| Foreign Languages Course Descriptions Courses taught in English ASL 101-102 Beginning American Sign Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in American Sign Language and also offer insight into Deaf culture and Deaf community. This course does not fulfill the university core language requirement. (101 Fall, 102 Spring) CVFL 201 The West in the Modern World: Migration: Identity and Integration (3) A study of the significant and continuing impact of migration on such issues as identity and integration in Germany and, to a lesser degree, in Europe from 1850 to the present. (May be applied to German major.) (As needed) ESL 101-102 Beginning English as Second Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in American English and also offer insight into American culture. (As needed) FL 101-102 Beginning Selected Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in a designated foreign language not regularly offered at the Mount. This course also offers insight into the culture. (As needed) FL 200 Cultural Approaches (3) A survey of contemporary life in French, German and Spanish-speaking countries. Topics may include customs, values, social structures, geography and current issues. Taught in English. (As needed) FL 300 Literature in Translation (3) The study of a major theme, genre, or figure with the focus on French, German, Latin, or Spanish literature. Topics will vary. Taught in English. May be used as a related course for the French, German, Latin, or Spanish major. (As needed) FL 400 Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools (3) This course addresses the needs of teacher candidates who are preparing to teach a foreign language in the 7-12 school settings. The content of the course examines: past and current theories of second-language acquisition; the national and state standards for language learning; techniques for designing unit and daily lessons; the use of technology in the delivery of instruction; and, theories and practices for the design of performance-based assessment in the language classroom. Throughout the course students will receive practice in applying the theories examined both in simulation and in the field experience. Prerequisite: EDUC 210 (Spring during Internship I) FLNW 320 Comparative Mythology (3) Provides an appreciation of the transcendent unity of all mythologies from around the globe by comparative analysis with the more familiar Greco-Roman mythology. (As needed)
Courses taught in English ASL 101-102 Beginning American Sign Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in American Sign Language and also offer insight into Deaf culture and Deaf community. This course does not fulfill the university core language requirement. (101 Fall, 102 Spring) CVFL 201 The West in the Modern World: Migration: Identity and Integration (3) A study of the significant and continuing impact of migration on such issues as identity and integration in Germany and, to a lesser degree, in Europe from 1850 to the present. (May be applied to German major.) (As needed) ESL 101-102 Beginning English as Second Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in American English and also offer insight into American culture. (As needed) FL 101-102 Beginning Selected Language I and II (3, 3) These introductory courses are aimed at developing basic communicative proficiency in a designated foreign language not regularly offered at the Mount. This course also offers insight into the culture. (As needed) FL 200 Cultural Approaches (3) A survey of contemporary life in French, German and Spanish-speaking countries. Topics may include customs, values, social structures, geography and current issues. Taught in English. (As needed) FL 300 Literature in Translation (3) The study of a major theme, genre, or figure with the focus on French, German, Latin, or Spanish literature. Topics will vary. Taught in English. May be used as a related course for the French, German, Latin, or Spanish major. (As needed) FL 400 Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools (3) This course addresses the needs of teacher candidates who are preparing to teach a foreign language in the 7-12 school settings. The content of the course examines: past and current theories of second-language acquisition; the national and state standards for language learning; techniques for designing unit and daily lessons; the use of technology in the delivery of instruction; and, theories and practices for the design of performance-based assessment in the language classroom. Throughout the course students will receive practice in applying the theories examined both in simulation and in the field experience. Prerequisite: EDUC 210 (Spring during Internship I) FLNW 320 Comparative Mythology (3) Provides an appreciation of the transcendent unity of all mythologies from around the globe by comparative analysis with the more familiar Greco-Roman mythology. (As needed) For descriptions of the following, please see French and Latin course descriptions. FRNW 440 Building Castles in Sand: Tahiti, Martinique, and Other French-speaking Islands LATIN 320 Daily Life in Ancient Rome (3) LATIN 330 Hollywood and Rome (3) LATIN 340 The Roman Novel (3) LATIN 350 Women in Ancient Rome (3) |