20 Language Bachelor's Degree Programs in Canada

This program allows you to acquire both the knowledge and the experience necessary to join the community of language professionals: translators, terminologists and interpreters.

The Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics offers instruction in three languages: French, Japanese and Spanish (beginner to advanced). Small class sizes, cutting-edge language-learning technology and the diverse expertise of our instructors ensure you’ll find studying languages to be a lively and satisfying experience. In today's globalized context, students of modern languages are being prepared for membership in a global community that extends far beyond the boundaries of the English-speaking world.

Campus Saint-Jean, the only French-speaking post-secondary institution in Western Canada, offers its students the ideal setting for learning and community involvement thanks to its small classes, its scholarships rewarding academic excellence, and its research opportunities.

Did you know that Canada and France aren’t the only two countries in the world where French is spoken as the official primary or secondary language? Over 250 million people speak the language or live in francophone countries world-wide, including Africa and the Caribbean. The French language is everywhere

The undergraduate Certificate in Spanish jointly offered by the Trent Centre for Language and Linguistics provides students with an opportunity to improve their Spanish language skills and to receive recognition for their proficiency level for the purposes of career advancement or further study. This program guarantees that students have made successful progress in the language and certifies an advanced intermediate level of Spanish, specifically Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The certificate may be used to bridge into undergraduate degree programs, for professional upgrading, or be complementary to degree studies.

The Bachelor of Education BEd with a concentration in French as a Second Language (FSL) addresses a provincial need to prepare well-qualified French language teachers. The Faculty of Education hosts courses for a cohort of students each year on the Glendon campus students are prepared to teach in French Immersion classrooms. Graduates of the BEd program will be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) for certification.

The Major in English provides intensive study through reading, writing, and lively conversation. Explore the world through fiction, drama, film, poetry, non-fiction, and memoir. Enhance your ability to think about, understand, and interact with our increasingly complex society. Gain a richly diverse knowledge of how language and literature have been shaping, and continue to shape, human experience and culture.

As an English major, your study of language and literature will lead to a better understanding of our world. You'll explore the properties and power of language through courses in the three genres of poetry, drama and prose from the British, American and Canadian traditions. You may also develop your skills in creative writing, select from special topics such as tragedy, comedy and myth, or delve into the life and works of a major author.

Designed to help students write better essays. Course focuses on effective expression; sentence, paragraph, and essay construction; and the writing process. A great deal of writing is required; instructors address the particular needs of individual students. Students may not enter English courses numbered above the 1000 level directly from this course. This course is not designed to teach English as a second language. This course does not satisfy the Humanities requirement.

Contrary to popular belief, the study of English is not simply about books. English is a wide-ranging field of study that uses textual analysis to dig deeper into our society and the world around us. At Lakehead University, the flexibility of our English program encourages you to follow your own interests within the discipline. You’ll learn about the historical development of English language literature - from the Medieval to the contemporary period - as well as different theoretical approaches to the study of literary and cultural texts.

From novels, films, and essays to graphic novels, video games, and digital media, students in Laurentian University’s English Literature, Media, and Writing program read widely, learning how imaginative and persuasive writing convinces us that the worlds it depicts could be real and that the claims it makes are true. Studying in small classes, our students develop the skills necessary to think critically about what they read and watch, becoming practiced in grasping and explaining how different forms of writing convey complex ideas and information in sophisticated ways. Provoked by the real-world questions and problems they encounter in what they read, our students work closely with faculty members to develop and refine their writing skills in diverse media, creating imaginative and research-informed responses to these concerns.

The Interpreter/Translator program is designed for students interested in the more technical aspects of the Inuktitut language and who wish to pursue a career in this field. The first-year places special emphasis on language development, communication skills, and technical skills necessary in translation. The second-year is designed to assist students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required as an interpreter. Emphasis will be placed on helping the student acquire specialized vocabulary in technical areas, and on consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills.

In this uniquely flexible program, you’ll have a chance to pursue your own passions, while being introduced to key historical and contemporary periods, genres, and ideas. Studying literature at Trent will encourage you to develop important skills – in close reading and clear and persuasive writing – that will help you in any career.

English is not just about the rhetorical and creative aspects of literature. It’s about examining history, culture, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and the human condition to determine what a text means in the context of when and where it was written, and how it relates to us today. Language is the primary means by which we communicate our values, our ideals and our vision. The study of English asks fundamental questions about literature and how we, as humans, express ourselves and interact with others. It is the science of communication and critical inquiry.

The Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies (FCCS) includes departments and programs that are committed to decolonizing and indigenizing teaching, learning and academia and have a history of being actively engaged with this work and weaving Indigenous knowledge throughout curriculum and teaching.