Description: The Academic Certificate (AC) in Language Studies is designed to provide students with a foundation in the study of culture, language, and linguistic structures. Students will have the opportunity to develop oral and written communication skills in a language other than English.
Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester: GC, MC, RS
Program Notes: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. + indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates any suffixed courses.
Admission Criteria:
Program Prerequisites: None
Program Prerequisites
201-level proficiency in a language other than English as indicated by assessment or coursework.
Credits: 0-15
Required Courses
SLC201 Introduction to Linguistics 3
AND
Students must choose 3-5 credits in 202 or higher-level coursework in the language used to satisfy the program prerequisites.
Credits: 6-8
Restricted Electives
Students must choose two (2) courses from the list below. Prerequisites may not be used to satisfy the Restricted Electives:
AFR/ASB/CCS202 Ethnic Relations in the United States (3) OR
SOC241 Racial and Ethnic Minorities (3) 3
COM263 Elements of Intercultural Communication 3
AHU+++ Any AHU Arabic Humanities course(s)
ARB+++ Any ARB Arabic course(s)
CHI+++ Any CHI Chinese course(s)
FLA+++ Any FLA Foreign Language Acquisition course(s)
FRE+++ Any FRE French course(s)
GER+++ Any GER German course(s)
GRK+++ Any GRK Greek course(s)
HBR+++ Any HBR Hebrew course(s)
HEB+++ Any HEB Hebrew course(s)
IPP+++ Any IPP Interpreter Preparation Program course(s)
ITA+++ Any ITA Italian course(s)
ITH+++ Any ITA Italian Humanities course(s)
JPN+++ Any JPN Japanese course(s)
LAT+++ Any LAT Latin course(s)
NAV+++ Any NAV Navajo course(s)
NVH+++ Any NVH Navajo Humanities course(s)
PIM+++ Any PIM Pima course(s)
POR+++ Any POR Portuguese course(s)
RUS+++ Any RUS Russian course(s)
SLC+++ Any SLC Studies in Language and Culture course(s)
SLG+++ Any SLG Sign Language course(s)
SPA+++ Any SPA Spanish course(s)
SPH+++ Any SPH Spanish Humanities course(s)
TRS+++ Any TRS Translation and Interpretation course(s)
Credits: 6-10
General Electives
Credits:
Program Competencies
1. Examine the nature, diversity and variation of language. (SLC201)
2. Describe linguistic concepts and the process of language acquisition. (SLC201)
3. Demonstrate communication skills in selected foreign language courses. (Any Foreign Language Courses with prefixes ARB, CHI, FRE, GER, GRK, HBR, HEB, ITA, JPN, LAT, NAV, PIM, POR, RUS, SLG, SPA)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28 , 2011
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the
curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.
