UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 2015-16 [Archived Catalog]
Modern Languages
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Faculty
Beth Stapleton, Chair
Associate Professor, Director for Alicante, Spain Program and Costa Rica Program; Interim Director for Study Abroad in Brazil and France (2002)
601.925.7664
stapleto@mc.edu
Emily Fokeladeh
Assistant Professor, Director for German Exchange and Austrian Studies Program (1971)
601.925.3324
efokelad@mc.edu
Amy Williamson
Assistant Professor (2001)
601.925.3401
willia49@mc.edu
Agnes Man-Bourdon
Instructor (2007)
601.925.3323
manbourd@mc.edu
Kathy Ravenhorst
Instructor (2007)
601.925.7707
kravenh@mc.ed
Ashley Krason
Instructor (2009)
601.925.7740
akrason@mc.edu
Support Staff
Mitchell McGinnis
Administrative Assistant (2012)
601.925.3400
mcginnis@mc.edu
Program Goals
The basic goals of the Department of Modern Languages are:
- to acquaint non-language majors with a culture, language and literature other than their own;
- to provide language majors with the skills and knowledge necessary for effective communication in another language;
- and to provide adequate training for those who plan to continue their language study in graduate school and for those who plan to enter professional fields that require the mastery of another language.
Those who continue in the same language they studied in high school should consult with the instructor in that language before registration in order to determine their placement. In general, one year of high school work is considered equivalent to one semester of university work.
Students who have taken two years or more of a modern foreign language in high school may take the CLEP test for that language. Depending on the test score, up to 12 semester hours of university credit may be obtained. This proficiency examination must be taken before receiving upper level university credit in that language.
Most graduate schools require their students to have a working knowledge (12 semester hours or the equivalent) of one foreign language for the master’s degree or two for the doctorate.
Most seminaries require that their candidates for the degree of Doctor of Theology have a working knowledge of two foreign languages in addition to Greek and Hebrew. The catalog of the graduate school or seminary that one expects to attend should be consulted for specific requirements.
Exchange Programs
Mississippi College has exchange programs with Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, Federal University of Paraiba in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, and with Montpellier University II in Montpellier, France. Other study abroad opportunities include The British Studies Consortium, The Austrian Studies Program at Salzburg College, Austria, the University of Alicante, Spain, Veritus University in Costa Rica and a summer program in France and Spain.
The Classical Languages
The courses in the classical languages are designed to acquaint students with the languages utilized in the Hellenistic world of ancient Greece and Rome. The course offerings are designed to develop reading competence in either Koine Greek, Latin, or Biblical Hebrew. Through the window of these languages, the student is exposed to the conceptualization of the ideas and culture of the Greco-Roman world and the influences of that world upon the languages, literature, and life of the modern world.
Classical Languages Minor Requirements
Students planning to minor in classical languages should check with the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages.
The Modern Languages
The courses in modern languages are designed to meet both cultural and practical needs. Students may expect to learn not only to read in the target language, but also to understand the spoken language and to express themselves in it with some facility.
Ordinarily, 36 semester hours are required for a major in the Department of Modern Languages. However, students whose background in a language enables them to begin their course of study beyond the intermediate level will be considered to have satisfied the requirements for a major when they have completed 24 semester hours. Students may elect majors in the Department of Modern Languages as follows:
Foreign Language and International Trade (B.A.)
French (B.A.)
International Studies (B.A.)
Modern Languages (B.A.)
Spanish (B.A.)
- Students who elect to major in Modern Language and International Trade (F.L.I.T.) must complete 36 semester hours of a modern language or 30 semester hours beyond the elementary level. F.L.I.T. majors may elect to complete 36 semester hours in one language or to complete the 36 semester hours in two languages. In that case, students must complete a minimum of 21 semester hours in one language and a minimum of 15 semester hours in another. However, students whose background in a language enables them to begin their course of study at the intermediate level will have satisfied the requirements for a major when they have completed 30 semester hours in the two languages.
- Students who elect to major in French must complete 24 semester hours of French courses numbered higher than 202.
- Students who elect to complete a major in Modern Languages must complete 21 semester hours in one language and 15 semester hours in another.
- Students who elect to major in Spanish must complete 24 semester hours of Spanish courses numbered higher than 202.
- Students who elect to major in the Department of Modern Languages must complete a minor as specified in a related department with the approval of their. Education courses required for an educator license will not satisfy the requirements for a minor in the Department of Modern Languages. A minor in English or TESOL is recommended for students planning to teach.
- All students majoring in the Department of Modern Languages are strongly encouraged to spend at least one term studying overseas through an approved study-abroad program.
Modern Languages Minor Requirements
The Department of Modern Languages offers minors in French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and TESOL. Students minoring in a modern language must have 18 semester hours of university credit in that language, with at least 6 of the 18 hours at the 300 level or higher. Students minoring in Chinese or Japanese must take at least 6 hours abroad to fulfill the minor requirements.
Honors Courses
By invitation of the Honors Council; see Honors Program section of Undergraduate Catalog.
ProgramsMajorMinor
CoursesChineseFrenchGermanJapaneseLatinModern Language, GeneralSpanish
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