Mansfield University Modern Languages Program
Committed to academic excellence and achievement in Language Learning
Then, Now, and Beyond
Then, Now, and Beyond
Then, Now, and Beyond
Program Highlights
Program Highlights
Program Highlights
Prospective Students
Prospective Students
Prospective Students
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Why study a Foreign Language?
New Trends Point to No Unified World Language
As Latin, Greek, and other languages from the past have shown us, scientific, political, and economic hegemony does not guarantee a monolingual world. As a consequence, Monolingual English speakers may find it difficult to fully participate in the multilingual society of the future, where English has lost even more of its hegemonic predominance in economic, scientific, and political affairs. Language demographics are truly changing, not only in the United States but also in the world. We cannot ignore new patterns in language demographics, such as those of Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi, and Arabic. Nor should we forget how local language groups can now connect globally through the internet or even change the laws governing languages spoken in business (Montreal, for instance). In truth, the ability to speak and function in a foreign language is more and more becoming a highly desirable skill or even a necessity in today's global world. (Continue)
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Why study Spanish at Mansfield University?
As one recalls from the previous section "Why study a Foreign Language?", studying Spanish is an important means of communication in a vast array of global literary, cultural, philosophical, scientific, and research enterprises. At Mansfield University this importance is never overlook, neither is the fact that this communication takes on many forms of expression, both written and spoken. The Spanish Program at Mansfield University stresses the four fundamental areas of language proficiency: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Thanks to the university's smaller size and favorable student-to-faculty ratios, our faculty is able to offer students the advantage of direct contact and interaction, from the initial stages of language learning to the most complex forms of literary and cultural expression. Our program does not include teaching assistants as many larger schools. Instead, our faculty members are native or near-native speakers and have lived and traveled in Latin America and Spain. Mansfield Language Students do, indeed, receive much more personal and quality attention from our enthusiastic faculty.
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