Modern Languages - Elizabethtown College

Modern Languages from Elizabethtown College is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The study of a modern foreign language brings together practical training in language skills ? understanding, speaking, reading and writing ? with an understanding of the sociology, history and literature of the culture. The pragmatic virtues of a usable skill are joined with the humanistic values of liberal education. The Department of Modern Languages offers programs of study that reflect its desire to encourage both mastery of one or more foreign languages and an overall appreciation of the cultural contexts in which they occur. The Department serves the Core Program,Bachelor of Arts degree candidates majoring or minoring in languages , students whose degree programs require studies in languages,and students who ? for professional or personal reasons ? wish to broaden their cultural background. Majors The Department offers majors in French , German , Japanese and Spanish. The requirements of a major may be met by completing 35 credits in one language above the 112 level. At least 20 credits for the major must be earned in residency and at least 15 credits must be earned through Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) or another Department-approved program. (For Japanese majors, at least 12 credits must be earned through the Nihon University Study Abroad Program or the BCA program in Sapporo.) Language majors are required to participate in the BCA program (or another approved study-abroad program) for one academic year or the equivalent of two separate semesters.Non-majors who have completed 211 or above also are encouraged to participate in the BCA or approved study-abroad programs. View more details on Elizabethtown College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.