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Academic Life
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People
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Facts and Figures
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College Calendar
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2002-2003 College Calendar

Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC)

http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/flac/

Director, 2000-01: Jolene Barjasteh, Romance Languages, French language and literature

Faculty, 2000-01: Wendy Allen, Romance Languages, French language and literature; Maggie Broner, Romance Languages, Spanish Language and literature; J. Patrick Dale, Political Science, Russian political economy; Robert Entenmann, History, Chinese history; Odd Lovoll, Norwegian and History, Norwegian language, Scandinavian history; Eric Lund, Religion, religion and church history; Dolores Peters, History, French history; LaVern Rippley, German, German Language and literature; David Schodt, Economics, Latin American studies; Kris Thalhammer, Political Science, Latin American politics; Irina Walter, Russian, Russian language

In keeping with the college's commitment to integrative study and global perspective, the program in Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum (FLAC) offers students opportunities to combine their knowledge of a foreign language with their study of other fields in the liberal arts. By definition, FLAC courses combine at least two fields of knowledge: a language other than English and a discipline such as history, religion, or psychology.

FLAC courses are specially designated courses, usually in the humanities, social sciences, or behavioral sciences, that offer an optional 0.25-credit foreign-language component. Each component meets an additional hour each week. In most components, students read and discuss supplementary texts in the designated foreign language. In some components, students read texts in the foreign language and discuss them primarily in English. In others, the ÏtextsÓ are actually oral/aural sources (e.g., newscasts, dramatizations, films) in a foreign language, discussed in that language. FLAC courses are particularly appropriate for students who: are preparing for, or returning from, study abroad; appreciate literature and the power of language; enjoy analyzing original texts; or are considering graduate study that requires the use of foreign language in reading and research.

REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible to participate in FLAC courses, students should have proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to at least the fourth semester of college language study. Students who successfully complete the foreign-language component in two FLAC courses will earn Applied Foreign Language Certification on their St. Olaf transcript.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

FLAC courses span the curriculum. Since 1989, foreign-language components have been developed for courses in a variety of disciplines (including history, religion, economics, art, psychology, chemistry, and math) and in a variety of languages (Chinese, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish). Not every FLAC course is available every year; and new courses are developed periodically. Students should consult the roster of FLAC options available each semester in the Class and Lab Schedule.