Greetings from the Language and Culture Department Chair

We are proud to graduate students who have become successful translators, interpreters, teachers, professors, social workers, psychologist, politicians, nurses, and business entrepreneurs. You can become one of them! Contact me!

1/17: Vernice Grajeda's undergraduate thesis was published in April 2011

2/17: Chichén-itzá

3/17: The sun sets over Uxmal, Yucatán

4/17: Plaza de la Revolución, Habana

5/17: Visiting Las Terrazas, a self-sustained community in the Tropical forest of Cuba

6/17: Paris 2010

7/17: Mexican Folkloric Dance with candles in their heads

8/17: Xian China

9/17: At the Getty Center

10/17: Writing exercise

11/17: Kyoto, Japan

12/17: Getty Villa herb garden between exhibitions

13/17: Student presentation on Latin American masks

14/17: Students dancing on Cinco de Mayo

15/17: International Language Day

16/17: MSMC at Versailles 2010

17/17: Cuba 2010

What does our vibrant department offer you to achieve your goals?

• Majors in Spanish Studies or with Emphasis in Translation, Chicano Studies or Journalism
• Majors in French Studies or with International Emphasis
• Minors in Spanish, French, or Cultural Studies
• Japanese and Chinese classes to enhance your career or to enjoy your experience traveling the world
• Standard professional oral and written communication in Spanish, French, Japanese, and Chinese
• Immersion in an effective multicultural professional environment
• The latest technology and methodology for learning
• Faculty members from around the world

What do we offer to enhance your education and prepare you for your future careers?

• Experiencial and service learning
• National and international internships
• National and international study travel
• National Honor Societies
• Clubs
• Awards and scholarships

If you are interested in people from different cultures, how they think, what set of ideas, beliefs, values, rituals, and traditions have shaped their minds, and how these are expressed in different languages, literature, art, theater and film, you have found your department!

 Dr. Montserrat Reguant, Department Chair
mreguant@msmc.la.edu
310-954-4271