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Languages

The study of languages opens a window on the wider world. Through such study students will also gain insight into their own language and culture, form connections with other disciplines, and become better prepared to participate effectively in multilingual communities and cultures at home and around the world.

Degree programs offered:

• Bachelor of Arts:
  - French
  - International Business and Language
  - Spanish
  
• Minors:
  - Classical Humanities
  - French
  - Japanese Area Studies
  - Spanish

Distinctives:

Study in another country: While much of your language work takes place in the classroom, Jewell’s language department encourages students to participate in one of our more than twenty foreign study programs. You can live in and learn about the cultures of France, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Austria, Japan, China, Greece and Italy while studying at a prominent university for a semester or a full year. You experience the day-to-day life of another country firsthand while enhancing your language skills.

Combine your language with another field of study:

• The International Business and Language program is designed to prepare students for a career in International Business and to develop proficiency in a foreign language.
• Study education and become certified to teach French or Spanish
• Prepare to work in a not -for-profit organization through the American Humanics certificate program.

Serve others while you are learning a language: Students have opportunities through their coursework to apply their language skills at a local agency, serving a variety of needs in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This learning is incorporated into the classroom through discussion and reflection papers.

Are you ready to expand your horizons? Drop us an e-mail, schedule a visit, or call us toll free (1-888-2-JEWELL).

Languages Faculty:

Ruth Kauffmann, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Dr. Kauffmann earned her Ph. D. from the University of Chicago.

Susan Myers, Ph.D.
Professor of French
Dr. Myers earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University.

Kathleen Tacelosky, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish, Chair
Dr. Tacelosky holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Jane Woodruff, Ph.D.
Professor of Greek, Latin and Ancient history
Dr. Woodruff received her Ph.D. in Ancient History and Classics from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Ai Imamaki
Instructor of Japanese

Carmen Toledano
Spanish Assistant

Florianne Viala
French Assistant