Studies in World Literatures (STWL) is a program designed to enable students to take courses in foreign literatures that are taught in English with works in translation. Prospective majors should be genuinely interested in literature as such and optimally have some previous contact or exposure to foreign literature and culture either through courses taken at Holy Cross or through other academic experiences. Annually, many of the STWL courses offered introduce the best and most representative works in foreign literatures. All courses instruct students in approaches to textual interpretation, analysis, and criticism, as well as to an understanding of the cultural themes reflected in the respective works.