The Department of Modern Languages is a multilingual education and cultural unit that aims to contribute to our university’s internationalization strategy. Operating under the School of Foreign Languages, the department offers courses in German (AFGA), Chinese (AFCA), French (AFFA), English (AFE/AFEA), Spanish (AFSA), Korean (AFKA), and Russian (AFRA/AFRF), taught by a qualified faculty of experts in their fields. Contemporary technologies and pedagogical innovations are continuously monitored and incorporated to enhance the learning experience.
Instruction in seven different languages is structured with a holistic approach to develop students’ communicative, cultural, and academic competencies. Students who successfully complete these programs are entitled to receive certificates corresponding to their level of proficiency.
In today’s fast-paced world, languages and intercultural communication have become increasingly important. Acquiring language skills during their undergraduate studies allows students to enhance cultural awareness and gain a competitive edge in professional life. Accordingly, the Department of Modern Languages offers language courses in various levels, which students can take as compulsory or elective, credit or non-credit courses.
All courses in the Department of Modern Languages are worth 5 ECTS, and students are required to attend at least 80% of classes.
English courses are offered either as compulsory or elective, depending on the faculty and program. Most courses are advanced academic English, while beginner-level English is available for departments where preparatory English education is not mandatory. AFE-coded courses are taught 4 hours per week. Additionally, 3-hour per week AFEA-coded English conversation courses provide interactive, in-class speaking practice for students.
For German, Chinese, French, Spanish, Korean, and Russian, weekly courses are offered for each language (4 hours per week for AFRF), covering various levels.
Based on faculty requests and in cooperation with departments, students may enroll in one or multiple language courses, either compulsory or elective. Students with prior knowledge of a language may take a placement test to start at the appropriate level or submit accepted language exam results to be exempted from lower-level courses.
At the graduation stage, students are entitled to a certificate of achievement in the language(s) they have studied, provided they have successfully completed at least 4 levels, regardless of whether the courses were credit or non-credit.
