Global Seal of Biliteracy
The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers the Global Seal of Biliteracy to its students, as well as to anyone at UAB and in the Birmingham community. The Global Seal is an internationally recognized proficiency credential, and UAB was the first university in Alabama to offer it. If you can demonstrate proficiency in English and another language, we encourage you to further explore this valuable credential!
Placement Tests
Do you plan to study Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and/or Spanish? If so, be sure to take a placement test so you can enroll in courses that are a good fit for you! Placement tests are a great advising tool, and you can easily sign up to take them through the department’s website or by reaching out to faculty members directly.
Latest News
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Seventeen CAS faculty members receive promotionsThe College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure). The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that 17 faculty members across 12 departments have been awarded promotions (including four faculty members who also were awarded tenure). -
Sánchez-López named chair of the Department of World Languages and LiteraturesLourdes Sánchez-López, Ph.D., has been named the chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s College of Arts and Sciences. -
From tortilla Española and sushi to tarte au citron, UAB professors connect students to foods’ cultural rootsThe Flavors of the World Cooking Series featured culinary and cultural lessons for each language taught at UAB: Spanish, French, Japanese, German and Chinese.