FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Professors Jordahl, Kalinoski, Ogier,Talbot; Associate Professor Ruiz;

Assistant Professors Flores-Silva, Scaer;Teaching Associate Myers;

Part-time Senior Lecturers Chapman,A. Frost, D. Frost, Oguro,

Saari; Part-time Lecturers Goss, Pollock;Visiting Instructor

Rosenbloom

A modern foreign language major consists of the completion

of at least 11 units above the 202 level in one language. A

major must be enrolled in at least two one-unit courses of the

major foreign language during the senior year.

To broaden their linguistic foundation, majors are strongly

advised to engage in the study of one or more additional

foreign languages. Spanish majors are encouraged to take

History 272 and/or Political Science 225.

French and Spanish majors are required to complete a

departmentally approved course of study abroad as part of

their major. Appropriate periods of study include an Intensive

Learning or May Term travel course, or a Summer, semester,

or year abroad with a department-approved program

such as ISEP, CREPUQ, or another university-sponsored

program.

Requirements and recommendations for teacher licensure are

found under each major. Minors are offered in French,

German, and Spanish. Each minor consists of six units.

Specific requirements for each minor are given with the

course listings for French, German, and Spanish, respectively.

Regularly scheduled laboratory work is required for credit in

all lower-division courses taught in a foreign language. Some

advanced courses also require laboratory work.

Foreign language majors and minors should also note the

courses listed under "Language" and "Linguistics." Language

341 is a methodology course for those students wishing to

teach a foreign language. Language 416, the internship, is

open for elective credit to all those language majors who have

permission and indicate an intense interest in such work.

Linguistics 320 is a basic course in the principles of how

language functions. It may count toward a Foreign Language

major or German minor.

Students who have never studied the language or who have

studied the language in secondary school for less than three

years and have not achieved competency will normally be

placed at the 101 level. Students who have studied the same

language in secondary school for three years and have not

achieved competency will normally be placed at the 102

level. Students who have studied the same language for four

or more years or who have completed Advanced Placement

study and have not received any competency will be placed at

the 201 level. The 201 course reviews the language from the

beginning. A student who successfully completes the 201

course will be given competency for the 101 and 102

elementary level courses. If a student successfully completes

or receives competency for any elementary or intermediate

course he or she may not take a lower-level course in the

same language for credit.