Department of World Languages and Cultures
The Department of World Languages and Cultures will help you prepare for your role in the world after college, whatever, and wherever, that might be. We offer four majors: French Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, and International Literatures and Cultures. We also offer minors in French, German, and Hispanic Studies, and provide instruction in Chinese. Micro-credential Intermediate Language Skills can be pursued in one or more of the following languages: Chinese, French, German, and Spanish. This micro-credential is designed to teach students linguistic skills—speaking, reading, listening, and writing—through an intermediate-level proficiency.
Our courses prepare you to live and work in the global community of the 21st century.
Our expert professors will give you powerful tools for communicating with people all
around the world. But you will also experience language and culture firsthand. At
Washington College, you can learn how to dance the flamenco, chat in French over coffee
and croissants, make dumplings, and taste German Currywurst while learning about its
history.
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Nicole Grewling
Associate Professor of German; Chair, World Languages & Cultures; Director, Humanities Program; Director, European Studies Minor- 410-810-5763
- ngrewling2@washcoll.edu
- Goldstein 222
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Nicole Grewling
Associate Professor of German; Chair, World Languages & Cultures; Director, Humanities Program; Director, European Studies Minor- 410-810-5763
- ngrewling2@washcoll.edu
- Goldstein 222
World Languages and Cultures Majors
Literacy and cultural competency—a solid understanding of a language and the ability to understand and communicate about the ideas expressed in everything from literature to popular culture—are at the forefront of our French Studies, German Studies, and Hispanic Studies majors.
International Literatures and Cultures Major
Through the International Literatures and Cultures major, you can combine those aspects of the college experience into one major, further driven by your own academic interests.
Micro-credential in Intermediate Language Skills
The Micro-credential in Intermediate Language Skills is designed to teach students linguistic skills—speaking, reading, listening, and writing—through an intermediate-level proficiency in Chinese, French, German, and/or Spanish.