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Our Program Modern Languages at Messiah College offers programs of study in the languages, literature, and culture of the respective countries that the languages represent. The program is designed to develop linguistic competence and critical skills as well as a profound appreciation of the culture and civilization of the world. The language courses provide solid preparation and practice in spoken and written areas including a thorough review of grammar and vocabulary supplemented with cultural readings and activities. The beginning courses prepare students for advanced work in literature and cultural studies while improving competence in the language. The 200-level courses treat a selection of outstanding works in various periods and genres. Some of the 200-level classes are devoted to advanced language training and afford practice in spoken and written work. Others consider the political, social, and cultural histories of the people that the language represents. Advanced course deal intensively with individual authors or periods of special significance. Students in all of the languages are encouraged to speak the language at the language at all times. All of the classes are taught in French, German or Spanish and they are supplemented with outside activities to promote instruction. Many students are able to obtain an internship in their senior year in order to further their study. Study at Messiah is supplemented with an intensive semester with the Brethren College Abroad program in a country which the language represents. Residence in this program is required for one semester, and many students spend the full junior year abroad. A recent and exciting addition to the curriculum at Messiah College, the Spanish business major was created in response to a very real need in the business and industrial sectors. Demand for applicants with business skills who can speak Spanish and who have a good understanding of the cultures of South and Central America and Spain has multiplied in recent years. This demand is expected to continue to grow as new international trade agreements are made, particularly in our American hemisphere. Student Learning Majors: French German Spanish Spanish Business Minors: French German Spanish Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL Specialist Certificate |
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