Codruta Temple, chair
Old Main, Room 228
607-753-4303
Fax: 607-753-5965
Email:mdl.dept@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/modern-languages

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Myriam Benincore, Danielle Bouchard-Bihr, Nancy Crane, Giovanni Maria Dettori, Hongli Fan, Christopher Gascón, Timothy Gerhard, Odalis Hidalgo, Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla, Suzanne McCutcheon, Shena Salvato, Codruta Temple, Wesley Weaver

Degrees and Minors

Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12)
    - Certification
    - Non-certification
Minor in Spanish
Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language

Description

The Modern Languages Department offers opportunities for the study of foreign languages, foreign literatures and foreign cultures. Students develop multilingual communicative skills for a wide range of purposes. Liberal arts majors and minors in Spanish and Teaching English as a Second Language are available.

Students who incorporate professional education courses in their programs may qualify for initial certification in adolescence education (Spanish) and Teaching English as a Second Language (grades K-12). In addition, adolescence education majors (Spanish) may be eligible for a K-6 extension. Courses in American Sign Language, Chinese, German, and Italian are also offered.

The Modern Languages Department also offers academic support to all international students, undergraduate and graduate, in the areas of academic writing, academic grammar and vocabulary, and academic listening and speaking.

The department participates in interdisciplinary programs leading to the minor in Latino and Latin American studies .

Special Features

• Study abroad
  See International and Study Abroad programs for more information.
• Honor Societies: National Honor Societies in French (Pi Delta Phi) and Spanish (Sigma Delta Pi)
• Internship opportunities
• Language clubs
• FLES methods course for K-6 certification extension in Spanish

Requirements

1. Degree requirements  listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: 90 credit hours

Programs

Major

• •  Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12) [ASP]
• •  Spanish [SPA]
• •  Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12) Certification [ESL_CERT]
• •  Teaching English as a Second Language – Non-Certification [ESL_NCRT]

Minor

• •  Spanish Minor [SPA]
• •  Teaching English as a Second Language Minor [ESL]

Courses

• •  AED 323 - Seminar for Field Experience
• •  AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (MDL)
• •  AED 437 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I
• •  AED 438 - Methods of Teaching Second Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II
• •  AED 439 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Second Languages
• •  AED 440 - Student Teaching: K-12 Education TESOL
• •  ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I
• •  ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II
• •  ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I
• •  ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II
• •  ESL 300 - Theoretical Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language
• •  ESL 301 - Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
• •  ESL 302 - Applied Linguistics for Teachers of English as a Second Language
• •  ESL 303 - English Grammar for TESOL
• •  ESL 400 - Teaching Reading in the Second Language Classroom
• •  ESL 401 - Teaching Writing in the Second Language Classroom
• •  ESL 402 - Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Area
• •  ESL 403 - Second Language Testing and Assessment
• •  ESL 404 - ESL Literacy in the Elementary School
• •  ESL 406 - Educating English Language Learners
• •  ESL 422 - Theory and Practice of Bilingual/Multicultural Education
• •  ESL 503 - Second Language Testing and Assessment
• •  ESL 504 - ESL Literacy in the Elementary School
• •  ESL 522 - Theory and Practice of Bilingual/Multicultural Education
• •  FRE 101 - Beginning French I
• •  FRE 102 - Beginning French II
• •  FRE 201 - Intermediate French I
• •  FRE 202 - Intermediate French II
• •  FRE 305 - French Conversation and Composition
• •  FRE 307 - French Through the Media
• •  FRE 309 - Grammatical Structure of French
• •  FRE 310 - Pratique de la Lecture
• •  FRE 311 - Francophone Literatures
• •  FRE 315 - Introduction to French Literature I
• •  FRE 316 - Introduction to French Literature II
• •  FRE 318 - French Civilization
• •  FRE 319 - Francophone Civilization
• •  FRE 329 - Special Topics in French
• •  FRE 357 - Advanced French Proficiency
• •  FRE 413 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century
• •  FRE 415 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century
• •  FRE 417 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century
• •  FRE 419 - Literature of the Twentieth Century
• •  FRE 423 - Themes in Literature
• •  FRE 425 - French Cinema
• •  FRE 429 - Special Topics in French
• •  GER 101 - Beginning German I
• •  GER 102 - Beginning German II
• •  GER 201 - Intermediate German I
• •  GER 202 - Intermediate German II
• •  ICC 143 - International Student Seminar
• •  ICC 145 - Introduction to Academic Language and University Practices
• •  ICC 146 - Academic Writing Across Disciplines
• •  ICC 147 - Academic Grammar and Vocabulary
• •  ICC 148 - Academic Grammar and Vocabulary Across Disciplines
• •  ICC 149 - Academic Listening and Speaking
• •  ICC 150 - Academic Listening and Speaking Across the Disciplines
• •  ICC 201 - Introduction to the Literature of U.S. Latinos
• •  ICC 229 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture
• •  ICC 324 - Foreign Languages For The Elementary School
• •  ICC 325 - Foreign Language Practicum in the Elementary Classroom
• •  ICC 329 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture
• •  ICC 353 - Linguistics for Language Teachers
• •  ICC 429 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture
• •  ICC 523 - Integrating Technology in the Foreign Language Classroom
• •  ICC 529 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture
• •  ITA 101 - Beginning Italian I
• •  ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II
• •  ITA 201 - Intermediate Italian I
• •  ITA 202 - Intermediate Italian II
• •  SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I
• •  SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II
• •  SPA 129 - Special Topics in Spanish
• •  SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
• •  SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
• •  SPA 301 - Spanish Language Study in Mexico
• •  SPA 306 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
• •  SPA 307 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
• •  SPA 308 - Advanced Spanish Composition
• •  SPA 309 - La Telenovela
• •  SPA 313 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
• •  SPA 315 - Survey of Spanish Literature
• •  SPA 317 - Literary Types in Spanish
• •  SPA 318 - Spanish Peninsular Civilization
• •  SPA 319 - Latin American Civilization
• •  SPA 320 - Spanish for the Professions
• •  SPA 329 - Special Topics in Spanish
• •  SPA 330 - Música Contemporánea de España e Hispanoamérica
• •  SPA 355 - Spanish Pronunciation and Phonetics
• •  SPA 357 - Advanced Spanish Proficiency
• •  SPA 375 - Immigrants, Adventurers and Captives: Testimonies of Displacement in Spanish Literature
• •  SPA 411 - The Golden Age of Spanish Literature
• •  SPA 417 - Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century
• •  SPA 419 - Literature of Twentieth Century Spain
• •  SPA 421 - Spanish Literature of the Medieval Period
• •  SPA 422 - Spanish-American Literature
• •  SPA 423 - Themes in Literature
• •  SPA 429 - Special Topics in Spanish