Department of Foreign Language

Real-World Experience

ACU's Study Abroad site in Montevideo, Uruguay, is an excellent opportunity for first-hand cultural and language learning.
Classes are taught with a strong oral emphasis, essentially using the foreign language to converse.
"The Parlor" is a center for cross-cultural interaction and
world-wide information access, an area dedicated to personal interaction with students from many cultures. Enhancements include computers, VCR/televisions (with cable) and audio equipment to be used in conjunction with an extensive collection of video and audio tapes.

Exceptional Degrees

Students are prepared for careers in teaching, international business, government service, mission work, marketing and bilingual services.
Recent foreign language graduates are high school Spanish teachers, college professors, translators, and business professionals with organizations such as World Relief International, Eurocopter and more.
Distinguished alumni include Ken Cukrowski, associate dean of the ACU Graduate School of Theology; Sherry Bennett Farris, Bible translator in Guinea, West Africa; and April Ewing McBride, professor of spanish at Baylor University.

Faculty Who Make the Difference

Many of the foreign language professors are native speakers of the language they teach.
Faculty members are frequently called on to act as
consultants for international businesses in areas such as
language translation and foreign cultures.