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Photo credit: Patricia Wiley

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  1. Humanities Dialogues Provides Casual Space to Discuss Meaning of Words

    Humanities Dialogues Provides Casual Space to Discuss Meaning of Words

    The Daily Bruin recently published an article about how students, staff and faculty have been discussing what words like “democracy,” “humanity” and “heroism” mean in meetings over...

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Languages Offered

  • Afrikaans

    Afrikaans is a West Germanic language and is spoken in South Africa by approximately 6... Read More

  • Dutch

    Modern Dutch is a West Germanic language (and, as such, a sister language of Modern... Read More

  • German

    German is a West Germanic language within the Indo-European family of languages and, as such,... Read More

  • Yiddish

    Yiddish has been taught at UCLA for well over 30 years. UCLA is one of... Read More

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Upcoming Events

  1. Humanities Dialogues Winter 2020

    Humanities Dialogues Winter 2020

    January 24 - March 6
  2. ELTS Graduate Writing Retreat Winter 2020

    ELTS Graduate Writing Retreat Winter 2020

    February 27 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
  3. On Showing: Ulrike Ottinger’s Deictic Gestures| Lecture by Katharina Sykora

    On Showing: Ulrike Ottinger’s Deictic Gestures| Lecture by Katharina Sykora

    March 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Graduate Courses for 2019-2020

The graduate courses for the European Languages and Transcultural Studies in the 2019-2020 school year have been confirmed. Click Learn More to see what courses will be offered.

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Student Testimonials

  • Ava Hoeller

    Ava Hoeller

    The Germanic Languages Department provided me with an experience that I did not expect to get as a transfer student to a large university. I immediately felt at home thanks to the warm environment of this incredibly close knit and welcoming department. As a double major in German and Anthropology, I especially enjoyed taking German cultural classes taught by professors that encouraged meaningful class discussions about very relevant topics. The German Department at UCLA enlivened... Read more

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Disciplines

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Featured Courses

  • German 59: Holocaust in Film and Literature

    Instructor: Renata Fuchs

    Lecture/screenings, five hours; discussion, one hour. History of Holocaust and its present memory through examination...

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