Global Languages Initiative, University of Toronto

UTSG Language Offerings

Akkadian

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses:

  • NML305Y1: Introduction to Akkadian
  • NML405Y1: Selected Standard Babylonian Texts

American Sign Language

Department: Linguistics

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Linguistics

Courses: 

  • LIN211H1: American Sign Language 1
  • LIN212H1: American Sign Language 2

Anishinaabemowin

Department: Indigenous Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Indigenous-Studies

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • INS101H1: Introduction to Conversational Anishinaabemouwin
  • INS210Y1: Introduction to Anishinaabemouwin
  • INS310Y1: Anishinaabemowin II

Arabic 

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

(Language citation option)

Courses: 

  • NML110Y1: Elementary Standard Arabic
  • NML210Y1: Intermediate Standard Arabic I
  • NML211H1: Arabic Poetry: the Abbasid Period
  • NML212H1: Classical Arabic Prose
  • NML310Y1: Intermediate Standard Arabic II
  • NML410Y1: Advanced Standard Arabic
  • NML411H1: Media Arabic
  • NML415H1: The Arabic Short Story

Aramaic 

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • NML220Y1: Introductory Aramaic
  • NML320H1: Targum – Aramaic Biblical Translations
  • NML359Y1: Eastern Aramaic – Babylonian Talmud
  • NML420Y1: Western Aramaic – Jerusalem Talmud

Avestan

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • NML465Y1: Avestan

Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • SLA117H1: Elementary Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian I
  • SLA118H1: Elementary Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian II
  • SLA257H1: Intermediate Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian I
  • SLA277H1: Intermediate Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian II
  • SLA337H1: Advanced Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian

Catalan

Department: Spanish and Portuguese 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Spanish

Courses: 

  • SPA327H1: Catalan

Chinese (classical)

Department: East Asian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/East-Asian-Studies

Courses: 

  • EAS358Y1: Classical Chinese I
  • EAS458H1: Classical Chinese II

Chinese (modern)

Department: East Asian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/East-Asian-Studies

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • EAS100Y1: Modern Standard Chinese I
  • EAS101Y1: Modern Standard Chinese I (for students with Prior Background)
  • EAS200Y1: Modern Standard Chinese II
  • EAS201H1: Modern Standard Chinese II (for students with Prior Background)
  • EAS300Y1: Modern Standard Chinese III
  • EAS301H1: Modern Standard Chinese III (for students with Prior Background)
  • EAS401H1: Modern Standard Chinese IVa
  • EAS402H1: Modern Standard Chinese IVb
  • EAS403H1: Chinese Language in Media
  • EAS404H1: Professional/Business Chinese

Classical Ethiopic (Ge’ez)

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • NML380H1: Introduction to Ge’ez (Classical Ethiopic)
  • NML381H1: Intermediate Ge’ez

Coptic

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • NML230H1: Elementary Coptic I
  • NML231H1: Elementary Coptic II

Czech

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • SLA105Y1: Elementary Czech
  • SlA204Y1: Intermediate Czech

Egyptian

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • NML440H1: Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts
  • NML441H1: Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts
  • NML442Y1: Late Egyptian Texts
  • NML443H1: Demotic I
  • NML444H1: Demotic II

Estonian

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

Courses: 

  • EST100H1: Elementary Estonian Language and Culture I
  • EST101H1: Elementary Estonian Language and Culture II
  • EST200H1: Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture I
  • EST201H1: Intermediate Estonian Language and Culture II
  • EST300H1: Estonian Language through Contemporary Media
  • EST300Y1: Advanced Estonian

Finnish

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

Courses: 

  • FIN100H1: Elementary Finnish I
  • FIN110H1: Elementary Finnish II
  • FIN200H1: Intermediate Finnish I
  • FIN210H1: Intermediate Finish II
  • FIN 300H1: Advanced Finnish I
  • FIN340H1: Advanced Finnish II

French

Department: Department of French

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/French

(Specialist, Major, Minor, Language Citation options)

Courses: 

  • FSL100H1: Elementary French I
  • FSL102H1: Elementary French II
  • FSL120H1: Elementary French III
  • FSL122H1: Elementary French IV
  • FSL220H1: Intermediate French I
  • FSL222H1: Intermediate French II
  • FSL224H1: Practical French for Exploring Linguistics
  • FSL225H1: Practical French for Exploring Literature
  • FSL226H1: Strategies for Autonomous Learning in French as a Second Language
  • FSL320H1: Intermediate French III
  • FSL322H1: Intermediate French IV
  • FSL375H1: Practical Translations: French-English
  • FSL415H1: Business French
  • FSL420H1: Advanced French I
  • FSL442H1: Advanced Written French II
  • FSL443H1: Advanced Oral French II
  • FSL475H1: Creative Writing in French

Gaelic

Department: Celtic Studies

Department Link: https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/celtic-studies

Courses: 

  • CLT242Y1: An Introduction to Scottish Gaelic

German

Department: Germanic Languages and Literature

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/German

(Specialist, Major, Minor options)

Courses: 

  • GER100Y1: Introduction to German
  • GER101H1: Introduction to German b
  • GER200Y1: Intermediate German 1
  • GER201H1: Intermediate German 1b
  • GER300Y1: Intermediate German 2
  • GER301H1: Intermediate German 2b
  • GER400H1: Advanced German 1
  • GER401H1: Advanced German 2

Greek (Ancient)

Department: Classics

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Classics

(Major, Minor options)

Courses: 

  • GRK101H1: Introductory Ancient Greek I
  • GRK102H1: Introductory Ancient Greek II
  • GRK201H1: Intermediate Ancient Greek I
  • GRK202H1: Introductory Ancient Greek II
  • GRK340H1: Greek Philosophy I
  • GRK341H1: Greek Historians I
  • GRK343H1: Greek Prose Authors I
  • GRK350H1: Greek Epic I
  • GRK351H1: Greek Drama I
  • GRK353H1: Greek Verse Authors I
  • GRK354H1: Greek of Classical Athens I
  • GRK355H1: Post-Classical Greek I
  • GRK428H1: Independent Studies
  • GRK429H1: Independent Studies
  • GRK440H1: Greek Philosophy II
  • GRK441H1: Greek Historians II
  • GRK443H1: Greek Prose Authors II
  • GRK450H1: Greek Epic II
  • GRK451H1: Greek Drama II
  • GRK453H1: Greek Verse Authors II
  • GRK454H1: Greek of Classical Athens II
  • GRK455H1: Post-Classical Greek II

Greek (Modern)

Department: European Affairs

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/European-Affairs

Courses: 

  • MGR100H1: Introductory Modern Greek
  • MGR101H1: Elementary Modern Greek
  • MGR245Y1: Intermediate Modern Greek
  • MGR300H1: Advanced Modern Greek I
  • MGR301H1: Advanced Modern Greek II

Hebrew (Biblical)

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations 

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • NML250Y1: Introductory Biblical Hebrew
  • NML350H1: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
  • NML351H1: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
  • NML357H1: Legends of the Jews (Aggadah)
  • NML358H1: Middle Hebrew: Mishnah and Tosefta
  • NML450H1: Advanced Biblical Hebrew
  • NML452H1: Halakhic Midrashim
  • NML459H1: Readings in Second Temple Period Texts

Hebrew (Modern)

Departments: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, and Religion

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations and https://www.religion.utoronto.ca/

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • MHB/NML155H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB/NML156H1: Elementary Modern Hebrew II
  • MHB/NML255H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB/NML256H1: Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  • MHB/NML355H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB/NML356H1: Advanced Modern Hebrew II
  • NML455H1: Modern Hebrew Poetry
  • NML456H1: Modern Hebrew Prose

Hungarian

Department: Centre for European and Eurasian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/hungarian-section-text

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • HUN100Y1: Elementary Hungarian
  • HUN200Y1: Intermediate Hungarian
  • HUN310Y1: Advanced Hungarian

Indigenous Languages of Canada

Department: Indigenous Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Indigenous-Studies

Courses: 

  • INS215Y1: Introduction to an Indigenous Language of Canada

Inuktitut 

Department: Indigenous Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Indigenous-Studies

Courses: 

  • INS230H1: Introduction to Inuktitut
  • INS231H1: Elementary Inuktitut 

Irish

Department: St. Michael’s College (Celtic Studies)

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/St.-Michael’s-College

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • CLT141Y1: Introduction to the Irish Language
  • CLT251H1: Intermediate Irish Language I
  • CLT252H1: Intermediate Irish Language II
  • CLT331H1: Advanced Irish Language I
  • CLT332H1: Advanced Irish Language II
  • CLT441H1: Introduction to Old Irish

Italian

Department: Italian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Italian

(Specialist, Major, Minor, Language Citation options)

Courses: 

  • ITA100Y1: Italian Language for Beginners
  • ITA102Y0: Practical italian
  • ITA250Y1: Intermediate Italian
  • ITA350Y1: Language Practice
  • ITA450H1: Advanced Italian

Japanese (classical)

Department: East Asian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/East-Asian-Studies

Courses: 

  • EAS362Y1: Classical Japanese
  • EAS363H1: Classical Japanese Part I
  • EAS365H1: Classical Japanese Part II

Japanese (modern)

Department: East Asian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/East-Asian-Studies

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • EAS151H1: Modern Standard Japanese I-a
  • EAS152H1: Modern Standard Japanese I-b
  • EAS252H1: Modern Standard Japanese II-a
  • EAS253H1: Modern Standard Japanese II-b
  • EAS350Y1: Modern Standard Japanese III
  • EAS451H1: Modern Standard Japanese IV-a
  • EAS453H1: Modern Standard Japanese IV-b

Kanien’keha (Mohawk)

Department: Indigenous Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Indigenous-Studies

Courses: 

  • INS220Y1: Introduction to Kanien’keha (Mohawk Language)
  • INS320Y1: kanien’keha II

Korean

Department: East Asian Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/East-Asian-Studies

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • EAS110Y1: Modern Standard Korean I
  • EAS210Y1: Modern Standard Korean II
  • EAS211Y1: Accelerated Modern Standard Korean I & II
  • EAS212H1: Modern Standard Korean II
  • EAS213H1: Korean Language in Media and Pop Culture
  • EAS310Y1: Modern Standard Korean III
  • EAS410Y1: Modern Standard Korean IV
  • EAS416Y1: Academic and Professional Korean
  • EAS471H1: Korean Literary Translation Workshop

Latin

Department: Classics, Centre for Medieval Studies and St Michael’s College (Mediaeval Studies)

Department Links: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Classics (Classics Department), https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Centre-for-Medieval-Studies (Centre for Medieval Studies), https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/St.-Michael’s-College (St. Michael’s College)

(Major, Minor, Language Citation (specifically Medieval Latin) options)

Courses: 

  • Lat101H1: Introductory Latin I
  • LAT102H1: Introductory Latin II
  • LAT201H1: Intermediate Latin I
  • LAT202H1: Intermediate Latin II
  • LAT341H1: Latin Historians I
  • LAT342H1: Latin Orators I
  • LAT343H1: Latin Prose Authors I
  • LAT350H1: Latin Epic I
  • LAT351H1: Latin Drama I
  • LAT353H1: Latin Verse Authors I
  • LAT354H1: Latin of the Roman Republic I
  • LAT355H1: Latin of the Roman Empire I
  • LAT428H1: Independent Studies
  • LAT429H1: Independent Studies
  • LAT441H1: Latin Historians II
  • LAT442H1: Latin Orators II
  • LAT443H1: Latin Prose Authors II
  • LAT450H1: Latin Epic II
  • LAT451H1: Latin Drama II
  • LAT453H1: Latin Verse Authors II
  • LAT454H1: Latin of the Roman Republic II
  • LAT455H1: Latin of the Roman Empire II
  • MST222H1: Mediaeval Latin Literature 
  • MST323H1: Mediaeval Latin Prose
  • MST328H1: Mediaeval Latin Poetry
  • MST400Y1: Languages and Methods for Medieval Studies
  • MST404H1: Languages in Medieval Studies: Paleography I
  • MST405H1: Languages in Medieval Studies: Paleography II

Lowland Scots

Department: St. Michael’s College (Celtic Studies)

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/program/asmaj1682

Courses: 

  • CLT244H1: Lowland Scots Language and Literature

Macedonian

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • SLA109Y1: Elementary Macedonian
  • SLA203H1: Intermediate Macedonian

Old English

Department: English Department

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/English

Courses: 

  • ENG240Y1: Old English Language and Literature

Old Norse

Department: Centre for Medieval Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Centre-for-Medieval-Studies

Courses: 

  • MST410H1: Languages for Medieval Studies: Old Norse

Pali

Department: Religion

Department Link: https://www.religion.utoronto.ca/

Courses: 

  • RLG264H1: Introductory Pali I
  • RLG265H1: Introductory to Pali II

Persian

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • NML260Y1: Introductory Persian
  • NML260Y1: Intermediate Persian
  • NML262Y1: Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
  • NML460H1: Advanced Persian I
  • NML461H1: Modern Persian Poetry
  • NML462H1: Modern Persian Prose
  • NML463H1: Advanced Persian II
  • NML464H1: Old Persian
  • NML466H1: Theory and Practice of Translation from and into Persian
  • NML467H1: Persian Literature: The Epic Tradition
  • NML468H1: Persian Literature: Ethical, Erotic, and Mystical

Polish

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • SLA106H1: Polish for Beginners I
  • SLA116H1: Polish for Beginners II
  • SLA206H1: Intermediate Polish I
  • SLA207H1: Intermediate Polish II
  • SLA336H1: Let’s Talk! Advanced Polish
  • SLA426H1: Polish for the 21st Century

Portuguese

Department: Spanish and Portuguese 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Portuguese

(Specialist, Major, Minor, Language Certificate options)

Courses: 

  • PRT101H1: Portuguese for Beginners I
  • PRT201H1: Portuguese for Beginners II
  • PRT120H1: Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
  • PRT201H1: Intermediate Portuguese I
  • PRT202H1: Intermediate Portuguese II
  • PRT205H1: Portuguese for Heritage Speakers
  • PRT301H1: Advanced Portuguese I
  • PRT302H1: Advanced Portuguese II
  • PRT323H1: Business Portuguese 

Russian

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • SLA100H1: Elementary Russian I
  • SLA101H1: Elementary Russian II
  • SLA211H1: Russian for Heritage Speakers
  • SLA220Y1: Intermediate Russian
  • SLA320Y1: Advanced Russian

Sanskrit

Department: Religion

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Religion

Courses: 

  • RLG260H1: Introduction to Sanskrit I
  • RLG263H1: Introduction to Sanskrit II
  • RLG359H1: Intermediate Sanskrit I
  • RLG360H1: Intermediate Sanskrit II
  • RLG474H1: Sanskrit Readings I

Spanish

Department: Spanish and Portuguese 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Portuguese#programs

(Specialist, Major, Minor, Language Certificate options)

Courses: 

  • SPA101H1: Spanish for Beginners I
  • SPA102H1: Spanish for Beginners II
  • SPA201H1: Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I
  • SPA202H1: Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II
  • SPA205H1: Spanish for Heritage Speakers I
  • SPA301H1: Spanish for Advanced Speakers I
  • SPA302H1: Spanish for Advanced Speakers II
  • SPA305H1: Spanish for Heritage Speakers II
  • SPA323H1: Business Spanish

Swahili

Department: African Studies

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/African-Studies

Courses: 

  • AFR280Y1: Introductory Swahili
  • AFR380Y1: Intermediate Swahili

Swedish

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

Courses: 

  • SWE100H1: Elementary Swedish I
  • SWE101H1: Elementary Swedish II

Syriac

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

Courses: 

  • NML421Y1: Classical Syriac

Tibetan

Department: Religion

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Religion

Courses: 

  • RLG261H1: Introduction to Tibetan I
  • RLG262H1: Introduction to Tibetan II
  • RLG377H1: Intermediate Tibetan I
  • RLG378H1: Intermediate Tibetan II

Turkish

Department: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations 

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Near-and-Middle-Eastern-Civilizations

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • NML270Y1: Introductory Turkish
  • NML370Y1: Intermediate Turkish
  • NML371H1: Conversational Turkish: Oral Communication in Context
  • NML372H1: Turkish Language through Television, Film, and Media
  • NML470Y1: Advanced Turkish
  • NML471H1: Selected Readings in Turkish Literature

Ukrainian 

Department: Slavic and East European Languages and Culture

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/Slavic-and-East-European-Languages-and-Cultures

(Language Citation option)

Courses: 

  • SLA108Y1: Elementary Ukrainian
  • SLA208Y1: Intermediate Ukrainian
  • SLA302H1: Advanced Ukrainian

Welsh

Department: St. Michael’s College (Celtic Studies)

Department Link: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/section/St.-Michael’s-College

Courses: 

  • CLT243Y1: Modern Welsh
  • CLT440H1: Middle Welsh

Yiddish

Department: Germanic Languages and Literature

Department Link: https://german.utoronto.ca/yiddish-studies/yiddish-undergraduate/

(Minor option)

Courses: 

  • GER261H1: Elementary Yiddish 1
  • GER262H1: Elementary Yiddish 2
  • GER360H1: Intermediate Yiddish
  • GER460H1: Advanced Yiddish
  • GER463Y1: Yiddish Language for German Speakers