LYCOMING COLLEGE

Professor: Buedel

Associate Professor: Kingery (Chairperson)

Assistant Professor: Cartal-Falk

Visiting Assistant Professor: Cagle, Hopwood

Visiting Instructors: Pichs, Spieser

Part-time Instructor: Meeder, Oechler

Study of modern languages and literatures offers opportunities to explore broadly the varieties of human experience and thought. It contributes both to personal and to international understanding by providing competence in a modern language and a critical acquaintance with the literature and culture of foreign peoples. A major can serve as a gateway to careers in business, government, publishing, education, journalism, social agencies, translating, and writing. It prepares for graduate work in literature or linguistics and the international fields of politics, business, law, health, and area studies.

MAJOR FIELDS OF STUDY
French, German, and Spanish are offered as major fields of study. The major consists of at least 32 semester hours of courses numbered 111 and above. Students who intend to pursue graduate study in a modern language should take additional 300- and 400-level courses. Majors seeking teacher certification are advised to begin the study of a second modern language.

The department encourages students to consider allied courses from related fields, a second major, or an interdisciplinary major such as International Studies.

STUDY ABROAD AND INTERNSHIPS
The department recommends that all language majors study abroad in a Lycoming College affiliate program or in a department-approved program. Students seeking language teacher certification are required to study abroad for a minimum of one semester. Lycoming offers affiliate programs in Grenoble, France (Centre Universitaire d'Etudes Françaises); Cuenca, Ecuador (Estudio Sampere); Bamberg, Germany (Otto-Friedrich-Universität); Madrid, Salamanca, Alicante and El Puerto de Santa María, Spain (Estudio Sampere). Other departmental approved programs are also available. Students who intend to study abroad should begin planning with their major advisor by the first week of the semester prior to departure. To qualify, students must have sophomore standing or higher, an overall GPA of 2.50, a GPA of 3.00 in language courses, and recommendation from faculty in the major. Overseas internships are offered through approved programs. They typically require substantial language skills and junior or senior standing.

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
All modern language majors are required to pass two semesters of MLS 449 (Junior-Senior Colloquium). In addition, all majors must complete at least two of the following six options: (1) appropriate study abroad for a minimum of 8 weeks; (2) an internship; (3) department-approved volunteer work in the modern language; (4) FRN 418, GERM 418, or SPAN 418 with a grade of C or better; (5) secondary teaching certification in French, German, or Spanish; (6) a total of 12 credit hours at the 400-level in French, German, or Spanish.

If the colloquia and other two requirements have not been met by the end of the first semester of the senior year, the student must submit to the chair of the department a plan signed by the advisor showing when and how these requirements will be completed.

TEACHER CERTIFICATION
Students interested in teacher certification should refer to the Department of Education listing.

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (MLS)

338

FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SYSTEMS AND PROCESS

Study of basic linguistic concepts as a tool for language learning and teaching. Discussion and application of language teaching techniques, including work in the language laboratory. Designed for future teachers of one or more languages and normally taken in the junior year. Students should arrange through the Department of Education to fulfill the requirements of a participation experience in area schools in the same semester. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Taught in English. Does not count toward majors in French, German, and Spanish.

449

JUNIOR-SENIOR COLLOQUIUM

This colloquium offers French, German, and Spanish majors the opportunity to meet regularly with peers, professors, and invited guest speakers to discuss linguistic, literary, cultural, and pedagogical topics. Each student enrolled in 449 is required to deliver at least one oral presentation of approximately 20 minutes in a language other than English in their second semester. Prerequisite: junior standing. The department recommends that, when possible, students take one semester of 449 during their junior year and another semester during their senior year. Taught in English. The Colloquium will meet a minimum of 6 times during the semester for 1 hour each session. After successful completion of two semesters of the Colloquium, a student may enroll for additional semesters on a pass-fail basis and no oral presentation will be required. Non-credit course.

FRENCH (FRN)

Major

A major consists of a minimum of 32 semester hours of FRN courses numbered 111 and above or approved courses from a Study Abroad program, including at least eight semester hours from the 400 level, not including MLS 449. French majors must pass at least two semesters of MLS 449 and complete two of the additional requirements as explained under Capstone Experience. Students who wish to be certified for secondary teaching must complete the major with at least a 3.00 GPA and pass FRN 221-222, 228, 418, and MLS 338 (the latter two courses with a grade of B or better).

The following courses satisfy the cultural diversity requirement: FRN 221, 222 and FRN 311. The following courses, when scheduled as a W course, counts toward the writing intensive requirement: FRN 222, FRN 412, and 426.

Minor

A minor in French consists of at least 16 semester hours of courses numbered 221 and above. Courses 111 and 112 may be counted towards the minor, but then the minor must consist of at least 20 semester hours of courses, 12 hours of which must be numbered 200 or above.

101

ELEMENTARY FRENCH I

Students acquire novice-level French proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of French and Francophone cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies.

102

ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

Students continue to acquire novice-level French proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of French and Francophone cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: FRN 101 or equivalent.

111

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I

Intensive review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of French and Francophone films is incorporated in the curriculum. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: FRN 102 or equivalent.

112

INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II

Continued review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of French and Francophone films is incorporated in the curriculum. In addition a task-based component is featured in this course. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: FRN 111 or equivalent.

221

FRENCH CONVERSATION AND REVIEW

Refinement and improvement in the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication with a view to increasing proficiency toward the advanced level. Conversations and writing focus on contemporary cultural readings, literary texts, and film. Phonetics, pronunciation and in-depth grammar review. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: FRN 112 or equivalent.

222

FRENCH COMPOSITION AND REVIEW

Intensive reading and writing program based on global simulation multimedia activities enhances linguistic and cultural knowledge with a view to increasing proficiency toward the advanced level. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. A Francophone novel is read and analyzed in conjunction with the study of Québec. Includes the study of French stylistics, semantics, syntax and in-depth grammar review. Prerequisite: FRN 221.

311

MODERN FRANCE

A course designed to familiarize students with social and political structures and cultural attitudes in contemporary French and Francophone societies. Material studied may include such documents as newspaper articles, interviews and sociological surveys, and readings in history, religion, anthropology, and the arts. Some attention to the changing education system and the family and to events and ideas which have shaped French-speaking societies. Includes some comparative study of France and the United States. Prerequisite: FRN 221 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

315

INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURES

Diverse readings in this course draw from both French and Francophone literatures and represent significant literary movements from the Middle Ages to the present. The course is designed to acquaint the student with literary concepts and terms, genre study and the basic skills of literary analysis. Prerequisite: FRN 222 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

321

Special Topics in French and Francophone Literature and Culture

Examination of significant cultural or literary topics concerning the French-speaking world. Possible topics include: Francophone short stories; French theatre; French-speaking women writers; French and Francophone poetry; Paris and the Avant-garde; Francophone cinema; Francophone Africa. Prerequisites: FRN 222 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

412

FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY

The dimensions of the Romantic sensibility: Musset, Hugo, Madame de Staël, Vigny, Balzac, Stendhal, Sand; realism and naturalism in the novels of Flaubert and Zola; and reaction in the poetry of Baudelaire, Desbordes-Valmore, Rimbaud, Verlaine, and Mallarmé. Prerequisite: At least one French course from the 300 level. Alternate years.

418

ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Intensive practice for advanced students who wish to improve further their spoken and written French. Includes work in oral comprehension, phonetics, pronunciation, oral and written composition, and translation. Prerequisites: Either two French 300 level courses or one French 400 level course; or consent of instructor.

426

SPECIAL TOPICS IN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Readings of important works and movements in French and/or Francophone literature and culture. Reading selections may focus on a particular genre or they may be a combination of drama, poetry and prose. Cultural topics may be explored with an interdisciplinary approach. Possible topics include: Medieval literature; the Baroque period; the epistolary novel; Romanticism; 20th century poetry; French cinema; children’s literature; surrealism and the avant-garde; the Francophone novel; French literature and art between the wars. Prerequisites: one French 300 level course, or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

427

FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Representative poets and novelists of modern France. Readings selected from the works of authors such as Proust, Colette, Gide, Aragon, Giono, Mauriac, Céline, Malraux, Saint-Exupéry, Camus, the “new novelists” (Robbe-Grillet, Butor, Sarraute, Le Clézio), Duras, and the poetry of Apollinaire, Valéry, the Surrealists (Breton, Reverdy, Eluard, Char), Saint-John Perse, Supervielle, Prévert, and others. Prerequisite: At least one French course from the 300 level. Alternate years.

470-479

INTERNSHIP (See index)

N80-N89

INDEPENDENT STUDY (See index)

Examples of recent studies in French include translation, Existentialism, the classical period, enlightenment literature, and Saint-Exupery.

490-491

INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR DEPARTMENTAL HONORS (See index)

GERMAN (GERM)

Major

A major consists of a minimum of 32 semester hours of GERM courses numbered 111 and above or approved courses from a Study Abroad program. GERM 426 or 441 is required of all majors. German majors must pass at least two semesters of MLS 449 and complete two of the additional requirements as explained under Capstone Experience.

Students who wish to be certified for secondary teaching must complete the major with at least a 3.00 GPA and pass GERM 221-222, 323, 325, 418, and either 426 or 441. In addition to the 32 semester hours of courses for the major, they must also pass MLS 338 and GERM 418 with a grade of B or better. All majors are urged to enroll in HIST 416, MUS 336, PSCI 221, and THEA 335.

The following courses satisfy the cultural diversity requirement: GERM 221 and 222. The following course, when scheduled as a W course, counts toward the writing intensive requirement: GERM 321, 426.

Minor

A minor in German consists of at least 16 semester hours of courses numbered 221 and above. Courses 111 and 112 may be counted toward the minor, but then the minor must consist of at least 20 semester hours of courses, 12 hours of which must be numbered 200 or above. One unit of MLS 225 may be included in the minor with permission.

101

ELEMENTARY GERMAN I

Students acquire novice-level German proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of German cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies.

102

ELEMENTARY GERMAN II

Students continue to acquire novice-level German proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of German cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: GERM 101 or equivalent.

111

INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I

Intensive review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of German films is incorporated in the curriculum. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: GERM 102 or equivalent.

112

INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II

Continued review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of German films is incorporated in the curriculum. In addition a task-based component is featured in this course. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: GERM 111 or equivalent.

221

GERMAN CONVERSATION AND REVIEW

222

GERMAN COMPOSITION AND REVIEW

Intensive reading and writing program based largely on current topics in the German-speaking countries, and on literature, film, music, art, and other cultural products. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Literary texts include two novels. Strong emphasis placed on reading comprehension and the further development of writing skills toward the advanced level. Prerequisite: GERM 221.

321

Special Topics in German Literature and Culture

Examination of significant cultural or literary topics concerning the German-speaking world. Possible topics include: the German Novelle; German theatre; the fairy tale; German poetry; German film; German art and culture. Prerequisite: GERM 222 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

323

SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION I

Designed to acquaint the student with important periods of German literature, representative authors, and major cultural developments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The course deals with literature and culture from the Early Middle Ages through the 18th century. Prerequisite: GERM 222 or consent of instructor.

325

SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION II

Designed to acquaint the student with important periods of German literature, representative authors, and major cultural developments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The course deals with literature and culture from the 19th century through the 1960's. Prerequisite: GERM 222 or consent of instructor.

411

THE NOVELLE

The German Novelle as a genre relating to various literary periods. Prerequisite: GERM 323 or 325, or consent of instructor.

418

ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Intensive practice for advanced students who want to improve their spoken and written German. Includes work in oral comprehension, phonetics, pronunciation, oral and written composition, translation, and the development of the language and its relationship to English. Prerequisite: GERM 222 or consent of instructor.

426

Special Topics in German Literature and Culture

The study of important works and movements in German literature and culture. Reading selections may focus on a particular genre or they may be a combination of drama, poetry and prose. Cultural topics may be explored with an interdisciplinary approach. Possible topics include: Medieval literature, Romanticism, Classicism, Goethe, East and West Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Uncanny, post-reunification literature and film. Prerequisite: One German 300 level course, or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

441

CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE

Representative poets, novelists and dramatists of contemporary Germany, Switzerland and Austria covering the period from the 1960's to the present. Readings selected from writers such as: Böll, Brecht, Frisch, Dürrenmatt, Bichsel, Handke, Walser, Grass, Becker, and others. Prerequisite: GERM 323 or 325, or consent of instructor.

470-479

INTERNSHIP (See index)

N80-N89

INDEPENDENT STUDY (See index)

Examples of recent studies in German include Classicism, Germanic Mythology, Hermann Hesse, the dramas of Frisch and Dürrenmatt.

490-491

INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR DEPARTMENTAL HONORS (See index)

GREEK (GRK) SEE RELIGION

HEBREW (HEBR) SEE RELIGION

LATIN (LAT) SEE RELIGION

SPANISH (SPAN)

Major

A major consists of 32 semester hours of SPAN courses numbered 111 and above or approved courses from a Study Abroad program. From courses numbered 315 or higher, one course must focus on literature or culture from Spain and one course must focus on literature or culture from Latin America. SPAN 315 and approved topics courses may focus on Hispanic literatures with representative readings from both Spain and Latin America. When this is the case, the course may count toward either the Spanish or Latin American requirement. Eight semester hours must be at the 400 level, not including 449. Spanish majors must pass at least two semesters of MLS 449 and complete two of the additional requirements as explained under the Capstone Experience section. Recommended course: HIST 120. Students who wish to be certified for secondary teaching must complete the major with at least a 3.00 GPA and pass SPAN 221, 222, 311, 418 and MLS 338 (the latter two with a grade of B or better).

The following courses satisfy the cultural diversity requirement: SPAN 221, 222, and 311. The following courses, when scheduled as W courses, count toward the writing intensive requirement: SPAN 323, 418, 424, and 426.

Minor

A minor in Spanish consists of at least 16 semester hours of courses numbered 221 or above. Courses 111 and 112 may be counted toward the minor, but then the minor must consist of at least 20 semester hours of courses, 12 hours of which must be numbered 200 or above.

101

ELEMENTARY SPANISH I

Students acquire novice-level Spanish proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of Spanish and Latin American cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies.

102

ELEMENTARY SPANISH II

Students continue to acquire novice-level Spanish proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examination of Spanish and Latin American cultural products encourages students to view diverse peoples as different yet interrelated. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent.

111

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I

Intensive review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of Spanish and Latin American films is incorporated in the curriculum. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent.

112

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

Continued review and development of intermediate proficiency in all language skills. Focus on the development of interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of communication. Cultural and short literary readings are broader in scope and the study of Spanish and Latin American films is incorporated in the curriculum. In addition a task-based component is featured in this course. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Prerequisite: SPAN 111 or equivalent.

221

SPANISH CONVERSATION AND REVIEW

222

SPANISH COMPOSITION AND REVIEW

Intensive reading and writing program based largely on current topics in Spanish-speaking countries, and on literature, film, music, art, and other cultural products. Extensive use of the internet and other digital technologies. Literary texts include poetry, short fiction, and a novel. Strong emphasis placed on reading comprehension and the further development of writing skills toward the advanced level. Prerequisite: SPAN 221.

311

HISPANIC CULTURE

To introduce students to Spanish-speaking peoples—their values, customs and institutions, with reference to the geographic and historical forces governing present-day Spain and Spanish America. Prerequisite: SPAN 222 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

315

INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURES

Diverse readings in this course include both Spanish and Latin American literatures designed to acquaint the student with significant Hispanic authors and literary movements. The course deals with genre study, literary terms in Spanish, literary concepts and forms, as well as the basic skills of literary analysis. The course counts toward the requirement in the major as either a course in the literature of Spain or in the literature of Latin America. Prerequisite: SPAN 222 or consent of instructor.

321

SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISPANIC LITERATUREA AND CULTURE

Examination of significant cultural or literary topics concerning the Spanish-speaking world. Possible topics include: Latin American short stories; Spanish theatre; Latin American women writers; Chicano literature; Hispanic film. Prerequisite: SPAN 222 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

323

SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

Designed to acquaint the student with important periods of Spanish literature, representative authors, and major socioeconomic developments. The course deals with the literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 222 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

325

SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

Designed to acquaint the student with important periods of Spanish-American literature, representative authors, and major socio-economic developments. The course deals with the literature, especially the essay and poetry, from the 16th century to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 222 or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

418

ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE

Intensive practice for advanced students who wish to improve their spoken and written Spanish. Includes work in oral comprehension, pronunciation, oral and written composition, and translation. Prerequisite: One SPAN course at the 300 level or consent of instructor. Alternate years.

426

SPECIAL TOPICS IN HISPANIC LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Readings of important works in Spanish and/or Latin American literature. Reading selections may focus on a particular genre or they may be a combination of drama, poetry and prose. Cultural topics may be explored with an interdisciplinary approach. Possible topics include: Medieval literature; the Golden Age; Romanticism and realism in Spain and Latin America; the Modernist movement in Latin America; 20th century poetry; Lorca and the avant-garde; the Latin American novel or short story; the literature of the Civil War and Franco Spain; the theme of honor throughout Spanish literature; dramatic revisions of Spanish history in modern Spanish theatre. Prerequisites: two Spanish courses at the 300 level, or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

470-479

INTERNSHIP (See index)

N80-N89

INDEPENDENT STUDY (See index)

Recent studies include literary, linguistic, and cultural topics and themes such as urban problems as reflected in the modern novel.

490-491

INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR DEPARTMENTAL HONORS (See index)