{"id":1508,"date":"2017-12-22T22:16:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T22:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/languages\/?page_id=1508"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:19:52","slug":"modern-languages-and-literatures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Languages and Literatures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section id=\"podcast\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-podcast auto-section\" data-section-link-title=\"podcast\" aria-label=\"podcast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid w-70 my-0 py-3 bg-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#ffe600!important;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container pb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row h-100 justify-content-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 text-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/futures-in-languages\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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