- October 19, 2012
- 1:22 pm
- Reinhard Andress
Summer Language Course
As part of LUC’s efforts at internationalization, I’ve been thinking about a summer language course for faculty and staff. A framework might be four weeks in May/June with three two-hour meetings per week in the late afternoon. The course would provide communicative basics or function as a refresher, with a good dose of culture mixed in. Spanish would be a logical choice, given its global importance and increasing presence in our country, but we might also consider Italian because of the Rome Campus and Chinese because of the Bejing Center.
If you’re interested in this possibility, please respond to this blog or to Kathleen Andrade within a week at kandrad@luc.edu. Tell me what language you’re interested in and what you’d be willing to commit to in terms of time (including “homework”).
This sounds like a lot of fun. I’d be most happy with these as long as they start 2 weeks after graduation. I’m game to either continue with Spanish or take something entirely new.
Spanish would be my personal choice, but I would be interested in considering any language offered. This is a great initiative.
I would like to join in the Spanish courses especially. It will be fun to share this experience with my colleagues. I’m willing to put in a reasonable amount of time for homework provided my full-time work schedule is put into consideration.
I think this would be fantastic. In the spirit of the Jesuit tradition, I’d like to throw out Latin and/or Greek as possibilities. I would also find Italian appealing.
I would like to refresh/improve German. Suggested time table is good.
Provided it comes after graduation, I’m interested in either Spanish or German.
Great idea! I’d be especially interested in Italian. Mid-May to mid-June would be ideal. After that it becomes more complicated to coordinate with field research and family vacation.
I’m adjunct in the English Dept. and I’d be very interested in taking a Spanish course!
I’d be interested in practicing/learning more Spanish.
I would be interested in an Italian class. I think the format that you describe would be perfect (three two hour meetings per week).
I’d be in – I think it would great to work on any of these languages. What about including a language event- like a meal or something with it. Just an idea.
I’d like to take a language course if we have in summer. I’m defintely interested in Spanish but I think Chinese is also fun. In terms of homework I guess we should do some but summer is important time for a faculty to focus on research, so too much homework would not be preferable.
I must admit, I’m more drawn to Italian, but anything would be a great opportunity. Maybe we could even take a field trip one afternoon/evening for dinner at a culturally compatible restaurant