World Languages and Cultures Department

The World Languages and Cultures Department fosters the study of the eleven languages offered at Bergen Community College.  It also furthers the experience for those students who wish to continue learning a language previously studied.  The World Languages and Cultures Department courses develops in students an appreciation for other cultures and other ways of living and thinking.

The department offers the following courses: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

Liberal Arts students may choose World Languages as an option or "major" by taking two general education Humanities in World Languages (6 credits) and two free electives in World Languages.

 PLACEMENT POLICY

Students interested in studying a world language at Bergen Community College, may choose to either begin a new one or continue the language studied previously. Students who have studied a world language in high school and have received a grade of B or better, are required to enroll in the appropriate BCC course as follows:

Students who received grades of C+ or lower, should enroll in level I. If unsure about your level, contact the Department Chair.

Native or heritage speakers of Spanish must enroll in special courses designed for their needs: Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers and/or Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers. You may need to see the Academic Coordinator or the Dean of Arts and Humanities for signature.

Check the current BCC registration booklet for course offerings.

 LANGUAGES OFFERED AT BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

• AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
• ARABIC
• CHINESE (MANDARIN)
• FRENCH
• GERMAN
• ITALIAN
• JAPANESE
• KOREAN
• LATIN
• RUSSIAN
• SPANISH

COURSE LISTINGS