This course provides an introduction to elementary language skills in French, German, Spanish or Italian and also offers excellent cultural preparation. In addition to classroom study at UE's British campus, Harlaxton College, faculty-led excursions to the continent are an exciting, required component of this course. With literally cutting edge SONY technology, this 30-station lab is completely digital. Instead, students may call up a lesson and work with it at their own pace. In addition, students may record and revise their own work, and thus make significant improvements in their skills, especially in the areas of listening and speaking.
Students interact with current print and audio-visual media from sources around the world.
The Foreign Language Cultural Immersion Floor of Moore Hall has a no-English policy, allowing students to develop language fluency and sensitivity to other cultures. The floor's bilingual resident assistant and bilingual teaching assistant plan cultural activities and sponsor conversation hours and academic help sessions. Faculty from the Department of Foreign Languages also participate in these activities. The floor has its own resource room with two computers equipped with Internet access and foreign language software applications. The Cultural Immersion Floor has become the favorite gathering place for foreign language clubs that host film nights and other special events in Moore Hall.