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Discover the political and social evolutions of France, Dante’s Divine Comedy, the relationship between language and cultural identity, human and machine translation, and the cultural history of Italy and the Francophone world.

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FRENCH 222 A: Human and Machine Translation

Spring 2026

An introduction to translation and machine translation. Course taught in English. Pre-approved for Data Science Minor and French Major/Minor. No prereqs, but language experience recommended.

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Announcing the Fifth Annual FIS Academic Awards & Photo Contest!

We are pleased to announce the fifth annual French & Italian Studies Academic Awards and the reintroduction of the French & Italian Studies Photo Contest! Students are eligible to submit one project for the academic awards and one photo for the photo contest.