Students should be aware that all teachers must pass a competency test in order to receive state certification. Upon completion of their course of studies, students will demonstrate these listening and speaking skills through an oral interview with faculty or similarly qualified examiner. Students planning to teach foreign languages should meet with advisers in both the education and foreign language departments. Course Offerings One unit of course credit equals four semester hours. An introduction to the literatures of the French, German, Italian, and Spanish speaking countries, particularly as they reflect the literary and cultural traditions of these regions.
Major focus varies according to the background of the faculty member involved.
Taught in English. Fall Term, Spring Term. FL 215 Genocide and the Holocaust Study of the causes, development, and contemporary and current responses to the Holocaust. Reading of accounts of survivors and scholars struggling with the meaning of the Holocaust. An introduction to the meaning and use of language in our society.