World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at CCSU

02/15/2025

Join us this semester for l'oretta del caffè, our Italian coffee hour(s) and open-house on March 13th and April 17th from 1:00-4:00pm. Come for coffee, cookies, and conversation about anything and everything, but especially, all things Italian.

Open to all!

Speriamo di vedervi!

02/13/2025

Dr. Matthew Chudnow, Assistant Professor of Japanese, presenting on the moon in Japanese folklore at the Lunar New Year Celebration at Central Connecticut State University.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year, everyone!

As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other cultures and countries mark the beginning of a new year.

12/16/2024

Or France in Summer 2025?

Travel to France with us and discover why this country is the most popular tourist destination in the world! This uniquely designed program provides you with a comprehensive experience of France. You learn about and enjoy the beautiful city of Paris for seven days and spend four additional days in t...

12/16/2024

Or Salerno, Italy, in Summer in 2025?

This upcoming summer, Central offers the possibility of studying abroad in Salerno, Italy, a charming coastal city situated on the gulf of Salerno in the Campania region, and a neighbor of the world-famous Amalfi Coast.Students experience this coastal region of southern Italy through its art, histor...

12/16/2024

Or Salamanca, Spain, in Summer 2025?

Are you majoring or minoring in Spanish? Or would you like to cover your language requirement while traveling in Europe? Then, this program is for you! Our course abroad in Salamanca helps you enhance your proficiency in Spanish while being immersed in the rich history and culture of Spain. You also...

12/16/2024

How about two Spring courses on "things Madrid" (with a trip to the Spanish city in May 2025)?

In WL 300, students explore the literary, artistic, and political culture of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Madrid. In these years of desengaño (disillusion), Cervantes, Quevedo, and Vega wrote some of Spain's most important works: Don Quijote de la Mancha, Fuenteovejuna, etc. In art, Velazquez...

12/16/2024

The interim chair, with his commencement name-reading partner Darren Sweeney, at Saturday’s graduation. (Photo credit: Kate Farrish)

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12/13/2024

Get ready to celebrate the hard work, perseverance, and bright futures ahead this Saturday in Welte Auditorium 🎓🎉

Here's all that you need to know💙🔱: https://www.ccsu.edu/commencement