The School has an integrated curriculum that combines hands-on learning programs and new ways to study and apply languages, while incorporating social science education, cultural competency, and professional training to create a hub for global careers and language learning at the UO.
Yamada Language Center supports teaching and learning in the language and interdisciplinary humanities departments served at School of Global Studies and Languages: Romance Languages, East Asian Languages and Literatures, German and Scandinavian, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, the Language Teaching Specialization, and the American English Institute.
The Mills Center houses many collections of travel guides, travel narratives, international cookbooks, dictionaries in various languages, maps and atlases, and international newspapers and magazines. The Mills Center puts on events such as Language Circles and Game Nights, as well as special events as the occasions arise.