Department of World Languages
Graduates with language backgrounds possess a resource for continuing intellectual growth and personal fulfillment, a passport for moving easily within the world community and its diverse cultures, and a practical tool for earning a living. Programs in the Department of World Languages concentrate on the acquisition of language and knowledge of the cultures that the language expresses.
Learn more about why you should pursue language studies
Why Pursue Language Studies?
Learn more about why you should pursue language studies
Learn more about languages offered at Boise State
Languages Offered
Learn more about languages offered at Boise State
Learn more about the Certificates / Minors / Majors you can choose
Certificates / Minors / Majors
Learn more about the Certificates / Minors / Majors you can choose
Learn more about the World Language Resource Center
World Language Resource Center
Learn more about the World Language Resource Center
Do you have prior language experience?
The Department of World Languages offers students with prior language experience the option to take a placement/challenge test and options to receive credit for prior learning. We encourage all students with existing language skills to consider minoring or majoring in their language.
Learn more about Placement Tests & Credit for Prior Learning
Placement Tests & Credit for Prior Learning
Learn more about Placement Tests & Credit for Prior Learning
Learn more about internship opportunities
Find Internship Opportunities
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News & Updates
Jason Herbeck Presents Paper at Lisbon Symposium
Jason Herbeck Presents Paper at Lisbon Symposium
Jason Herbeck, a professor and chair of the Department of World Languages, recently presented a...
Carolina Viera Contributes to Book on Spanish Multilingual Populations
Carolina Viera Contributes to Book on Spanish Multilingual Populations
Call for Proposals: Pathways OER Lead Teacher Projects for Fall 2019
Call for Proposals: Pathways OER Lead Teacher Projects for Fall 2019
Adrian Kane Participates in Panel Session on "Current and Future Ecocriticisms of the Americas"
Adrian Kane Participates in Panel Session on "Current and Future Ecocriticisms of the Americas"
Heike Henderson Presents at the 6th Annual Captivating Criminality Conference in Pescara, Italy
Heike Henderson Presents at the 6th Annual Captivating Criminality Conference in Pescara, Italy
WORLD LANGUAGES SPOTLIGHT
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Mariah Devereux Herbeck, French Professor
Learn more about Mariah Devereux Herbeck
Lead with Languages
THE PATHWAYS OER PROJECT
The Pathways Open Educational Resource (OER) Language Teaching Repository, an initiative from the Boise State University Department of World Languages, is an open and collaborative network of instructional materials and professional development created by and uniquely for Idaho’s K-16 language teachers and students.
Teachers and students participating in the Pathways Project come from different fields of study and schools across Idaho to create open (i.e., free), digital activities that support the teaching and learning of foreign languages and promote intercultural competence. We hope to impact the opportunities learners have to connect to the global world!