Modern Languages and Linguistics Department

Laura Vidler, Chairperson, Modern Languages and Linguistics
306 Slagle Hall
(605) 677- 5357
languages@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/languages

FACULTY

Professors:

István Gombocz, Ph.D. (German), German Language, Literature and Culture
Laura Vidler, Ph.D. (Spanish), Performance Theory, Golden Age Drama, Spanish Literature, Spanish Civilization

Associate Professor:

Angela Helmer, Ph.D. (Spanish), Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Phonetics, Colonial Peru

Assistant Professors:

Armik Mirzayan, Ph.D. (Lakota & Linguistics), Phonetics and Phonology, Lakota, Quechua, American Indian Languages, Language Structures
Robert Turner, Ph.D. (Spanish), Spanish Literature and Culture, Science Fiction, Golden Age Theater.

Visiting Assistant Professor:

Maria Slocum, Ph.D. (French), French Language, Literature, and Culture

Instructors:

Dayana Soto y Caballero de Galicia (Spanish), Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture
Armando Galicia-Silva (Spanish), Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture

MAJORS:

French and Francophone Studies, B.A.
German, B.A.
Spanish, B.A.

MINORS:

French Studies
German
Interdisciplinary Language (German)
Latin American Studies
Spanish

The study of a second language is a valuable asset for every university student regardless of career goals and personal aspirations. Knowledge of other languages and cultures makes one a more informed citizen and may provide a marketable skill. The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistic offers programs in French and Francophone Studies, German, and Spanish. Students wishing to satisfy the language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree may do so in any of the aforementioned languages, or in Lakota, Latin (offered through the History Department’s program in Classics), or languages such as Arabic or Russian when available. Students may elect to minor in French, German, or Spanish. Teaching majors and teaching minors are offered in French, German, Lakota (minor only), and Spanish. Students who wish to expand their knowledge of the world by living in a foreign culture may take advantage of exchange opportunities in many countries; more information is available from the Center for Academic and Global Engagement . Student exchange programs currently exist with the Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg, Germany; the Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany; the University of Pau, France; the Pázmány Péter Catholic University of Hungary; and the University of Vigo, Spain.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Constance Hampl - French majors
Alexander Hartman - French or Spanish majors
Edwin Behrendt- German majors
Lillian Hollingsworth - Spanish majors
Edward and Helen Greene Travel Fund - Language Majors