Welcome to the Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures at NIU!

We currently offer courses in fourteen languages and undergraduate majors in French, German, and Spanish. Majors in French, German, and Spanish may also pursue Teacher Certification. Minors are available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. Students who wish to pursue further specialization in French or Spanish can enroll in a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts. Students have the opportunity to participate in a number of interdisciplinary minors in which the Department is involved: Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, Latino/Latin American studies, Linguistics, and Southeast Asian Studies.

In our state-of-the-art Multimedia Learning Center students can expand their exposure to languages. Students with interest in educational technology can pursue the Foreign Language Instructional Technology Graduate Certificate Program.

Founded in 1972, our Foreign Language Residence Program is one of the oldest in the United States. Students joining this language-immersion program live together with native speakers on the Foreign Language Floor in Douglas Residence Hall.

For more information about your specific language interests, please click on Languages. For key contact information, please click on Contact Us. If you have more general inquiries about our department, please email us at askforlangs@niu.edu.

FL&L Essay Contest - Information & Application (Deadline - January 31st, 2012).
Scholarship Applications (Deadline - January 31st, 2012).