Student Voices

What is it like to study a modern language at Carthage? Find out from these Carthage students.

French

Leslie Sink, '11

"When all of my classmates were complaining about conjugating verb after verb, I loved it," says Leslie, who plans to teach French someday. "That's when I realized how much I love how French is constructed. It made so much sense to me, and I wanted to help other people understand it too." Read more.

German

David Rosenberg, '12

"The openness of the professors and their willingness to help struggling students" are among the Modern Language Department's biggest strengths. Read more.

Ronald Harris, '12

Ronald is pursuing a minor in German, after studying the language since kindergarten. Read more.

Emma Van Riet, '11

"I think it builds confidence when you can casually chat with your professors outside of the classroom without feeling awkward," Emma says. Read more.

Jean Louise Brody, '11

A DAAD scholarship winner, Jean Louise Brody says the Target Language Experts are an amazing addition to the Modern Language Department. Read more.

Spanish

Molly Sommers, '10

Molly thinks the department's strengths are in the professors and the selection we have at Carthage. "It allows the student to really find someone they connect to gives the student multiple options for classes. I also enjoy the fact that we have TLE's who we can talk to and who can help us," she said. Read more ...

Elizabeth Reinhardt, '12

"It's difficult to really learn a language if you don't actually use it. Studying abroad is the only way to really immerse yourself in it entirely." Read more ...

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