The department fosters understanding of self and the world. Subject areas include language and culture; literature, cinema, drama, and related fields. Students and faculty collaborate on student organizations, research, off-campus projects, and education abroad around the world. Most summer and AY 08-09 programs, including in Austria, China, and Russia, are still taking applications. See department News for this year's special activities.

Shatzel Hall, first opened in 1924 and renovated in 1992. It houses the German, Russian, and East Asian Languages departments on its first floor. Most faculty offices, classrooms, and meeting rooms can also be found on the first floor of Shatzel.

For a map of BGSU, click here. (Shatzel Hall is located in Section 4 on the map.)

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” —Nelson Mandela

If you have traveled in another country where the populace speaks a language other than your own, for sure you have discovered one of two things: (1) It is an enormous advantage to speak the local language; or (2) It is an enormous disadvantage not to speak the local language. No ifs, ands, or buts (from the 27 March 2008 WorldWise Window Peace Corps newsletter).

The department has close associations with such areas as business, education, and the social sciences and supports interdisciplinary programs such as Asian Studies, Film Studies, the Honors Program, International Business, International Studies, Women's Studies, and teacher preparation.

Dr. Timothy Pogacar , chair
Telephone: 419-372-8028
pogacar@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Arlene Spoores, secretary
Telephone: 419-372-2268
aspoore@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Department of German, Russian and East
Asian Languages
Shatzel Hall 103
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0217
Telephone: 419-372-2268
Fax: 419-372-2571