Codruta Temple, chair
Old Main, Room 228
607-753-4303
Fax: 607-753-5965
Email: mdl@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, Colleen Kattau, Patricia Martínez de la Vega Mansilla, Suzanne McCutcheon, Paulo Quaglio, Shena Salvato, Codruta Temple, Wesley Weaver, Donna West

Degrees and Minors

Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: French (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: French and Spanish (7-12)
Bachelor of Arts in French
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12)
    - Certification
    - Non-certification
Minor in French
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 French, 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 (French, Spanish and French-Spanish) and Teaching English as a Second Language (grades K-12). In addition, adolescence education majors (French, Spanish and French-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 majors in international studies  and 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
• Practicum in undergraduate teaching (French)
• FLES methods course for K-6 certification extension (French and/or 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

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

• French Minor [FRE]
• 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

• CHI 101 - Beginning Chinese I
• CHI 102 - Beginning Chinese II
• CHI 201 - Intermediate Chinese I
• CHI 202 - Intermediate Chinese 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 405 - ESL Teaching Via Videoconference
• 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

• FLT 493 - Foreign Films in Translation

• FRE 101 - Beginning French I
• FRE 102 - Beginning French II
• FRE 129 - Special Topics in French
• FRE 201 - Intermediate French I
• FRE 202 - Intermediate French II
• FRE 229 - Special Topics in French
• 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 312 - La Pratique de L'Écriture
• FRE 315 - Introduction to French Literature I
• FRE 316 - Introduction to French Literature II
• FRE 318 - French Civilization
• FRE 319 - Francophone Civilization
• FRE 320 - French and Careers
• FRE 329 - Special Topics in French
• FRE 333 - Practicum: Teaching Intermediate French I
• FRE 334 - Practicum: Teaching Intermediate French II
• FRE 357 - Advanced French Proficiency
• FRE 407 - Commercial French
• 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
• FRE 504 - Teaching French Civilization
• FRE 505 - Techniques of Translating French
• FRE 506 - Teaching French Literature
• FRE 515 - Seminar in Literature
• FRE 517 - Independent Study
• FRE 529 - Special Topics in French

• GER 101 - Beginning German I
• GER 102 - Beginning German II
• GER 129 - Special Topics in German
• GER 201 - Intermediate German I
• GER 202 - Intermediate German II
• GER 229 - Special Topics in German
• GER 329 - Special Topics in German
• GER 429 - Special Topics in German
• GER 517 - Independent Study

• ITA 101 - Beginning Italian I
• ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II
• ITA 201 - Intermediate Italian I
• ITA 202 - Intermediate Italian II

• ICC 129 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture
• 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 525 - ESL Teaching Via Videoconference
• ICC 529 - Special Topics in International Communications and Culture

• 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