126 ForLng 4300 Foreign Language Journal (1) ForLng 4510 Business Language II (3) ForLng 4620 Survey of Literature I (3) ForLng 4630 Survey of Literature II (3) ForLng 4850 Study Abroad (1-6) ForLng 4830 Directed Readings (1-3) ForLng 4920 Short Courses, Workshops .. . (1-4) ForLng 4960 Senior Seminar & Thesis (3) *Students must pass Oral and Written Proficiency Examinations at the "Intermediate High" level prior to taking 4400 and student teaching. (Please see the department advisor.) ASIAN STUDIES MINOR The Department of Foreign Languages participates in the Asian Studies Minor Program. Students who wish to enroll should indicate their desire to do so with the departmental representative who will help them work out a proper combination of courses to fit their particular needs. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog.) European Studies The Department of Foreign Languages participates in the European Studies Minor Program. Students who wish to enroll should indicate their desire to do so with the departmental representative who will help them work out a proper combination of courses to fit their particular needs. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog.) LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ^^^^^^^^^^^M MINOR ^^^^^^^^^^^M The Department of Foreign Languages participates in the Latin American Studies Program. A student who wishes to enroll should meet with the Latin American Studies Coordinator who will help the student work out a proper combination of courses to fit her/his particular needs. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog.) FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSES Oral Proficiency Requirements The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) has defined a scale for the evaluation of the language proficiency of students. The ACTFL Proficiency scale has four levels: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Superior. The Department of Foreign Languages requires that students achieve a determined proficiency level, depending on the students' goals. In addition, instructors assume that students entering any class have acquired the entry-level proficiency indicated for that class. (These levels are indicated in parentheses following the description of each course on the following pages: N=Novice; NH=Novice High; IL=Intermediate Low; IM=Intermediate Mid; IH=Intermediate High.) Novice (N) Students at this level have no experience in the language they are studying. They begin by learning the sound and spelling system and by memorizing words and phrases. During the course, they will progress to the point of being able to create simple sentences, to ask some questions, and to initiate, sustain and conclude simple social tasks more than half of the time. Novice High (NH) At the Novice-High level students progress from the ability to respond simply with learned utterances to the ability to create language face-to-face, to ask and answer simple questions, and to create sentence-level constructions. Intermediate Low (IL) At the Intermediate-Low level students continue to build mastery of personal social-oriented informational tasks and move to a higher level by practicing informational tasks beyond the immediate and personal. Students will move from simple-sentence to more complex sentence-level discourse. They will practice narration, description and comparison but mastery is not expected. Intermediate Mid (IM) Students at this level build on an ability to perform informational tasks beyond immediate and personal needs while they continue to practice narration, description and comparison. In addition, students begin practice in supporting opinions and hypothesizing in the language. They move from complex sentence-level structures to paragraph-level discourse. Intermediate High (IH) At this level students can function at the Advanced level most of the time. They still need practice narrating, describing and comparing, and Linking sentences together smoothly. In addition, they encounter more tasks that require them to support opinion and to hypothesize. Students progress from complex sentences to paragraphs to extended discourse. Lower Division Courses ForLng 1000. Proficiency Development (1-2) (Cr/NCr) (N) Non-graded courses for entry-level students to augment foreign language instruction in stress-free activities such as reading children's literature, learning and performing skits, folk dancing, singing, cooking, etc. May be repeated for credit under different titles. ForLng 1010. First Year I (4) (N) Introductory course assuming no significant previous experience with the language. ForLng 1020. First Year II (4) (N) Continuation of 1010. ForLng HUl 115. Humanities on the Internet: Culture, Content and Access (3) An introductory course integrating Humanities content with technology and information skills. Students will leam to use the Internet to understand, access and critically evaluate art, literature, music, and other Humanities topics and information. Strong emphasis will be placed on active learning including student writing, group discussion, and oral presentations. Students will complete a research project on a Humanities topic and publish it on the World Wide Web. Students are expected to attend exhibits and performances outside of regularly scheduled class time. Cross listed in Art, Comm, Engl, LibSci, & Theatr. ForLng 1300. Conversational Skills for Specific Purposes (1-3) (N) Specific vocabulary and speaking skills in one semester (e.g., nursing, law enforcement, medical, tourism, family language courses, etc.). May be repeated for credit under different titles. ForLng HU1851. Study Abroad (3) (N) Language and culture studies for students with no previous experience in the target language and culture. Most assignments are performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply. Weber State Univ 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y