Travel around the world: A wide variety of study abroad opportunities are available, including departmental faculty-led programs in Spain, Montpellier, Costa Rica and Quebec. Language clubs, weekly conversation groups and honorary societies in French and in Spanish<br>Communicate in another language, study other literatures, understand other cultures. Foreign language proficiency increases marketability and acceptance to graduate school. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures, with options in French, Spanish, French Teacher Education, and Spanish Teacher Education. Minor programs are available in French and Spanish. The formal study of one of the languages consists of courses in the language as well as courses in the literatures and cultures of the countries where these languages are spoken. The study of language, culture, and literature prepares the student for advanced and graduate study in literature and/or language, and for the use of language in business and industry, government at the federal, state, or local level, law enforcement, libraries and museums, parks and recreation, social services and health-related fields, transportation and tourism, and numerous other areas having a multicultural clientele. Students completing the Teacher Education options develop pedagogical skills and proficiency in the language which lead to licensure to teach the language in Illinois at the K–12 level. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures encourages students to double major in Foreign Languages and Cultures and another field in which linguistic and cultural expertise can be utilized to reach professional or academic goals. To make it possible to complete a double major in FLC and another discipline in four years, the department has developed joint curriculum sequences with some departments. For more information, please contact the Foreign Languages and Literatures advisor or the department office.