Elmira College
One Park Place
Elmira, New York 14901
800-935-6472
Foreign Languages Curriculum
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At Elmira College, foreign languages is an
interdisciplinary major offering specialization in French and
Spanish. All students in the major must complete core requirements,
and one area of specialization.
Elmira College offers students a unique
opportunity for independent study in several languages rarely found
in a college curriculum. These special programs are available in
Arabic, Chinese, Modern Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Russian,
Korean, Swahili, and Classical Greek .
A major in Foreign Languages requires completion
of the core requirements plus one area of specialization selected
from French and Spanish.
Students choosing to specialize in French or
Spanish are urged to spend some time studying abroad; opportunities
and financial aid exist. Students seeking teacher certification in
French or Spanish must consult the appropriate instructor; studies
in linguistics and the teaching of foreign languages should be
included.
In addition to the required number of credits
needed to complete the major, all students must also fulfill the
general degree requirements in order to graduate.
In addition to the required number of credits needed to
complete the major, all students must also fulfill the
general degree
requirements in order to graduate.
| Core Requirements | credits | ||
|
A classical or
modern foreign language different from the specialization
through the 2020 course (may be waived by
examination)
| 0-6.0 | ||
|
French, Spanish or Latin American history, art history,
and-or culture and civilization courses according to
specialization
| 12.0 | ||
| Specialization in French | 6.0 | ||
| French courses, excluding FRE 1010-1020 First Year French I-II, and including FRE 2010-2020 Second Year French I-II, | |||
| French Skills Courses | |||
|
FRE 3010
Advanced Grammar
| 3.0 | ||
| FRE 3020 Advanced Conversation | 3.0 | ||
| FRE 3030 Advanced Composition | 3.0 | ||
| FRE 3040 Reading and Translation | 3.0 | ||
| French Literature-Culture Courses | |||
|
FRE 3110 Survey of French Literature to 1800
| 3.0 | ||
|
FRE 3120 Survey
of French Literature Since 1900
| 3.0 | ||
|
One specialized course in French Literature or in
French-Francophone culture and civilization
| 3.0 | ||
| Total credits required to complete French Specialization | 27.0 | ||
| Specialization in Spanish | |||
| Spanish courses, excluding SPA 1010-1020 First Year Spanish I-II, and including SPA 2010-2020 Second Year Spanish I-II. | 6.0 | ||
| Spanish Skills Courses | |||
|
SPA 3010
Advanced Grammar
| 3.0 | ||
|
SPA 3020
Advanced Conversation
| 3.0 | ||
|
SPA 3030
Advanced Composition
| 3.0 | ||
|
SPA 3040 Reading
and Translation
| 3.0 | ||
|
Spanish Literature-Culture Courses
| |||
| SPA 3110 Survey of Latin American Literature to 1800 | |||
|
SPA 3120 Survey
of Latin American Literature Since 1900
| |||
|
One specialized
course in Spanish-Latin American Literature or in
Spanish-Latin American Culture and Civilization
| |||
| Total credits required to complete Spanish Specialization | 24.0 | ||
| Total credits required to complete the major: | 45.0 | ||
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