Languages | Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center

Whether you are looking to complete your language requirement, prepare for study abroad, or add a minor to your transcript, the LCTL center has many languages options for you. Our class sizes are small, allowing for a more personalized education. Below is a list of languages that are currently being offered:

American Sign Language

American Sign Language (ASL) is growing in use every day. Learn about courses and the ASL certificates.

Amharic

Amharic is a language spoken by over 25 million people and native to Ethiopia. Enhance your knowledge of African studies.

Arabic

Arabic is ranked one of the top six languages of the world. Discover the possibilities with courses.

Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole is a French based creole language spoken by about 12 million people world wide

Hindi

Hindi is the national language of India, and the state of language of six of its provinces.

Hungarian

Hungarian is one of the few modern languages of Europe that is not of Indo-European origin.

Irish

Heighten your understanding of modern Irish society and the culture of the Emerald Isle with Irish Courses.

Modern Greek

Modern Greek is a language of unique expressiveness and communicative power with over 3,000 years of history.

Persian (Farsi)

Knowledge of the Persian language is in demand in many industries and an important language in the Middle East.

Quechua

Get to know a whole new world of South American indigenous cultures with Quechua classes.

Swahili

Swahili is the official national language of Kenya and Tanzania and is one of the working languages of the African Union.

Swedish

Learn to communicate with people in all of the Scandiavian countries by learning Swedish.

Turkish

About 75 million people speak Turkish as their first language and it is an in-demand language for government jobs.

Vietnamese

Vietnamese Americans are the fourth largest Asian American ethnic group in the U.S. Sharpen your knowledge!