{"id":12,"date":"2013-09-06T18:48:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T18:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:56:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>About<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/About-Hero2.jpg);background-position:50% 11%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">No matter how you say it, URI is BIG in Languages. About 3,600 students, around 28% of the undergraduate population, take a language class each semester. The reason? Our faculty get to know their students, and help them learn language in a way that complements their chosen field of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of the largest language departments in the country, with 732 majoring students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six signature interdisciplinary programs, offering study and internship opportunities abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 tenure-stream, 11 full-time lecturers, and 29 part-time faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Average class size: 20 to 25 students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top producer of Boren and Gilman scholarship recipients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>16th<\/span><span>National rank for long-term study abroad<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>100+<\/span><span>Gilman recipients<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>#1<\/span><span>Largest Italian program in the US<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>119%<\/span><span>Increase in Majors since 2006<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-quote-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-quote  \"><blockquote>&#8220;Within a national context, the number of Department of Language majors (at URI) is at least 50-60% higher than majors in world language programs at comparable departments and universities.&#8221;<\/blockquote><cite>Dr. Mark Rectanus\nIowa State University<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Global Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/2018\/12\/20\/sandra-deeb\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/SandraDeebStudio.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Sandra Deeb, French IEP '20\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Sandra Deeb \u201920<\/h2><p>\u201cWhen you study another culture, you share their perspective, and it helps you treat the world with an equal level of respect.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">read sandra&#8217;s story<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/2018\/12\/20\/alison-otto\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/AlisonOtto-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Alison Otto\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Alison Otto &#8217;18<\/h2><p>\u201cIt is always important to have that cultural component to your education as the world becomes more globalized.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">read Alison&#8217;s story<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/global-experience\/\" title=\"\">read more student profiles<\/a>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signature Interdisciplinary Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International Engineering Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Business Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chinese Language Flagship Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Computer Science Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Studies and Diplomacy Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Pharmaceutical Sciences Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>German Summer School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chinese Summer School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URI Summer in Greece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URI Summer in Calabria, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>URI Summer Salamanca, Spain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bachelor of Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chinese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classical Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Italian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minors and Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arabic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hebrew<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Japanese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern 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