Professors Kalinoski, Ogier, Talbot; Associate Professors Flores-Silva, Scaer; Assistant Professors Banuelos-Montes, Carrasco, Han; Visiting Assistant Professors Newbill, Stanco; Teaching Associates Chapman, Frost, Myers, Stanley; Visiting Instructors, Bernick
A major in language is not offered at Roanoke College. The following courses may not be counted toward the French or Spanish majors.
105, 106 Tutorial
A guided study of a foreign language or level of a foreign language
not normally offered at the College. (1, 1)
Lecture: 2 hrs/wk.: Laboratory: 4 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: Permission of the department.
221 English as a Second Language I
Basic English proficiency for intermediate English as a Second
Language students. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of academic
vocabulary, grammatical structures, verbal expression,
and cultural inferences. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisites: This course is designed for students with TOEFL scores
from 520 through 537. Placement to be confirmed by a Roanoke
College proficiency test.
Co-requisite: LANG 222.
222 English as a Second Language II
Improving English proficiency for advanced English as a Second
Language students. Emphasis is on the appropriate use of
academic vocabulary, complex grammatical structures, organizational
patterns, and rhetorical phrases and idioms in academic
texts and student writing. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: This course is required of students placed in LANG 221
and for students with TOEFL scores from 538-550. Students with
TOEFL scores from 551-570 may take this course with permission
of instructor. Placement to be confirmed by Roanoke College proficiency
test.
NOTE: Students on exchange and visiting students do not need GST 101 or 102 but may need the advanced proficiency provided by LANG 221 and 222. LANG 221 and 222 must be taken concurrently, unless the student is enrolled only in LANG 222 by virtue of a sufficiently high TOEFL score, proficiency test performance, and or recommendation of the instructor.
341 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
An evaluative study of language teaching methods. Development
of teaching aids and a teacher’s resource book. Assignments
will be made according to the student’s major language.
PreK-12 levels of instruction will be presented. (1)
Lecture: 3 hrs/wk.
Prerequisite: Permission.
(Cross-listed as FREN 341 and SPAN 341.)
405, 406 Independent Study
Guided reading and research of a particular facet of a foreign
language, literature, and culture. (1/2, 1, 1/2)
Prerequisite: Permission.
416 Internship
Field placement providing the student with practical experience
in work areas in which a foreign language is applied. These areas
may include embassies, government service, international business,
education, industry, and the communications media. (1)
(May be taken for major or minor credit.)
(Cross-listed as FREN 416 and SPAN 416.)