Javascript is currently not supported, or is disabled by this browser. Please enable Javascript for full functionality.

    University of North Texas
   
    Mar 28, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: College of Arts and Sciences

Main Departmental Office
Language Building, Room 101

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #311127
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-2404
Fax: 940-565-2581

Web site: www.worldlanguages.unt.edu

Marie-Christine Koop, Chair

Faculty 

 

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures offers students instruction that enables them to understand, speak, read and write the language chosen for study. Further, the department helps the student to gain, through the use of these tools, a knowledge of the country where the language is spoken and, as a result of this knowledge, to gain an understanding of the people themselves.

The department’s place in the College of Arts and Sciences is based on the effective performance of the task of creating a climate of understanding between peoples separated by linguistic and cultural barriers. The department maintains and promotes a strong program of studies in French, Spanish and German, furnishing the appropriate courses in language, literature, culture and pedagogy.

Departmental examination

Prior to enrollment in a foreign language course, a student who has earned high school credit for foreign language or who has acquired language skills will be required to take an examination to determine appropriate enrollment. Based on the results of the examination and if credit is desired, the student will pay a fee for the posting of 3–12 hours of credit corresponding to credit earned in courses 1010–2050. Students will be required to enroll for their first language course at UNT according to the course level indicated by the results of the examination. Any questions should be directed to the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

French co-op program (study and work in France)

Students majoring or minoring in French have the opportunity to participate in the French Co-op Program:

  1. Study in France:
    • summer/spring session at the University of Caen;
    • semester (fall/spring) or academic year at the Université François Rabelais in Tours.
  2. Exchange programs with paid internships: academic year at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce International du Pas-de-Calais (ESCIP) in Longuenesse.

Contact the departmental office for additional information.

Study abroad program in Germany

Students majoring, minoring or just wanting to complete their foreign language requirement abroad can participate in a faculty-led program and study in Leipzig, Germany: Five-week summer session.

Study abroad programs in Mexico and Spain

Students majoring, minoring or just wanting to complete their foreign language requirement abroad can participate in any of these three faculty-led programs:

  1. Study in Cuernavaca, Mexico: Five week summer session at Universidad Internacional.
  2. Study in Valencia, Spain: Five week summer session at AIP Institute.
  3. Study in Guadalajara, Mexico, or San José, Costa Rica: Five-week summer session at the University of Guadalajara or at Veritas University.

Contact the departmental office for additional information.

Bilingual Education concentration

Interested students should consult with the Department of Teacher Education and Administration in the College of Education for further information.

 

Unless otherwise noted, all program courses in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures are taught in the specific language of the corresponding program.

Programs

    MajorsMinorsAll Level Teacher CertificationUndergraduate Academic Certificates

    Courses

      ArabicChineseFrenchGermanHebrewItalianJapaneseLanguagePage: 1 | 2

      Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: College of Arts and Sciences