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Language Learning
Connect with new cultures and perspectives by developing your communication skills in another language. Becoming proficient in a language other than English is a vital part of the Mount Holyoke experience and essential to becoming an engaged global citizen.
Learning a new language unlocks multiple ways of understanding the world and fosters more empathetic and equitable relationships between people. That’s why, in 1876, ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵapp became the first college in the nation to require the study of a foreign language.