FORL Courses
Offered by Department of Modern Languages
College of Fine Arts and Humanities
- FORL 300 - A-B-C-D Foreign Language Practicum - 1-4 hours
- Prereq: 200 level course or equivalent
Foreign language internship teaching at the elementary school level. Students will be
assigned to a specific school and teacher(s). Four hours of cumulative credits may be
earned.
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- FORL 308 - Seminar in Translation I - 3 hours
- Prereq: a 300 level course in French, German or Spanish or
equivalent
Teaches the theory and practice of translation.
Offered in Fall.
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- FORL 309 - Seminar in Translation II - 3 hours
- Prereq: a 300 level course in French, German or Spanish
literature
Continues the study of translation
theory and practice.
Offered in Spring.
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- FORL 337 - Seminar on Foreign Film - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
The study of a series of films produced in France and/or Francophone countries, German-speaking countries, Spain and/or Latin America (or a combination
thereof). (Generally taught concurrently with FREN 337*, GERM 337* or SPAN 337*.) Offered occasionally.
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- FORL 357 - Seminar on Women in a Foreign Literature - 3 hours
- Prereq: none
A study of women writers from France and/or Francophone countries,
German-speaking countries, Spain and/or Latin America or a study
of the depiction of
women in one or more of these literatures. (Generally taught concurrently with FREN 357*, GERM 357* or SPAN 357*.) Offered
occasionally.
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- FORL 401 - Multicultural Understanding - 1 hour
- Prereq: none
Designed to enable the future classroom teacher to promote multicultural understanding
through varied learning experiences focusing on language and cultural diversity.
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- FORL 409 - Interpretation I - 3 hours
- Prereq: Advanced conversation course in French, German or Spanish
A study of interpretation theory and intensive practice of interpretation skills.
Offered in Spring.
- FORL 410 - Interpretation II - 3 hours
- Prereq: SPAN 304 and
FORL 409 or permission of the instructor
A continuation of FORL 409,
Interpretation I, with more advanced practice in consecutive interpreting and
working in both directions.
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- FORL 470/870P - TESOL - 3 hours
- Prereq: admission to Teacher Education
Theoretical foundations and sociolinguistic context of
ESL teaching.
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- FORL 472 - Foreign Language
Acquisition - 3 hours
- Prereq: admission to Teacher Education
Past and current trends in foreign language acquisition
with emphasis on learning content.
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- FORL 499/899P - Independent Studies in Foreign Languages - 1-3
hours
- Prereq: approval by the department and instructor
Directed research in foreign language education and methodology
or translation. Students are not to take
this course when a class course is available.
* This course is the immediate prerequisite. Other preparation is
required prior to this immediate prerequisite.
