Department of Romance Languages

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Romance Languages

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

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


Journalism The Messenger: Journalism & Storytelling11:30-12:50


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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