Overview
Rama Alhabian
Cecily Cai
Jason Cieply
Federica Di Blasio
Mireille Koukjian
Michael Lipkin
Franziska Schweiger
Yelena Severina
Special Appointment
Giulia Dossi
Anat Guez
German Studies students will learn to:
· communicate effectively in written and oral German
· demonstrate understanding of the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape German culture and society
· conduct multidisciplinary research in German Studies
Russian Studies students will learn to:
· communicate, both orally and in writing, with native and near-native Russian speakers on a variety of non-technical topics
· paraphrase unabridged Russian texts, including internet sites
· conduct multidisciplinary research in Russian Studies
· lead a substantive conversation about the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape Russian culture
German Studies students will learn to:
- communicate effectively in written and oral German
- demonstrate understanding of the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape German culture and society
- conduct multidisciplinary research in German Studies
Russian Studies students will learn to:
- communicate, both orally and in writing, with native and near-native Russian speakers on a variety of non-technical topics
- paraphrase unabridged Russian texts, including internet sites
- conduct multidisciplinary research in Russian Studies
- lead a substantive conversation about the literary, historical, and political events and works that shape Russian culture
The Department of German, Russian, Italian, and Arabic is committed to building bridges between cultures and fostering a student-centered learning environment in the classroom. Professors employ the latest methods of language instruction, which focus not only on proficiency, but also on cultural and digital literacy.