Language Study
Students study languages at Cornell for many reasons; for personal interest, for professional development, or for preparation for graduate study. From ancient languages to contemporary languages from across the globe, the range of languages available for study is broad. Languages are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences and are open to any student interested in studying the language. Explore the richness of Cornell's language offerings from the list below.
Language Study Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AKKAD 1410 | Akkadian I | 3 |
| AKKAD 1411 | Elementary Akkadian II: Old Babylonian Grammar and Legal Texts | 3 |
| AKKAD 6410 | Akkadian I | 3 |
| AKKAD 6411 | Elementary Akkadian II: Old Babylonian Grammar and Legal Texts | 3 |
| ARAB 1100 | Gateway to Arabic Language and Culture | 2 |
| ARAB 1200 | Intensive Arabic I | 8 |
| ARAB 1201 | Elementary Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 1202 | Elementary Arabic II | 4 |
| ARAB 1203 | Intermediate Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 2201 | Arabic for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| ARAB 2202 | Intermediate Arabic II | 4 |
| ARAB 3201 | Advanced Arabic I | 4 |
| ARAB 3202 | Advanced Arabic II | 4 |
| ASL 1101 | American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 1102 | American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 2201 | Intermediate American Sign Language I | 4 |
| ASL 2202 | Intermediate American Sign Language II | 4 |
| ASL 2301 | Modern Deaf Culture | 3 |
| ASRC 1201 | Elementary Arabic I | 4 |
| ASRC 1202 | Elementary Arabic II | 4 |
| ASRC 1203 | Intermediate Arabic I | 4 |
| ASRC 2105 | Arabic for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
| ASRC 2200 | Intermediate Arabic II | 4 |
| ASRC 3100 | Advanced Arabic I | 4 |
| ASRC 3101 | Advanced Arabic II | 4 |
| BCS 1131 | Elementary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian I | 4 |
| BCS 1132 | Elementary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian II | 4 |
| BCS 2133 | Intermediate Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian I | 4 |
| BCS 2134 | Intermediate Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian II | 4 |
| BCS 3134 | Advanced Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian II | 3 |
| BENGL 1100 | Elements of Bangla-Bengali Language and Culture | 1 |
| BENGL 1121 | Elementary Bangla-Bengali I | 4 |
| BENGL 1122 | Elementary Bangla-Bengali II | 4 |
| BENGL 2201 | Intermediate Bangla-Bengali I | 3 |
| BENGL 2202 | Intermediate Bangla-Bengali II | 3 |
| BENGL 3301 | Advanced Bangla-Bengali I | 3 |
| BENGL 3302 | Advanced Bangla-Bengali II | 3 |
| BURM 1100 | Elements of Burmese Language and Culture | 1 |
| BURM 1121 | Elementary Burmese (Myanmar) I | 4 |
| BURM 1122 | Elementary Burmese (Myanmar) II | 4 |
| BURM 2201 | Intermediate Burmese (Myanmar) I | 3 |
| BURM 2202 | Intermediate Burmese (Myanmar) II | 3 |
| BURM 3301 | Advanced Burmese (Myanmar) I | 3 |
| BURM 3302 | Advanced Burmese (Myanmar) II | 3 |
| CHERO 1120 | Beginning Cherokee II | 4 |
| CHIN 1101 | Beginning Mandarin I | 6 |
| CHIN 1102 | Beginning Mandarin II | 6 |
| CHIN 1109 | Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I | 4 |
| CHIN 1110 | Beginning Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage II | 4 |
| CHIN 1121 | Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students I | 4 |
| CHIN 1122 | Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students II | 4 |
| CHIN 1123 | Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students III | 4 |
| CHIN 1124 | Beginning Mandarin for Professional Students IV | 4 |
| CHIN 2201 | Intermediate Mandarin I | 4 |
| CHIN 2202 | Intermediate Mandarin II | 4 |
| CHIN 2209 | Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage I | 4 |
| CHIN 2210 | Intermediate Chinese Reading and Writing for Students of Chinese Heritage II | 4 |
| CHIN 3301 | High Intermediate Mandarin I | 4 |
| CHIN 3302 | High Intermediate Mandarin II | 4 |
| CHIN 3351 | High Intermediate Mandarin I: CAPS in Beijing | 4 |
| CHIN 3352 | High Intermediate Mandarin II: CAPS in Beijing | 4 |
| CLASS 1331 | Elementary Sanskrit I | 4 |
| CLASS 1332 | Elementary Sanskrit II | 4 |
| CLASS 2351 | Intermediate Sanskrit I | 3 |
| CLASS 2352 | Intermediate Sanskrit II | 3 |
| CLASS 3395 | Advanced Sanskrit I | 4 |
| CLASS 3396 | Advanced Sanskrit II | 4 |
| CZECH 1131 | Elementary Czech I | 4 |
| CZECH 1132 | Elementary Czech II | 4 |
| CZECH 1133 | Intermediate Czech I | 4 |
| CZECH 1134 | Intermediate Czech II | 4 |
| DUTCH 1210 | Elementary Dutch I | 4 |
| DUTCH 1220 | Elementary Dutch II | 4 |
| DUTCH 2030 | Intermediate Dutch I | 4 |
| DUTCH 3020 | Advanced Dutch I | 4 |
| DUTCH 3021 | Advanced Dutch II | 4 |
| FINN 1121 | Elementary Finnish I | 4 |
| FINN 1122 | Elementary Finnish II | 4 |
| FINN 2133 | Intermediate Finnish I | 4 |
| FREN 1210 | Elementary French | 4 |
| FREN 1220 | Elementary French | 4 |
| FREN 1230 | Continuing French | 4 |
| FREN 2070 | Medical French | 3 |
| FREN 2080 | French for Business | 3 |
| FREN 2090 | French Intermediate Composition and Conversation I | 3 |
| FREN 2092 | Pronunciation of Standard French | 3 |
| FREN 2095 | French Intermediate Composition and Conversation II | 3 |
| FREN 2180 | French through News, Current Events, and International Relations | 3 |
| GERST 1210 | Exploring German Contexts I | 4 |
| GERST 1220 | Exploring German Contexts II | 4 |
| GERST 1230 | Expanding the German Dossier | 3 |
| GERST 1776 | Elementary Yiddish I | 4 |
| GERST 1777 | Elementary Yiddish II | 4 |
| GERST 2000 | Germany: Intercultural Context | 3 |
| GERST 2005 | Intermediate Yiddish | 4 |
| GERST 2020 | Literary Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| GERST 2040 | Perspectives on German Culture | 3 |
| GERST 2060 | German in Business Culture | 3 |
| GREEK 1101 | Elementary Ancient Greek I | 4 |
| GREEK 1102 | Elementary Ancient Greek II | 4 |
| GREEK 1104 | Beginning Homeric Greek | 4 |
| GREEK 1105 | Homeric Greek II | 4 |
| GREEK 2101 | Intermediate Ancient Greek I | 3 |
| GREEK 5111 | Elementary Ancient Greek I | 4 |
| GREEK 5112 | Elementary Ancient Greek II | 4 |
| GREEK 5114 | Beginning Homeric Greek | 4 |
| GREEK 5115 | Homeric Greek II | 4 |
| GREEK 5121 | Intermediate Ancient Greek I | 3 |
| HEBRW 1101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | 4 |
| HEBRW 1102 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | 4 |
| HEBRW 1103 | Elementary Modern Hebrew III | 4 |
| HEBRW 2100 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew | 4 |
| HEBRW 3101 | Advanced Modern Hebrew I | 4 |
| HEBRW 3102 | Advanced Modern Hebrew II | 4 |
| HINDI 1121 | Elementary Hindi I | 4 |
| HINDI 1122 | Elementary Hindi II | 4 |
| HINDI 2201 | Intermediate Hindi I | 3 |
| HINDI 2202 | Intermediate Hindi II | 3 |
| HINDI 2203 | Intermediate Hindi Reading and Writing for Heritage Students I | 3 |
| HINDI 2204 | Intermediate Hindi Reading and Writing for Heritage Students II | 3 |
| HINDI 3301 | Advanced Hindi I | 3 |
| HINDI 3302 | Advanced Hindi II | 3 |
| HUNGR 1131 | Elementary Hungarian I | 4 |
| HUNGR 1132 | Elementary Hungarian II | 4 |
| HUNGR 1133 | Continuing Hungarian I | 4 |
| HUNGR 1134 | Continuing Hungarian II | 4 |
| HUNGR 2103 | Advanced Hungarian I | 3 |
| HUNGR 2104 | Advanced Hungarian II | 3 |
| INDO 1100 | Elements of Indonesian Language and Culture | 1 |
| INDO 1121 | Elementary Indonesian I | 4 |
| INDO 1122 | Elementary Indonesian II | 4 |
| INDO 2201 | Intermediate Indonesian I | 3 |
| INDO 2202 | Intermediate Indonesian II | 3 |
| INDO 3301 | High Intermediate Indonesian I | 3 |
| INDO 3302 | Advanced Indonesian II | 3 |
| ITAL 1201 | Italian I | 4 |
| ITAL 1202 | Italian II | 4 |
| ITAL 1401 | Intensive Elementary Italian | 6 |
| ITAL 2201 | Italian III | 3 |
| ITAL 2202 | Italian IV | 3 |
| JAPAN 1101 | Elementary Japanese I | 6 |
| JAPAN 1102 | Elementary Japanese II | 6 |
| JAPAN 2201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPAN 2202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| JAPAN 3301 | High Intermediate Japanese I | 4 |
| JAPAN 3302 | High Intermediate Japanese II | 4 |
| JWST 1101 | Elementary Modern Hebrew I | 4 |
| JWST 1102 | Elementary Modern Hebrew II | 4 |
| JWST 1103 | Elementary Modern Hebrew III | 4 |
| JWST 1776 | Elementary Yiddish I | 4 |
| JWST 1777 | Elementary Yiddish II | 4 |
| JWST 2100 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew | 4 |
| JWST 2276 | Intermediate Yiddish | 4 |
| JWST 3101 | Advanced Modern Hebrew I | 4 |
| JWST 3102 | Advanced Modern Hebrew II | 4 |
| KANAD 1100 | Elements of Kannada Language and Culture | 1 |
| KHMER 1100 | Elements of Khmer Language and Culture | 1 |
| KHMER 1121 | Elementary Khmer I | 4 |
| KHMER 1122 | Elementary Khmer II | 4 |
| KHMER 2201 | Intermediate Khmer I | 3 |
| KHMER 2202 | Intermediate Khmer II | 3 |
| KHMER 3301 | Advanced Khmer I | 4 |
| KHMER 3302 | Advanced Khmer II | 4 |
| KOREA 1101 | Elementary Korean I | 6 |
| KOREA 1102 | Elementary Korean II | 6 |
| KOREA 1109 | Elementary Korean Reading and Writing I | 4 |
| KOREA 1110 | Elementary Korean Reading and Writing II | 4 |
| KOREA 2201 | Intermediate Korean I | 4 |
| KOREA 2202 | Intermediate Korean II | 4 |
| KOREA 2209 | Intermediate Korean Reading and Writing I | 4 |
| KOREA 2210 | Intermediate Korean Reading and Writing II | 4 |
| KOREA 3301 | High Intermediate Korean I | 4 |
| KOREA 3302 | High Intermediate Korean II | 4 |
| LATA 1210 | Elementary Quechua I | 3 |
| LATA 1220 | Elementary Quechua II | 3 |
| LATA 3100 | Advanced Portuguese I | 3 |
| LATIN 1201 | Elementary Latin I | 4 |
| LATIN 1202 | Elementary Latin II | 4 |
| LATIN 1205 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LATIN 2201 | Latin Prose | 3 |
| LATIN 5211 | Elementary Latin I | 4 |
| LATIN 5212 | Elementary Latin II | 4 |
| LATIN 5215 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LATIN 5221 | Latin Prose | 3 |
| LING 3315 | Old Norse I | 3 |
| LING 3316 | Old Norse II | 3 |
| LSP 1250 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 3 |
| LSP 2020 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
| MEDVL 3315 | Old Norse I | 3 |
| MEDVL 3316 | Old Norse II | 3 |
| NEPAL 1121 | Elementary Nepali I | 4 |
| NEPAL 1122 | Elementary Nepali II | 4 |
| NEPAL 2201 | Intermediate Nepali I | 3 |
| NEPAL 2202 | Intermediate Nepali II | 3 |
| NEPAL 3301 | Advanced Nepali I | 3 |
| NEPAL 3302 | Advanced Nepali II | 3 |
| NES 1312 | Introduction to Urdu Script | 3 |
| NES 2201 | Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I | 3 |
| NES 2202 | Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing II | 3 |
| PERSN 1320 | Elementary Persian-Farsi I | 4 |
| PERSN 1321 | Elementary Persian-Farsi II | 4 |
| PERSN 1322 | Intermediate Persian-Farsi I | 3 |
| PERSN 2322 | Intermediate Persian-Farsi II | 3 |
| POLSH 1131 | Elementary Polish I | 3 |
| POLSH 1132 | Elementary Polish II | 3 |
| POLSH 2033 | Intermediate Polish I | 3 |
| POLSH 2034 | Intermediate Polish II | 3 |
| POLSH 2103 | Advanced Polish I | 3 |
| POLSH 2104 | Advanced Polish II | 3 |
| PORT 1210 | Elementary Portuguese I | 4 |
| PORT 1220 | Elementary Portuguese II | 4 |
| PORT 2010 | Intermediate Portuguese for Spanish Speakers I | 3 |
| PORT 2020 | Intermediate Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II | 3 |
| PORT 3100 | Advanced Portuguese I | 3 |
| PUNJB 1121 | Elementary Punjabi I | 4 |
| PUNJB 1122 | Elementary Punjabi II | 4 |
| PUNJB 2201 | Intermediate Punjabi I | 4 |
| PUNJB 2202 | Intermediate Punjabi II | 4 |
| QUECH 1210 | Elementary Quechua I | 3 |
| QUECH 1220 | Elementary Quechua II | 3 |
| ROMAN 1210 | Elementary Romanian I | 4 |
| ROMAN 1230 | Intermediate Romanian I | 4 |
| RUSSA 1103 | Conversation Practice | 2 |
| RUSSA 1104 | Conversation Practice | 2 |
| RUSSA 1121 | Elementary Russian through Film | 4-5 |
| RUSSA 1122 | Elementary Russian Through Film | 4-5 |
| RUSSA 1126 | Reading Russian Press | 2 |
| RUSSA 1131 | Self-Paced Elementary Russian I | 2-3 |
| RUSSA 1132 | Self-Paced Elementary Russian II | 2-3 |
| RUSSA 2203 | Intermediate Composition and Conversation | 4 |
| RUSSA 2204 | Intermediate Composition and Conversation | 4 |
| RUSSA 3303 | Advanced Composition and Conversation | 1-3 |
| RUSSA 3304 | Advanced Composition and Conversation | 1-3 |
| RUSSA 3305 | Reading and Writing for Heritage Speakers of Russian | 2-3 |
| SANSK 1131 | Elementary Sanskrit I | 4 |
| SANSK 1132 | Elementary Sanskrit II | 4 |
| SANSK 2251 | Intermediate Sanskrit I | 3 |
| SANSK 2252 | Intermediate Sanskrit II | 3 |
| SANSK 3301 | Advanced Sanskrit I | 4 |
| SANSK 3302 | Advanced Sanskrit II | 4 |
| SINHA 1100 | Elements of Sinhala Language and Culture | 1 |
| SINHA 1121 | Elementary Sinhala I | 4 |
| SINHA 1122 | Elementary Sinhala II | 4 |
| SINHA 2201 | Intermediate Sinhala I | 3 |
| SINHA 2202 | Intermediate Sinhala II | 3 |
| SINHA 3301 | Literary Sinhala I | 3 |
| SPAN 1120 | Elementary Spanish: Review and Continuation | 4 |
| SPAN 1210 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
| SPAN 1220 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
| SPAN 1230 | Continuing Spanish | 4 |
| SPAN 1250 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers I | 3 |
| SPAN 1501 | Strategies for Spanish Abroad | 1 |
| SPAN 1502 | Conversational Skills for Spanish in Global Contexts | 1 |
| SPAN 2000 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 3 |
| SPAN 2070 | Intermediate Spanish for the Medical and Health Professions | 3 |
| SPAN 2090 | Intermediate Spanish I (Composition and Conversation) | 3 |
| SPAN 2095 | Spanish Intermediate Composition and Conversation II | 3 |
| SPAN 2130 | Advanced Spoken Spanish | 3 |
| SWAHL 1100 | Elementary Swahili I | 4 |
| SWAHL 1101 | Elementary Swahili II | 4 |
| SWAHL 1108 | Elementary Swahili Jumpstart | 1 |
| SWAHL 1109 | Strategies for Swahili Abroad | 1 |
| SWAHL 2101 | Intermediate Swahili I | 4 |
| SWAHL 2102 | Intermediate Swahili II | 3 |
| SWAHL 3103 | Advanced Swahili I | 3 |
| SWED 1210 | Elementary Swedish I | 4 |
| SWED 1220 | Elementary Swedish II | 4 |
| SWED 2030 | Intermediate Swedish I | 4 |
| SWED 2040 | Intermediate Swedish II | 4 |
| TAG 1100 | Elements of Tagalog-Filipino Language and Culture | 1 |
| TAG 1121 | Elementary Tagalog-Filipino I | 4 |
| TAG 1122 | Elementary Tagalog-Filipino II | 4 |
| TAG 2201 | Intermediate Tagalog-Filipino I | 3 |
| TAG 2202 | Intermediate Tagalog-Filipino II | 3 |
| TAG 3301 | Advanced Tagalog-Filipino I | 3 |
| TAG 3302 | Advanced Tagalog-Filipino II | 3 |
| TAMIL 1121 | Elementary Tamil I | 4 |
| TAMIL 1122 | Elementary Tamil II | 4 |
| TAMIL 2201 | Intermediate Tamil I | 4 |
| TAMIL 2202 | Intermediate Tamil II | 4 |
| THAI 1100 | Elements of Thai Language and Culture | 1 |
| THAI 1121 | Elementary Thai I | 4 |
| THAI 1122 | Elementary Thai II | 4 |
| THAI 2201 | Intermediate Thai I | 3 |
| THAI 2202 | Intermediate Thai II | 3 |
| THAI 2204 | Intermediate Thai Composition and Conversation II | 3 |
| THAI 3301 | Advanced Thai I | 4 |
| THAI 3302 | Advanced Thai II | 4 |
| TIBET 1111 | Elementary Modern Tibetan I | 4 |
| TIBET 1112 | Elementary Modern Tibetan II | 4 |
| TIBET 1121 | Elementary Classical Tibetan I | 4 |
| TIBET 1122 | Elementary Classical Tibetan II | 4 |
| TIBET 2201 | Intermediate Classical Tibetan I | 4 |
| TIBET 2202 | Intermediate Classical Tibetan II | 4 |
| TIBET 2211 | Intermediate Modern Tibetan I | 3 |
| TIBET 2212 | Intermediate Modern Tibetan II | 3 |
| TIBET 3301 | Advanced Classical Tibetan I | 4 |
| TIBET 3302 | Advanced Classical Tibetan II | 4 |
| TIBET 3311 | Advanced Modern Tibetan I | 3 |
| TIBET 3312 | Advanced Modern Tibetan II | 3 |
| TURK 1330 | Elementary Turkish through TV Series I | 4 |
| TURK 1331 | Elementary Turkish through TV Series II | 4 |
| TURK 1332 | Intermediate Turkish I | 4 |
| TURK 2332 | Intermediate Turkish II | 4 |
| UKRAN 1121 | Elementary Ukrainian I | 3-4 |
| UKRAN 1122 | Elementary Ukrainian II | 3-4 |
| UKRAN 2133 | Intermediate Ukrainian I | 4 |
| UKRAN 2134 | Intermediate Ukrainian II | 4 |
| UKRAN 3133 | Advanced Ukrainian I | 3 |
| UKRAN 3134 | Advanced Ukrainian II | 3 |
| UKRAN 3305 | Reading and Writing for Heritage Speakers of Ukrainian | 2-3 |
| URDU 1125 | Introduction to Urdu Script | 3 |
| URDU 2225 | Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing I | 3 |
| URDU 2226 | Intermediate Urdu Reading and Writing II | 3 |
| VIET 1100 | Elements of Vietnamese Language and Culture | 1 |
| VIET 1121 | Elementary Vietnamese I | 4 |
| VIET 1122 | Elementary Vietnamese II | 4 |
| VIET 2201 | Intermediate Vietnamese I | 3 |
| VIET 2202 | Intermediate Vietnamese II | 3 |
| VIET 3301 | Advanced Vietnamese I | 3 |
| VIET 3302 | Advanced Vietnamese II | 3 |
| WOLOF 1117 | Elementary Wolof I | 4 |
| WOLOF 1118 | Elementary Wolof II | 4 |
| WOLOF 2118 | Intermediate Wolof I | 4 |
| WOLOF 2119 | Intermediate Wolof II | 4 |
| WOLOF 3113 | Advanced Wolof I | 4 |
| WOLOF 3114 | Advanced Wolof II | 4 |
| YIDSH 1776 | Elementary Yiddish I | 4 |
| YIDSH 1777 | Elementary Yiddish II | 4 |
| YIDSH 2276 | Intermediate Yiddish | 4 |
| YORUB 1108 | Introduction to Yoruba I | 4 |
| YORUB 1109 | Introduction to Yoruba II | 4 |
| YORUB 2110 | Intermediate Yoruba I | 4 |
| YORUB 2111 | Intermediate Yoruba II | 4 |
| YORUB 3110 | Advanced Yoruba I | 4 |
| YORUB 3111 | Advanced Yoruba II | 4 |
| ZULU 1113 | Elementary Zulu I | 4 |
| ZULU 1116 | Elementary Zulu II | 4 |
| ZULU 2116 | Intermediate Zulu I | 4 |
| ZULU 2117 | Intermediate Zulu II | 4 |
| ZULU 3113 | Advanced Zulu I | 4 |
| ZULU 3114 | Advanced Zulu II | 4 |