Center for Languages and Cultures
The USC Center for Languages and Cultures’s main mission is to promote language learning at USC.
Language VR workshops
Language Virtual Reality Workshops!
Dive into the world of VR language learning by visiting us at THH 309K. Experience firsthand the innovative VR apps designed for language acquisition.
Languages Available: Multiple options to choose from.
Workshop Dates:
– March 29
– April 5
– April 12
– April 19
– April 26
Time: 2-4 PM. Stop by anytime.
We’ll be providing light refreshments for participants.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enhance your language skills in an immersive and engaging way. We look forward to seeing you there!
2nd Annual Multilingual Film Festival
Save the date: Thursday April 25th from 3 to 4:30pm
Location: TBA
Gender-Inclusive Language Teaching Conference
2nd Annual International Conference
April 5, 2024
CLC is the home of Trojan Bloom
Trojan Bloom, USC’s multilingual student literary journal features literary works by undergraduate and graduate students in 17+languages.
Undergraduate
CLC offers a number of opportunities for students wishing to study languages at USC.
Faculty
CLC provides support for faculty teaching languages and cultures at USC through grants, professional development opportunities and by fostering a community of practice.
Graduate Students
Graduate students teaching languages at USC (ALs) are supported through training, professional development opportunities, an award and many other resources.
Language Scholarships
USC offers a number of funding opportunities for those who study languages and cultures
Sean Silvia ’23
Learning foreign languages at USC has allowed me to access a vast world of non-English texts that were instrumental to my historical research. For me, nothing compares to the experience of reading a text in the original language. It’s a very human feeling. You feel such a wonderful connection to a person who comes from a completely different perspective than you. You get a much better and richer understanding of the source as well. I will continue to study languages after I graduate, and USC has instilled in me both a strong passion and a valuable skillset for learning foreign languages.
Language Programs in the News
Read articles about our language programs published in the USC newspaper Daily Trojan
The contest let students showcase their adventures overseas with photography.
A student initiative aims to increase the amount of languages offered at USC.
A fixture of the USC Languages department on campus since last November, the Trojan Bloommultilingual literary journal aims to provide a creative outlet to writers in non-English languages taught at USC — and expand the journal to cover more languages spoken in the wider campus community.
Tania Apshankar ’23
My love for languages bloomed when I took my first Spanish class as a freshman at USC. Ever since, I have had the opportunity to grow in my Spanish abilities at an advanced level, and also begin learning Persian. Studying, and engaging in the language learning community inspired me to help start Trojan Bloom, USC’s first multilingual journal to give students on campus a platform to share their creative works in foreign languages. As a graduating senior, seeing the community grow everyday inspires me so much to continue studying languages!
CLC Annual Reports
Contact Us
Center for Languages and Cultures
3501 Trousdale Parkway, THH 309
Los Angeles, CA 90089
If you have a question about language placement test, contact language@usc.edu or the specific language program director.