Critical reading of modern literary masterpieces translated into English.

Preparation for encountering cultural differences that will be part of the linguistic and cultural immersion experiences (either in the U.S. or abroad). The focus of the course will include values clarification, cultural diversity, multicultural awareness training, and culture shock orientation. Majors who have returned from study abroad will give presentations on their experiences and be contributors to course content and activities.

Taught in English. Students will receive relatively intense exposure to other cultures.

Students in this Service-Learning course are given the opportunity to utilize their language skills in a variety of settings within the greater Kenosha community. Students will work with a local agency approved by Modern Language faculty, in order to volunteer as language instructors, translators, tutors, support personnel or other such positions that make use of their language abilities. Students are trained and guided by weekly meetings with the course instructor in order to prepare for their site placement and their volunteer duties. (This course may be repeated for credit.)

This course examines the foundation of East Asian civilizations and cultures. It focuses on the philosophical, historical, artistic, and religious underpinnings of East Asian cultures. It entails a careful examination of such phenomena as the unification of China, the construction of the Great Wall, various creation myths, Jomon cultures in Japan, the Shogunate system, and the Meiji Restoration. Taught in English.

Students in this course will consider and apply methods of teaching Modern Languages. Students must concurrently be engaged in modern language teaching at the post-secondary level. Students will consider the classroom application of various theories, methodologies, and activities used to teach modern languages at the college level, as well as apply a variety of evaluation techniques to help assess classroom learning. This course may be repeated and is graded on an S/U basis only. This course may not be used towards the M.Ed. degree.

A study of the philosophies, methods, and materials used by the classroom teacher in elementary, middle, and secondary modern language classrooms. Emphasis will be placed on the practical teaching application of the communicative approach. Field work required.

The methods course can be taken before or after the language immersion experience (16 credits of study abroad for majors; four weeks immersion experience for minors). Students should check with the Modern Language Department the first semester of their sophomore year to plan for this course.

Taught in English. Students will receive relatively intense exposure to other cultures.

This course teaches listening and speaking skills in a specific language through active participation by the students in communicative situations. By the end of the course, the students are able to comprehend and communicate orally in a culturally acceptable manner, using basic language structures and common vocabulary related to everyday topics and communication needs.

This course teaches listening, speaking, reading, and some writing skills through active participation by the students in a wide variety of communicative contexts. By the end of the course, the students are able to comprehend, communicate orally, read intelligently and write simply in the language, using basic language structures. They also will be able to employ constructively a broad range of vocabulary related to the themes studied and to survival communication and cultural needs.

This course teaches listening, speaking, reading comprehension, and basic writing skills in sequential development following 101/102, using a variety of original texts and exposing students to native speakers and cultural events.

Expanding on 201, this course provides original texts, film media, music, and cross-cultural experiences. Students speak and read, using all verb tenses and a broad range of structures and vocabulary. They create original compositions at their level, geared to their interests.

This course continues the linguistic and cultural experiences of 201/202. Grammar and phonetics are studied in relation to the language skills the students have acquired. Cultural inquiry and current foreign events are emphasized. Original compositions are linked to course goals as well as student interests. Majors and minors are required to pass a target language proficiency exam during the term in which they take 301.

An opportunity for extended use of the target language to improve oral fluency and proficiency. A wide range of communicative opportunities will encourage active exploration of the target culture. (The course can be repeated for up to a total of 4 credits.) S or U.

Students will learn about social, political, and economic issues affecting regions speaking the language of study, using a variety of media and texts. Issues will be contextualized in the contemporary world, and examination of their historical background will further students' understanding of these issues in their cultural context.

Students will study major currents of cultural and intellectual life in regions that speak that language. Topics will range from high culture to daily life. Students will examine the historical background of cultural manifestations. A variety of media including printed texts will guide students' understanding of both past and present cultural life.

Students will learn to read and discuss a range of foreign language texts. They will be exposed to the language's literary tradition and learn to interpret textual intentions and assumptions.

A capstone experience in which the students will study the theoretical foundations of language studies (cultural as well as literary). They will be introduced to the problems of translation. A major component of the course will be the preparation of an independent research paper, the Senior Thesis, which will culminate in a formal oral presentation of the results of the investigation as well as in a major paper written in their language of study.

Students stage a play in their language of study.

Students also read and discuss related texts; these include such topics as other plays that contextualize the play being performed or texts expanding on cultural or historical issues raised by it. The course fulfills a topics course requirement of the major.

Intensive study of specific topics relating to literature and culture.