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The Department of Languages was established in 1957, as part of the renaming of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. The department remained under the direction of the College of Humanities and Social Science until 1965, when it was transferred to the newly formed College of Humanities. In 1968 the department was split into a number of language-specific departments, including the Department of Classical and Asian Languages, the Department of French and Italian, the Department of German and Slavic Languages, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Department chairs of the Department of Languages included included Arthur R. Watkins (1957), Harold W. Lee (1958-1959), H. Darrell Taylor (1960-1963), and R. Max Rogers (1964-1968).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dept. of Languages

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of Languages

Brigham Young University. Languages Dept.

Description

Established: 1957

Abolished: 1968

Location: Provo, Utah (1957-1968)

Functions

The Department of Languages provided language training in a number of languages including: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Linguistics, and Semitic languages such as Aramaic, Akkadian, Egyptian, Syriac, and Ugaritic. The department prepared students for teaching, domestic and foreign government positions, international trade, L.D.S. missions, and research leading to advanced degrees.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by a department chairmen, under the direction of the college dean. The department was associated with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences between 1957 and 1965, and with the College of Humanities between 1965 and 1968.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1957-1965)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1965-1968)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages (1957)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Classical and Asian Languages (1968)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of French and Italian (1968)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Germanic and Slavic Languages (1968-1972) (1968)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese (1968)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1966-1968: p. 303-316 (functions and languages offered) p. 465 (R. Max Rogers (1966-1968)

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 4 p. 502 (department chairs included Arthur R. Watkins (1957), Harold W. Lee (1958-1959), H. Darrell Taylor (1960-1963), and R. Max Rogers (1964-1968))

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00421

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