Some proficiency in a foreign language is often needed for international grants and fellowships for research and teaching. The Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Iowa is a wonderful resource for language learning. Languages offered include: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Swahili, and American Sign Language. Want to practice conversation in a foreign language informally? See the opportunities below.
Foreign Language Evaluations: Please see the list below for UI faculty who serve as evaluators for the languages listed. Students seeking Foreign Language Evaluations for Fulbright and other grant applications for languages not listed should contact those individual foreign language departments in the Division of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures. These evaluations should be completed by a professional language teacher, preferably a university professor.
Faculty Foreign Language Evaluators
Arabic
Contact: yasmine-ramadan@uiowa.edu
American Sign Language
Contact: asl-program@uiowa.edu
Chinese
Contact: helen-shen@uiowa.edu
French
Contact: ana-m-rodriguez@uiowa.edu
German
Contact: bruce-spencer@uiowa.edu
Italian
Contact: cinzia-blum@uiowa.edu
Japanese
Contact: yumiko-nishi@uiowa.edu
Korean
Contact: sang-seok-yoon@uiowa.edu
Portuguese
Contact: cris-lira@uiowa.edu
Russian
Contact: irina-kostina@uiowa.edu
Spanish
Contact: judith-liskin-gasparro@uiowa.edu
Swahili
Contact: blandina-giblin@uiowa.edu
Want to Practice a Foreign Language?
There are many opportunities, usually known as "conversation hours" -please check with the Division of Foreign Languages for updates: