Two male and two female students sit talking at a table with the campus main fountain in the background talking Two male and two female students sit talking at a table with the campus main fountain in the background talking

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Arabic, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Programs
Faculty
Department News
Schedules and Course Descriptions
LLC Events
Department Office
Student Resources
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

LLC faculty help you to develop communication skills in Arabic, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish and to gain a unique understanding of the practices, products and perspectives of speakers of those languages. The benefits of knowing another language are life-long and our majors and minors are found in every career area, from international business, government, law and finance, to healthcare, science and technology, marketing and communications, publishing, education, social service, travel, hospitality, and non-profits.

LLC Events

LLC hosts many extracurricular activities, including language tables, clubs, seminars and special events. Language tables and clubs meet regularly during the academic year (suspended over breaks and summer) to speak the language in informal settings and enjoy the community. LLC's seminars provide a variety of academic topics engaging LLC, the university and the community.

French Students and instructors visit Mrs. London’s pâtisserie
French students visit Mrs. London’s pâtisserie
Recent Publications by LLC Faculty
Ecofictions, Ecorealities, and Slow Violence in Latin America and the Latinx World. Edited By Ilka Kressner, Ana María Mutis, Elizabeth Pettinaroli
Tristan, chevalier de la Table Ronde. Tome I Roman imprimé en 1489 par Jehan Le Bourgois pour Anthoine Vérard. Edited by Mary Beth Winn
Tristan, chevalier de la Table Ronde. Tome II Roman imprimé en 1489 par Jehan Le Bourgois pour Anthoine Vérard. Edited by Mary Beth Winn
Diglossia and Language Contact Language Variation and Change in North Africa. By Lotfi Sayahi.
Gothic Imagination in Latin American Fiction and Film. By Carmen A. Serrano
Annali d’Italianistica 2019: Urban Space and the Body
Les Français (Fourth Edition) Book Cover. People with white umbrellas waiting in line.
Poems from the Front: A Moscow Anthology
News and Announcements
Join Russian Professor Timothy Sergay for 2 lectures on Ukraine this summer
Join Russian Professor Timothy Sergay for 2 lectures on Ukraine this summer:  7/18/22 6-8PM, Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, with Prof David Rousseau (UAlbany College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity)     and 7/23/22 4-5:30PM, Berkshire High Peaks Festival, the Berkshire School, 245 N Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA 01257 “Russian Art and Culture after Mariupol” Questions?  Contact [email protected] 
Diversity Transformation Awards help promote equity at University
The awards, through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, offer microgrants for programs designed to promote greater equity for populations that have historically underrepresented, underserved or marginalized.
A Podcast Gives a Voice to Students’ Challenges and Victories
Associate Professor Carmen Serrano set out in 2019 to establish a largely student-run podcast that would give a voice to underrepresented and marginalized UAlbany students and alumni. Despite a huge pandemic-caused interruption, she's met her goal.
Ukraine: Crisis in Context Webinar
On March 23, 2022 LLC’s Russian Professor Timothy Sergay, and colleagues from Political Science (Profs Cheng Chen, Julie Novkov), and History (Prof Nadia Kizenko) came together to share their historical perspectives, observations and insights into the current Russian/Ukraine war in a webinar, Ukraine: Crisis in Context. View it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXC5vs-qcQI.
LISTEN NOW! Podcasts Created by UAlbany Spanish Students Talk about Life at the U
These Student Success Stories narrated by UAlbany students on successfully navigating their time at UAlbany share glimpses into student experiences and challenges, provide peer advice, and expand understanding of opportunities at UAlbany and of campus life. JOIN US FOR OUR NEWEST EPISODE: "Meet the Podcast Team: A Podcast About Podcasting" where UAlbany students share their experiences producing these stories. And while there, why not enjoy their other podcasts too! RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/b1c9480/podcast/rss
Support LLC
Language Lab (CLIC)
Study Abroad
Int'l Workshop on Spanish Sociolinguistics
Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences
Humanities 235

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

Email
[email protected]
Phone
518-442-4100
Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm