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Chair:
Michael Wong-Russell
Professors: Joyce Block Lazarus,
Marguerite Mahler
Associate Professors: Emilce Cordeiro, Richard Signes,
Michael Wong-Russell
Assistant Professor:
Michele Davila, Mary-Ann Stadtler-Chester
The Modern Languages major is unique in the Massachusetts State College
system. A student majoring in Modern Languages will select one of four
(4) concentrations: Spanish, French, World Languages, or International
Management. The department also offers beginning courses in German and
Portuguese.
Course Placement
Incoming students who have completed more than one (1) year of foreign
language study at the high school level are encouraged to take a
placement examination (see dates below). The recommended course levels
for those who did not take a placement examination are: Elementary I for
students with up to two years of high school study, or three years of
high school language taken some years ago or with below average grades;
Elementary II for students with three years of recent high school study
with grades that are average or above; Intermediate I for those with
three years of high school study with above average grades, or four
years with grades of average or below; Intermediate II or Advanced for
students with four years of recent high school study with above average
grades.
General Education Goal 3
There are several ways to meet general education goal 3, which
corresponds to one semester of college foreign language study. Students
may take one semester of a college-level foreign language or pass the
placement test with a score of 50 or above. Alternatively, students may
request a waiver from the Chair of Modern Languages if their high school
academic language is other than English (usually applied to
international students), or if they studied a single language for four
years or reached level 4 in high school. A successful placement score or
a waiver of goal 3 does not reduce the number of courses students must
take to fulfill the 12-course general education requirement.
Placement Examination Dates
The French and Spanish placement examinations will be given on:
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
10:30 am
Wednesday, September
6, 2006
1:30 pm
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
1:30 pm
Study Abroad
Study abroad programs in France and Spain are available to all students,
whether they major in Modern Languages or not. Programs in other
countries may be selected subject to department approval (program
descriptions are available in the chair's office). The Department
encourages all Modern Language majors to study abroad. Note that the
concentration in French is completed through a study abroad program (or
approved off-campus courses).
Programs
in Modern Languages
Modern
Languages Major
Modern
Languages Major with Minor in Secondary
Education
Minor in Spanish
Minor in French
Minor in Latin American Studies
General
Education
Modern Language Courses Appropriate for General Education
(Gen.Ed.)
Course
Descriptions
Modern Languages Course Descriptions
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