Department of Foreign Languages

Antecedent Departments

English and Foreign Languages (1954–1956)
Foreign Languages (1956–Present)

Department Heads 1954–1958 Col Peter R. Moody 1958–1960 Col George L. Holcomb 1960–1968 Col Alfonse R. Miele 1968–1971 Col Francis W. McInerney Jr. 1971–1978 Col William Geffen 1978–1981 Lt Col Ruben A. Cubero 1981–1983 Lt Col Daniel G.M. Hannaway 1983–1990 Col Cubero 1990–1998 Col Gunther A. Mueller 1998–2000 Col Jill M. Crotty 2000–2006 Col Mueller 2006–2007 Lt Col Daniel Uribe 2007–2008 Col Mueller 2008–2013 Col Uribe 2013–2015 Lt Col Jean-Philippe N. Peltier 2015– Col Uribe		Permanent Professors Pete Moody Al Miele   William Geffen Randy Cubero   Gunther Mueller Dan Uribe

The Department Today:

The department provides future officers with broad-based, foreign area-related skills to master strategies for global engagement, partnership, and mutual security responsibilities. This entails courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish—eight of the most important languages in the world. Within each language there is a broad spectrum of courses, from primarily skills development to a broader appreciation of a particular culture, history, and literature. These skills are further developed through the department’s international programs and through academic programs in Foreign Area Studies.

Curriculum:

The department offers a wide spectrum of courses in eight languages and supports the several courses in Foreign Area Studies.
    Core Courses: 
         Foreign Lang 131 & 132. Basic sequence in one of eight languages
    Majors:  Foreign Area Studies (Interdisciplinary)
         Humanities (Interdisciplinary)
    Minors:  Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

Noteworthy:

The department’s Foreign Language Learning Center utilizes the latest language learning technology, which allows multiple languages to be taught simultaneously while providing the capability for individual learning and group or teacher-led activities using any type of multimedia. The department manages the Academy’s Office of International Programs, which includes:
    Cadet Summer Language Immersion Program (at a foreign university or language school)
    Cadet Semester Exchange Abroad Program (at a foreign military academy)
    Cadet Semester Study Abroad Program (at civilian universities)
    Foreign Academy Visit Program (during International Week)
    Cultural Immersion Program (spring break or summer)
    Four-Year International Cadet Program (foreign cadets at the Academy)
    Military Personnel Exchange Program (foreign officers on Academy faculty or staff)