Classical & Modern Languages

Summer Study Abroad in Costa Rica

Summer Study Abroad in Costa Rica Students will be attending the Costa Rica Language Academy (CRLA), located in San José, the country’s capital, from May 18 through July 14, 2019. Students will have a complete linguistic and cultural immersion by living with a host family. In addition, students will travel on weekend excursions to bio-diverse […]

Come join United Speakers

Come join us! Our student organization United Speakers is growing very fast! Every week, student-volunteers teach English and have conversation tables with our Francophone and Latino communities. Put your French and Spanish skills into practice, and help our community and immigrants en anglais! What you get as a volunteer: Teaching experience, Building your resume, & […]

Tavola Italiana Celebrates a Birthday January 24, 2019

A typical meeting of the Italian conversation table consists of catching up on the week’s events, a puzzle or two to work through together or maybe even a game of Briscola. This past Thursday, however, was a special occasion for senior Francesco Setti whose birthday just happened to coincide with the day of our first […]

German Honorary Society holds Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market)

German Honorary Society holds Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) On December 11/26-11/30, Truman’s chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the German National Honor Society, held a Weihnachtsmarkt on campus.  As in the actual Weihnachtsmärkte Christmas markets throughout Germany, an assortment of handmade goods were created and sold by the organization, including ornaments and candles.  Members also researched authentic […]

International Film Festival & Tournées Film Festival in Kirksville (Spring 2019)

Truman State University’s Department of Classical and Modern Languages’ (CML) annual film festival is featuring films that discuss the topics of race and diversity. The festival will begin on Friday, January 25 and will continue for the next four weekends with one movie being shown each Friday and Saturday until February 16.  All of the […]

On-Campus internship for our French Majors and Minors!

Starting in the Spring semester of 2019 Truman’s French program will be offering an internship position to one French student who is a major or a minor. The goal of this internship will be to plan and organize a summer internship program in Toulouse, France for French students. Under the guidance of Dr. Viguier, the […]

Pi-Delta-Phi wins the France on Campus Award

Truman’s chapter of Pi-Delta-Phi (PDP), the French Honors Society, has recently been awarded the “France on Campus Award.” This award is sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States. PDP is one of ten selected winners of the contest and by winning they will gain the following support and recognition; […]

Spanish Immersion Weekend – 5-6 of April

Spanish and ROML Capstones

Welcoming the Refugees: Lessons of the European Crisis from a French Perspective

The Department of Classical & Modern Languages (in collaboration with United Speakers) would like to announce a live-streamed public lecture entitled Welcoming the Refugees: Lessons of the European Crisis from a French Perspective given by Pascal Brice, Director-General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA). The Q&A session following […]