University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
College of Fine Arts and Humanities
Department of
MODERN LANGUAGES
Go directly to:
- Anita Hart, Chair
- Professors: Becker-Theye, R. Detsch, Pearson
Associate Professors: Craig, Fox, Hart, York
Assistant Professor: Kropp
Lecturers: Chavez, C. Detsch, Gonzales-Todd, 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:
- The Department of Modern Languages will allow credit via a "confirming" course
for French/German/Spanish 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 201 or a 300-400 level course (excluding phonetics) in
FREN, GERM or SPAN 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 6 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.
| Confirming Course |
Retroactive Credits |
| Intermediate Language II (201) |
3 |
| Any Advanced Course Except Phonetics |
6 |
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, Japanese, and Spanish as well as French Translation, German Translation
and Spanish Translation are available for students pursuing
majors in other disciplines.
The department offers a Supplemental Teaching Endorsement in
Bilingual Education.
The department offers a specialized major and Certificate in Translation and
Interpretation.
Courses with the prefixes CHIN, FORL,
FREN, GERM, JAPN
and SPAN are offered by the department.
