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University of Maryland College Park

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) is the primary academic unit on the University of Maryland's College Park campus devoted to instruction and research in the world's languages, literatures, and cultures. Located in Jiménez Hall on the campus' main mall, the School is a unit within the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU). Formed in 2001, it consists of the Departments of Asian, East European, and Middle-Eastern Languages and Cultures; French and Italian Languages and Literatures; Germanic Studies; and Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures; and the Second Language Acquisition program. It also houses a number of research centers; the FOLA (Foreign Language Acquisition, individualized instruction) program; and Language Media Services. The School offers study abroad programs in Nice, Sevilla, Barcelona, Manheim, Tokyo, and elsewhere. Its Language House, a residential immersion facility for approximately 100 undergraduate students located in St. Mary's Hall, is one of the most successful living-learning programs on campus.