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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
AND LITERATURES
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| Chair: Calvin Jones (251-460-6291) |
| Professors: Jones, Mozur,
Quinn |
| Associate Professors:
Brown, Perez-Pineda. |
| Assistant Professors:
Grey, Lomangino, McCready, Rex, Willis |
| Instructor: Law, Wilbanks |
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| Department
of Foreign Laguages and Literatures web site |
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| The department contributes
to the liberal education of all students by
helping them to improve their ability to communicate
with and understand other cultures in an increasingly
interdependent world. The study of foreign languages
provides students with additional basic knowledge
of their own language, allows them to escape
a narrow, monolingual view of the world, and
offers them the opportunity to develop proficiency
in a second or third language. In addition to
introductory and intermediate level courses
in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, and Latin,
the department offers a major in Foreign Languages
and Literatures with concentrations in French,
German, Russian, and Spanish. Minors are also
available in those four languages. |
| In the first-year sequences
(Introductory) the student is given a basic
foundation in listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Typically, the emphasis is on ear
training and oral practice followed by development
of reading and writing skills. The second-year
courses (Intermediate) build upon the skills
acquired in the first year. Upper-level courses
provide students with comprehensive knowledge
of the important writers and movements of each
language area’s literary legacy, while
other courses concentrate on language and culture.
Students with previous language training
will be placed at the appropriate level. |
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR
IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES |
| In addition to fulfilling
the general education requirements on page 46,
students majoring in Foreign Languages and Literatures
will complete 25 hours of core courses and 24
hours of study in an area of concentration.
The core requirement takes the place of a traditional
minor. 36 hours of electives remain toward completion
of a Bachelor of Arts degree. The required core
courses include Global Issues (IS 100), World
Languages (LG 110), World Literature I &
II (EH 235 and 236), Directed Study: Pre-Study
Abroad (LG 394), Study Abroad (IS 391), and
Senior Seminar (LG 480). |
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| STUDY ABROAD COMPONENT |
| As part of their core
requirement majors will earn a minimum of 9
semester hours at the upper level in the language
of their concentration in an approved study
abroad program. During their stay abroad students
will be required to maintain on-line contact
with their advisers, keep a journal of their
activities, and gather materials to be used
in LG 480 Senior Seminar upon their return.
Subject to availability of funding, grants covering
travel and cost-of-living expenses that majors
would not normally incur as full-time residential
students will be provided by the department. |
| For students majoring
or minoring in Foreign Languages and Literature
or International Studies, credits earned in
approved Study Abroad programs, up to a maximum
of 16 semester hours, may be used to satisfy
this requirement provided the student is enrolled
in IS 391, Study Abroad, and has transient course
approval from the dean of the college. Study
Abroad courses must be certified as equivalent
to upper division (300 or 400 level) course
work in order to fulfill the USA Residency Requirement. |
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| ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT
POLICY |
| It is to the advantage
of students to begin their study of a foreign
language at the highest possible level because
they can gain college credits through advanced
placement. Students who have had three to five
years of a foreign language in high school may
wish to take the CLEP examination in that language
and earn as many as twelve(12) semester hours
of lower-division credit. On the basis of the
Foreign Language department’s evaluation
of their previous foreign language training
and/or proficiency test scores, students may
also elect to begin in the second semester of
the introductory sequence, or the first semester
of the intermediate sequence, and qualify for
advanced placement credit. By earning a C or
better in the higher level course the student
may petition the department for either 3 or
6 semester hours of introductory-level credit.
Native speakers not eligible. |
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| FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
TESTS |
| Students in the College
of Arts and Sciences with previous foreign language
experience may satisfy the one-year foreign
language requirement by taking a proficiency
test administered by the department. The proficiency
test measures levels of proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. A fifteen-minute
oral test will be scheduled after satisfactory
completion of the written component. Grading
will be S/U. Non credit. |
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR A CONCENTRATION |
| A minimum of 24 semester
hours in one language is required, in addition
to the 9 hour upper-level study abroad component.
After completing the lower-division courses
(Introductory and Intermediate
sequences) the following specific upper-division
courses are required depending upon the language
in which the student wishes to concentrate:
French - LG 311, 312, 326, 327; German
- LG 366, 367 (to be taken three times for a
minimum of three course credits); 368, and at
least nine hours from the following courses:
LG 361, 362, 363, and 364; Spanish -
LG 333, 334, 336, 431; Russian - LG 372,
374, 375 (to be taken three times for a minimum
of three course credits), 376, and either 380
or 381. Remaining credits needed to complete
the concentration will be selected from additional
upper-division courses offered in the respective
languages. |
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR IN
A LANGUAGE |
| Students must complete
a minimum of nine semester hours beyond the
Introductory and Intermediate sequences. The
student must complete the following upper-division
courses depending on the language in which the
student elects to minor: French - LG
326 and 327 and either 311 or 312; German
- LG 366 and either 367 (to be taken three times
for a minimum of three course credits), or 368;
Russian - LG 374 or 376; Spanish -
LG 333 and 334. Remaining credits, if any, are
to be selected from the upper-division courses
in the appropriate language. Native or near-native
speakers of a language may not enroll in upper-level
conversation courses. |
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| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS (NASILP) |
| The Department offers
several languages under the auspices of the
National Association of Self-Instructional Language
Programs, a professional organization that provides
guidelines, develops materials, and sets standards
for self-instructional language programs throughout
the United States. Success in these courses
requires a high degree of motivation, self discipline,
and a long-term commitment to developing oral
/aural proficiency in the target language. Students,
working on their own 10-12 hours a week with
audio and video tapes and written materials,
follow a carefully organized sequence of lessons
and normally meet three times a week in small
groups (3-6) with native drill instructors.
NASILP-approved examiners are invited to the
campus to administer final student performance
evaluations. Success in this program depends
upon students’ willingness to assume responsibility
for learning appropriate listening and speaking
skills. Before enrolling in a NASILP course
students are urged to discuss course requirements
and testing procedures with the local program
coordinator. Call 251-460-6291 for more information.
Fee. |
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| GRADUATE STUDIES |
| Although the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures has no
graduate degree program, graduate-level course
work is offered in several languages under the
rubrics of “Special Topics,” “Seminar,”
and “Directed Studies.” |
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DESCRIPTIONS
OF ALL LANGUAGES (LG) COURSES
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DESCRIPTIONS
OF ALL SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGES (LGS)
COURSES
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