Languages Taught at St. Olaf College
At St. Olaf College students have the opportunity to take languages not available at most high schools or many colleges. Even if you have been studying another language already, you might consider taking an additional world language here. This is your chance to explore cultures and countries new to you. You might even choose to study abroad in a country where one of these languages is used—or was used, in the case of the classical languages.
Languages Offered
CHINESE |
Pin Pin Wan, Chinese Language Section Head |
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FRENCH |
Jolene Barjasteh, French Language Placement |
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GERMAN |
Karl Fink, German Language Placement |
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GREEK |
Anne Groton, Department Chair, 2011-2012 Steve Reece, Department Chair, 2012-2013 |
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JAPANESE |
Rika Ito, Japanese Language Section Head |
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LATIN |
Anne Groton, Department Chair, 2011-2012 Steve Reece, Department Chair, 2012-2013 |
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NORWEGIAN |
Margaret O'Leary, Department Chair |
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RUSSIAN |
Marc Robinson, Department Chair, 2011-2012 Irinia Walter, Department Chair, 2012-2013 |
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SPANISH |
Sylvia Carullo, Spanish Language Placement |
St. Olaf Language Requirement
You can fulfill your language requirement at St. Olaf by completing 0-4 courses of one of these languages. Detailed information on the Foreign Language general education requirement is available online in the St. Olaf Catalog.
Placement
What if you have already started learning one of these languages at your high school, at a language camp, or other program?
French, German and Spanish languages offer online placement tests to be taken over the summer. For St. Olaf's other languages, E-mail the department contact person listed above, or stop by during the department information sessions on Monday of Week One orientation to make an appointment.
