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Briana Niblick ’06, majoring in both electrical & computer engineering and German, studies how Germans living along a Polish border are seeking cultural identity, with Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, professor of foreign languages.
2007 Foreign Languages and Literature Newsletter |
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Language for SuccessMastering a second language is a necessity as business, technology, and nations become more interconnected. Proficiency in a second language gives you an advantage in today’s complex world, expanding your ability to understand cultures beyond your own. As you study another language and develop communicative skills, you also learn about the people who speak the language. By studying their literature, films, and music, you will develop intercultural skills that will broaden your career options and increase your appreciation of life and other peoples. Degree OptionsLafayette offers majors and minors in French, German, and Spanish. You may also study Hebrew, Japanese, Russian, and classical Greek and Latin. You may also major in interdisciplinary studies programs with a strong foreign language component such as:
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| Engineering majors may pursue a two-degree program in which they earn a B.S. in an engineering field and an A.B. in international studies. Students who choose this double degree select a language as part of this program. The department also offers minors in comparative literature, classical languages and literatures, and classical civilization. Hebrew language courses may be applied to the Jewish studies minor. The FLL Resource CenterLafayette’s Foreign Languages and Literatures Resource Center (FLLRC) is a full-service, multimedia facility whose mission is to foster a dialogue between cultures through the appropriate use of educational technology. The Resource Center currently boasts a software development studio, a worldview encounter space with satellite connections, and two state-of-the-art computer rooms (Mac and PC). The latter are used for class assignments as well as self-paced and cooperative learning activities. Students may frequently be seen together producing their own projects, subtitling movies, or working on speaking and listening skills with world-class Divace language learning software. Advanced language students and native speakers of all languages taught at Lafayette are available for help and tutoring. The newest addition to the center is a rear-projection interactive Smart Board, which is used for annotating and editing student written assignments, videos, and presentations. Big-dish satellite and SCOLA receivers bring international programs into the Resource Center where the news is recorded daily. The center also houses an extensive collection of nearly 1,000 titles of videos, CDs, DVDs, laser disks, and software language learning materials for French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish.
Additional OpportunitiesMajors may also take advantage of:
Study AbroadAll majors are encouraged to participate in a study-abroad program. It is most common for our students to study abroad during their junior year, either for the entire year or for one semester, or for the summer session through summer programs run by the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC). Foreign languages and literatures students study abroad in approved programs in the following locations:
For detailed information on Lafayette’s study abroad opportunities go to Lafayette’s web home page, and click on “academics,” then “special opportunities,” and “study abroad.” Foreign Language Honor SocietiesIn addition to Phi Beta Kappa, top students may be invited to join the following national honor societies:
Plan EarlyIt is highly recommended that you continue with your foreign language studies during your first year at Lafayette if you have taken two or more years in high school. Although you do not declare your major until the second semester of your sophomore year, taking language courses during your first year will ensure the continual improvement of your proficiency. Upon your first visit to the college, plan to visit the foreign languages and literatures department in Pardee Hall and to speak with either the department head or one of the professors. You may also request a tour of our state-of-the-art FLL Resource Center. Groups and Clubs
Faculty and StaffRoxanne E. Lalande, (Home Page), Professor. Ph.D., University of Iowa. Teaching areas: 17th- and 18th-century French literature, French theater, business French. Edward R. McDonald, Professor. Ph.D., Columbia University. Teaching areas: German cultural, intellectual, and literary history; modern and post-war German literature. Rado Pribic, (Home Page), Oliver Edwin Williams Professor and Chair, International Affairs. Ph.D., Vanderbilt University. Teaching areas: comparative, German, and Russian literature. Sidney Donnell, (Home Page), Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Teaching areas: Spanish medieval and early modern classics, civilization of colonial and imperial Spain. Markus Dubischar, Associate Professor of Classics and Coordinator of the Classical Civilizations minor. D.Phil, Universität Greifswald, Habil. Universität München. Teaching Areas: Greek and Latin languages, Greek and Latin literatures, Classical mythology. Olga Anna Duhl, (Home Page), Professor. Ph.D., Rutgers University. Teaching areas: French language and culture, medieval and Renaissance French literature and civilization, fin-de-siècle literature and civilization, comparative literature. Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci, (Home Page), Associate Professor and Assistant Head. Ph.D., Stanford University. Teaching areas: Spanish language for heritage speakers, and contemporary Spanish civilization and literature. Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, (Home Page), Professor and Head. Ph.D., Rice University. Teaching areas: German language, German cultural, intellectual and literary history, contemporary German and Austrian literature and film. George Rosa, (Home Page), Professor D. Phil., University of Oxford. Teaching areas: 19th-century French literature, French civilization and culture, interdisciplinary studies. Denise Galarza Sepúlveda, (Home Page), Assistant Professor. Ph.D., Emory University. Teaching areas: colonial Latin American literature, early Hispanic civilization & culture, Spanish for the health professions. . Juan Rojo, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Cornell University, Teaching Areas: literature of Mexico in the 20th century, modern and contemporary Spanish American and Latin American literatures, cultures and civilizations. Language Instructors Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger For general information: |
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