Weber State University
Department of Foreign Languages
Mission Statement  
The Department of Foreign1 Languages2 promotes global awareness3 and intercultural understanding4 by providing instruction5 in various languages6. We prepare majors7 and minors8 to function9 effectively10 in a foreign language by offering courses11 in literature12, culture13, linguistics14, pedagogy15 and language for professional purposes16.

Courses:
    The Department of Foreign Languages offers hundreds of courses each year. These can be generalized into the following categories. Almost all of our courses are three-credit hours.


Basic Language

1010 & 1020 : First Year
2010 & HU 2020 : Second Year
2030 : Second Year Language Review
1000, 2000 & 3000 : Proficiency Development

Core Upper-Division Courses
Composition, Grammar & Literature

3060 : Grammar & Composition
3160 : Introduction to Literature

Study Abroad

1851 & 1852 : First Year Study Abroad
2851 & 2852 : Second Year Study Abroad
3850 & 4850 : Upper-division Study Abroad

Linguistics

3220 : Phonetics & Phonology
3360 : Advanced Grammar
4220 : Special Topics in Linguistics (titles vary)

Culture

DV 3550 & 3360 : Cultural Heritage (titles vary)
3570 : Special Topics in Culture (titles vary)

Literature

3160 : Introduction to Literature (titles vary)
3610 & 3620 : Literature Survey (titles vary)
3630 : Genres (titles vary)
3650 : Periods (titles vary)
3670 : Authors (titles vary)
3690 : Special Topics in Literature (titles vary)
4620 & 4630 : Survey of Literature (titles vary)
4690 : Special Topics in Literature (titles vary)

Language for the Professions

3710 & 4710 : Business Language
3720 & 3730: Language for Special Purposes (titles vary)
3740 & 4740 : Translation/Interpreting

Pedagogy

4340 : Foreign Language Acquisition
4400 : Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language
6500 : Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language
Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a major in FL from WSU will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate speaking and listening proficiency in the language they are studying.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to write in different styles
  3. Demonstrate a command of grammar, mechanics and the ability to use a variety of sentence structures to express their ideas.
  4. Analyze cultural products and literary works in the language.
  5. Demonstrate an awareness of the similarities and the differences among the cultures of the language being studied as they compare to other cultures.

Mission Statement revised Spring 2010
Learning Outcomes revised Fall 2010