The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (LLL) offers studies in foreign languages, linguistics, and TESL, and language teaching. Our graduates use their language skills both professionally and, in the classroom, and many have chosen to pair an LLL major or minor with another degree program.
We have dedicated language programs in Spanish, French, Japanese, Latin, and Linguistics.
INCOMING STUDENTS: Did you take a foreign language in high school or at another college prior to enrolling at ISU? Click here to find out how you can gain credits for your previous coursework and/or get placed into higher-level foreign language courses!
Mission: Programs offered by the department prepare students for active global citizenship by providing them with skills in world languages and the disciplinary tools of linguistic, cultural, and literary analysis. The department’s programs foster the cultural knowledge and sensitivity necessary for effective engagement with diverse populations in Indiana and throughout the world.
Foundational Studies
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics offers both lower- and upper-division Foundational Studies courses. Foundational Studies courses offered by LLL include the following:
- Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity (GPCD)
- Literary Studies (LS)
- Historical Perspectives (HS)
- Foundational Studies: Upper Division Integrated Elective (UDIE)*
*Veterans who have served on an overseas deployment are exempt from the FS UDIE
Foreign Language Placement
Students who have satisfied the Foundational Studies non-native language requirement and who wish to take further course work in a language MUST take the Language Placement Examination to determine the level of language course work most appropriate for them. Depending upon the level of placement, students may receive credit for their knowledge of the language, some of which may count toward Foundational Studies Requirements. The test is administered by the University Testing Office.