| Modern Foreign Languages Department Morgan Hall |
The Major |
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Students who plan to major in a foreign language are encouraged to begin
their language studies as soon as they enter Washburn University, and
should continue to enroll in at least one language course each semester
until graduation. Learning a foreign language is a cumulative process
and any period of time away from the language is highly detrimental to
developing and maintaining necessary skills in the language. The department
also strongly recommends study for a period of time in a country where
the foreign language is spoken (a summer or a semester) as a component
of the student’s preparation for the major. Substantial scholarships
for study abroad are available each year from the department and the International
Education Committee. See INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS. French majors: FR 211, 212, 302 plus 12 hours of upper division course work. (FR 304, 306 and ED 368 are required for majors planning to teach.) German majors: GE 211, 212, 302, plus 12 hours of upper division course work. (GE 207 or GE 209, GE 304 or GE 306 and ED 368 are required for majors planning to teach.) Spanish majors: SP 209, 211, 212 plus 15 hours of upper division course work. (SP 304, SP 305 or SP 306, SP 331 and ED 368 are required for majors planning to teach.) Nine hours of correlated course work are required of all foreign language majors. These courses are selected in consultation with an advisor. All majors are required to present a portfolio after the 212 level course in each language. They are then required to keep updating their portfolio which is then turned in as part of their grade for their last class before graduation. This has the advantage of giving the department an initial assessment as well as an outcome assessment. Transfer students and student desiring validation of foreign language competencies for teaching certification normally must take a minimum of 6 hours in the target language at the 300-level at Washburn. Students whose native language is one of those taught by the department may not enroll in or challenge 100 and 200 level courses by examination. |