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The Department of Languages was established in 1965 under the direction of the College of Humanities. R. Max Rogers served as department chairman from 1965-1968.

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Description

Established: 1965

Abolished: 1968

Location: Provo, Utah (1965-1968)

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.

Associated Units

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

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)

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

Associated Archival Materials

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Sources

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

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00421

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