Linguistics is the scientific study of language, its structure, and the nature of human communication. Linguistics focuses on teaching aspects like grammar, syntax, phonetics, dialects, properties that are common to all languages (or groups of languages), and on the evolution of languages throughout time.

Language studies aim at preparing students to build a deep understanding of a culture based on its individual language and literature, using the spoken and written forms of expression. Gaining in-depth knowledge of a foreign language helps students understand and value cultural diversity, helps build connections between societies, and makes the world a smaller, more open place to live in.