FO-COL   Colloquium in Professional and Leadership DevelopmentCredits: None   

Course Type(s): None

University administrators, as well as student participants, will present topics of interest to include mentoring students on professional interview preparation, resume review, and leadership experience. Students will network with other students, professors, and speakers from various branches of interest in the field of global volunteerism. This is a zero credit course with pass/fail grading.

FO-LTIOPI   Oral Proficiency Interview - UGCredits: None   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Language Testing International Examination for undergraduate students; requires one hour preparation a week. This is a pass/fail course.

FO-SSE   Sector Specific ExperienceCredits: None   

Course Type(s): NOSRCH

Students must accumulate a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer or work experience in their specific sector (Agriculture, Community Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, Youth in Development). This is a zero credit course with pass/fail grading.

FO-198   Special Topics in World Languages and CulturesCredits: 3   

Course Type(s): None

This is a special topics course offered through the World Languages and Cultures Department. Course content will vary from semester to semester. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

FO-199   Independent Study in Foreign LanguageCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings and research on an area or topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

FO-298   Special Topics in Foreign LiteratureCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Reading in English translation of works by foreign authors. Topics may center on works by a single author or be chosen from a period or genre, and will vary from semester to semester. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

FO-299   Independent Study in Foreign LanguageCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings and research on an area or topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Regular conferences with the instructor and written reports. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

FO-311   Independent ReadingsCredits: 1-3   

Course Type(s): None

Supervised readings in the original language for students who wish to do intensive work in their major field; materials are selected in consultation with the student's advisor from the major field, and the student confers regularly with an instructor from the language staff.

FO-312   Independent ReadingsCredits: 1-3   

Prerequisite(s): FO-311

Course Type(s): None

Supervised readings in the original language for students who wish to do intensive work in their major field; materials are selected in consultation with the student's advisor from the major field, and the student confers regularly with an instructor from the World Languages and Cultures staff.

FO-389   Experiential Learning InternshipCredits: 1   

Term Offered: Fall Term

Course Type(s): EX1

An opportunity to apply classroom theory in practice through actual work experience with a World Language. Departmental approval is required to take this course.

FO-398   Special Topics in Foreign LiteratureCredits: 1-3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Students study text in the original language. Course content will vary from semester to semester. Some knowledge of the language is required to take this course. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

FO-399   Independent Study in Foreign LanguageCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

Guided readings and research on an area or topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.

FO-427   The Teaching of World LanguagesCredits: 3   

Term Offered: All Terms

Course Type(s): None

This course is designed to prepare future world language teachers' understanding of the ACTFL performance guidelines and standards, together with their application and assessment in the classroom. Various modes of teaching language will be explored, including the integration of culture and communication in each lesson. Cooperative creation of assessment rubrics based on the expectations of the ACTFL guidelines is an integral part of the course. Self and group assessments are incorporated into each class. Professional development is also explored, and students must join three professional affiliations. Micro-teaching and fieldwork are required. Microteaching will be videotaped for self and group assessment. These components provide the students with valuable pre-teaching experiences that will strengthen their understanding of teaching strategies and capabilities. Also listed as ED-427. Clinical hours are required.

FO-498   Special Topics in Foreign LanguagesCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Students study text in the original language at an advanced level. Course content will vary from semester to semester. If a prerequisite is required it will be announced in the course schedule.

FO-499   Independent Studies in the Teaching of World LanguagesCredits: 3   

Term Offered: Spring Term

Course Type(s): None

Curriculum development in foreign languages at the elementary and secondary level; the study and application of teaching methods and materials. Prior permission of the directing professor and department chair is required to take this course.