Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Record Group

Identifier: RG14-07-LANG

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Modern Language Department record group is split in to three series:

Series 1: Office Files Series 2: Courses, Curriculum, and Catalog Changes Series 3: Teaching Files

It contains correspondence, memos, programs, newspaper clippings, teaching materials, and syllabi. Records in the first two series are arranged in chronological order while materials in the third series, Teaching Files is arranged by faculty member in alphabetical order.

Dates

Creation: 1922-2024

Creator

College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Mass.). Department of Modern Languages and Literatures (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

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Historical Note

The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures houses seven distinct language and literature programs — Arabic, Chinese, Deaf Studies and Sign Languages, French, German, Italian, Russian — and a comparative literature program, Studies in World Literatures.

The department’s faculty members offer dynamic courses that integrate current pedagogical practices as well as cultural programming beyond the classroom. An essential component of the language courses is the practicum run by foreign language assistants, who come to Holy Cross from all over the globe to share the contemporary culture of their native countries and communities with the students.

Courses include offerings in literature, linguistics, film, and culture, which may be conducted in English or in the target language. Individual programs within the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures also host events, such as weekly language tables and cafés, film series, lectures, performances and cultural excursions. Study abroad and study away programs enable students to immerse themselves in the language and culture of other countries and communities and to greatly expand their language skills.

This department was known as the Modern Languages Department and held that title until recently, circa 2022.