
NEWS
Read below for the most up to date news from the Department of World Languages & Cultures.
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Recent News
2025 International Snack Festival Expands Cultural Engagement on Campus with New Passport Initiative
The Department of World Languages and Cultures hosted its highly anticipated Second International Snack Festival on March 26, bringing together 288 participants in a vibrant celebration of global cultures. This year's festival...read more ❯
Japanese Minor Student Spotlight: Selma Boremann
About Selma Bormann and her time at GSU
Selma Bormann’s interest in Japanese studies emerged in an unanticipated way. Initially undecided about her major, she decided to explore Japanese studies with a casual “why not?” when...read more ❯
Korean Program Cultural Event 2025
Korean Calligraphy Event
The Korean Program hosted a Korean Calligraphy Event on February 13th, 2025. This event featured a presentation by renowned calligraphy artist Mag Shim, who demonstrated her art and offered hands-on...read more ❯
Chinese Program Celebrates 2025 Chinese New Year with Festive Campus Event
Atlanta, GA February 12, 2025 – The Chinese Program in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Georgia State University (GSU) hosted a vibrant Chinese New Year celebration on February 12 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The...read more ❯
Former Japanese Student Highlight
About Aidan Coleman and his time at GSU
Aidan Coleman, an alumnus of Georgia State University, is now working in Japan as a researcher. His fascination with the Japanese language began during his childhood in Okinawa, where he...read more ❯
German Christmas Party
It was a wonderful time when recently enrolled and previous students came together to celebrate Christmas most delightfully. The array of German goodies—Stollen, Christmas cookies, chocolate, gingerbread, Bratwurst, and so many...read more ❯
World Languages Day 2024
GSU welcomed over 1000 high school and GSU students to campus to attend the 10th annual World Languages Day event put on by the Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research (CULTR). Students rotated between three different...read more ❯
Showcasing Research Excellence: GSU Students Shine at the 2024 MFLA Conference
A group of ten current and former Georgia State University students, along with Dr. Marta Galindo, Academic Professional and Director of CIRCLE, in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, traveled to the campus of The...read more ❯
Tomodachi Meets
On October 16th, the Japanese section of the World Languages and Culture Department, with the support of CIRCLE, hosted the Tomodachi Meets event, bringing together over 90 participants. This event...read more ❯
Big Turnout for this Semester’s First Conversation Partners Meetup
GSU’s CIRCLE Room, located at 128 Langdale, was packed on October 1st, where over 70 students and staff showed up to socialize and share about their respective languages and cultures. Hosted by GSU’s Intensive English Program...read more ❯
Contact Us
Department of World Languages & Cultures
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Department Chair
Leslie Marsh
Associate Chair
Raúl Llorente
Undergraduate Director
Shuai Li
Graduate Director
Ian Campbel
Director of CULTR
Hakyoon Lee
Director of CIRCLE
Marta Galindo
Office / Delivery Address
Department of World Languages & Cultures
25 Park Place
Floor 19
Atlanta, GA. 30303
USPS Mailing Address
Department of World Languages & Cultures
P.O. Box 3970
Atlanta, GA. 30302