Department of Modern Languages
Department website: https://www.wku.edu/modernlanguages/
Alex Poole, Department Chair
Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center 251
(270) 745-2401
modern.languages@wku.edu
Faculty
Professor
Melissa A. Stewart PhD (Hispanic & Italian Studies), Johns Hopkins University, 1992
Associate Professor
Sonia E. Lenk PhD (Hispanic Language and Literature), University of Pitts Pittsburgh Camp, 2007
French Courses
FREN 420G French Stylistics 3 Hours
Creative self-expression, refinement of grammatical understanding, the art of translation, and stylistic devices.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 320
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 421G Advanced French Conversation 3 Hours
Discussion on assigned topics and reports on current newspaper and magazine articles. Special emphasis on idiomatic expression.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 321
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 427G Francophone Culture 3 Hours
Covers all Francophone countries (including France) and deals with various aspects of culture: oral literature (legends, customs, etc.), music, religion.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 323
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 445G French Canadian Literature 3 Hours
A survey of the Quebecois novel, theatre and poetry through a selection of 19th and 20th century writers.
Prerequisite(s): (FREN 314 or FREN 321 or FREN 326) or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 450G Topics in Francophone Cinema 3 Hours
Course examines the way Francophone film directors and social scientists look at various aspects of the most recent cinema: general narrative structure, recurring patterns, relation form/content, ideology.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
FREN 520 Seminar French Literature/Language 3 Hours
A seminar involving the study of a single French author, school of literature, or particular emphasis in a literary genre; or an advanced level study of the French language, its use, development, and/or linguistic principles.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
German Courses
GERM 430G Advanced German Composition and Conversation 3 Hours
Intensive practice in written and spoken German, enabling the student to write letters, reports, essays, and descriptions and to discuss literary, cultural, and political topics.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
GERM 435G German Literature 19/20th Century 3 Hours
Major German, Austrian, and Swiss writers of the 19th and 20th centuries, with emphasis on prose and drama.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
GERM 436G German Literature of Classic Period 3 Hours
The outstanding works of Goethe, Schiller, and other authors of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Prerequisite(s): GERM 314
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
GERM 437G German Literature and Film 3 Hours
A study of German film and film adaptations of German literature. Emphasis on textual analysis, special film terminology, theoretical approaches to film, writing about film.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
GERM 555 Topics in Germanic Literature and Culture 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
This course will examine different topics of interest in German literary and cultural studies.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
Modern Languages Courses
MLNG 410G Second Language Acquisition 3 Hours
Introduction to principal theories of the acquisition of a second or foreign language. Explores how language learning styles and strategies relate to language acquisition and implications for the classroom.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
MLNG 420G Multimedia Technologies in Teaching Foreign Languages 3 Hours
Pedagogical and hands-on training for in-service teachers. Note: For students pursuing teacher certification in French, German, Spanish or other language.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
MLNG 474G Teaching Foreign Language 3 Hours
Develops skills, procedures and strategies for teaching foreign language in middle and secondary schools. Field experiences in public schools and/or appropriate settings away from campus are required. Note: Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to designated or assigned sites.
Corequisite(s): SEC 453
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
MLNG 480G Topics in Modem Language Cultures and Pedagogy 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Topics in modern language cultures and societies, including literature and the arts, social issues, and current events, as well as aspects of language pedagogy. Students enroll in course sections for the language of their major.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
Spanish Courses
SPAN 470G Advanced Oral Spanish 3 Hours
Conversation units, dramatic sketches, original oral topics.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 370
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022
SPAN 471G Advanced Spanish Composition 3 Hours
Examination of selected literary works; original compositions on selected topics.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 371
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SPAN 476G 20th Century Spain 3 Hours
Chronological study of the culture of Spain through literary masterpieces of the present century. Ideas and characteristics of cultural and literary periods in Spain and approaches to literary texts will be discussed.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SPAN 490G Hispanic Cinema 3 Hours
Introduces students to the cinematic work of Latin American, Spanish and US-Hispanic-Latino film artists and develops critical interpretative skills that enhance appreciation of films.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SPAN 499G Advanced Studies in Spanish 1-4 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Guided independent study in culture, language, or literature. May be used with consent of full-time program faculty members for work accomplished during study abroad. Number of credit hours will be determined in consultation with instructor.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
SPAN 555 Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
This course will examine different literary and cultural topics of interest in Hispanic studies.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2023
SPAN 578 Seminar: Hispanic Literature or Language 3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
No course description is available
Recent Term(s) Offered: None