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Eastern Michigan University
219 Alexander
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
USA
Ph: (734)-487-0130
Fax: (734)-487-3411

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MISSION

The ESL Program at EMU is an "English for Academic Purposes" program that seeks to empower non-native English speaking students with the language skills and academic strategies necessary to surmount challenges they will encounter in university courses. The ESL Program does this by offering excellent and relevant, learner-centered environments that promote the language acquisition and cultural understanding necessary for full participation in university study.
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GOAL

Objective of the programs is to promote cultural awareness and sensitivity with reference to our own society as well as to societies of other world regions and to provide the skills and knowledge necessary for competent performance in an international business environment. ^ Top

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Master of Arts in Language and International Trade

Program Features
The master of arts in language and international trade program (French, German, or Spanish) is designed to meet the needs of liberal arts majors who speak a World language and want to work in the field of international business. This interdisciplinary program integrates the study of international business, economics and a modern World language. It will help you acquire the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to interact with business people and clients who speak the World language. Our graduates find entry-level positions in marketing and management with firms conducting business with other countries. For more details (pdf) <click here>

Master of Arts in Spanish Bilingual-Bicultural Education

Program Features
The master of arts in Spanish bilingual-bicultural education program will help improve your knowledge of Hispanic cultures as well as your proficiency in communicating in Spanish. You will build skills in organizing, planning, and teaching lessons that integrate the bilingual-bicultural curriculum into the standard local district curriculum. Such skills are in demand in elementary and secondary education in many parts of the country. Our graduates find career positions in teaching at the K-12 levels. For more details (pdf) <click here>

Master of Arts in World Language

Program Features
The master of arts in World languages program (French, German, or Spanish) will help improve your skills in second-language communication, cultural awareness, analysis, evaluation, and teaching. Such skills are in demand in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. Our graduates find career positions in teaching at the K-14 levels. For more details (pdf) <click here>

Graduate Certificate Program in Hispanic Language and Cultures 

Program Features
The graduate certificate program in Hispanic language and cultures is a thirteen-hour curriculum designed to help you gain greater competence in both speaking and writing Spanish, as well as enhance your knowledge of selected facets of Hispanic life through analysis of current cultural patterns. For more details (pdf) <click here>

For more information:
William Cline
Graduate Advisor
Department of World Languages
318 Alexander Hall
Phone: 734.487.2283
Email:wcline@emich.edu
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PLACEMENT TEST

A placement test is given at the beginning of the fall and winter terms, and is required for all students of World language unless they are taking their first course in a World language or have completed their last course in that language at EMU. It is also recommended for students whose last course in a language was completed more than one year previously. Further details on testing are available in the department office, 219 Alexander. Students should consult advising coordinators for interpreting test results and creating a schedule.

Any course for which a student registers prior to receiving placement test results will be considered provisional. The World Languages Department will assist students in changing their registration to the appropriate couse, when necessary, without incurring financial penalties.

Listed below are rough guidelines for preliminary registration. They do not consider important factors such as actual grades received, academic standards, amount of time elapsed since completing the course, etc.:

  • One to two years of high school would probably place in SPNH 121
  • Three years of high school would probably place in SPNH 122
  • More than three years of experience woud probably place in SPNH 201
  • For every year elapsed between the present and the last completed course in World language, go down one level (e.g.,from 200 to 100, etc.,)
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RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

"Residency", for the purposes of this section, means registering for, attending, and successfully completing the required courses at EMU.
  • Requirements for a MAJOR in SPANISH at EMU:
    1. A minimum of 30 cr. hrs. in Spanish.
    2. At least 24 of those hours must be on the 300 and 400 levels.
    3. Meet the residency requirement of 12 cr. hrs. in Spanish taken here at EMU; these hours must include SPNH 443 and 444, 3 cr. hrs. each.

  • Requirements for a MAJOR in SPANISH FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION at EMU:

    • Same as for a MAJOR in SPANISH listed above.

  • Requirements for a MAJOR in SPANISH FOR BUSINESS at EMU:

    1. A minimum of 30 cr. hrs. in Spanish.
    2. At least 24 of those hours must be on the 300 and 400 levels.
    3. Meet the residency requirement of 12 cr. hrs. in Spanish taken here at EMU; these hours must include SPNH 446 and 447, 3 cr. hrs. each.

  • Spanish requirements for a GROUP MAJOR in LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE (SPANISH) at EMU:

    1. A minimum of 18 cr. hrs. in Spanish.
    2. All 18 of those hours must be on the 300 and 400 levels.
    3. Meet the residency requirement of the following 9 cr. hrs. in Spanish taken here at EMU: SPNH 361, 446 and 447, 3 cr. hrs. each.

  • Requirements for a MINOR in SPANISH LANGUAGE at EMU:

    1. A minimum of 20 cr. hrs. in Spanish.
    2. At least 12 of those hours must be on the 300 and/or 400 levels.
    3. Meet the residency requirement of 6 cr. hrs. in Spanish taken here at EMU; these hours must include SPNH 343 and 344, 3 cr. hrs. each (or SPNH 443 and 444, 3 cr. hrs. each, if the student already has the equivalent of SPNH 343 and 344).

  • Requirements for a MINOR in SPANISH LANGUAGE FOR SECONDARY, and FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION--SECONDARY at EMU:

    1. A minimum of 20 cr. hrs. in Spanish.
    2. At least 12 of those hours must be on the 300 and/or 400 levels.
    3. Meet the residency requirement of 6 cr. hrs. in Spanish taken here at EMU; these hours must include SPNH 343 and 344, 3 cr. hrs. each (or SPNH 443 and 444, 3 cr. hrs. each, if the student already has the equivalent of SPNH 343 and 344).

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