Modern Languages

104 Eisenhower Hall
785-532-6760
Fax: 785-532-7004
modlang@k-state.edu
http://www.ksu.edu/mlangs

Department Head:

Melinda A. Cro

Director of Graduate Studies:

Li Yang

Graduate Faculty:

Kathleen Antonioli, Ph.D., Duke University
Rebecca Bender, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Douglas K. Benson, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Necia Chronister, Ph.D., Washington University - St. Louis
Robert L. A. Clark, Ph.D., Indiana University
Robert T. Corum, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Melinda Cro, Ph.D., The University of Georgia
Claire L. Dehon, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Kansas
María Teresa DePaoli, Ph.D., Purdue University
Andrea Faber, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Lucia Garavito, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Derek Hillard, Ph.D., Indiana University
Lavinia Horner, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Laura Kanost, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Sara Luly, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Benjamin McCloskey, Ph.D., Ohio State University
Silvia Sauter, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of Texas - Austin
Brad Shaw, Emeritus, Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Laura Valentin-Rivera, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Li Yang, Ph.D., University of Iowa

Graduate Faculty Associates:

Leena Chakrabarti, Ph.D., Kansas State University
Beverly M. Earles, Ph.D., Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand
Glenda Leung, Ph.D., University of Freiburg
Jenell Williams, M.A., University of Kansas
Mary Wood, M.A., University of Kansas

Admission

Most incoming students have undergraduate degrees in the particular language of study or in teaching, although we also may accept on a provisional basis those students who have considerable expertise in the language and culture in other ways, e.g., native speakers or U. S. citizens with extensive travel, living, and educational experience abroad.

All applications are reviewed by the director of graduate studies and the graduate faculty within the department. Depending on the language you wish to study, assistantships may or may not be available after this date.

Applications need to include the following:

Completed application to the Graduate School.
Copies of the official transcripts from each college or university the applicant has attended. Only official copies are accepted by the Graduate School.
Three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to speak informatively of the applicant’s academic performance and his or her potential for advanced studies in the field.
A statement of objectives (a succinct account of aims and interests).
A recorded speaking sample in both English and the target language of study.
Application fee.
For international students, an official TOEFL, or IELTS score report and Kansas State University’s financial affidavit.

Financial support

A limited number of graduate teaching assistantships (GTA) is available that offer the opportunity of teaching university-level courses under close pedagogical supervision. Full-time teaching assistants will teach three courses per year). All full-time GTAs receive a 100% tuition waiver. GTAs must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours of classwork in the Department of Modern Languages per semester to qualify. Except in unusual circumstances, GTAs are expected to enroll in 9 hours. Assistantships are normally renewable for a period of two years, assuming satisfactory teaching performance and progress toward the degree. The department also offers scholarships; awarded on a competitive basis, these may be held in addition to an assistantship.