Special Programs
Less Commonly Taught Languages
UMD students interested in studying Norwegian, Quechua, Urdu, Vietnamese, and other less commonly taught languages can do so through CourseShare courses. Learn more about this program and how to register.
Special Programs in Arabic and Persian
Learn more about the special programs in Arabic and Persian, including the Arabic and Persian language flagships.
Education Abroad
There are numerous education abroad opportunities available to SLLC students:
Language House Living and Learning Program
Open to sophomores and above, the Language House Immersion Program provides students serious about language learning with the opportunity for daily language and cultural immersion in an organized study environment. Learn more about the Language House.
Language Partner Program
SLLC-ISSS Language Partner Program (LPP) offers majors or minors in any SLLC program at UMD the opportunity to meet with international students outside the classroom and practice their target language in an informal yet structured way. For international students, the LPP provides a forum for connecting with U.S. students and integrating into the UMD campus.
Summer Language Institute
There are three intensive summer language programs offered through the Office of Extended Studies
Maya Brin Residency Program
Learn about the Maya Brin Residency Program, which brings leading Russian scholars, artists and cultural figures to UMD.
The Language Flagships
Arabic Flagship
Persian Flagship
Summer Institutes
Special Programs Contacts
Nahal Akbari-Saneh
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Clinical Professor and Persian Flagship Program Director, Persian
Associate Clinical Professor, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
3110 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Peter Glanville
Associate Professor, Associate Director for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Associate Professor and Arabic Flagship Program Director, Arabic
3126 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Marilyn Matar
Assistant Clinical Professor and LH Director, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Director, Language House
Assistant Clinical Professor, French
Honors Humanities Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Humanities
0107A St. Mary's Hall
College Park
MD,
20742