Special Programs
Less Commonly Taught Languages
UMD students interested in studying Norwegian, Quechua, Urdu, Vietnamese, and other less commonly taught languages can do so through CourseShare courses. Learn more about this program and how to register.
Special Programs in Arabic and Persian
Learn more about the special programs in Arabic and Persian.
Education Abroad
SLLC students can participate several short and long term study abroad programs through the University StudyAbroad office.
- Maryland-in-Nice (France)
- UMD-Summer: France: French Language and Culture on the Mediterranean (FREN)
- UMD-Spring Break: Spain: El Camino de Santiago de Compostela/Saint James Way (SPAN)
- Maryland-in-Sevilla (Spain)
- UMD-Summer: Spain: Culture, Language, and Literature in Salamanca and Barcelona (SPAN)
- UMD-Winter: Puerto Rico: Global Issues, Local Approaches: Colonialism, Gender, and Climate Change in PR (SPAN)
- UMD-Winter: Morocco: Gender as a Social Construct in Morocco: An Immersive Experience in Oujda (FREN/WGSS)
- Critical Language Scholarship Russian- Tbilisi, Georgia
- National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU): Huayu BEST Program for Chinese Language Education (direct enroll)
- Critical Language Scholarship Persian - Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Language House Living and Learning Program
The Language House Immersion Program provides students serious about language learning with the opportunity for daily language and cultural immersion in an organized study environment. Learn more about the Language House.
Language Partner Program
SLLC-ISSS Language Partner Program (LPP) offers majors or minors in any SLLC program at UMD the opportunity to meet with international students outside the classroom and practice their target language in an informal yet structured way. For international students, the LPP provides a forum for connecting with U.S. students and integrating into the UMD campus.
Summer Language Institute
There are three intensive summer language programs offered through the Office of Extended Studies
Maya Brin Residency Program
Learn about the Maya Brin Residency Program, which brings leading Russian scholars, artists and cultural figures to UMD.
Special Programs Contacts
Nahal Akbari
Assistant Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Director, Persian Flagship Program, Persian
Assistant Professor, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
Member, Maryland Language Science Center
3110 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Ahmed Hanafy
Senior Lecturer, Faculty Language Partner Program Coordinator, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Arabic
Member, Maryland Language Science Center
3141 H.J. Patterson Hall
College Park
MD,
20742
Marilyn Matar
Director, Language House
Assistant Clinical Professor and LH Director, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Assistant Clinical Professor, French
Honors Humanities Faculty Fellow, College of Arts and Humanities
0107A St. Mary's Hall
College Park
MD,
20742