Important Information For Students
IAI Majors
Placement Testing
Program Note
Program Requirements
Course Descriptions
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Russian
• Spanish
Faculty Advisers
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Foreign language courses are applicable in a wide variety of career fields. As the interdependence of nations grows, people with language skills have distinct job market advantages. More and more universities are reinstating foreign language study requirements, so students who plan to transfer are advised to complete two years of language.
College of DuPage's Languages program offers transfer-level credit courses in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish.
Students can use the transfer-level courses (2202, 2251 and 2252) to meet Humanities General Education requirements for associate's degrees. All 1100 to 2252 courses satisfy the International Studies General Education requirements.
The elementary transfer-level courses (1101 and 1102) comprehensively cover pronunciation, grammar, reading, conversation and listening ability, with attention also given to culture. Intermediate transfer-level courses (2201 and 2202) include reading and discussion of literary texts with increased emphasis on conversation, composition and grammar. Spanish, French and German advanced conversation and composition courses (2251 and 2252) are offered as well as culture courses taught in English about China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain.
Spanish and French courses are offered in a variety of alternate delivery formats through the Center for Independent Learning.
Study abroad programs in Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan and Italy offer an additional opportunity to enrich the study of language and culture.
Faculty Advisers
Liberal Arts Division
IC 3098
(630) 942-2047
PROGRAM NOTE
Advanced course placement is recommended for students who previously have studied a foreign language. Students who have had one year of high school language study generally should begin College of DuPage work at the 1102 level; students with two years of high school language generally should begin at the 1102 or 2201 level. Spanish students with three or more years of high school Spanish should begin at the 2201 or 2251 level. Students with questions about proper placement or level of competence should consult with the appropriate language instructor listed under "Advisers" before enrolling.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The following files describe in detail the requirements for this program. They are portable document format (PDF) files that can be viewed and printed with free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you may download it here.
Please consult a faculty adviser listed below before beginning your coursework.
Degrees
• Chinese, Associate in Arts
• French, Associate in Arts
• German, Associate in Arts
• Italian, Associate in Arts
• Japanese, Associate in Arts
• Korean, Associate in Arts
• Russian, Associate in Arts
• Spanish, Associate in Arts
When planning your coursework, use the Student Planning Worksheet. Degree information and the worksheet can be found on the following files:
[Languages, A.A. Degree, PDF file]
[Student Planning Worksheet, PDF file]
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FACULTY ADVISERS
If you are considering this program as an area of study, consult with a faculty adviser in this field. To send an e-mail, click on the name of the adviser you wish to reach:
Location Phone Sandra Anderson (Spanish) IC 2111E (630) 942-2174 Jeffrey Fox (French) IC 1096D (630) 942-3340 Gino Impellizzeri (Italian/French) IC 2071F (630) 942-2553 Edith Jaco (Spanish) IC 2057B (630) 942-3332 Elizabeth Mares (Spanish) IC 2071C (630) 942-3937 Laura Ortiz (Spanish) IC 3105D (630) 942-2791 Shingo Satsutani (Japanese/Chinese) IC 3037B (630) 942-2019 Rudolf Strahl (German/Spanish) IC 3037D (630) 942-2009 Jane Wu (Chinese) IC 3053F (630) 942-3402
If you are unable to contact an adviser, messages may be left with the Liberal Arts Division, IC 3098, (630) 942-2047.
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