Section I:
The University

Section II:
Graduation Requirements

Section III:
Majors, Minors, Courses

Modern Languages       (Program Homepage)

Faculty: C. Andrews (Japanese), I. Aures (German), K. Barahona (Spanish), M. Belyavski-Frank (Russian), K. Berg (French), L. Chiang (Chinese), H. Chiba (Japanese), F. Coulont-Henderson (French), A. Dziubinskyj (Spanish), L. Elman (Spanish), A. Evans (French), J. Grijalva (Spanish), E. Harris (Spanish), T. Hernandez (French), R. Hershberger (Spanish), C. Klaus (French), R. Lee (Spanish), M. Luque-Eckrich (Spanish), S. Mou (Chinese), H. Pollack-Milgate (German), A. Rambo (Spanish), J. Rambo (Spanish), S. Sanborn (Spanish), E. Skomp (Russian), S. Yoon (Russian)

Majors are offered in French, German, Spanish and Romance Languages (a combination of French and Spanish). Minors are offered in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. Language courses are offered for the major and minor in Asian Studies and Russian Studies and for the minors in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, European Studies and International Business. Transfer students are not accepted as majors until they have completed at least one course at the 200 level or above at DePauw. Courses taken for a major or minor may not be taken pass/fail.

The department encourages all majors and minors to spend at least one semester in an approved off-campus program in the country of the target language. Students may apply credit from these programs to their major or minor as follows: two courses per semester may count toward the major, but only one course taken off-campus may count toward a minor. The International Center may assist students in locating an appropriate off- campus study program. See descriptions of programs in Section V, Off-campus Studies.

Placement beyond or successful completion of the two-semester elementary level fulfills Group 5 of DePauw's graduation requirements. Successful completion of the first semester alone of the elementary level fulfills one half of Group 5. In French and Spanish, successful completion of the "Review of Elementary" course (FREN 110, SPAN 140) fulfills all of Group 5 in a single semester.

International students who are native speakers of any language other than English and who are degree candidates will be judged to have already satisfied the Group 5 requirement.

Many of the 300-400 level courses in the department are offered in alternate years. The choice of appropriate courses should be determined in consultation with the major or minor adviser.

The Modern Languages Department has been designated a dual subject department. A student who graduates with 31 courses may take 15 courses in the department (up to 12 in the major language).

All language students are encouraged to use the Instructional Media Services facilities in the lower level of Roy O. West Library or in the Julian Science Center labs on the first floor.

Placement and retroactive credit policies: Students who enter DePauw with previous experience in a language are assigned to the appropriate level by a required placement examination. They may not continue their study of the language at a lower level than the assigned one, but may move up one level if they wish. In no case may a student with more than two years of foreign language study in high school (grades 9-12) start at the beginning level in the same language. If assigned to the second-semester intermediate level or higher, students will receive extra credit on completion of that course with a grade of C or better, according to the following patterns. (See special regulations for heritage speakers of these languages.)

Chinese: CHIN 262 = one course credit extra; one full credit of CHIN 361 = two course credits extra.

French: FREN 202 = one course credit extra; FREN 300+ = two course credits extra.

German: GER 212 = one course credit extra; GER 300+ = two course credits extra.

Japanese: JAPN 252 = one course credit extra; JAPN 300+ = two course credits extra.

Russian: RUS 222, 224 or 263 = one course credit extra; RUS 300+ = two course credits extra.

Spanish: SPAN 232 = one course credit extra; SPAN 300+ = two course credits extra.

Special regulations for heritage speakers: Heritage speakers (those U. S. residents who speak the language within their families) are not eligible to take certain courses offered in their languages within the department. Heritage speakers of Spanish or French may take no course below the level of SPAN 332 or FREN 315; they may major or minor in their language, under special rules (see the appropriate sections under these language headings). Heritage speakers of other languages taught in the department should consult with faculty in those areas and with the department chair before registering for any courses in their language.

Interdisciplinary majors are offered in East Asian Studies and Russian. See Section III, Asian Studies and Russian Studies, for additional information.

Requirements for a major in Spanish:

Total courses required:

Eight (exclusive of SPAN 131, 132 and 140)

Core courses:

SPAN 330, SPAN 332, SPAN 335, SPAN 430, SPAN 456 and additional courses in Spanish to complete the major

Other required courses:

Heritage speakers of Spanish majoring in the language must complete a minimum of six courses at the SPAN 332 level or higher, including SPAN 332, SPAN 335, SPAN 430, SPAN 456. When heritage speakers successfully complete their first three classes at the 300-level or higher, with a grade of C or better in each, they receive two retroactive credits for SPAN 232 and SPAN 330 toward completion of the eight-course major.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Six

Senior requirement:

The senior requirement consists of the completion of SPAN 456 during the senior year with a grade of C or better.

Additional information:

A student may elect a Spanish major with a minor in International Business, which must include SPAN 338 or 339 and 340. Students planning to teach Spanish should elect SPAN 338 or 339 plus ML 400S, and complete other courses required for the major. They are also encouraged to elect HIST 115 and/or 116.

Requirements for a major in Romance Languages:

Total courses required:

Eleven

Core courses:

Students must meet the requirements for a major in either French or Spanish and take at least three courses at the 300-level or above in the other language (including at least one literature and one language course)

Other required courses:

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Eight

Senior requirement:

The senior requirement consists of the completion of either FREN 420 or SPAN 456 (depending on the primary language studied) during the senior year with a grade of C or better.

Additional information:

Requirements for a major in German:

Total courses required:

Eight (exclusive of GER 111 and 112)

Core courses:

GER 211, GER 212, GER 304, GER 307, GER 415 and additional courses in German to complete the major

Other required courses:

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Six

Senior requirement:

The senior requirement consists of the completion of the senior seminar with a grade of C or better.

Additional information:

A student may elect a German major with a minor in International Business, which must include GER 309.

Requirements for a major in French:

Total courses required:

Eight (exclusive of FREN 101, 102 and 110)

Core courses:

FREN 305, FREN 327, FREN 413, FREN 420 and additional courses in French to complete the major.

Other required courses:

Heritage speakers of French majoring in the language must complete a minimum of six courses at the FREN 315 level or higher, including FREN 327, FREN 413 and FREN 420. When heritage speakers successfully complete their fisrt three classes at the 300-level or higher, with a grade of C or better in each, they receive two retroactive credits for FREN 202 and FREN 305 toward completion of the eight-course major.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Six

Senior requirement:

The senior requirement consists of the completion of FREN 420 during the senior year with a grade of C or better.

Additional information:

A student may elect a French major with a minor in International Business, which must include FREN 316 or 318 and 320. Students planning to teach French should take FREN 316 or 318 plus ML 400F and complete other courses required for the major. They are also encouraged to take HIST 101 and/or 102.

Requirements for a minor in Chinese:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

None

Other courses:

Five credits in Chinese language courses at the 200-level or above or four courses in Chinese language at the 200-level or above plus HIST 107 or HIST 108. For the HIST courses, supplementary readings in Chinese are required for Chinese minors. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

One

Requirements for a minor in Spanish:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

None

Other courses:

The minor requires a minimum of five Spanish courses, starting at the 200-level. Only one of these course may be taken off-campus. Minor for heritage speakers of Spanish:When students successfully complete three classes at the level of SPAN 332 or higher, with a grade of C or better in each, they receive two retroactive credits for SPAN 232 and SPAN 330 to complete the five-course minor. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Three

Requirements for a minor in Russian:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

Vary

Other courses:

Russian Language: The minor requires a minimum of five courses, starting at the 200-level, including four courses taught in Russian plus one literature course (ML 227 or ML 326) or one culture course (ML 225 or ML 301). Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus. Russian Studies: The minor requires RUS 221 and four courses drawn from at least two of the following disciplines: language and literature, history and political science. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus. In the ML courses, supplementary readings in Russian are required for Russian minors.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

One-two

Requirements for a minor in Japanese:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

None

Other courses:

The minor requires a minimum of five courses: either by taking five courses in Japanese language at the 200-level or above, or four courses in Japanese language at the 200-level or above plus one of the following: ASIA 281, ASIA 282, REL 258 or REL 352. For the ASIA and REL courses, supplementary readings in Japanese are required for Japanese minors. Only one of the courses toward the minor may be taken off-campus

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Two-three

Requirements for a minor in German:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

None

Other courses:

The minor requires a minimum of five German courses, starting at the 200-level. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Three

Requirements for a minor in French:

Total courses required:

Five

Core courses:

None

Other courses:

The minor requires a minimum of five French courses, starting at the 200-level. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus. Minor for heritage speakers of French:When students successfully complete three classes at the level of FREN 315 or higher, with a grade of C or better in each, they receive two retroactive credits for FREN 202 and FREN 305 to complete the five-course minor. Only one of these courses may be taken off-campus.

# 300 and 400 level courses:

Three

Courses in Modern Languages

Courses in Modern Languages in English

Courses in Chinese

Courses in French

Courses in German

Courses in Italian

Courses in Japanese

Courses in Portuguese

Courses in Russian

Courses in Spanish

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