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Foreign Languages and Cultures

General Information
French
German
Spanish
Other Languages Arabic
Chinese
Classical Studies
Italian
Japanese
Russian

Foreign Languages and Cultures

(Arabic, Chinese, Classical Studies, French, German, Italian, Japanese Studies, Russian, Spanish)

Chairperson Associate Professor Larbi Oukada

Academic Advising Cavanaugh Hall 405, (317) 274-0062. See specific program advisors listed below.

Foreign languages taught for credit at IUPUI include the courses offered by the three degree granting programs of French, German, and Spanish; courses offered by Japanese Studies and Classical Studies (which offer minors); and all other foreign language courses for languages that have not yet developed into programs that include Arabic, Chinese, Italian, and Russian. The programs offered in Classical Studies, French, German, Japanese Studies, and Spanish can be found under those programs listed alphabetically below; other courses are listed together at the end of the Foreign Languages and Cultures section.

Study Abroad

Students interested in completing part of their course work overseas should contact the department or the Office of International Affairs early in their studies. The International Studies Coordinator may be reached at 274-7294 or 274-2081, Union Building Rm. 203.

Foreign Languages and Cultures (FLAC)

F200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.) P: W131. This course develops intercultural awareness and understanding through comparative study of the relationship between selected texts and their specific cultural context. One theme is examined in literature and other in media by a team of experts in a variety of literatures from around the world.

Certificate in Translation Studies English/French/German/Spanish

Program Description

The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures offers a Certificate in Translation Studies with an emphasis in either French, German or Spanish. The certificate requires completion of 27 credit hours focusing on grammar, professional writing skills, culture, translation history and theory, nonliterary translation from English to French/German/Spanish and French/German/Spanish to English, and computer translation and terminology management. A minimum of 15 credit hours toward the Certificate must be completed at IUPUI.

Admission Requirements

Certificate candidates must possess fluency in their language pair. To be admitted to the Certificate program, students must have sophomore standing, and they must have completed English W132 or W150 with a grade of B or better; and S313, F328, G300 or equivalent with a grade of B or better. After meeting the basic requirements for admission, the student must complete certificate-related courses with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better before qualifying for the internship or directed study. Because sequencing is important, students should consult with the director as soon as possible.

Course Requirements

  1. Core Courses (9 cr.)

    1. Advanced Professional Writing (Dept. of English) (3 cr.) W331 Business and Administrative Writing

      W355 Business Correspondence

      W365 Theories and Practices of Editing

    2. Advanced Grammar (3 cr.) F421 Fourth Year French

      G445 Advanced Grammar

      S421 Advanced Spanish Grammar

    3. Culture Course (3 cr.) F461 La France contemporaine

      G365 Deutsche Kultur Heute

      S411 Culture and Civilization of Spain or
      S412 Culture and Civilization of Latin America


  2. Courses in Translation (15 cr.)
    1. History and Theory of Translation (3 cr.) F(LAC)350 Introduction to Translation Studies
    2. Translation Practice (6 cr.) F330 Introduction to Translating French and English

      F423 The Craft of Translation

      G333 German Translation Practice

      G423 The Craft of Translation

      S323 Introduction to Translating Spanish and English

      S423 The Craft of Translation

    3. Computers in Translation (3 cr.) F(LAC)450 Computers in Translation
    4. Terminology Studies (3 cr.) F326 French in the Business World

      G331 Business German I or
      G431 Advanced Business German

      S315 Spanish in the Business World or
      S319 Spanish for Health Care Personnel or
      S419 Spanish for Law Enforcement

  3. Internship or Directed Study (3 cr.)
    1. Internship F493 Internship Program in French

      G493 Internship Program in German

      S493 Internship Program in Spanish

    2. Directed Study F495 Individual Readings in French

      G498 Individual Studies in German

      S494 Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies

 

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