World Languages
- Professor Thacker, Chair
- Professors Dickens, Life, Miller
- Assistant Professors Lamb, Lowry, Richardson
- Instructor Salyer
All humans possess the gift of language, and true comprehension of this fundamental aspect of ourselves is not easily achieved by the monolingual. Greatly enhanced understanding of ourselves - our thought processes, our linguistic abilities, our culture - and of those who are unlike us comes through the study of another language. We are richer, more capable persons if we develop the ability to understand and communicate with those in another linguistic and cultural setting. We are better prepared to understand the world and to respond to life’s changing opportunities if we break free from some of the limitations that ethnocentricity and monolingualism tend to impose on any people. The Scriptures, classical texts, modern works of literature and thought, are better understood in the original language and with knowledge of the cultures that produced them. Living cultures and individuals are better understood and closer relations are established if the language barrier is down.
Modern transportation and communication technologies are bringing the world to us and taking us to the world. International business, scholarship, travel, government work, missionary activity, Christian and other organizations, all bring us into contact with speakers of other languages. Today’s instant communications bring to us the documents of the world - past and present - and offer us the possibility of real-time contact with individuals we would never have encountered in the past.
In light of these facts, Asbury College maintains its commitment to world language study as a vital part of a liberal arts education. The World Language Department offers six languages which may be used to fulfill the core world language requirement: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Spanish. We offer majors in Biblical Languages, French, and Spanish. There are teaching majors in French and Spanish, and students may minor in Biblical Languages, Classical Languages, French, Greek, Latin, and Spanish. These programs offer opportunities for students to acquire practical language skills, scholarly tools, and understanding of the literatures, cultures, and linguistic distinctives of the languages studied.
BIBLICAL LANGUAGES (39 hour major + general education + electives)
3 hours from CLA 211, 212, 223; GRK 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, and 302; HEB 101, 102, 201, and 202; HIS 320; OT 340.
FRENCH (36 hour major + general education + electives)
FRN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301, 311, 312, 323, 401, 402, 430; plus 3 hours above FRN 301.
FRENCH GRADES P-12 (73 hour major + general education + electives)
ED 200, 210, 220, 230, 320, 405, 410, 420, 460, 465; FRN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301, 311, 312, 323, 401, 402, 403, 410; plus 3 hours above FRN 301.
SPANISH (36 hour major + general education + electives)
SPN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301, 302, 331 or 332, 322, 323, 341 or 342, 403, 430.
SPANISH GRADES P-12 (73 hour major + general education + electives)
ED 200, 210, 220, 230, 320, 405, 410, 420, 460, 465; SPN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301, 302, 331 or 332; 322, 323, 341 or 342, 403, 410, 430.
BIBLICAL LANGUAGES (24 hour minor)
3 hours from CLA 211, 312, 323, OT 340, PHL 211, TH 310; GRK 101, 102; HEB 101, 102; GRK 201, 202 or HEB 201, 301; HIS 320.
CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (24 hour minor)
3 hours from CLA 211, 212, 223, OT 340, PHL 211, TH 310; GRK 101, 102; LAT 101, 102; GRK 201, 202 or LAT 201, 202; HIS 320.
CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (24 hour minor)
3 hours from CLA 211, 212, 223, OT 340, PHL 211, TH 310; GRK 101, 102; LAT 101, 102; GRK 201, 202 or LAT 201, 202; HIS 320.
FRENCH (24 hour minor)
FRN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301; 3 hours from FRN 311, 312, 430; plus 6 hours above FRN 301.
GREEK (24 hour minor)
GRK 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302; and (a) GRK 401, 402; or (b) HIS 320 and 3 hours from CLA 211, 212, 223, or PHL 211.
LATIN (24 hour minor)
LAT 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302; and (a) LAT 401, 402; or (b) HIS 320 and 3 hours from CLA 211, 212, 223, or PHL 211.
SPANISH (24 hour minor)
SPN 101, 102, 201, 291, 301; 3 hours from SPN 302, 303, 331, 332, 341, 342; plus 6 hours above SPN 301.
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