Many Languages, One World
The Language Villa is created for students with a passion for exploring different cultures through language by providing the opportunity to live with other students with similar interests in a learning community. The Villa introduces students to cultural and linguistic diversity and teaches cultural understanding, a quality of increasing importance in our global society. The following languages are represented in the Language Villa: French, Spanish, Italian and German. Each language will have a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant living within the community to facilitate many of the programs and linguistic development. Students focus on language learning through, for example, common course work, conversation, cultural events or a foreign film series. Students in this learning community will experience numerous special events drawn from our diverse ethnic communities in the city of St. Louis and the surrounding areas.
Individual Language Floors:
- 1st Floor: German "Unter den Linden" & Italian "Via Appia"
- 2nd Floor: French "Les Champs Elysées" & Spanish "La Plaza Mayor"
- 3rd Floor: Non-Language Villa residents
Gisele Muñoz, Kristin Lange, Erika Taretto & Laurence Béal join the Language Villa for 2008-09
Program Requirements
- Completion of application form and interview;
- GPA: 3.0 or higher, 3.0 in languages courses at SLU;
- German, French & Spanish: intermediate/advanced level
- Italian: strong interest in pursuing at least a Certificate in Italian
- All students are co-enrolled each semester in MLNG 293: Cultural Connections: The Language Villa (0-1 credit course) in conjunction with a French, German, Italian or Spanish course appropriate to the student's level. First year students will also be co-enrolled in History 112-07 Origins of the Modern World since 1600 in the fall semester and History 111-03 Origins of the Modern World to 1600 in the spring.
Application Process
- Complete Online Housing Application through mySLU requesting Language Learning Community
- Complete supplemental Language Villa application. Download Supplemental Application Materials for the Language Villa: .doc | PDF
Notre Dame Description:
Notre Dame is a community for upperclassmen and freshmen students. Consisting of mostly single rooms, Notre Dame provides a unique blend of an academic and social atmosphere. Notre Dame will also be the home to the Language Villa.
Amenities
- Single occupancy rooms
- Workout room (Marguerite Hall)
- Community showers & bathrooms
- Kitchen
- Six community lounges
- Laundry facilities in basement
For more information on each language floor, please contact the respective faculty liaison in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages:
Les Champs Élysées - French Floor
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Unter den Linden - German Floor
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Via Appia - Italian Floor
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La Plaza Mayor - Spanish Floor
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