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Placement
Majors
Major for
teaching
Major
w/culture studies Major
w/culture studies for teaching
Minor
Minor
for teaching 1-6
Minor
for teaching
Business
adm. concentration
Minor
teaching ESL
ESL
minor w/o teaching
Courses
Academic
Standards (Teaching)
Academic
Standards (Nonteaching)
Test-out
and Credit-by-Exam Policies |
Foreign Languages
(College of Letters and Science)
Richard Ruppel, Chair
Room 490, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-3036
E-mail: forlang@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/forlang
Faculty:
E Armacanqui-Tapacti, R
Barker, T. Barski, E Bauer, D Breining, R Craig-Odders, B David, M Mace, M Parker,
A. Runnion, R Ruppel, R. Sarma-Traynor, A Toumi.
The Department of Foreign
Languages offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Japanese, Russian,
and Spanish, and teaching English as a second language.
Placement/Advanced
Standing
When you enter UW-Stevens Point
as a freshman or transfer student and elect to take courses in French,
German, Russian, or Spanish, you are required to take the UW System
placement examination. It works out best if you make arrangements with
your guidance office to take this exam before your assigned registration
day. After you take the exam you will be placed in the appropriate foreign
language course according to the following rules.
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On
the basis of the exam the department will grant up to 16 credits for
foreign language courses you completed in high school. Then you must
complete the course into which you are placed with a grade of B- or better
to receive the retroactive credits.
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The
department may also grant credit for language proficiency you have gained
through nonacademic means. After you take the placement exam you must
complete the course into which you are placed with a grade of B- or better
to receive credit for prerequisite courses which you have not taken
formally.
Please realize that
the department will not recommend granting credit for high school work or
other language proficiency until AFTER you have completed a foreign language
course on this campus.
There may be other
situations where students who demonstrate proficiency in foreign language
will be placed in the appropriate foreign language course by the department.
Foreign
Language Major (French, German, Spanish)
Consists of 24 credits in courses
at the 300 and 400 levels, including 313, 314, 317, 381 (or in Spanish, 382
or 383), 340, and one literature course beyond 340.
Foreign
Language Major (General) for Teacher Certification
Consists of 30 credits in 300/400
level courses, including:
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313,
314, 317, 320, 340.
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One
literature course beyond 340.
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One
of 481, 482, or 483.
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Two
electives chosen from literature or culture courses.
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Foreign
Language Ed 333.
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Foreign
Language Ed 398 or 498 taken concurrently with Foreign Language Ed 400.
Foreign
Language Major with a Concentration in Culture Studies
Consists of 30 credits: 15 credits
of language and literature at the 300 and 400 levels, including 313, 314, 317,
and 340; and 15 credits of culture studies, including 6 credits of 481, (or,
in Spanish, 482 or 483), and 9 credits in coursework outside the department,
selected with advisor approval.
Foreign
Language Major with Concentration in Culture Studies for Teacher Certification
Consists of 36 credits:
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Language
and literature, 18 credits at the 300/400 level, including 313, 314, 317,
320, 340.
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One
additional literature course beyond 340.
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Culture
studies, 15 credits including 6 credits from 481, 482, or 483.
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Collateral
courses, 9 credits from outside the department selected with advisor
approval.
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Foreign
Language Ed 333.
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Foreign
Language Ed 398 or 498 taken concurrently with Foreign Language Ed 400.
Foreign
Language Minor
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French:
Consists of 15 credits in courses at the 300/400 level, including 313,
314, 340, and a culture or advanced literature course.
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German:
Consists of 15 credits in courses at the 300/400 level, including 313,
314, 340, and a culture or advanced literature course.
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Spanish:
Consists of 15 credits in courses at the 300/400 level, including 313,
314, 340, and a culture or advanced literature course.
Foreign
Language Minor for Teacher
Certification
(Elementary)
If you are an elementary
education major and do not intend to be certified to teach a foreign
language in middle school, you may complete the regular 15-credit academic
minor above instead of the minor for teacher certification.
Foreign
Language Minor for Teacher Certification
Consists of 21 credits in courses
at the 300/400 level:
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313,
314, 317, 320, 340.
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One
of 481, 482, or 483.
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Foreign
Language Ed 333.
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Foreign
Language Ed 398 or 498 taken concurrently with Foreign Language Ed 400.
Foreign
Language Concentration in the Business Administration Major (French, German, Spanish)
See Business
Administration earlier in this catalog. The area of concentration in a
foreign language provides a cross-cultural experience for students planning to
work in international or multicultural environments. The area of concentration
emphasizes practical language skills and knowledge of appropriate cultural
forms and behavior.
Academic
Standards (Teaching)
Admission caps are in effect for
students seeking teacher certification in foreign languages. Applications
for admission are processed February 22 and September 22. Contact the
Department of Foreign Languages for more information on admission
policies.
To be eligible to student
teach in foreign languages, you must complete the teaching major or minor
with an overall grade point average of 3.0 in all college level courses
taken in the language you plan to teach, regardless of declaration of
academic bankruptcy, and a minimum grade of B in the foreign language
methods course (FLED 333). In addition you must fulfill the following
special requirements.
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Residence:
You must complete an appropriate period of residence in a country
where the language is spoken, or participate in an alternative
language immersion experience approved by the department. All teacher
candidates in foreign language should participate in a language-based
semester study abroad program, such as those offered by UWSP in
France, Germany, and Spain, or a junior year abroad. With prior
department approval you may substitute alternative experiences such as
immersion programs or summer study abroad.
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Oral
and Written Proficiency: To be eligible to student teach a
foreign language at elementary, middle, or secondary level, you must
pass oral and written proficiency tests given by the department before
your application to student teach will be approved.
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Student
Teaching: The chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and
the director of the Office of Field Experiences approve student
teaching programs. You register for Foreign Language Ed 398 (1-16
credits), Foreign Language Ed 400 (1-2 credits), and receive an
assignment at the grade level for which you are seeking certification.
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Professional
Education Program: Requirements for the Professional Education
Program are listed in the Education
section earlier in this catalog.
Academic
Standards (Nonteaching)
To graduate with a nonteaching
major or minor in the Department of Foreign Languages, you must have a 2.0
cumulative GPA in all courses for the major/minor, including transfer
courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. To be
certified to teach a foreign language, you must complete the teaching
major or minor with a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all college level courses
taken in the language you plan to teach, regardless of academic
bankruptcy. See the Academic
Information section of this catalog for the course
repeat policy.
Courses in foreign
languages are open to all students who meet the prerequisites. If you are
not accepted into teacher certification programs, you must have written
consent from the chair to enroll in teaching methods courses.
Test-Out
and Credit-by-Exam Policy
You may also test-out of or
receive credit-by-exam for foreign language courses beyond 212 which
fulfill the humanities category of the general degree requirements. To
test-out, you must pass with a grade of B- or higher both written and oral
examinations in the foreign language on the subject matter of the course.
For credit-by-exam, you must 1) pass both written and oral examinations in
the foreign language with a grade of B or higher and 2) submit a paper on
an assigned topic, for which you receive a grade of B or higher. Arrange
for examinations on an individual basis with the department chair. |
