The following areas are administered by this department: American Sign Language, Arabic, Asian Studies, Chinese, Greek and Roman Studies, ESL, German, Ancient Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Linguistics, Literature in Translation, Russian and Post-Soviet Studies, and World Literature. Each language or area is listed alphabetically.

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson

Arabic (ARAB)

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson, and Adviser

Asian Studies (ASST)

Professor Welch, Director of Asian Studies

Chinese (CHIN)

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson, and Adviser

Greek and Roman Studies

Professor Steven Smith, Director of the Greek and Roman Studies Program

Comparative Literature (CLL)

Professors Donahue, Krapp, Lekatsas, Smith, Welch, Advisers

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson

German (GERM)

Professor Donahue, Director of the German Program​

Greek (Ancient) (GRK)

Professor Smith, Adviser

Hebrew, Modern (HEBR)

Japanese (JPAN)

Professor Welch, Director of the Japanese Program

Latin (LAT)

Professor Smith, Adviser

Linguistics (LING)

Literature in Translation (LIT)

Literature in Translation courses are available under the prefix LIT, as well as in French (FRLT), Italian (ITLT), Romance Languages and Literatures (RLLT), and Spanish (SPLT). See Course Descriptions  for more information.

Russian and Post-Soviet Studies (RUS)

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson, and Adviser

World Literature

Associate Professor Krapp, Chairperson, and Adviser