Hope College Department of Modern and Classical Languages
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The Department of World Languages & Cultures at Hope College is committed to helping undergraduate s Ten are natives of countries other than the United States.
The Department of World Languages & Cultures at Hope College is committed to helping undergraduate students achieve communicative competence in a second language, as well as gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for other cultures. Learning a second language gives insight into the human experience of other peoples and contributes to intellectual development through enhanced cognitive an
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The Department of World Languages & Cultures at Hope College is committed to helping undergraduate students achieve communicative competence in a second language, as well as gain a greater understanding of and appreciation for other cultures. Learning a second language gives insight into the human experience of other peoples and contributes to intellectual development through enhanced cognitive and analytical skill. The DMCL helps to integrate these experiences with liberal arts into a world view which encompasses the historic Christian faith.
Since appreciation of other cultures and fluency in the use of another language is greatly enhanced by maximum immersion in the culture and constant challenge to use the language, the department offers many opportunities in which language students may participate:
- apprentice teachers in beginning language program
- language clubs
- special language tables in the dining halls
- the presence of native speaking assistants in French, German, and Spanish
- French, German, and Spanish language houses in which native speaking
students provide conversational leadership and tutoring
- foreign films
- semester or year abroad or summer programs
- tutoring opportunities in the college and the community of Holland
- practical experience through internships here or abroad
All departmental faculty have traveled and studied abroad. Ten are natives of countries other than the United States.
Alumni of Hope have integrated their foreign language major or minor into a great variety of careers:
high school and college teachers of foreign languages and literatures
teachers of English in countries with the language of their major
librarians
classical archaeologists
translators
agents for import-export firms
foreign missionaries
state level export development officers
receptionists for foreign consulates
foreign service officers -- U.S. cultural officers
editorial assistants for a news magazine
newspaper reporters
market research analysts with multi-national corporations
linguistic consultants
immigration assistants
lexicographer assistants
computational linguists
attorneys
purchasing agents for Europe for international manufacturers
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257 Columbia Avenue, Martha Miller Ctr
Holland, MI
49423