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Meaningful Study
The Department of Modern Languages envisions language study
as a prolonged multicultural and international immersion experience
presented in a cultural context and in the target language.
Classes aren’t limited to traditional lectures or drills;
from the very beginning, students are introduced to the language
to communicate.
Facilities
Installed in Old Main during the summer of 2001, the Nebraska
Wesleyan University Language Laboratory is a digital PC lab
with 22 personal work stations and two instructor stations.
This facility, funded by a grant from the Armstrong McDonald
Foundation, is primarily used by the Department of Modern
Languages for classroom instruction and testing, and by students
enrolled in foreign language courses. The lab is open to all
students, faculty, staff, and alumni who wish to learn or
practice a foreign language, and also includes additional
equipment for multimedia teaching.
Opportunities Outside of the Classroom
The department organizes weekly coffee hours where students,
professors, and administrators gather to speak each of the
four languages taught at Nebraska Wesleyan.
Since 1997, the department has offered immersion weekends
at nearby retreat centers for students studying French, German,
and Spanish. Participants practice their language skills,
play games, present skits, and listen to presentations by
those who have studied in and traveled to countries that speak
the target language.
Residence Life and Extracurricular
Organizations
The Residence Life Office integrates students from the International
Student Exchange Program (ISEP) into the residence hall system
by pairing each exchange student with an American student
and networking its resources with the International Relations
Organization (IRO). The Office of International Relations
and IRO promote international awareness through displays and
receptions focused on students’ countries of origin.
International Study
Nebraska Wesleyan University maintains a variety of international
study programs and internships that send students abroad and
bring international students to campus. The Department of
Modern Languages and the Office of International Education
assist students in arranging international internships and
study abroad experiences.
Through ISEP, Wesleyan students have traveled
and studied around the globe. Recent students have been placed
in Argentina, Germany, France, Chile, Spain, Finland, Ireland
and Malta. Students also study in Querétaro, Mexico,
through a partnership with the Instituto Tecnológico
y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).
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