Courses
Our department has a wide offering in language and culture courses! We offer elementary and intermediate levels of language study in French, German and Spanish, as well as advanced courses in composition and conversation, language for business, literature courses and a wide variety of upper-division courses focusing on culture.
We also offer culture courses taught in English which provide an overview of various countries where French, German or Spanish is the primary language. These classes are popular as electives throughout the University, especially since most of them can be used to meet part of the general education humanities requirement for all students.
We also offer a Teaching Licensure course, which serves as a Capstone course for students who plan to become secondary school teachers. Contact Dr. Olsen for more information on the program.
Culture Courses Taught in English
NOTE: those courses can be taken to complete a humanity general education requirement.
- FREN 2510 (or 3510) French Culture and Civilization
- FREN 2520 (or 3520) Country and People – North Africa
- GERM 2520 (or 3520) German Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 2510 (or 3510) Spanish Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 2550 (or 3550) Latin America Culture and Civilization
Language Learning Courses
| Course | French | German | Spanish |
| Elementary I | FREN 1010 | GERM 1010 | SPAN 1010 |
| Elementary II | FREN 1020 | GERM 1020 | SPAN 1020 |
| Intermediate I | FREN 2010 | GERM 2010 | SPAN 2010 |
| Intermediate II | FREN 2020 | GERM 2020 | SPAN 2020 |
| Written Communication | FREN 3010 | GERM 3010 | SPAN 3010 |
| Oral Communication | FREN 3020 | GERM 3020 | SPAN 3020 |
| Advanced conversation | - | - | SPAN 4030 |
| Elementary for Health Services | - | - | SPAN 1015 |
Courses Taught in Another Language
- » Courses taught in French
- FREN 3110 Survey of Literature I
- FREN 3120 Survey of Literature II
- FREN 3112 Culture and Civilization of France
- FREN 3200 Business French
- FREN 4810 Special Topics in French – The course content changes depending on the professor and the students’ interest. Recent courses have been about Phonetics and Translations.
- FREN 4910 Directed Studies in French (individual studies set up with a French professor to study a specific topic)
- FREN 4910 Internship Abroad (click here to read about the pilot program! [LINK TO Pilot page])
- FREN 4920: Senior Capstone
- » Courses taught in German
- GERM 3112 German civilization / Culture
- GERM 3150 Intro to German Literature
- GERM 3200 Business German
- GERM 4810 Special Topics in German – The course topic changes depending on the professor and the students’ interest. Past courses titles have included “Contemporary Literature,” “Networks in German Lit and Film,” and “Berlin in Literature and Film.”
- GERM 4910 Directed Studies in German (individual studies set up with a German professor to study a specific topic)
- GERM 4920: Senior Capstone
- » Courses taught in Spanish
- SPAN 3200 Spanish for Business
- SPAN 4010 Intro to Literature of Spain
- SPAN 4020 Intro to Literature of Spanish America
- SPAN 4110 Culture and Civilization of Spain
- SPAN 4120 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America
- SPAN 4810 Special Topics in Spanish – The course content changes depending on the professor and the students’ interest. Recent courses include “Sounds of Spanish,” “Crossing Borders through Text and Film,” and “Spanish Translation.”
- SPAN 4910 Directed Studies in Spanish (individual studies set up with a Spanish professor to study a specific topic)
- SPAN 4920: Senior Capstone
Teaching Licensure Capstone
Available in French (FREN 4925), German (GERM 4925) and Spanish (SPAN 4925). Please contact Dr. Olsen for more information on the Teaching Licensure program in Languages.
English as a Second Language Courses (ESL)
- ESL 1010
- ESL 1020
For more info about those two courses, please contact Dr. Eldaba.
For more info about the ESL program, go to the Center for English as a Second Language page »
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