Study Abroad in
Costa Rica
The Department of Modern Languages partners with UCF’s Costa Rica Center to offer an oppurtunity to increase your learning of Spanish language and culture through a combination of classroom instruction and community engagement.
Summer B, June 27 – July 18, 2026
Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
In the News
UCF Italian Club President Selected for National Italian American Foundation Fellowship
October 20, 2026 Modern Languages and Literatures student selected for 2026-27 National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) On Campus Fellowship.
UCF Hosts National Workshop on AI and Japanese Language Education
September 22, 2026 The workshop allowed Japanese language educators to learn from one another, explore emerging approaches to AI in language instruction, and build connections with colleagues from across the country.
UCF’s Haidar Khezri Selected for Prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
September 22, 2026 The fellowship recognizes Khezri’s scholarly achievements and provides an opportunity to advance an interdisciplinary project examining Franz Kafka’s literature
Degree Programs
We offer degrees and certificates at both the
graduate and undergraduate level along with
several minor programs.
RECENT FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Haidar Khezri
Words Behind Bars and Beyond: The Prison Letters of Farzad Kamangar with Tyler Fisher (monograph in progress).
Martha García