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About the Foreign Languages and Cultures Department
The mission of the Grace College Foreign Languages and Cultures Department is to equip students in a global community through language proficiency, cultural competence and general knowledge of the humanities.
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Karly, Ashley and Kelly in
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Programmatic goals include: becoming optimal learners through language acquisition, communicating in a language other than English, gaining knowledge and understanding of other cultures and living intentionally as global citizens.
The requirement for overseas study distinguishes the Grace language program from other programs. The purpose of courses offered on campus is to prepare students for the Study Abroad Program. Another distinctive is the language pledge that students sign upon acceptance into the Study Abroad Program, by which students commit to primarily speak the target language during their overseas study.
Students with prior language study who are pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major or minor in language, may receive credits by examination for up to two years of language (French, German, or Spanish 101, 102, 201 and 202). The credit may be obtained by passing the online departmental placement examination or receiving a score of 4 or 5 on a Language Advance Placement Examination.
Students in other degree programs are required to take three credits of a foreign language, cultural studies, or an ancient language at Grace College as part of the Humanities component of Grace College liberal arts curriculum. Credit by examination is not available for the liberal arts elective.
Degree Programs
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Lucas in Spain
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Note: The German and German Education majors are discontinued at the end of the 2007-2008 academic year due to low enrollment and limited market demand for these majors. Grace will not offer German language programs after this semester. In addition, the department currently is developing curriculum changes to provide for enhancements of the International Languages major. Majors fields of study in the department are French, French Education, International Languages, Spanish, and Spanish Education, with minor fields offered in French and Spanish.
Directions to complete the Language Placement Examination
Go to http://webcape.byuhtrsc.org/. Select “Grace College” on the pull-down menu, type in “Lingua” as the password, select “French” or “Spanish” as the language, complete the short survey, and begin the examination.
Each question is selected based on your previous response and the test is usually completed within 30 to 45 minutes.
The cost of the examination is $30, which will be charged to your account at Grace College.
Study Abroad
For language majors and minors, Grace’s Study Abroad Program requires qualified students to study abroad their sophomore or junior year. We believe immersion in the target culture and language is the greatest means of attaining proficiency. Through this cross-cultural experience, students learn to appreciate another part of the world. They are placed with a host family, participate in the life of a church, and are enrolled in some of the world’s best-known universities, with whom Grace College has transfer and credit agreements. By signing a language pledge, students commit to speak the target language throughout their experience and therefore attain near-native fluency by the end of the program.
For their overseas experience, Spanish students have the choice of studying in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, or in Madrid, Spain.
The beautiful cities of Paris and Dijon are the choices our French students have in France.
German students may choose to study in Berlin, the new capital of Germany, or in the city of music and capital of Austria, Vienna.
Faculty
 Jacqueline Schram, B.A., M.A.
Associate Professor of Modern Languages
Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures
Prof. Schram is responsible for teaching French and overseeing the language program. She also helps coordinate the Study Abroad Programs in Dijon and Paris, France. Prof. Schram joined the Grace College faculty in 1992. She holds her B. A. degree from Grace College and her M.A. degree from Middlebury College.
Telephone: 574–372–5100, ext. 6283
E-mail: schramjs@grace.edu
 Benjamin Navarro, E.N.E.T., dip.
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Prof. Navarro teaches Spanish and helps coordinate the Study Abroad Programs in Spain and Argentina. He joined the Grace College faculty in 1997. He earned his ENET degree from the Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo and diploma from the Instituto Biblico Palabra de Vida, in Argentina.
Telephone: 574–372–5100 ext. 6282
E-mail: navarrb@grace.edu
 Marla Schlatter, B.M., B.A., M.A.
Assistant Professor of German
Prof. Schlatter earned her B.M. degree from Prairie Bible College, B.A. from Grace College, and M.A. from Grace Theological Seminary. She joined Grace in 1998. She is responsible for coordinating the Study Abroad Program for language majors and minors. She also teaches German.
Telephone: 574–372–5100 ext. 6281
E-mail: schlatmf@grace.edu
Faculty in member institutions abroad or CCCU programs:
Ambex, Amberg, Germany
Universite de Bourgogne
Sorbonne, Paris IV
Word of Life, Argentina
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Universidad de Belgrano
CCCU Russian Studies Program
CCCU China Studies Program
CCCU Middle East Program
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