Language Programs Overview

The learning of languages other than English is a crucial component of humanistic inquiry, global literacy, and academic diversity. The Program in Global Languages & Communication supports the learning and teaching of languages other than English on the UCI campus, provide instruction in languages not associated with undergraduate or graduate degree programs, foster intellectual and pedagogical connections between the fields of applied linguistics and the humanities, and provide local and national leadership in raising the profile and prominence of language learning as part of a university education in a rapidly changing, globally interconnected world.

Currently, the Program in Global Languages & Communication offers language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Vietnamese as well as culture and civilization courses focusing on various aspects of these cultures.