World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with Concentrations in American Sign Language, French, German Studies, and Spanish
REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS PER CONCENTRATION:
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AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE: 48 HOURS (6 hrs. required internships)
ESL: 43 HOURS
FRENCH, GERMAN STUDIES, SPANISH, L2 Ed. FRENCH/SPANISH: 42 HOURS
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REQUIRED MINOR HOURS ASL, FRENCH, GERMAN STUDIES, SPANISH: NONE
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS L2 Ed. ESL, L2 French/Spanish: 32 HOURS
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COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: SGLG 101, FREN 101, GERM 101, SPAN 101
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Student Learning Outcomes (all Concentrations)
- Students will demonstrate the required level of competency in their chosen language of study.
- Distinguish language as a human phenomenon: how it is used in social contexts, how the mind processes language, how language (first and second) is acquired, how it is compared to non-human forms of communication.
- Describe culture as a context for communication by defining culture and identities within that culture, by understanding face-to-face and mediated communication, and by understanding culture’s influence on perspective.
- List cultural values: the dimensions of culture, dominant U.S. cultural patterns, comparative cultural patterns, culture and gender, contact between cultures.
- Discover the basic theoretical and cultural concepts underlying historical and contemporary approaches to literature and of the major differences between them.
- Generate and articulate personal responses to literary and critical texts, and to explain the premises and assumptions underlying such personal responses.
Concentrations
American Sign Language (ASL), French, German Studies, Spanish, L2Ed: English as a Second Language with Teacher Licensure (K-12), and L2Ed: French and Spanish with Teacher Licensure (K-12)
The major consists of courses in four (4) tiers.
1. Foundation courses (9 hours): An introduction into the relevant fields of their major plus American Sign Language Internship Requirement (linguistics, intercultural communication, literature, and film studies).
2. Language, literature, and culture courses above the 100-level taught in the target language (21 hours): These courses will be taken by students of a specific concentration.
3. Comparative courses (9 hours): These courses will be taken by students of all concentrations.
4. Capstone (3 hours): A senior seminar focusing on the exploration, research, development, and presentation of a major research and analytical essay on a subject appropriate to the major (Fall semester, senior year). The essay will be presented at a conference in the following Spring semester.
American Sign Language students are required to take 2 internships 6 hrs.
A student’s program of study is made in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Program Requirements
Required Major Hours
All WLLC majors take the three Foundations courses (9 hours), three of the Comparative courses (9 hours) plus 6 hour Internships in American Sign Language, and the Capstone course (3 hours). The remaining 21 hours come from the student's choice of American Sign Language, French, German Studies, or Spanish concentration; these courses must be above the 100-level.
A WLLC major and Cultural Studies minor in the same concentration are mutually exclusive. Courses taken in WLLC can only be used for one minor (Cultural Studies or Language Minor).
Foundation Courses, All Concentrations (9 hours)
| WLLC 101 | The Science of Language: an Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| WLLC 102 | One World, Many Voices: an Introduction to Intercultural Communicative Competency | 3 |
| WLLC 103 | The Art of 'Reading:' Introduction to Literary and Film Studies | 3 |
American Sign Language Concentration
Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI)
Requirement for All Students
Each student must pass the Sign Language Proficiency
Interview (SLPI) at the Intermediate level during the fourth
semester of ASL study in order to apply to major in WLLC with Concentration in American Sign Language.
Students majoring in WLLC with a concentration in ASL at Gardner-Webb University will take the SLPI:ASL each year, beginning with their studies in
SGLG 202. The SLPI:ASL provides valuable language skills feedback from outside Deaf native ASL evaluators and can be compared year to year in the program for students to gauge their ASL language skill development in different areas, know what key areas to focus on for improvement, and used as a certification qualification for future employment or entrance into graduate programs in the field. Students with an interpreting minor may substitute their senior year SLPI:ASL with the EIPA, BEI, or other state interpreter certification exam (e.g. Virginia VQAS) upon interpreting instructor approval (Note: Scores from these certification exams will not affect degree completion or GPA)
English as a Second Language with Teacher Licensure (K-12)
| ENGL 363 | Grammar and Style | 3 |
| ENGL 364 | Language and Literacy Through the Twenty-First Century | 3 |
| SOCI 400 | Minority Groups | 3 |
| EDUC 302 | Literacy Foundations | 3 |
| EDUC 306 | Literacy and Language Arts for K-9 | 3 |
| EDUC 316 | Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas | 3 |
French Concentration
Choose 21 hours from the following.
Note that many advanced courses require prerequisites, typically FREN 201 and FREN 202 and some FREN 301 and/or FREN 302.
| FREN 201 | Real World French: Let's Go! | 3 |
| FREN 202 | Real World French: Transitions | 3 |
| FREN 301 | Intensive French: Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| FREN 302 | Advanced French Expression | 3 |
| FREN 305 | Products, Practices, and Perspectives of France | 3 |
| FREN 306 | Products, Practices, and Perspectives of the Francophone World | 3 |
| FREN 309 | Contemporary France | 3 |
| FREN 310 | French for Careers | 3 |
| FREN 311 | French Study Abroad | 6 |
| FREN 312 | French Study Abroad | 6 |
| FREN 315 | Lights, Camera, Action! Studies in French Film | 3 |
| FREN 320 | International Experience | 1-3 |
| FREN 321 | International Experience | 1-3 |
| FREN 403 | Advanced French Oral Expression | 3 |
| FREN 409 | Seminar in French: Special Topics | 3 |
| FREN 410 | Voices That Formed Our World: Texts of France | 3 |
| FREN 420 | Rediscovering New Worlds | 3 |
| FREN 430 | Advanced Studies in Francophone Peoples and Cultures I | 3 |
| FREN 440 | Advanced Studies in Francophone Peoples and Cultures II | 3 |
| FREN 495 | Independent Study I | 3 |
| FREN 496 | Independent Study II | 3 |
German Studies Concentration
Choose 21 hours from the following.
Note that many advanced courses require prerequisites, typically GERM 201 and GERM 202 and some GERM 301 and/or GERM 302.
With the approval of the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, two courses related to German culture, history, politics, etc., may be taken in other departments.
Spanish Concentration
Choose 21 hours from the following.
Note that many advanced courses require prerequisites, typically SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 and some SPAN 301 and/or SPAN 302.
| SPAN 201 | Real World Spanish: Let's Go! | 3 |
| SPAN 202 | Real World Spanish: Transitions | 3 |
| SPAN 301 | Intensive Spanish: Texts and Contexts | 3 |
| SPAN 302 | Advanced Spanish Expression | 3 |
| SPAN 305 | Products, Practices, and Perspectives of the Spanish-Speaking World | 3 |
| SPAN 310 | Spanish for Careers | 3 |
| SPAN 311 | Spanish Study Abroad | 6 |
| SPAN 312 | Spanish Study Abroad | 6 |
| SPAN 315 | Lights, Camera, Action! Studies in Hispanic Film | 3 |
| SPAN 320 | International Experience | 1-3 |
| SPAN 321 | International Experience | 1-3 |
| SPAN 403 | Advanced Spanish Oral Expression | 3 |
| SPAN 409 | Seminar in Spanish: Special Topics | 3 |
| SPAN 410 | Voices that Formed Our World: Texts of Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 420 | Rediscovering New Worlds | 3 |
| SPAN 430 | Advanced Studies in Hispanic Peoples and Cultures I | 3 each semester |
| SPAN 440 | Advanced Studies in Hispanic Peoples and Cultures II | 3 each semester |
| SPAN 495 | Independent Study I | 3 each semester |
| SPAN 496 | Independent Study II | 3 each semester |
Comparative Courses French, German Studies, and Spanish (9 hours)
Choose three of the following.
| WLLC 301 | Girls Gone Mad: The Portrayal of Female "Madness" in World Cinema | 3 |
| WLLC 302 | He Said, She Said: Gender and Communication | 3 |
| WLLC 303 | Women's Voices | 3 |
| WLLC 304 | Tasting the World One Plateful at a Time: A Study of Food, Language, and Culture | 3 |
| WLLC 305 | Dance 'Round the World: A Study of Dance and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| WLLC 306 | Voices of Exile | 3 |
| WLLC 307 | The Universal Language of Sport/Sport as a Unifying Force in Europe | 3 |
| WLLC 308 | Culture and Remakes: Let's Go to the Movies! | 3 |
| WLLC 409 | Seminar in World Literatures, Languages, and Culture: Special Topics | 1-6 |
| WLLC 495 | Independent Study I | 3 |
| WLLC 496 | Independent Study II | 3 |
Comparative Courses ASL (9 Hours)
Capstone, All Concentrations (3 hours)
| WLLC 480 | Senior Seminar (Capstone Course) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 42
Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors
None.