语言、文学和文化学系
拥抱你的世界
“Providing students with the communicative tools 和 cultural knowledge fundamental to living in a globalized world.”
我们的使命宣言为我们在各个层次的教学方法提供了指导. 无论是第一学期的语言课程还是高级电影研讨会, 我们的课程为学生提供语言技能, 跨文化能力, 以及他们在课堂之外取得成功所需要的批判性思维技能. 事实上，课外学习就从这里开始. We offer for-credit internships, volunteer opportunities 和 countless study abroad options.
校友关注
看看斯蒂芬妮·史密斯的法语专业和德语辅修专业! Serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kaffrine, Senegal, Stefanie has been busy putting the St. 将爱德华大学的理想化为行动. The 法国 和 国际业务 double major helps train young entrepreneurs 和 is also the founder of the city's first waste management company.
专业/未成年人/证书
我们系开设法语和西班牙语主修和辅修两门课程. We also offer a minor in 德国 和 a Certificate in 高级西班牙语为卫生和帮助专业. 另外，你可以学四个学期的日语. Our programs focus on language learning at all levels 和 our classes integrate the world-readiness st和ards (the 5 Cs) for language teaching 和 learning: 沟通, 文化, 连接, 比较, 和社区. 我们的专业, 未成年人, 和 the Advanced Certificate in 西班牙语 for the 健康 和 Helping Professions will prepare you for a variety of careers in which bilingualism 和 multiculturalism are valued professional assets.
专业
未成年人
证书
学生的故事
语言学习对我们的学生意味着什么?
“学习我的传统语言, 西班牙语, has always been important to me because it is part of my culture 和 my identity. I am studying 西班牙语 even though I already speak it because there is a difference between knowing the language as a native speaker 和 knowing it in a more academic setting. I loved that I have had the opportunity to take classes in 西班牙语 literature, linguistics 和 grammar as well as a translation class because it has allowed me to learn more about the language itself 和 it is so exciting to actually see for myself all the components that make up the language.——奥德里斯·马尔克斯
"Me siento apasionada por el español porque me da la oportunidad de comunicarme con la comunidad latina. 阿姨crecí habl和o español, el aprendizaje del idioma me ha dado varias experiencias donde aprendo lo bonito y complejo que es el idioma. 你现在就开始学习español机会无限. 上面的图片显示了一个不同的图片lingüística.——Kimberly Guzmán
离开山顶后的事业和生活
谁雇佣我们的校友?
以下是一些本地的例子, national 和 international organizations where our language majors 和 未成年人 currently work:
3M, 奥斯汀独立学区, 阿舒瑞软件, 贝勒医学院, 天主教奥斯汀教区, 嘉信理财, 可口可乐公司, 戴尔儿童医疗中心, 戴尔的技术, 欧盟委员会, 大奥斯汀拉美裔商会, IBM, 美林(Merrill Lynch), 百事可乐, 公司, 普华永道, 西顿医疗保健网, 西斯科, 美国财政部, 美国和平队, 富国银行(Wells Fargo), 世界银行集团...
What do our alumni say about how their major or minor has affected their life after graduation?
"My 西班牙语 minor has awarded me more opportunities in my career 和 also socially. I am able to seek jobs that pay higher wages since I know 西班牙语 […]" --Hannah LeBrun, 西班牙小
“我是石油行业的技术编辑 & 天然气工业. […] I took an advanced syntax 和 semantics class in 西班牙语 while I was studying abroad in Spain as well as a linguistics class. Learning how to break down sentence structure 和 language in another language made it easy for me to apply those same principles to the dense technical writing that I now work with every day.——希瑟·巴克斯特，西班牙裔
“学习德语深刻地影响了我的生活, in so many different ways not only professionally with the Fulbright Program but also personally […] I'm genuinely interested in global affairs 和 how people from other cultures see things differently 和 why.——凯特琳·梅普尔斯，德国未成年人
"Being involved in the language program at SEU has opened so many doors I would have never thought to open otherwise. […] I am living my dream in Japan, something I might have never accomplished on my own.——萨拉·盖茨，西班牙语专业，日语和汉语专业的学生
“老实说，辅修对我的影响比主修更大. Learning 法国 was essential to my time spent [in graduate school] in France 和 now in Belgium.——格温多林·贝利，法国未成年人
"My minor in 法国 has helped me [working for the Honest 公司 in Los Angeles] when communicating with Canadian-法国 speakers.——史蒂文·罗德里格斯，法国未成年人
暑期旅游及研究
2016年夏天，山顶战士们是如何改变自己的世界的?
这里有几个例子说明圣. 爱德华的学生们每学期都有自己的世界.
德国的未成年人 Stephan Parra Robles 和 玉帕特森 traveled to Berlin for six weeks to hone their 德国 language skills 和 study the city's rich 和 tumultuous history. 的经验, 玉说, "has encouraged [her] to look into career paths that would lead [her] back there one day.“在这里, Jade 和 Stephan take a break from their studies 和 career planning to snap a selfie at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
生物学专业，日语专业 克拉丽莎·德莱昂 had the chance to enrich her knowledge of business practices 和 natural medicine while at SEU's partner campus, 亚太大学(APU), 在春天. Studying Japanese, she says, has "opened many unexpected windows, especially in biology." Clarissa found herself on the other sign of cultural exchange this summer, when she served as a "buddy" for APU students on the Hilltop (shown here celebrating 和 getting to know Austin).
法国主要 谢尔比班纳特 整个七月都在昂热学习法语. "Being immersed in a language is absolutely the best way to learn," Shelby says. 我们同意! But her travels, which included a side trip to Paris, helped more than just her language skills. Her time in France, she says, has also exp和ed her self-sufficiency 和 global awareness.
教师 & 工作人员
测试安置和学分
计划修法语课程的学生, 德国, 需要参加现代语言分班考试(MLP). 大多数学习日语的学生将在1311入学，不需要考试. The placement test is free 和 it is not a high-stakes test, just do your best. 你不会得到这个测试的学分. It is simply a tool that helps the language faculty determine the right level for you 和 does not affect your academic st和ing in any way.
To receive credit for prior knowledge of a language you can take the CLEP test 和 earn up to 15 hours. 它只提供西班牙语、法语和德语. 了解更多关于 学年期间在此注册考试. 添加 在最后一个句子中，“test”这个词前加“CLEP”.
如果您有任何疑问，请联系Dr. 菲利普·塞米内 pseminet@stedward.edu.