Center for Language Studies

Center for Language Studies The Center currently offers both lower and upper-level classes in more than 40 less-commonly taught and critical languages, here at BYU.

The official page for BYU's Center for Language Studies. Nearly 70 percent of BYU students speak a second language, with 111 languages spoken on campus. The Center for Language Studies promotes language education by offering courses in less-commonly taught languages at various levels. Our Department teaches courses in over 40 languages, including American Sign Language.

Our CLS Vietnamese instructor!! Ryan Bird (far right) with the Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States and Utah Lt. G...
07/13/2021

Our CLS Vietnamese instructor!! Ryan Bird (far right) with the Ambassador of Vietnam to the United States and Utah Lt. Gov Henderson and their respective delegations.

We are excited to announce the newest language offering at BYU-Provo is Kiribati (pronounced keer-uh-bus)!
02/25/2019

We are excited to announce the newest language offering at BYU-Provo is Kiribati (pronounced keer-uh-bus)!

Two missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently saved the lives of four men whose car crashed into a lake in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.

At the Center for Language Studies, we say "Thank you!" in almost sixty different languages! Tell us about your language...
02/22/2018

At the Center for Language Studies, we say "Thank you!" in almost sixty different languages! Tell us about your language.

Today is International !

How do you say THANK YOU in your own language?
Did you know that more than half of the world's populations speak just 23 languages? At least 43% of the estimated 6,000 languages spoken in the world are endagered. Do you know an language?

Explore a graduate degree in the Humanities and support your peers by attending the Humanities College 3 Minute Thesis c...
02/09/2018

Explore a graduate degree in the Humanities and support your peers by attending the Humanities College 3 Minute Thesis competition on Thursday, February 22nd!

From the TED website: Artist and TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wa...
02/02/2018

From the TED website:
Artist and TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her art, she discovered similarities between American Sign Language and music, and she realized that sound doesn't have to be known solely through the ears -- it can be felt, seen and experienced as an idea. In this endearing talk, she invites us to open our eyes and ears and participate in the rich treasure of visual language.

Artist and TED Fellow Christine Sun Kim was born deaf, and she was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of her life, that it was a hearing person's thing. Through her art, she discovered similarities between American Sign Language and music, and she realized that sound doesn't have to be known...

Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for our hard-working teachers and staff, who create an environment where students ca...
11/21/2017

Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for our hard-working teachers and staff, who create an environment where students can learn and grow. What are you thankful for today?

Have a spooky and fantastic Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃
10/31/2017

Have a spooky and fantastic Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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