Languages — French/Spanish

selkirk.ca/languages-french-spanish

LENGTH OF STUDY:
Up to one year

ACCREDITATION:
General Associate of Arts and Transfer to BA

CAMPUS:
Castlegar Campus

Program Summary
Broaden your horizons with a second language.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Learning to understand and speak more than one
language is considered an important part of a
broad liberal arts and sciences education. Many
universities encourage or require proficiency in a
foreign language for students seeking degrees.
Speaking another language can open the door to a
myriad of possibilities here and abroad.

PROGRAM COURSES

Selkirk College offers the following beginner,
intermediate and advanced French and Spanish
language courses in either an on-line interactive
format or face-to-face:

— FREN 102 - Beginner’s French I
— SPAN 102 - Beginner’s Spanish I
— FREN 103 - Beginner’s French IT
— SPAN 103 - Beginner’s Spanish IL
— FREN 112 - First-Year French I
— SPAN 112 - First-Year Spanish I
— FREN 113 - First-Year French IL
— SPAN 113 - First-Year Spanish IT

— FREN 122 - Contemporary French Language and
Literature I

— SPAN 122 - Contemporary Spanish Language and
Literature I

— FREN 123 - Contemporary French Language and
Literature IT

— SPAN 123 - Contemporary Spanish Language and
Literature IT

For all University Arts & Sciences
course descriptions:

see page 260

142 Selkirk College Academic Calendar 2017-18

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The study of languages helps prepare you to work
in many types of jobs. For example, you might

major in a particular language and take a job either
teaching that language, teaching English as a
foreign language or teaching in a bilingual setting.
Combining languages with the study of business can

help prepare you for jobs in international commerce.

Combining language with law studies could lead to a
career in international law.

Among the very many professions which may be
enhanced by knowledge of other languages are:
— Business

— Education

— Engineering

— Interpreting/Translating

— Journalism

— Law

— Medicine

— Music and Theater

— Social Work

— Tourism/Travel Industry

Contacts

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES ADMISSIONS
Admissions Officer (Castlegar)

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21233

Direct: 250.365.1233

Email: admissions@selkirk.ca

UNIVERSITY ARTS & SCIENCES
Program Contact

Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21205
Direct: 250.365.1205

Email: UAS@selkirk.ca

TRACY PUNCHARD

School Chair of UAS; Instructor, English
Phone: 1.888.953.1133 ext 21318
Direct: 250.365.1318

Email: topunchard@selkirk.ca

selkirk.ca/programs