Tougaloo College is a liberal arts college with faculty members representing a variety of cultural backgrounds. As part of the College, the Modern Languages Unit promotes an understanding of and respect for world cultures and strives to prepare our students to be dynamic and effective members of a global society.

The principal goal of the Modern Languages Unit is to provide students with the opportunity to develop a multicultural worldview and to promote humanistic values through the study of world languages and cultures.

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Students come to college looking for classes that will help them build successful and interesting careers. Others want to grow intellectually, to change the world, or to change themselves. Language and culture study will help you meet all those needs.

General Education Requirement

The General Education program at Tougaloo is designed to develop important skills and the knowledge needed to prepare students for graduate and professional schools and for life and work in a global society. As a part of the General Education requirements, students have to take two semesters of the same modern language, beginning at the Intermediate level 201 & 202. Students who took a modern language in high school have an opportunity to test out of one or two elementary level language courses prior to enrolling on the intermediate level course. Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, Korean, Japanese, and Spanish courses will be offered.

Modern Language Classes Offered

		Arabic
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		ARB 101	Elementary Arabic I		3
		ARB 102	Elementary Arabic II		3
		ARB 201	Intermediate Arabic I		3
		ARB 202	Intermediate Arabic II		3
		Chinese (Mandarin)
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		CHI 101	Elementary Chinese I		3
		CHI 102	Elementary Chinese II		3
		CHI 201	Intermediate Chinese I		3
		CHI 202	Intermediate Chinese II		3

		French
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		FRE 101	Elementary French I		3
		FRE 102	Elementary French II		3
		FRE 201	Intermediate French I		3
		FRE 202	Intermediate French II		3
		FRE 311	Special Topics in French		3

		Japanese
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		JPN 101	Elementary Japanese I		3
		JPN 102	Elementary Japanese II		3
		JPN 201	Intermediate Japanese I		3
		JPN 202	Intermediate Japanese II		3
		Korean
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		KOR 101	Elementary Korean I		3
		KOR 102	Elementary Korean II		3
		KOR 201	Intermediate Korean I		3
		KOR 202	Intermediate Korean II		3

		Spanish
		Class #	Class Name		Credit Hours
		SPA 101	Elementary Spanish I		3
		SPA 102	Elementary Spanish II		3
		SPA 201	Intermediate Spanish I		3
		SPA 202	Intermediate Spanish II		3
		SPA 311	Special Topics in Spanish		3

Contact

Mary P. Davis Modern Language Unit Coordinator    601-977-7886    mpdavis@tougaloo.edu
Akiko Sekihata ALLEX Professor of Japanese    asekihata@tougaloo.edu	Chia Lun Chang ALLEX Professor of Mandarin Chinese    cchang@tougaloo.edu
JungEun Kim Fulbright Professor of Korean    jkim@tougaloo.edu	Rim Marghli Fulbright Professor of Arabic    rmarghli@tougaloo.edu
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