleagues, Please remember that the CAPC has voted on the proposed Workload Policy. It will come to you as a seconded motion and be on the Consent Calendar of the Department Meeting this week on Friday on November 1. I would […]
In this Edition: **Chair Availability this Week: R 10:00am-1:00pm (Zoom) and R 3:30-5:00 pm (Zoom), Workload Policy, SEACS CFP** Dear colleagues, I hope you are doing well. I will be out of the office 10/21-10/23 and my response to emails might be a bit slower than typically. I will add additional office hours on Thursday […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this week: W 12:45-2:00 pm (Zoom), R 1:30-3:30pm (Zoom), Workload Policy, SEACS CFP, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Highlighting two of our students and a faculty member** Dear colleagues, Welcome to this short week. I hope you had a wonderful Fall Break and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Thank you all […]
The Forty-Niner Intensive Transition program which was geared to students of a Hispanic or Latinx background was a huge success this year. Dozens of students gathered together for a unique, week-long experience to situate them in their new home. This program counted for two college credit hours and they worked with two peer mentors. The […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours this week: W 12:45-2:45 (Zoom), R 12:00-2:00 (f2f & Zoom), F 12:00-2:00 (f2f & Zoom), Workload Policy, Draft Ad, Department Meeting with Dean Visit, Open Enrollment for New Health Insurance Aetna, Zwingenberg Presentation Thursday, SEACS CFP** Dear colleagues, Wishing you a good morning on this Monday after the storm. I […]
In this Edition: **New Position, Virtual Town Halls, Mandatory Title IX and IT Security Training, Personal Identification Policy, Earn Money for the Department: Sign up for Lifelong Senior Learning Lectures, Workload Timeline, Travel Workflow ** Dear colleagues, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. It was great to see some of you at the Dean’s First Friday Happy Hour at […]
In this Edition: **Department Meeting 9/6, Dean’s Visit to Department Meeting, Workload Policy, Travel Processes, Flu and Covid Information, Presentation on Medical Interpreting, Presentation on Holocaust and Japan, International Festival** Dates and Events this Week Monday, September 2 Thursday, September 5 Friday, September 6 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2024 September 10 September, 13 […]
Dates and Events this Week Monday, August 19 Thursday, August 22 Friday, August 23 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2024 August 26 September 2 September 10 September, 13 September 19 October 11 October 14-15 Student Recess, No Classes October 17 November 11 November 27-28 December 4 December 5 December 13 December 16 Important Information for Faculty […]
“It is our pleasure to inform you that Chancellor Gaber has approved of the Department ofLanguages and Culture Studies’ name change to the Department of Languages, Cultures andTranslation.” -John Smail, Interim Dean, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences
Dates and Events this Week May 11 RSVP for the Commencement Ceremony you plan to attend Looking Ahead Dates and Events May 13-17 May 15 Chair Report from Department Meeting Meeting Schedule 2024-25 First Week of the Semester: Tuesday August 13, 2024, 10:00 am-1:00 pm Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 1:00-4:00 pm Regular Department Meetings: Fall 2024 Friday, September 6, 2024, […]
In this Edition: **Chair out of office Wednesday to Friday, Additional Chair Office Hours: Monday 10:00-12:00 and 2:00-4:00 (Virtual), Election Week: GC** Dear colleagues, Good Morning on this last full week of classes. I hope you had a great weekend and are getting ready for the end of the semester. Please note that I will […]
In this Edition: **Conversations about AI Series: “AI in the Language Classroom” by Dr. Bobby Hobgood, Election Week: UCC** April is Earth Month: Celebrate at Charlotte April is Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Celebrate at Charlotte Dates and Events this Week April 15 April 16 April 19 Looking Ahead Dates and Events April 23 April […]
In this Edition: **Department Meeting on Friday, Agenda, Election Week: MAC, CHESS Faculty Achievement Celebration Report, Honoring Jane Houston with Inaugural Study Abroad Award this Thursday ** April is Earth Month: Celebrate at Charlotte April is Asian American-Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Celebrate at Charlotte Dates and Events this Week April 9 April 11 April 12 […]
In this Edition: **Research Day moved from Monday to Friday, Monday Faculty Achievement Recognition Celebration, Monday Inaugural Study Abroad Awards, Election Week: CAPC, CHESS position announcements, Witness in Residence, ** April is Earth Month: Celebrate at Charlotte Dates and Events this Week Monday, April 1 Tuesday, April 2 Wednesday, April 3 Thursday, April 4 Friday, […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours: T 11:00 am-1:00 pm, W 12:15-1:15 pm, R 12:00-2:00 pm, Election Week: DRC TT and DRC NTT, CHESS Dean Candidate 3 Presentation** Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month. Monday, March 25 Tuesday, March 26, March 26-29 Wednesday, March 27 Friday, March 29 Looking Ahead Dates […]
In this Edition: **Chair Office Hours Changes: T 11-1, W 1-3 virtual only, R 11-1, Election Week: DRC TT, Middle East on the Move – Consortium Conference, CHESS Dean Candidate 2 Presentation, Aliaga-Buchenau Witness in Residence, Languages in Action Speaker Series ** Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month. Election Week: DRC TT 2024-25 Monday, March […]
The department has made a decision to change course numbering for the elementary Spanish courses. In years prior, we offered 1101, 1102, 1201 and 1202. The difference being that 1201 and 1202 were hybrid format and worth 4 credit hours, while 1101 and 1102 were face to face only and worth 3 credit hours. For […]
I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break with time to rest and relax. We are heading into the second half of the Spring Semester, which means Summer is right around the corner. Dates and Events this Week March is Women’s History Month. March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 Looking Ahead Dates […]
I hope you all had a great weekend. It’s almost Spring Break. Thank you to those of you who organized, supported and attended the Heritage Language Learning Symposium on Thursday and Friday last week and the Japanese Speech Contest on Friday. Both events were very successful with over 200 faculty, students, and teachers attending the […]
Dates and Events this Week This Month is Black History Month. February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 Looking Ahead Dates and Events February 27 March 1 March 2 March 8 March 13 March 15 March 18 March 29 April 2 April 12 April 19 April 30 May 1 May 15 Congratulations & Thank […]