Luziris Turi, Associate Director. Meng Yeh, Associate Director. Paola Lam, Center Coordinator. Heather Lazare, Front Desk.  Discover the opportunities and resources we have to offer at the Academic Advising Fair.  coming up soon on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. From 1 - 5pm in the Recreation Center Gym!  Come learn about our multiple study abroad programs! Visit us at the Study Abroad Fair.  on September 3, 2015.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Modern Standard Arabic is the only official form of Arabic that is used in most written documents, lectures and broadcasts. Modern Standard Arabic uses a non-Latin alphabet script that is written from right to left, and is highly phonetic. Although Arabs of different countries use a variety of dialects, Modern Standard Arabic provides students with the necessary tools to communicate and interact with most speakers of Arabic.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. The grammar of Mandarin Chinese, unlike most languages, does not have tense, gender, or conjugation rules. Traditional characters have been continually used in Taiwan, whereas Mainland China has simplified the characters.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. The French Language Program at Rice CLIC offers a three-year academic program of studies. Our Center also offers a Certificate of Language and Cultural Competency in French. The courses offered through CLIC guide students to understand the French-speaking culture and society through our focus on language awareness and critical language analysis.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. German is spoken natively by about 100 million people, making it the most widely spoken native language in the European Union and one of the major languages in the world. Germany has the largest economy in Europe, fourth largest worldwide.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Although the Hebrew language has ancient roots dating to a time before the Common Era, the Modern Hebrew spoken and taught today dates only to the late nineteenth century. By the first to fourth centuries of the Common Era, Hebrew had largely ceased to be a spoken language outside of small, isolated communities, although it remained the language of liturgy and study for religious Jews.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Is the direct evolution of the Latin language and fragments of Latin continue to be found in the modern language. However, it really blossomed from the stem of that sweet. Neverthless, the elements of continuity between. The Italian Language and Culture Program at Rice CLIC offers a three year academic course of studies and a Certificate of Language and Cultural Competency.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. The Japanese Language Program at Rice offers a three-year academic program of studies. Our Center also offers a Certificate of Language and Cultural Competency. The courses offered through CLIC guide students to understand the Japanese-speaking culture and society through our focus on language awareness and critical language analysis.

Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Korean is the official language of South Korea and North Korea. Korean is also spoken in large ethnic Korean communities in China, Japan, the USA, and Central Asia. The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, created in 1989 in honor of King Sejong, is given to governmental or non-governmental organizations which make contributions to literacy of their mother tongue in developing countries.