WelcomeThe Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is committed to providing all students at Illinois State, including majors, minors, teacher education majors and minors, and graduate students, with educational opportunities of the highest possible quality; fostering and promoting research on the part of our faculty that is recognized at the national and international level; and offering our service and expertise as appropriate to the university, the public, the Illinois educational community, and the academic profession.

Welcome from the Chair

Department Chair
Dan Everett

Click the play button above or download the Chair's Message 2008 (mp3)

Recent Faculty Publications

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Contact Us

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Campus Box 4300
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790

Phone: (309) 438 - 3604
Fax: (309) 438-8038
Office: Stevenson 114
Email: Email LLC

Announcements

• Any one interested in meeting weekly for German conversation about selected readings over the summer, please contact Prof. J.M. van der Laan

 

Congratulations to our 2007-2008
award recipients!

• Laura Anderson, Spanish Teacher Ed major, and Katie Simpson, Spanish major, for the Allie Ward Billingsley Scholarship
• Philip Baker, German major, for the David J. Parent Scholarship
• Melissa Kaeb, Bilingual/BiCultural Ed major, Spanish minor, for the Study Abroad Scholarship for the Taxco Program
• Lena Kasper, Nursing major, French minor, for the Petrossian-Tarrant Scholarship Fund for the 2008 Grenoble Program.

Congratulations Spanish Club!

The Spanish Club won the "Student Involvement Award for a Large Registered Student Organization," which is given by the Dean of Students Office. The Club's officers are: President Kathleen Jackson, Vice President Howard Gross, Treasurer Stacie Droege, and Advisor Marinelly Castillo.

Read about the Spanish Club in the news!

Click here to read about Salsa Lessons!

Request for course syllabi.

The department would like to have a copy of a syllabus for each course offerred in the Spring 2008 semester. Please leave a copy at the front desk and send an electonic copy to Sarah Walczynski in LILT

April 21-May - Course evaluations.

April 23 - TT chat w/Chair, 3-3:45 pm, STV 202

April 23 - German film: "Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" ("The Edukators")- Auf Deutsch - to be shown in STV 202 at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome!

April 25, 2008 - Spring Banquet, 6-8 pm, Ewing Manor.

April 30 - Departmental Spring Reception, 11:30 am - 1 pm, STV 113. Announcement of student awards at 12 noon.

May 9 - CAS commencement, 7 pm at Redbird Arena.