Department of
Modern Languages

The Department of Modern Languages helps prepare Texas State University students for careers in education, international relations and business, foreign service, as well as other professions. We offer majors in Spanish, French, and German, and minors in Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. We offer a comprehensive Master's program in Spanish with courses in literature, linguistics, language, culture, and film. The department also offers beginning and intermediate courses in Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Latin, and Sign Language through extension.

The faculty of the Department of Modern Languages publish internationally and are recognized for their expertise in literature, linguistics, cultural studies, and film. We sponsor CALICO, an International Journal and Organization devoted to the use of Technology in Foreign Language Teaching. We also host semester study programs in Spain and France, as well as summer study programs in Spain, France, Mexico, Japan, and Italy.

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Fall 2009 Events

August-December 2009
Le Ciné-Club Français: Weekly screenings of French and Francophone films. Open to the general public.
Screenings on Fridays at 3:00 pm in Centennial GO2
Fall 2009 Film schedule

August-December 2009
La Noche de Cine: Bi-weekly screenings of Spanish-language films. Open to the general public.
Screenings on Wednesdays at 5:00 pm in Centennial GO2
Fall 2009 Film Schedule

October 8, 2009
Timothy Mooney: Keeping Molière Alive
Tim Mooney will be doing a workshop on the life of Molière, and a presentation of his one-man performance, "Molière Than Thou". Open to the general public.
7:00pm
Centennial Hall G02

October 26, 2009
J. K. Huysmans Colloquium
Public Lectures:
Dr. Marc Smeets, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
"Huysmans and the Novel of Conversion"
Dr. Robert Ziegler, Montana Tech, the University of Montana
"Women's Beds in J.-K. Huysmans: The Departure Point of a Spiritual Journey"
Dr. Elizabeth Emery, Montclair State University, New Jersey
"Huysmans and the Nineteenth-Century Cult of Interior Design"
3:30pm
Centennial Hall G02
Lecture Poster

Spring 2009 Events

March 23-April 9, 2009
Tournées International Film Festival & Symposium:
Filmmaking and Civic Responsibility
Texas State University-San Marcos
Festival program
Festival poster
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March 26, 2009
Dr. Jim Coleman, Open University, U.K.
Public lecture: Distance language learning and new technologies: Research and teaching at the UK Open University
3:00pm
Centennial Hall G02
lecture poster

April 9, 2009
Dr. María Payares Grau, Universitat de Illes Balears, Spain
Public Lecture: Representaciones mitológicas de la mujer en la poesía femenina española contemporánea: Eva y Penélope
5:15 PM
Centennial Hall 220
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages
lecture poster