Critical Languages Program

The Critical Languages Program is designed to meet the need for instruction in less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) which are not offered through the regular curriculum of the Department of Foreign Languages at Kennesaw State University. All basic language courses emphasize speaking and aural comprehension at the elementary and intermediate levels while a writing component is incorporated at the advanced level. Languages offered vary from year to year depending upon demand.

The KSU Critical Languages Program is affiliated with the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) headquartered at the University of Arizona. Standards and procedures for the design and administration of self-instructional language acquisition have been established by NASILP. NASILP also "provides channels through which the Association's members share their special concern and expertise. NASILP is a member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). It is an organizational affiliate of the Joint National Committee for Languages and the National Center for Languages and International Studies (JNCL/NCLIS) and a founding member of the National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) headquartered at the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC)." (citation: http://www.nasilp.org/who.html)

For more information please contact: Dr. Francesco Scordato fscordat@kennesaw.edu 770-423-6022

Critical Languages Program

• Arabic • Hebrew • Japanese • Korean • Portuguese • Russian • Swahili
• Tutor Application Form
• STUDENT STUDY GUIDE
• CONTRACT
• Please note: courses are not open to native speakers of the language

Classes Offered - Fall 2008

Arabic FL 1001/01 - MW 2:00-3:15 p.m. - English 250
Arabic FL 1001/02 - TR 11:00-12:15 p.m. - Pilcher 242
Arabic FL 2001/01 - TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. English 241
Hebrew FL 1001/03 - MW 9:30-10:45 a.m. - English 53
Japanese 1001/01 - MW 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Burruss 269
Japanese 1001/02 - MW 12:30-1:45 p.m. - Burruss 269
Japanese 1001/03 - MW 11:00-12:15 p.m. - Burruss 269
Japanese 2001/01 - TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. - Pilcher 242
Korean FL 1001/04 - TR 2:00-3:15 p.m. - English 268
Korean FL 2001/02 - TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. - English 170
Portuguese FL 1001/05 - MW 11:00-12:15 p.m. - Social Science 2040
Portuguese FL 1001/06 - TR 12:30-1:45 p.m. - English 172
Portuguese FL 2001/03 - MW 11:00-12:15 p.m. - Pilcher 242
Russian 1001/01 - TR 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Burruss 272
Russian 2001/01 - MW 9:30-10:45 a.m. - Pilcher 242
Swahili FL 1001/07 - MW 3:30-4:45 p.m. - Burruss- 270
Swahili FL 2001/04 - MW 12:30-1:45 p.m. - Burruss 272

International Scholarships

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - New $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement available to students studying a critical need language.

National Security Education Program (NSEP) - NSEP Boren Scholarships provide funding for summer, semester, or yearlong study in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. national security, but are underrepresented in study abroad.

Other Critical Languages Programs

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