2018-2019 Hill Book (Class of 2022) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Faculty:
Department Chairperson:
Juan Carlos Martín
Office: Duffy Academic Center 244
Phone: 508-565-1243
jmartin1@stonehill.edu
Professors:
A. Barbagallo (Sabbatical, Spring 2019)
C. Martin
J. C. Martín
Associate Professors:
J. Golden
J. Martínez
Assistant Professors:
P. Mahoney
T. Villa-Ignacio
Instructor:
M. Rowan
The Department offers majors in French, Spanish, as well as a major in Dual Languages which allows students to combine two of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
The Department also offers minor programs in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish and collaborates with the interdisciplinary minor program in Italian Studies .
Departmental Mission
The Department fulfills its mission by teaching languages, literatures, and cultures, by promoting cross-cultural understanding, and by presenting models of effective pedagogy. Members of the Department also serve the College and wider community in areas pertaining to languages, literatures and cultures.
The study of languages is an integral part of a liberal arts education. It gives students a means of breaking through the barrier of a single speech and culture pattern and provides an encounter with some of the world’s great literature, cultural traditions, and social models. It is also invaluable for those seeking careers in business and commerce, civil service, education, international affairs, media, social services, law enforcement, and scholarly research.
Language Offerings
The Department offers courses at various levels in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin and Spanish, which meet General Education requirements. In addition, the interdisciplinary program in Italian Studies offers courses in Italian which also meet the General Education requirements. Students are expected to develop and increase their proficiency in a foreign language, whether continuing one previously studied or beginning a new one. Proficiency entails communication, cultural understanding, connections with other areas of knowledge, comparisons on the nature of language and culture, and participation in multilingual communities.
Native speakers of a language other than English may satisfy the General Education requirement through two semesters of their native language or through two semesters of another language.
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