College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Department of
MODERN LANGUAGES
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FRENCH MAJOR
GERMAN MAJOR
SPANISH MAJOR
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Subject Teaching Endorsement
- Lon Pearson, Chair
- Professors: Becker-Theye, R. Detsch, Pearson
Associate Professors: Craig, Fox, York
Assistant Professor: Kropp
Lecturers: Chavez, C. Detsch, S. Schuyler
Department Objectives
- To prepare students to become successful teachers of foreign languages at elementary and secondary levels;
- To develop a language proficiency of value in business, industry and travel;
- To give students a better understanding of the peoples of our narrowing world scene;
- To provide students with the basic language requirements needed for research in later graduate and professional degrees.
- To provide training in the specialized area of translation-interpretation.
Retroactive Credit Policy:
This policy will be modified in 1997 with implementation of new UN admission standards.
The Department of Modern Languages will allow credit via a "confirming" course for French/German/Spanish 100-101-200-201 subject to the following conditions:
- a) The confirming course must be the first university-level course completed in the language and must be taken at UNK;
b) Confirming course numbers are 101, 200, 201 or a 300-400 level course (excluding phonetics) in French, German or Spanish at UNK.
c) The student must receive a letter grade of "C" or better in the confirming course and may not repeat the course for the purpose of requesting credits under this policy;
d) A maximum of 16 credits may be granted in any one language for previous high school or non-college level work at a level lower than the confirming course.
- Retroactive Course -- Credits -- Credits
- Beginning Language I (100) -- 0 -- 5
Beginning Language II (101) -- 5 -- 5
Intermediate Language I (200) -- 10 -- 3
Intermediate Language II (201) -- 13 -- 3
Any Advanced Course Except Phonetics -- 16 -- 3
After the successful completion of the confirming course students must report to the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages (Thomas Hall, Room 215) with a copy of their grade report form. Normally, this must be done within four weeks of the Registrar's mailing the grade report form.
FRENCH MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
- I. French Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. French Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. French Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
GERMAN MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
- I. German Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. German Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. German Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
SPANISH MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
- I. Spanish Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. Spanish Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. Spanish Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
Minors in French, German, and Spanish as well as French Translation, German Translation and Spanish Translation are available for students pursuing majors in other disciplines.
The department also offers a Supplemental Teaching Endorsement in Bilingual Education.
The department also offers a specialized major and Certificate in Translation and Interpretation. Students may enter the program at the intermediate level.
Courses with the prefixes CHIN, FORL,
FREN, GERM, JAPN
and SPAN are offered by the department.
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