UNI Foreign Language Requirements

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UNI Foreign Language Requirements Programs

• Dr. John C. Storm
• Assistant Professor of Spanish and Foreign
  Language Education

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What Does UNI Require?

• Students entering the University of Northern Iowa
  who graduated from high school in 1989 or
  thereafter are required to demonstrate a level of
  competence in a foreign language equivalent to
  elementary II of a language at UNI. One year of
  foreign language in high school is considered to
  be equivalent to one semester of foreign language
  at the university.
• http//www.uni.edu/advising/academic/faq/foreignla
  greq.html

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What Does UNI Require?

• The foreign language competency requirement can
  be satisfied in the following ways
• satisfactory completion of two years of high
  school study in one foreign language
• satisfactory completion of college study in one
  language equivalent to the competence achieved
  after the second semester (one full year) at the
  college level
• satisfactory performance in an examination (CLEP
  or Advanced Placement) measuring proficiency
  equivalent to that attained after the second
  semester of college study in one foreign
  language
• http//www.uni.edu/advising/academic/faq/foreignla
  greq.html

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What Does UNI Require?

• satisfactory completion of either two years of
  high school study or one year of college study or
  the combined equivalent in American Sign Language
  (ASL). Study in any other language and culture
  for the hearing impaired will not automatically
  satisfy this graduation requirement.
• Satisfactory completion means a minimum grade of
  "C-" in the last course taken to meet this
  requirement.
• http//www.uni.edu/advising/academic/faq/foreignla
  greq.html

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Admissions Earning College Credit in High School

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• UNI credit is typically granted for students who
  earn a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam.
• You must arrange for the testing service to send
  an official score report to the UNI Enrollment
  Services Admissions Office. You can earn up to
  32 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree
  through credit by examination.
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• You may complete CLEP tests prior to enrollment
  to UNI or during Orientation. UNI credit is based
  upon scores earned by subject matter.
• You must arrange for the testing service to send
  an official score report to the UNI Enrollment
  Services Admissions Office. You can earn up to
  32 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree
  through credit by examination.
• Taking College Courses in High School (dual
  enrollment)
• College credit earned in a high school may be
  accepted at UNI. You must request an official
  college transcript to be sent to the UNI
  Enrollment Services Admissions Office. College
  credit listed on your high school transcript is
  not considered as official.
• http//www.uni.edu/admissions/freshmen/HSCollegeCr
  edit.html

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AP credit evaluation/CLEP Eligibility
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CLEP Scores Accepted for UNI Credit
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Taking College Courses in High School

• Community College Course Equivalencies
• http//www.uni.edu/admissions/transfer/equivalency
  .shtml

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French Course Descriptions

• 720001. Introduction to French Language and
  Culture I -- 3-4 hrs.Development of listening
  comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, and
  cultural literacy. Corequisite(s) 720003.
  (Offered Fall and Spring)  
• 720002. Introduction to French Language and
  Culture II -- 3-4 hrs.Continuation of 720001.
  Prerequisite(s) 720001 720003 or
  equivalents. Corequisite(s) 720004. (Offered
  Fall and Spring)  
• 720003. French Communication Practice I -- 1-2
  hrs.Practice (both live and computer-mediated)
  to reinforce and broaden the development of
  language and culture. Corequisite(s) 720001.
  (Offered Fall and Spring)  
• 720004. French Communication Practice II -- 1-2
  hrs.Continuation of 720003. Prerequisite(s)
  720001 720003 or equivalents. Corequisite(s)
  720002. (Offered Fall and Spring)  
• 720011. Intermediate French Language and Culture
  -- 3-4 hrs.Thorough review of patterns of
  French development of vocabulary and emphasis on
  listening comprehension, speaking, reading and
  writing, and cultural literacy. Prerequisite(s)
  720002 720004 or equivalents. Corequisite(s)
  720012. (Offered Fall and Spring)  
• 720012. Intermediate French Communication
  Practice -- 1-2 hrs.Practice (both live and
  computer-mediated) to reinforce and broaden the
  development of language and culture.
  Prerequisite(s) 720002 720004 or
  equivalents. Corequisite(s) 720011. (Offered
  Fall and Spring)

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German Course Descriptions

• 740001. German Language and Culture I -- 3
  hrs.For beginners. Introduction to language and
  cultures of the German-speaking peoples. Not
  recommended for students who have had two or more
  years of German in high school or equivalent.
  Corequisite(s) 740003. (Offered Fall and
  Spring)  
• 740002. German Language and Culture II -- 3
  hrs.Continuation of 740001 and 740003. Not
  recommended for students who have had three or
  more years of German in high school or
  equivalent. Prerequisite(s) 740001 740003 or
  equivalents. Corequisite(s) 740004. (Offered
  Fall and Spring)  
• 740003. German Communication Practice I -- 2
  hrs.Practice of basic language skills through
  guided exercises, including use of lab
  components. Not recommended for students who have
  had two or more years of German in high school or
  equivalent. Corequisite(s) 740001. (Offered
  Fall and Spring)  
• 740004. German Communication Practice II -- 2
  hrs.Continuation of 740001 and 740003. Not
  recommended for students who have had three or
  more years of German in high school or
  equivalent. Prerequisite(s) 740001 740003 or
  equivalents. Corequisite(s) 740002. (Offered
  Fall and Spring)  
• 740011. German Language and Culture III -- 3
  hrs.Intermediate language course. Continued
  development of language skills. Review of
  essential German grammar. Discussion of cultural
  issues related to German-speaking countries.
  Prerequisite(s) 740002 740004 or
  equivalents. (Offered Fall)  
• 740012. German Communication Practice III -- 2
  hrs.Practice of language skills at intermediate
  level, including use of lab components.
  Prerequisite(s) 740002 740004 or
  equivalents. (Offered Fall)

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Spanish Course Descriptions

• 780001. Elementary Spanish I -- 5 hrs.For
  beginners. Not recommended for students who have
  had two or more years of Spanish in high school
  or the equivalent. (Offered Fall, Spring, and
  Summer)  
• 780002. Elementary Spanish II -- 5
  hrs.Continuation of 780001. Not recommended for
  students who have had three or more years of
  Spanish in high school or the equivalent.
  Prerequisite(s) 780001 or equivalent. (Offered
  Fall, Spring, and Summer)  
• 780011. Intermediate Spanish -- 5 hrs.Thorough
  review of essential Spanish grammar enlarges
  vocabulary and augments the skills of listening,
  reading, writing, speaking, and cultural
  awareness. Prerequisite(s) 780002 or
  equivalent. (Offered Fall and Spring)

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Majors

• Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)
• European Studies (also listed in Department of
  History)
• Modern Languages Dual
• Modern Languages Dual--Teaching
• French Studies
• French Studies--Teaching
• German
• German--Teaching
• Russian
• Spanish
• Spanish--Teaching
• TESOL/Modern Language-Teaching
• http//www.uni.edu/catalog/ug-modlang.shtml

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Minors

• Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)
• Comparative Literature (also listed in the
  Department of English Language and Literature)
• French Studies
• French--Teaching
• German
• German--Teaching
• Portuguese
• Portuguese--Teaching
• Russian
• Russian--Teaching
• Spanish
• Spanish--Teaching
• http//www.uni.edu/catalog/ug-modlang.shtml

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Masters Degree Programs

• Graduate Majors (M.A.)
• French
• German
• Spanish
• TESOL/Modern Languages (also listed in Department
  of English Language and Literature)
• Major in Two Languages French/German,
  Spanish/French, German/Spanish
• http//www.uni.edu/catalog/g-modlang.shtml
• http//www.uni.edu/modlangs/

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What a student can expect in the college- level
classroom

• Courses in the target language
• Oral exams and presentations
• Quicker pace
• To study grammar and vocabulary outside of class
  to clarify knowledge, practice speaking, and get
  feedback in class.

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How can teachers prepare their students for
success? 

• Teach in the target language as much as possible.
• Assess students oral skills through a variety of
  ways.
• Sandrock and Webb (2003) admonish not to continue
  some practices often found in exploratory
  programs such as talking about languages and
  learning about cultures in English teaching
  grammar rules only until students are ready to
  speak focusing on abstract data and facts
  unrelated to students lives learning vocabulary
  in isolation and using the textbook as the only
  teaching resource (p.6). We suggest the same.
• Sandrock, P. Webb, E. (2003) Learning Languages
  in Middle School Position paper. Retrieved
  October 4th, 2007 from http//ncssfl.org/