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Department of Indo-Pacific

Languages and Literatures

“You will travel in a land of marvels.” ~ Jules Verne

Language is the key to understanding culture. Having a deep understanding of peoples’ cultures opens doors and takes you to wonderful places. The Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, with its 14 language programs, can help bring you closer to these goals. Our language programs use effective, creative and critical strategies to make learning languages fun. Our culture classes are designed to be interactive and engaging to make your experience memorable.

[Y]ou have to taste a country’s soul to understand it and to grasp its people. And by soul I mean what grows there, what its people see and smell and touch every day, what travels through them and shapes them from the inside out.
~ Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop (a tale about a man who owned a book barge named Literary Apothecary)

Interested in majoring in a language? The department offers bachelor degrees in:

Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Language and Culture (Filipino or Ilokano concentration)

Interested in minoring in a language? The department offers bachelor degrees in:

Filipino
Ilokano

Do you speak any of the IPLL languages? Take the placement test for free. Save time and money by earning back credits in the language of your choice.

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