Brigham Young University. Department of Languages
Dates
- Existence: 1957 - 1968
Administrative History
The Department of Languages (1957-1968) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Languages at Brigham Young University was established in 1957 as part of the reorganization of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. The department was part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences from 1957 to 1965. When the college split in 1965, the department was part of the College of Humanities until 1968. In 1968, the department split to form the Department of Classical and Asian Languages, Department of French and Italian, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Department chairs included Arthur R. Watkins (1957), Harold W. Lee (1958-1959), H. Darrell Taylor (1960-1963), and R. Max Rogers (1964-1968).
Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Apr. 8, 2019 (Department of Languages; est. 1957 in reorganization of earlier Department of Modern and Classical Languages; part of College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1957-1965), then College of Humanities (1965-1968); provided language instruction; department split in 1968 to form Department of Classical and Asian Languages, Department of French and Italian, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, and Department of Spanish and Portuguese; chairs: Arthur R. Watkins (1957), Harold W. Lee (1958-1959), H. Darrell Taylor (1960-1963), and R. Max Rogers (1964-1968))Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Department of Languages textbook
Contains a Portuguese textbook produced by Department of Languages professor Gerrit De Jong for class instruction. Includes short stories and essays on various academic topics. Also includes some poetry and reading comprehension questions based on the text materials. Materials dated 1960.