Modern Languages

L. Auld, Chair; G.M. Caliendo, E. Force, A. García-Lozada, P. Lapuerta, C. S. Lien, G. Mejía, A. Morales, M. Passaro, C. Pesca, S. Tomoda, L. Uribe (Dept. phone 832-2875)

 

Major in French, German, Italian, B.A.

30 credits as follows: FR, GER, ITAL 125, 126, 225, 226, 305 (FR 302), 315, 316; FR 301 or GER 304 or ITAL 304; and 6 credits of directed electives.

Major in Spanish, B.A.

30 credits as follows: SPAN 125, 126, 225 and 226 for non-native speakers or SPAN 190, 191, 290 and 291 for native speakers; 15 credits from SPAN 300, 304 or 305, 315, 316, 375 or 376; and 3 credits of directed electives, selected in consultation with advisor. For students with advanced preparation, appropriate substitutions will be made.

Major in French, German, Italian, B.S. (Certifiable for secondary teaching)

36 credits as follows: FR, GER, ITAL 125, 126, 225, 226, 305 (FR 302), 315, 316, 335, 336; FR 301 or GER 304 or ITAL 304; and 6 credits of directed electives. In addition, students must take EDTE 316, EDF 415, SPED 315, EDSC 425, EDSC 435, ML 428, ML 429, ML 440, ML 490 or LING 300, EDT 315 and RDG 440. For students with advanced preparation, appropriate substitutions will be made. No minor required.

Major in Spanish, B.S. (Certifiable for secondary teaching)

36 credits as follows: SPAN 125, 126, 225, 226 for non-native speakers or SPAN 190, 191, 290 and 291 for native speakers; SPAN 300, 304 or 305, 315, 316, 335, 336, 375 or 376; and 3 credits of directed electives. In addition, students must take EDTE 316, EDF 415, SPED 315, EDSC 425, EDSC 435, ML 428, ML 429, ML 440, ML 490 or LING 300, EDT 315 and RDG 440. For students with advanced preparation, appropriate substitutions will be made. No minor required.

International Studies Major

In consultation with the program advisor, students may pursue a program focusing on an area within the framework of the International Studies major. For additional information, see International and Area Studies.

Minor in Modern Language

18 credits as follows: FR, GER, ITAL, or SPAN 125, 126, 225, 226 (or SPAN 190, 191, 290, 291 for native speakers) and 6 credits of directed electives.

In Chinese, the requirement is CHIN 111, 112, 125, 126 and 6 credits of directed electives.

In Japanese, students must take JAPN 125, 126, 225, 226; and 6 credits from JAPN 335, 336; HIST 454; GEOG 435.

LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAMINATION

Every student must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of one year of college-level study as part of General Education.

The Department of Modern Languages tests achievement levels in German and Italian by appointment. Testing for Spanish or French proficiency is done, by appointment, in The Learning Center, located in Copernicus. Students with skills in languages other than those listed above should arrange with the Department of Modern Languages for verification of their level of proficiency. These examinations serve both for exemption and placement. All students, including native speakers, with two years or less of previous foreign language study must take the exams.

Students with three or more years of successful secondary language study in one language are automatically exempt from further required coursework; they should take the exam if they expect to continue study in that language.

To register for an elementary language course, numbered 111 or 118, students may have no more than one year previous study of that language.