“I was sent to Morocco as a Global Fellow and ….was pleasantly surprised to find that most people there spoke French fluently in addition to Arabic and Berber. I imagine the experience would have been a lot less productive had I not been well-versed in the French language.”

—Maria Khouri-Haddad (French)

"Declaring a Spanish Major is the best decision I could have made...The Modern Languages Department has made me feel at home while at SCU, a place where my identity as a First-Generation Mexican-American College student was finally valued and appreciated."

—Gloria Sevilla ‘20 (Spanish)

"[Professor Hellebrandt’s] courses on German Conversation and Media, combined with my summer study abroad trip to Freiburg in 2015, made my German language experience at Santa Clara one that I will always treasure."

—Francesca Hellebrandt '18 (German)

"After joining the SCU community, I found myself longing for a new skill to add to my new journey at the Leavey School of Business. Instead of looking at Chinese as another class, I took it as not only a career opportunity, but as a life opportunity."

—Max Zhang '24 (Chinese)

"Learning Italian at SCU has truly helped me further my understanding of my heritage and has immensely developed my communication skills. I am so excited to continue learning Italian with this inclusive program."

—Francesca D’Urzo '24 (Italian)

“In the future, I'd like to use my Japanese skills both in the workplace and in my everyday life whether it's for communicating with overseas clients or simply having a chat with my Japanese-speaking friends. I've grown to love learning Japanese and I can't wait to continue my language journey."

—Stephanie Chung '23 (Japanese)