Certificate of Less than One Year in Global Languages and Cultures

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This stand-alone certificate offers students an opportunity to reflect on and build connections between their study of languages and culture, other disciplines, and various professional and/or academic paths. Students must successfully complete the following: nine hours of FREN/GRMN/SPAN 1001-2002 (at least 2001 in French, German, or Spanish); a three-hour “Global Languages and Cultures” colloquium, and one approved three-hour upper-level (3000/4000-level) elective (the International Languages and Cultures program coordinator will approve and maintain an ongoing list; all FORL/FREN/GRMN/SPAN Upper-level courses are approved). This is a fifteen-hour certificate. FORL 3000 is the only required course. There is no GPA requirement for the certificate.

Learning Outcomes

Students will critically evaluate the role of multilingualism in intercultural competency.
Students will identify and evaluate historical and current trends related to language usage in the southeastern United States.
Students will identify and evaluate professional and/or academic opportunities in the southeastern United States related to language proficiency and their personal goals.

Foundational language and culture courses (9 credit hours)

Students must take 9 credit hours in FREN/GRMN/SPAN 1001-2002. A minimum of 2001 is required in at least one of these languages. Initial course depends on language placement. Courses at lower levels may be purchased through the ILC credit by exam process

FREN 1001 - Elementary French I 3 Credit Hours
FREN 1001C - Elementary French I - Block 3 Credit Hours
FREN 1002 - Elementary French II 3 Credit Hours
FREN 1002C - Elementary French II - Block 3 Credit Hours
FREN 2001 - Intermediate French I 3 Credit Hours
FREN 2002 - Intermediate French II 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 1001 - Elementary German I 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 1001C - Elementary German I - Block 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 1002 - Elementary German II 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 1002C - Elementary German II-Block 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 2001 - Intermediate German I 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 2002 - Intermediate German II 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 1001C - Elementary Spanish I - Block 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 1002C - Elementary Spanish II - Block 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 2001B - Intermediate Spanish I-Block 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 2002 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 2002B - Intermediate Spanish II-Block 3 Credit Hours

Global Languages and Cultures Colloquium (3 credit hours)

Required Global Languages and Cultures Colloquium (3 credit hours). FREN/GRMN/SPAN 2001 is a concurrent prerequisite.

FORL 3000 - Global Languages and Cultures Colloquium 3 Credit Hours

Approved upper-level elective (3 credit hours)

All 3-hr 3000/4000-level courses with the FORL/FREN/GRMN/SPAN prefix are approved. Program Coordinator will approve upper-level options from other disciplines in consultation with International Languages and Cultures faculty. The upper-level elective may be taken at any point in the certificate.

FORL 3111 - World Film 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4185 - Topics in Language and Literature 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4300 - Seminar in Global Studies 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4485 - Topics in National Film Traditions 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4501 - Foundations of Language Development 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4502 - Methods of Foreign Language Teaching 3 Credit Hours
FORL 4586 - Teaching Internship 3.0 - 9.0 Credit Hours
FREN 3100 - Composition and Conversation 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3210 - Topics in French Literature 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3211 - Topics in French Culture 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3212 - Topics in Francophone Cinema 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3220 - Survey of French Literature I 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3221 - Survey of French Literature II 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3450 - Business French 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4000 - Advanced French Translation 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4150 - Advanced Grammar and Linguistics 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4210 - French Literature and Film 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4220 - Contemporary French Literature 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4230 - Classical French Drama 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4240 - French Poetry 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4310 - Francophone Civilization 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 3101 - Conversational German 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 3102 - German Composition 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 3450 - German for Careers 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 3986 - Total Immersion in German 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
GRMN 4170 - Advanced Language Skills 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4200 - Seminar in German Literature 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4210 - Turn of the Century German and Austrian Culture 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4220 - German Culture through Film 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4230 - Kafka and the Kafkaesque in Literature and Film 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4240 - Mystery and Horror in German Literature and Film 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4250 - Contemporary German Cinema 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4260 - Austrian Literature and Culture 3 Credit Hours
GRMN 4300 - German Civilization 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 3030 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 3101 - Spanish Conversation 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 3102 - Spanish Composition 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 3450 - Spanish for Business 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4003 - Latin-American Novel 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4004 - Hispanic Drama 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4006 - Latin-American Poetry 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4007 - Latin-American Short Story 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4012 - Spanish Culture and Civilization 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 4013 - Latin American Culture and Civilization 3 Credit Hours
FREN 4785 - Special Topics in French 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
GRMN 4785 - Special Topics in German 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
SPAN 4785 - Special Topics in Spanish 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours