Home of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Penn Language Center offers courses in over 40 less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), most of which are available as a two-year (four-course) sequence to fulfill the language requirement. In addition to LCTLs, Penn Language Center delivers a number of languages for a specific purpose such as business, healthcare, or law.
PLC Language Courses
Penn Language Center currently offers courses for credit in the the following languages:
Additional Languages at the University of Pennsylvania
Languages not listed above are offered by other departments and centers:
- Classical Studies - Classical Greek and Latin
- East Asian Languages and Civilizations - Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese
- English Language Programs - English language training and intercultural education
- FIGS - French/Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies including Dutch, German, and Yiddish
- Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations - Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish
- Russian and East European Studies - Russian
- South Asia Studies - Hindi, Sanskrit, Telugu, and Urdu
- Department of Spanish and Portuguese