5 courses with the subject WLL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WLL 180Introduction to the Study of Languages3
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of adult language acquisition. Through broad exposure to both theoretical approaches and a survey of peer-reviewed research on the topic, students will learn to develop techniques and strategies to learn their chosen language(s) more efficiently and retain their knowledge longer.
Methods Credits (6 hours) Students will take six hours of methods courses: • HIST 297 - Sophomore Seminar Three hours from one of the following Advanced Methods/Capstone Course • HIST 483 - Public/Applied History Capstone Internship Credits: 3 or 163
Designed to give students a linguistic background, with a dual synchronic-diachronic approach, and emphasis on etymology, morphology, phonology, syntax, and semantics.
SPAN 301 , or FREN 301 , or GER 301 ; or permission of department head. Credits: 3
WLL 380Immersion Experience1
This course provides an opportunity for students to reflect on an immersion experience that has deepened their understanding of a foreign culture and its language. Experiences may include study abroad programs in a country where their concentration language is spoken (short-term faculty-led, semester-long, or yearlong), internships or volunteer work with international organizations in the US or abroad, volunteer roles serving non-English-speaking communities, or significant involvement in internationally focused WCU campus organizations. S/U grading.
In this course, students will actively prepare to take one or more language proficiency tests that are administered to students completing a B.A. in World Languages. At the end of the semester in which this course is taken, students must take the assessment(s) assigned by the instructor. All assessments are paid for by the Department of World Languages. After successful completion of the course, students will receive certification of their proficiency in the target language.
