he study of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, best understood within the broader context of the Humanities and Liberal Arts education, is increasingly relevant to contemporary society whose economic, political, social, and cultural affairs are strongly influenced by events in the international arena.

LL&L offers a variety of courses and degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish. The general program of study includes courses in grammar, conversation, composition, reading, culture and civilization, literature, and history of the language.  These courses are supplemented with materials available in our state-of-the-art Language Learning Center. Take some time to check out the wonderful resources on the Learning Center web site. Linguistics at OU offers the student a scientific approach to language study with an interdisciplinary program that encompasses courses in the Departments of Anthropology, Communication, English, MLLL, Philosophy, and Psychology. The study of Native American Languages, which are offered through the Department of Anthropology, is an important component of MLLL's linguistics program.

he Department is actively involved in faculty and student exchanges in European, Latin American, and Asian countries. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to study abroad in order to enhance the MLL&L degree. 

LL&L, in conjunction with OU's distinguished literary review, World Literature Today, sponsors the Puterbaugh Conferences, a highly respected biennial series that honors outstanding international writers.

 

	Writers honored to date are:
	Jorge Guillén	Julio Cortázar	Manuel Puig
	Jorge Luis Borges	Mario Vargas Llosa	Luisa Valenzuela
	Octavio Paz	Carlos Fuentes	Yves Bonnefoy
	Dámaso Alonso	G. Cabrera Infante	Michel Butor
	Edouard Glissant	Maryse Condé	J.M.G. Le Clézio
	Czeslaw Milosz	Kenzaburo Oe	Roberto Fernández
	J. M. Coetzee	Nélida Piñon	Retamar

For information on Graduate Programs send e-mail to: mlllgradinfo@ou.edu