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The small university of big opportunities.
Romance Languages
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COMMONCAREERS &GRADUATEPATHWAYS
STUDYING ROMANCE LANGUAGES The Romance Languages Department offers Minor, Major, Double Major and Honours Programs in French and Spanish, a Certificate in French Language Proficiency and the DELE in Spanish. Introductory and intermediate-level courses are taught in Italian and Latin. The department is comprised of dynamic and devoted faculty responsible for delivering ambitious programs both in second language acquisition and French and Spanish literary and cultural studies.
Due to its association with Francophone, Hispanic, and Italianate worlds, all having immeasurable intellectual and artistic impacts on the development of Western culture and humanism, the Romance Languages Department has a pivotal role to play in a liberal arts curriculum. The Department’s mission contributes directly to enhancing the goals of a liberal arts education that St. Thomas University seeks to promote.
CRITICAL & TRANSFERABLE SKILLSOur department seeks to foster global citizens by exposing students to the diversity of Francophone, Hispanic, and Italianate worlds via the study of literature, cultural media, cinema, and art. The strong focus that our programs place on the acquisition of advanced and superior levels of second-language literacy development (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) result in an increased awareness of the crucial role communication skills—oral and written—play in developing and expressing complex ideas and arguments. Courses in French, Spanish,
and to a certain level Italian, offer rigorous programs in oral communication, grammar, composition, translation, literature, and cultural studies.
Students may choose to complement their language studies at St. Thomas with programs offered in Québec, Latin America, France, Spain, or Italy. Most importantly, students are made acutely aware of issues and questions that challenge humanity in different global cultures and regions. Students become less ethnocentric, more tolerant and gain an appreciation of alternate sociocultural practices, attitudes, and beliefs.
RELATED AREAS OF STUDY Student who study Romance Languages are often interested in other fields of study that explore cultures and societies unlike their own. Romance Languages is often complemented by studies in Anthropology, History, English, Philosophy, Communications, Journalism, Political Science, and Sociology.
Romance Languages graduates are well poised to become highly successful professionals in all levels of education in Canada and abroad, the civil service and government, translation and interpretation, law, national and international business, national and
international agencies/organizations, the RCMP, diplomacy, tourism, hospitality industry, journalism, communications, and the publishing industry.
A NOTE FROM THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT My objective of pursing undergraduate and graduate programs in French and
Francophone Studies has proven to be more rewarding than I could have ever imagined.
My studies completed in Quebec City and Paris exposed me to the richness and
sophistication of the French-speaking world. I have come to greatly appreciate Canada’s
bicultural realities and have had countless opportunities to partake in international
exchanges with scholars from France and Francophone countries in Europe and Africa.
- Dr. Cecilia Francis Professor, French
First-year students can definitely expect to be welcomed by their professors.
In my classes they can expect to be stimulated, challenged, and inspired.
- Dr. Mary Louise Babineau Professor, Spanish
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After your first year, you are able to focus on areas that interest you most.
SAMPLE UPPER-YEAR ROMANCE LANGUAGES COURSES
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Spanish Beginning Spanish 10:30-11:20
History World History10:00-11:20
SpanishBeginning Spanish 10:30-11:20
History World History10:00-11:20
Spanish Beginning Spanish 10:30-11:20
French Langue Française11:30-12:20
Journalism The Messenger: Journalism & Storytelling11:30-12:50
French Langue Française11:30-12:20
Journalism The Messenger: Journalism & Storytelling11:30-12:50
French Langue Française11:30-12:20
Sociology Introduction to Sociology1:30-2:20
Sociology Introduction to Sociology1:30-2:20
Sociology Introduction to Sociology1:30-2:20
A liberal arts education is about providing knowledge, intelligence, and experiences that are broad in scope and deeply informative. In first year, you will take introductory
courses from five academic areas to ensure you are getting a well-rounded education. You will gain expert knowledge in your chosen field as you move through your degree.
FIRST-YEAR ROMANCE LANGUAGES
Visit the ROMANCE LANGUAGES page at stu.ca/romancelanguages Connect with the Romance Languages Department at stu.ca/romancelanguages
Connect with the French Department at stu.ca/french
Connect with the Spanish Department at stu.ca/spanish
Browse courses, learn more about the program, and apply!
Learn more about the educational philosophy at St. Thomas University and other offered programs at stu.ca/academics
Sample Student Schedule
SPANISH
Cultural Composition I
Cultural Composition II
Advanced Grammar
Latin American Women’s Literature
FRENCH
Grammaire du française
Communication orale
Souvenirs d’enfance
La guerre et la paix
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Introduction to Italian
Intermediate Italian
Introduction to Linguistics
Contemporary Literary Analysis
(The following chart is to provide an example of what a typical course load looks like in your first year.)
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