霍夫斯特拉大学的比较文学，语言和语言学系提供多种语言（包括拉丁和古典希腊语），世界文学（翻译和原文），语言学，跨学科研究和文学理论课程。比较文学，语言和语言学也是亚洲研究，古典学，语言学，英语课程以及语言学研究生课程（法医语言学和应用语言学）的基础。比较文学，语言学和语言学是霍夫斯特拉大多数语言教学的基地（法语，意大利语和西班牙语除外，后者设在罗曼语言与文学系）。该系教授的每种现代语言都由数百万的讲者讲。实际上，该部门教授的语言是世界上绝大多数人口使用的语言。达到其中一种语言的流利程度不仅可以丰富文化，而
The German major provides, in a systematic fashion through its levels of instruction, a solid foundation in German grammar and vocabulary, comprehension and conversational skills (idioms and slang), and German-language literature and culture in general. The literary focus reinforces the grounding in the nuances of the language and culture in compelling historical contexts up to the present, including the catastrophes of the first and second world wars and the Holocaust, the Cold War division through the Berlin Wall, and German Reunification in 1990. <br><br>The German major prepares students for study abroad or independent research in German-speaking countries (i.e., Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and for graduate study in other disciplines that encourage the acquisition of the German language beyond German Studies. Further, the German major will prepare students to engage personally or professionally in German-speaking countries or other venues.