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We, as a dedicated team of international faculty, strive to educate students in cultural differences and sensitivity. We seek to provide students with the language skills, cross-cultural experiences, and literary and cultural understanding to allow them to navigate effectively within other cultures. Through this process, students are empowered to understand linguistic and cultural differences within their own society. Because we know our students well, we are able to guide them as they discern career opportunities and vocational calling. As a result of this range of learning experiences, our graduates are ready to become citizens of the world.

​General Requirements for a Major in Spanish:

• Students majoring in Spanish are required to study abroad for a semester in a Spanish-speaking country to gain further proficiency in the language and a keen understanding and appreciation of Hispanic culture. Only courses taken in the target language will count toward the student's Spanish major. The Central America Study & Service Program, offered every third year, provides courses in upper-level Spanish language, politics and cultural topics, and has a service-learning emphasis. There are also many Spanish programs in locations such as Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain. Students who complete this requirement through non-Whitworth programs are required to concurrently register for WL 196 (1 credit).
• All Spanish majors must schedule and take either the DELE exam, offered on campus during the fall semester, or the ACTFL OPI during their junior or senior year (senior year is preferred). Spanish majors hoping to work abroad should take the DELE; education majors should take the OPI (also required for an endorsement in the language; education students must take the exam only once for both majors). All students should consult with their advisors during the junior year to determine the appropriate exam for each student.
• A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major or minor.
• Students majoring in Spanish are required to study abroad for a semester in a Spanish-speaking country to gain further proficiency in the language and a keen understanding and appreciation of Hispanic culture. Only courses taken in the target language will count toward the student's Spanish major. The Central America Study & Service Program, offered every third year, provides courses in upper-level Spanish language, politics and cultural topics, and has a service-learning emphasis. There are also many Spanish and French programs in locations such as Chile, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, France and Quebec.
• All Spanish majors must schedule and take either the DELE exam, offered on campus during the fall semester, or the ACTFL OPI during their junior or senior year (senior year is preferred). Spanish majors hoping to work abroad should take the DELE; education majors should take the OPI (also required for an endorsement in the language; education students must take the exam only once for both majors). All students should consult with their advisors during the junior year to determine the appropriate exam for each student.
• A grade of C or better is required for all courses in the major or minor.

The learning outcomes of this major ensure that our students will:

1. Take part in increasingly complex conversations with native speakers and handle advanced linguistic challenges with sufficient accuracy and clarity to communicate effectively in the target language on familiar topics and topics related to employment, current events, and matters of public and community interest. (This is based on the ACTFL definition of Advanced Low.)
2. Analyze and interpret a variety of texts (e.g., literary, historical, biblical), compose critical analyses, and demonstrate familiarity with research and critical approaches.
3. Articulate how cultural awareness can be integrated with lived experience in the development of intercultural competency.
4. Interact significantly with others while living and studying in another culture.
5. Apply vocational discernment to professional and personal goals.
6. Articulate an expression of their faith/worldview in relation to their discipline, their vocation, and the communities they encounter in the United States and abroad. 

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These 18 upper-division credits must include a minimum of two literature courses and one course on culture and civilization.

1. Take part in increasingly complex conversations with native speakers and handle advanced linguistic challenges with sufficient accuracy and clarity to communicate effectively in the target language on familiar topics and topics related to employment, current events, and matters of public and community interest. (This is based on the ACTFL definition of Advanced Low.)
2. Analyze and interpret a variety of texts (e.g., literary, historical, biblical), compose critical analyses, and demonstrate familiarity with research and critical approaches.
3. Articulate how cultural awareness can be integrated with lived experience in the development of intercultural competency.
4. Interact significantly with others while living and studying in another culture.
5. Apply vocational discernment to professional and personal goals.
6. Articulate an expression of their faith/worldview in relation to their discipline, their vocation, and the communities they encounter in the United States and abroad. 

​General Requirements for a Major in French and Francophone Studies:

French and Francophone Studies majors complete introductory level courses in French language. They then go on to complete an array of challenging classes that they choose themselves from among literature, history, political science, film, and critical theory, relating to French and Francophone culture. All majors become careful and insightful readers, judicious and thoughtful researchers, and clear, imaginative writers with a strong, interdisciplinary range of skills. Students will have the experience of studying abroad in a French or Francophone country (classes may be taken in English.) We graduate students whose strong speaking, writing, analysis and problem-solving skills make them resourceful professionals and global citizens.

Besides the French and Francophone Studies minor, we support a range of other minors:

• Medieval and Early Modern Studies
• Film and Visual Narrative
• English
• Women and Gender Studies
• International Studies

The learning outcomes for this major ensure that our students will:

1. Have a beginner’s understanding of the French language.
2. Analyze and interpret a variety of texts (e.g., literary, historical, biblical), compose critical analyses, and demonstrate familiarity with research and critical approaches.
3. Articulate how cultural awareness can be integrated with lived experience in the development of intercultural competency.
4. Apply vocational discernment to professional and personal goals.
5. Articulate an expression of their faith/worldview in relation to their discipline, their vocation, and the communities they encounter in the United States and abroad.

Note: If a student enters the French program at the 300 level, the student must take the CLEP test to receive credit for FR 201 - FR 202. The CLEP test must be taken within six months from the time a major is declared. To take the CLEP test students need to have their French advisor sign the CLEP form and then turn it into the registrar’s office.

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These 20 credits must include a minimum of one 400-level course.

Asian Studies Minor (18)

Requirements for the Asian studies minor are listed in the Asian studies page.

Latin American Studies Minor (21)

Requirements for the Latin American studies minor are listed in the Latin American studies page.

Medieval & Early Modern Studies Minor (19)

Requirements for the medieval & early modern studies minor are listed in the medieval & early modern studies page.

Dean of Arts & Sciences

JOHN PELL

Chair

JENNIFER BROWN

Professors

JENNIFER BROWN (FRENCH)BENDI BENSON SCHRAMBACH (FRENCH)

Associate professors

ÁNGELES ALLER (SPANISH)KATHERINE KARR-CORNEJO (SPANISH)JACOB RAPP (SPANISH)

Assistant professor

GREG BREKKE (ELL)

Instructors

KIM HERNÁNDEZ (SPANISH)

Lecturers

FRÉDÉRIC DUGENET (FRENCH)CARMEN FELICE (SPANISH)RYAN PETERSON (SENIOR, SPANISH)DONNA SAMPSON (SENIOR, SPANISH)