Why Modern Languages and Cultures?

The minor in Modern Languages and Cultures is an interdisciplinary program for students who wish to acquire linguistic, cultural, and literary proficiency in German, French, Spanish, or Bulgarian. The minor can be easily combined with many disciplines offered at AUBG, such as Business Administration, Economics, Journalism and Mass Communication, European Studies, Political Science and International Relations, or Information Systems.

Why Liberal Arts?

Liberal Arts is not reserved for art students only. At AUBG, for example, we have a variety of majors and minors spanning from Business Administration to Computer Science, and we make sure that you get a solid understanding and in-depth knowledge in the field you choose to study. What differentiates Liberal Arts from other types of degrees, however, is that in addition to that, it gives you the freedom to explore, create, practice your skills and connect to others.

Liberal Arts at AUBG

Courses

Elective

Introduction to Language and Culture Studies

Introduction to French Language and Culture I

Intermediate French: Perspectives on French and Francophone Cultures

Introduction to German Language and Culture I

Intermediate German: Perspectives on German-speaking Cultures

Topics in German Language, Literature, and Film

Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I

Intermediate Spanish: Perspectives on Spanish-speaking Cultures

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Professors

Email Degree From Ph.D., Language Sciences, University of Nantes, France
Courses

Introduction to French Language and Culture I, MLL 115

Intermediate French: Perspectives on French and Francophone Cultures, MLL 215

Modern France: Society, Politics, and Culture, MLL 301

Topics in French Language, Literature, and Film: Paris in French Literature, Film, and Songs, MLL 317

Research Interests

Multilingualism and intercultural education

Written production in French as an additional language

Integration of ICT in language teaching and learning: blended learning, telecollaboration, use of digital tools to support writing in French

Applied corpus linguistics for language teaching and learning

Applied phraseology: phraseodidactics

French for specific purposes

EU, political, and legal terminology

Lexical variation in French

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Email Degree From Ph.D., German linguistics, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany
Courses

Introduction to German Language and Culture I, MLL 125a

Introduction to German Language and Culture I, MLL 125b

Intermediate German: Perspectives on German-speaking Cultures, MLL 225a

Topics in German Language, Literature, and Film: German Fairy Tales as Text and in Film, MLL 327a

Research Interests

Phraseology

Lexicography

Corpus linguistics

Translation studies

Terminology (legal, technical and EU terminology)

Language and gender

German as a foreign language

Linguistic historiography

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Courses

Introduction to Bulgarian Language and Culture I, MLL 135a

Introduction to Bulgarian Language and Culture II, MLL 136a

Introduction to Language and Culture Studies, MLL 175a

Research Interests

Modern interdisciplinary approaches in language teaching and learning

Language in Culture and Society

Morphology and Meaning

Linguistic Typology

Pragmatics

Language in Society

All levels of Bulgarian Language and Culture for foreigners

Linguistics – Sociolinguistics, Morphology

Modern Bulgarian

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Email Degree From PH.D., Applied Linguistics, University of Vigo, Spain
Courses

Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I, MLL 155a

Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture I, MLL 155b

Intermediate Spanish: Perspectives on Spanish-speaking Cultures, MLL 255a

Research Interests

Intercultural pragmatics

Variational pragmatics

Spanish as a Second/Foreign Language

Spanish linguistics

Spanish for specific purposes

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