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Hardin-Simmons University 2018-2019
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
(French, German, and Spanish)
(For Greek and Hebrew courses see Logsdon School of Theology)
Head of Department
Dr. Rosario Hall
325-670-1309
HSU Box 16206
Faculty
Rosario Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Fernando Recaj-Navarro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
A working knowledge of a second language serves as an
important means of expanding communication among
peoples and transcends cultural barriers so, in an
increasingly interdependent world and global workplace,
can be vital to success in one’s profession. Additionally,
second language study promotes greater diversity of
thought in all disciplines and deepens appreciation of one’s
native tongue.
The Department of Foreign Languages offers a major and
a minor for the study of Spanish as well as two years of
study in German and French. All students are encouraged
to fuse second language work with their major and minor
concentrations of study, whether for elective credit or for
credit towards the Foreign Language requirement in the
Bachelor of Arts degree.
Note: No correspondence work or online work will be
counted toward foreign language credit. No
correspondence or online work may be taken for 1301,
1302, 2301, 2302. Four semesters (two years) of study in
a foreign language is required for some degrees. However,
if a student demonstrates proficiency at the intermediate
level, whether by satisfactory performance in appropriate
course work or by a departmental examination or by a
standardized college-level examination, he/she shall be
regarded as having satisfied the foreign language
requirement on the Bachelor of Arts degree. See page 19
for the regulations for Credit by Examination with special
attention to regulations #4 and #5.
Audits are not permitted in Foreign Language.
Objectives
To prepare students with a foundation of grammar,
vocabulary, syntax, and literary analysis;
To develop audio-oral skills in the modern foreign
languages;
To increase student abilities to communicate in oral and
written expression;
To develop the interpersonal, interpretive, and
presentational modes of communication;
To increase the student’s knowledge and understanding
of the target culture;
To exercise using a wide range of resources in pursuit of
knowledge for independent research;
To offer opportunity for students to process information
and knowledge which enrich a student’s values,
attitudes, and perspectives;
To understand traditional approaches to the study of
modern languages and literature as well as current and
changing methodologies;
To foster connections with other disciplines;
To develop insights into the nature of languages other
than English by comparison of an additional language
with one's first language;
To encourage Foreign Language students to develop a
sense of community by participation in the university
community and in the world at large with service and
communication;
To prepare students for advanced study in the language
and/or professions in which the knowledge of foreign
language is a primary or a value-added component.
Haggerton Language Laboratory - Through a generous
donation from the Haggerton Estate, the Department of
Foreign Languages offers foreign language students the
many features of its state-of-the-art multimedia language
facility. Students in ALL first-year language classes are
expected to complete a minimum of one hour of language
lab per week. Upper-level students will use the lab as
required by the professor to practice communication skills,
to do research, and to learn more about the culture of the
language being studied. All students are encouraged to
spend time in the laboratory for language review or
improvement. The Haggerton Language Laboratory
schedule is posted each semester on the bulletin board
next to the lab, in class syllabi, and Canvas.
Study Abroad - Students are encouraged to consider the
Study Abroad opportunity offered at the University of
Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. No other study abroad in
Spanish will be accepted for course credit unless previously
approved by the Department of Foreign Language.
Internships – Students are encouraged to consider an
internship in Spain under the auspices of the Embassy of
Spain or at the University of Salamanca. See Department
Head for details.
Courses in German (GRMN)
1301, 1302 Elementary German I, II
2099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
2301, 2302 Intermediate German I, II
3099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
4099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Courses in Spanish (SPAN)
1301, 1302 Elementary Spanish I, II
2099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
2301, 2302 Intermediate Spanish I, II
2303 Introduction to Professional Spanish (topics vary)
3099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
3311 Spanish Communication
3320 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
4099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
4140 Advanced Skills *(may be taken twice for credit)
4240 Seminar in Pedagogy (Take concurrently with SPAN
4140)
4302 Advanced Spanish Communication
4311 Advanced Spanish Grammar
4312 Spanish Linguistics
4320 Hispanic Literature
4330 Hispanic Civilization * (may be taken twice when
topic changes)
4337 Capstone Course