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Modern Languages and Literatures

The study of international languages and cultures has become increasingly essential in today's globally interdependent society. The study of modern languages helps facilitate cultural understanding and appreciation, as well as encourages a greater exchange of material and intellectual goods. 

Oswego's Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is one of the largest programs in the SUNY system. We promote engagement, belonging, inclusivity, and partnership through our course design, teaching practices, extracurricular activities, and study abroad experiences. Our diverse department offers a wide variety of languages as majors and minors. 

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Practice Your Language Skills in Our Friendly Department Foyer

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures common areas welcome students to converse in the language of their choice with fellow students and people from all over the world, relax, work on homework, or read a book.

Coffee Hours

German Coffee Hours: 

Every Monday in room 258 MCC @2:00-2:45pm

French Coffee Hours: 

Monday, October 6, @1:40-2:30pm in room 232 MCC

Monday, October 20, @3:00-3:50pm in room 255 MCC

Monday, November 3, @1:40-2:40pm in room 255 MCC

Monday, November 17, @3:00-3:50 in room 255 MCC

Movie Series

Throughout the year our department hosts a free movie series featuring French, German, Portuguese and Spanish language movies, all with subtitles. All movies are presented in their native language with English subtitles. Each series is free and open to the public.

French Movies

Monday, October 27, @5:00pm in room 242 MCC: You Will Be My Son (Tu Seras Mon Fils) 2011. A film by Gilles Legrand

Monday, November 10, @5:00pm in 242 MCC: Belle and Sebastien (Based on the beloved children's book) (1966). Directed by Nicolas Vanier

 

German Movies

Monday, September 15, @7:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Young Goethe in Love (Goethe) 2010, 100 mins. Directed by Philipp Stölzl

Thursday, October 2, @7:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) 120 mins. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Wednesday, October 29, @7:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005), 120 mins. Directed by Marc Rothemund

Wednesday November 12, @7:15pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Beyond Silence (Jenseits der Stille), 1996, 109 mins. Directed by Caroline Link

All movies are in German with English subtitles

The series is open and free to the public

Spanish Movies

Thursday, September 11, @5:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): La Lengua De Las Mariposas 

Monday, October 13, @5:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Vientos de la Habana

Thursday, October 27, @5:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Biutiful

Monday, November 18, @5:00pm in room 132 MCC (Auditorium): Machuca

All movies are in Spanish with English subtitles

The series is open and free to the public

Student Spotlight

Ethan Woldenberg

Ethan Woldenberg had a remarkable semester in Mexico, taking classes with native Mexican students, significantly improving his Spanish skills, and gaining a new perspective on the country's beauty. 

Leilhana Abu-Sbaih

Leilhana Abu-Sbaih

Leilhana Abu-Sbaih presented a poster session at the Fall Scholarly and Creative Activities Poster Symposium. Her work stems from "The Caribbean in Colonial Times" course and explores Greco-Roman allusions.

Madison Bernhardt

Madi Bernhardt

Madi Bernhardt presented a conference paper at the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) in March 2024, exploring themes of family dynamics and the diminishing quality of human interactions in society.

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Georgina Whittingham

We are delighted to present Hugo Salcedo's "Los hijos de la Malinche," translated to English by Carolyn Malloy and Georgina Whittingham.

 

Dr. Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti

As President of Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies, Dr. Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti helped organize the annual conference at Salisbury University, MD, in March 2023.

Dr. Roseli Rojo

Dr. Roseli Rojo contributed to Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas with her piece, "Havana on Steam Power: Literature, the Railroad, and the City in Nineteenth-Century Cuba."

Contact Us

245 Marano Campus Center
8 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: 315.312.2196
[email protected]