Languages

Chinese

A number of Chinese language, character, and related Civilization classes are available to UCF Students, as well as opportunities to take Honor Chinese-subject classes. Please view the current offered courses available or my.ucf.edu for more information.

Intensive English Program

French

La Société is an association of students and faculty members at the University of Central Florida, in Orlando, who have a common interest in the francophone culture and language. Some services occur cyclically, such as the annual stage show and the French booth on International Day; while others activities may occur only once. French and Europeans parties, too! Please view the current offered courses available or my.ucf.edu for more information.

German

Learning German will enable students to communicate with Germans, Austrians, Swiss, a large number of people in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, parts of northern Italy, east Belgium, and east France. German is spoken by around 121 million speakers worldwide, and is one of the most common languages in the world. Apart from Russian, German is the most widely-spoken language in all of Europe. It shares the same language family with English, and quite a few words are very similar or even identical. German is helpful for doing business with Europe and a large number of non-European countries. After all, Germany is the third-largest industrial nation in the world. The idea that "all Germans speak English" is not quite true. By learning German, students can read the original texts written by world-famous German-speaking authors and philosophers, and listen to German music. German is one of the leading languages of science, philosophy, psychiatry, business, literature, music, and art. Please view the current offered courses available or my.ucf.edu for more information.

Italian

Study Abroad in Italy

Japanese

Japan has a rich culture and beautiful language. The Japanese take great pride in their writing: their calligraphy which became widely used during the Hejan times after the kana system. UCF offers a myriad of Japanese language, kanji/kana, and culture courses. Please view the current offered courses available or my.ucf.edu for more information.

Latin

The study of Latin offers a unique opportunity to look at the nature of language itself, and will benefit students in their speaking and writing of any further language study that they may undertake. Latin is an excellent basis for the study of many modern languages, especially Romance languages.

Portuguese

Please view the current offered courses available or my.ucf.edu for more information.

Intensive English Program

Spanish

Over 400 million people in the world speak Spanish. It is the second most spoken language in the United States, and it is the official language of over 20 countries. The Spanish language program at UCF offers a variety of classes from the elementary to masters level. A large number of our Spanish courses focus on student-centered learning. Depending on the course, faculty members strive to bolster students’ language proficiency, skills in translation and interpretation, linguistic competence, understanding of Spanish linguistics, ability to interpret literary texts, and knowledge of culture and civilization. Students of all levels are welcome!