学习其他语言一直是全面教育的关键部分。在当今的全球经济中，以非个人语言进行交流的能力已成为公共部门和私营部门雇主所追求的越来越有价值的资产。我们的实质性课程为学生在日益相互联系的世界中取得成功做好了准备，例如语言服务行业的口译，本地化和翻译，教育，研究，写作，出版以及媒体，健康，法律，以及社会服务，商业，政府，国际关系，文化遗产部门–博物馆，图书馆和档案馆。语言学习的目标是发展深厚的跨语言和跨文化能力。鉴于这些目标，MODL提供了从开始到高级课程在内的各种世界语言的全方位语言服务。除了发展四种基本语言技能
Part of the Critical Languages and International Studies section, our mission is to promote global competence through the study of the language, literature, and business environments of Chinese.<br><br>With 1.28 billion people, China is the most populous nation in the world. Mandarin Chinese is spoken by 885 million speakers, making it the world’s most widely spoken first language. In addition to the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese is also widely spoken in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Mongolia. China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations (over 5000 years old). Today, China is an economic powerhouse—it has the second largest economy in the world and is one of America’s largest trading partners. Indeed, many U.S. companies do business in China, including Motorola, Coca Cola, and Ford.<br><br>Our innovative curriculum is designed to maximize the success of both language learners and heritage speakers of Chinese who grew up with Chinese at home. Through experiential learning in language classes, as well as in more advanced courses in literature, culture, business, and localization and translation, we train our students to be multilingual and intercultural. In addition to linguistic and cultural competence, students gain valuable skills in critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving.