WLAC Blog

Posted on March 7th, 2024 in Students by Sydney Bielefeld

Exploring the World: Your Guide to Study Abroad Programs Are you ready to broaden your horizons, immerse yourself in new cultures, and master a foreign language? Look no further than the array of study abroad programs offered by the World Language and Cultures Department in partnership with the Study Abroad Office. Whether you’re passionate about …

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Posted on February 16th, 2024 in Students by Sydney Bielefeld

Are you eager to immerse yourself in diverse cultures and languages? The World Languages and Cultures Department at IU’s School of Liberal Arts offers an array of clubs designed to ignite your curiosity and foster connections with people from around the globe. American Sign Language Club Arabic Club Chinese Club Classical Studies Club French Club …

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Posted on August 31st, 2022 in Students by Sherry Minton

The IU School of Liberal Arts Office of Career Development is excited to announce the launch of a new website designed to increase and improve student access to career development resources and opportunities. Career development is an essential part of your education, especially at the beginning of an academic year. Career advisors can help you …

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Rosa Hernandez, Dakota Bruton, Lauren Moss, Holly Ward, Athziry Lopez
Posted on April 28th, 2022 in Scholarships by Sherry Minton

Liberal Arts students had their opportunity to shine as the IU School of Liberal Arts held its annual premiere student recognition event on April 19. This year it was a student takeover and it was online! Taking the lead were two of our student ambassadors. Dakota Bruton, a senior in communication studies and Lauren Moss, …

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Student Ambassadors
Posted on March 17th, 2022 in Announcements by Prabakaran Jayaraman

Applications to become a Student Ambassador for the School of Liberal Arts are open now for Fall 2022 service! Do you feel passionate about how the School of Liberal Arts has helped shape you? Would you like to share your story? As a student ambassador, you will become the face of our school, and you will …

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Arabic Studies Student in Jordan
Posted on March 1st, 2022 in Students, Students/Alumni by Prabakaran Jayaraman

Jordan is amazing and I am adjusting well. We got snowed in our first weekend here so that was fun. My host family and I went out and walked around for almost three hours. I didn’t bring waterproof shoes but it was still fun. Classes are going great. I have Arabic everyday and I love …

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Espanol
Posted on February 23rd, 2022 in Announcements by Prabakaran Jayaraman

Breaking News – The Department of World Languages and Cultures has created new dual degree options with the School of Education. Watch here for details as you prepare to register for fall classes.

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Potsdamer Platz’s Sony Center
Posted on February 14th, 2022 in Faculty by Prabakaran Jayaraman

This spring, Dr. Nichole Neuman, Assistant Professor of German, is spending five weeks in Germany, conducting research on itinerancy in German cinema. As a film historian, her work not only involves watching and analyzing films, but looking at extrafilmic materials (like ‘Hausprogramme’ of cinemas, production companies’ marketing materials, or the films’ screenplays) in archives and researching …

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Posted on February 14th, 2022 in Classes by Prabakaran Jayaraman

Whether you never learned Arabic, know some dialect spoken at home, learned at school or in the Sunday school of your mosque or church, you will find the right  course this semester. Arabic Culture is well served in every course. Once you enroll in the program of Arabic Studies, you will acquire knowledge and skills …

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Stephen Lucas in service
Posted on February 9th, 2022 in Classes, Students by Prabakaran Jayaraman

Dr. Amira Mashhour and the Arabic Language Program at IUPUI saved my life in 2013. My name is Stephen Lucas and this is my story. I left the United States Marine Corps in the summer of 2009 after three combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. Losing friends and being shot at left me hateful, jaded, …

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