World Languages and Literatures

Tobias Barske, Chair
Room 490A, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-4410
Email: wlang@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/forlang

This department is in the College of Letters and Science .

Faculty: E Armacanqui Tapacti, T Barske, D Breining, R Craig-Odders, V Klekovkina, K Leek, T Leek, M Mace, M Olsen, A Runnion, R Ruppel, R Sarma-Traynor, A Toumi.

The Department of World Languages and Literatures offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Japanese, Latin, Russian, and Spanish, Comparative Literature, and teaching English as a second language.

Placement/Advanced Standing

When you enter UW-Stevens Point as a freshman or transfer student and elect to take courses in French, German, Russian, or Spanish, you are required to take the UW System placement examination. It works out best if you make arrangements with your guidance office to take this exam before your assigned registration day.

After you take the exam you will be placed in the appropriate world language course according to the following rules.

1. On the basis of the exam the department will grant up to 16 credits for foreign language courses you completed in high school. Then you must complete the course into which you are placed with a grade of B- or better to receive the retroactive credits.
2. The department may also grant credit for language proficiency you have gained through nonacademic means. After you take the placement exam you must complete the course into which you are placed with a grade of B- or better to receive credit for prerequisite courses which you have not taken formally.

Please realize that the department will not recommend granting credit for high school work or other language proficiency until AFTER you have completed a world language course on this campus.

There may be other situations where students who demonstrate proficiency in world language will be placed in the appropriate world language course by the department.

Foreign Language Concentration in the Business Administration Major (French, German, Spanish)

See Business and Economics .

The area of concentration in a foreign language provides a cross-cultural experience for students planning to work in international or multicultural environments. The area of concentration emphasizes practical language skills and knowledge of appropriate cultural forms and behavior.

Comparative Literature

Richard Ruppel, Coordinator
Room 490, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-3036
Email: forlang@uwsp.edu OR rruppel@uwsp.edu

Test-Out and Credit-by-Exam Policy for Comparative Literature

You may apply for test-out or credit-by-exam for comparative literature courses which carry general degree requirement (GEP) credit. The instructor who most recently offered the course will prepare, administer, and grade a comprehensive written exam on the material covered in the course. If you receive a B- or better on the written exam you may test-out of the GEP requirement. To be eligible for credit-by-exam you must receive a grade of B or higher on the written exam, earn a grade of B or higher on an 8-10 page paper on a literary topic covered in the course, and receive the positive recommendation of the department. Six credits maximum earned from credit-by-exam may count toward the comparative literature minor.

Academic Standards (Teaching) for the Department of World Languages and Literatures

1. Student Teaching: The chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures and the director of the Office of Field Experiences approve student teaching programs. You register for FLED 398  (1- 8 credits), FLED 400  (1-2 credits), and receive an assignment at the grade level for which you are seeking certification.
2. Professional Education Program: Requirements for the Professional Education Program are listed in the Education  section earlier in this catalog.

Academic Standards (Nonteaching) for the Department of World Languages and Literatures

To graduate with a nonteaching major or minor in the Department of World Languages and Literatures, you must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA in all courses for the major/minor, including transfer courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. See the Grade-related Policies  section of this catalog for the course repeat policy.

Courses in world languages are open to all students who meet the prerequisites. If you are not accepted into teacher certification programs, you must have written consent from the chair to enroll in teaching methods courses.

Programs

• French, B.A.
• French: Teacher Certification, B.A.
• German, B.A.
• German: Teacher Certification, B.A.
• Spanish, B.A.
• Spanish: Teacher Certification, B.A.

• English as a Second Language Minor without Certification
• French Minor
• French Minor for Teacher Certification
• German Minor
• German Minor for Teacher Certification
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish Minor for Teacher Certification
• Teaching English as a Second Language Minor

• Basic Second Language Proficiency Certificate
• Bilingual-Bicultural Education Certificate Program

Courses

• SPAN 211 - Second Year Spanish
• SPAN 212 - Second Year Spanish
• SPAN 313 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation
• SPAN 314 - Intermediate Spanish Composition
• SPAN 340 - Introduction to Literature
• SPAN 345 - Advanced Conversation and Composition (formerly 317)
• SPAN 355 - Spanish for the Professions (formerly 318)
• SPAN 420 - Phonetics and Phonology (formerly 320)
• SPAN 421 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
• SPAN 441 - Survey of Spanish Literature (formerly 341)
• SPAN 442 - Survey of Spanish Literature (formerly 342)
• SPAN 453 - Survey of Spanish American Literature (formerly 353)
• SPAN 454 - Survey of Spanish American Literature (formerly 354)
• SPAN 480 - La Literatura de Los Chicanos
• SPAN 481 - Spanish Culture and Civilization (formerly 381)
• SPAN 482 - Hispanic Culture and Civilization in the U.S. (formerly 382)
• SPAN 483 - Spanish American Culture and Civilization (formerly 383)
• SPAN 490 - Los Dramas de La Latinoamérica Contemporánea
• SPAN 493 - Specialized Studies in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature
• SPAN 495 - Capstone Seminar in Studies in Spanish
• SPAN 499 - Independent Study
• SPAN 693 - Specialized Studies in Spanish or Spanish-American Literature