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The French major offers a wide variety of courses in French language, literature and civilization. In small upper-division classes, topics of permanent human significance are discussed and related to personal interests. Through the experience of a culture, language and literature - closely linked historically to their own - students are able to gain distance and awareness, stretch their intellectual horizons and at the same time prepare for careers. The department encourages travel and study abroad and helps students apply for Fulbright and other scholarships to France and admission to graduate schools.
The German major is designed to provide students with a thorough knowledge of the German language and a solid background in and appreciation for the literature, history and culture of the German-speaking lands. The department encourages study abroad whenever possible, and students in the program often spend a semester or academic year in Germany. An exchange agreement between North Carolina and the German State of Baden-Württemberg makes study in Germany both affordable and easy to arrange. In addition to the regular course offerings in German, advanced students may choose courses offered through the NC German Consortium. UNC Asheville is a founding member of the consortium, an organization consisting of eight universities in the UNC system that enhance their German curricula through distance-learning arrangements. Each semester advanced students at the eight campuses may take one upper-level course taught by a faculty member at another member institution. UNC Asheville German majors regularly enroll in consortium courses.
In Fall 2006, we began offering basic Portuguese language. With 218 million speakers on four continents, Portuguese is the seventh most spoken language in the world. It is a US-designated strategic language. While we do not presume any prior knowledge, the learning of Portuguese can be accelerated for those who speak another romance language. Such students are invited to enroll. Students have the opportunity, through ancillary work, to make progress beyond the scope of the course, and individual proficiency testing is made available at semester’s end.
The Spanish major provides opportunities to study the language, literature and cultures of Spanish-speaking lands in the broader context of the liberal arts. Students in the program are expected to use Spanish to communicate and interact intellectually within local or global contexts. The department encourages international study. Agreements between UNC Asheville and universities in countries such as Ecuador, Mexico and Spain make study abroad affordable and easy to arrange.
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