Modern Languages
Learn another language, learn a whole new culture.
When you learn another language, you are also learning a whole new culture – another way of thinking, seeing, and being in the world.
- The study of modern languages and literatures covers the history, written works, culture and civilization of languages with international influence. Laurentian’s program includes Italian and Spanish.
- Courses in literature, film, theatre, music and popular arts.
- Students are encouraged to take advantage of Laurentian’s international exchange programs with universities abroad.
- Four-year specialization requires students to obtain credits in three languages.
- A second language helps students gain greater insight into their own culture. Studies have shown a positive correlation between the study of a second language and the creative functioning of learners. The self-concept of second-language learners is significantly higher than that of non-second language students.
Conseiller aux études
Diana Iuele-Colilli
Téléphone : 705.675.1151 (or 1 800 461 4030) x 4274
Courriel : diuele@laurentian.ca
Bureau : Administrative Assistant:
Huguette Beaulne,
705.675.1151 x 4336,
hbeaulne@laurentian.ca
Spanish
Includes language courses at all levels, as well as the study of the rich Hispanic culture in Spain and the Americas. Students are immersed in Spanish literature and films and are able to perfect their language skills while experiencing a new culture. For their third year, students can apply to the exchange program to study at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, in Ciudad Real, Spain.
El Club Hispano organizes numerous social and cultural activities throughout the year. Upper-year students can participate in the peer-tutoring program and work as research assistants or teaching assistants in Spanish-language tutorials.
Italian
Offers language and literature courses at all levels and culture courses on Italian food culture, music, the Italian immigrant experience and critical theory. Students may take part in Le Maschere Laurenziane, the Italian Studies student theatre company. Incontri, the Italian students’ club, organizes many socio-cultural activities including an annual opera trip to Toronto. Opportunity to study abroad at the University of Udine (in Friuli, Italy) for one year. Upper-year students can participate in the peer-tutoring program, work as research or teaching assistants and participate in a co-op program when registered in specific courses.
Language is the key to the world! When you learn to communicate with other people in their own language and culture, you immediately open up access to countless new opportunities. Learning languages is one of the most practical ways you can prepare for life and work in today’s globalized world. The booming communications industry today crosses linguistic and cultural lines all over the planet and touches every sphere of activity. With another language, you expand your horizons as you acquire a new resource for making your life a success and building the kind of world you want to live in.
Ontario High School Applicants
1 grade 12 English U/M course
5 other grade 12 U/M courses
A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.
Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.
Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario
Note pour les étudiants actuels
Les options de grade ci-dessous seront offertes lors de la prochaine année universitaire et ne le sont pas cette année. Si vous cherchez les cours à suivre afin de compléter les options d'un programme d'une année universitaire antérieure, svp consultez avec un conseiller académique.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Major in Italian
ITAL 1005E Introductory Italian
ITAL 2005N Intermediate Italian
ITAL 3005N Advanced Italian
6 credits of ITAL language at the 4000 level
18 credits of literature or culture courses (must include a minimum of 6 credits at the 3000/4000 level
78 elective credits#
Notes:
- In order to get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if not part of the other minor or second major. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
- Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.
- Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Bachelor of Arts (General)
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Concentration in Italian
All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.
Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies.
Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
First Year
ITAL 1005E Introductory Italian OR ITAL 2005N Intermediate Italian
6 elective credits in the Sciences
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)
12 elective credits
Upper Years
30 upper year ITAL credits*
30 elective credits
* Students must include ITAL 2005N if not taken in first year. ITAL 3005N is also highly recommended.
Note: Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Minor in Italian Language
ITAL 1005E Introductory Italian*
ITAL 2005N Intermediate Italian
ITAL 3005N Advanced Italian
6 credits of ITAL language courses at the 4000 level
Minor in Italian Language and Culture
ITAL 1005E Introductory Italian*
ITAL 2005N Intermediate Italian
ITAL 3005N Advanced Italian
6 credits of ITAL literature or culture courses at the 2000/3000/4000 level
* Students who are not required to take ITAL 1005 must replace it with an additional 6 ITAL language credits at the 4000 level
Admissions to the Modern Languages specialisation have been suspended.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Modern Languages
Total 120 credits
Admissions to all Spanish Language programs have been suspended, as of September 2020.
Concentration in Spanish
All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and indigenous content as per the regulations.
Although the requirements have been slotted in first year in the description below, students may fulfill them at any time during their studies.
Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization.
First Year
ESPA 1005E Introductory Spanish OR ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish
6 elective credits in the Sciences
6 elective credits in Indigenous content (starting 2017)
12 elective credits
Upper Years
30 upper year ESPA credits*
30 elective credits
* Students must include ESPA 2005N if not taken in first year. ESPA 3005N is also highly recommended.
Note: Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
Minor in Latin American Studies
Students must take all the required courses listed, plus 3 credits from each of Electives A), Electives B) and Electives C).
Required courses (15 credits):
ESPA 1005E Introductory Spanish*
ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish
ESPA 2306N Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization
Electives A):
3 credits from the following:
ESPA 3126N The City as Palimstet in Spain and Spanish America
ESPA 3136N Modern Spanish American Literature
ESPA 3226N Film in Spain and Latin-America
ESPA 3456N Short Story in Spain
ESPA 3506N Evolution of Hispanic Culture in North America
ESPA 3507N Hispanic Imagination in North America
Electives B):
3 credits from the following:
ESPA 2516E Women in the Hispanic World
GEOG 3826E Brazil and South America
GEOG 3827E Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean
GEOG 3827F Le Mexique et l’Amérique latine (cannot take both GEOG 3827E and 3827F)
Electives C):
3 additional credits from either A) or B).
Minor in Spanish for the Professional World
ESPA 1005E Introductory Spanish*
ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish
ESPA 3005N Advanced Spanish
ESPA 4066N Spanish in the Professions
ESPA 4051N The Hispanic World Online
Minor in Spanish Language and Culture
ESPA 1005E Introductory Spanish*
ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish
ESPA 2306N Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization
ESPA 2706N Aspects of Peninsular Culture and Civilization
ESPA 3005N Advanced Spanish
* Students who are not required to take ESPA 1005 must replace it with an additional 6 ESPA language credits at the 4000 level
Certificate of Basic Multilingual Competence (24 credits)
To obtain the certificate, students must successfully complete, with a minimum overall average of 70%, either 12 credits taught in the French language for anglophone students or 12 credits taught in the English language for francophone students , excluding language courses (e.g., ENGL 1540, 1550, 1551,1552, FREN language courses, LANG courses) and 12 credits from one of the groups below:
ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish AND ESPA 3005N Advanced Spanish
ITAL 2005N Intermediate Italian AND ITAL 3005N Advanced Italian
INDG 2516E Intermediate Nishnaabemwin A/INDG 2517E Intermediate Nishnaabemwin B
AND INDG 3316E Intermediate Nishnaabemwin C AND INDG 3516E Advanced Nishnaabemwin A
INDG 2035E Intermediate Cree AND INDG 3025E Advanced Cree
List of Spanish Language Courses
ESPA 1005E Introductory Spanish
ESPA 2005N Intermediate Spanish
ESPA 3005N Advanced Spanish
ESPA 4006N Intensive Oral Practice
ESPA 4007N Advanced Spanish Composition
ESPA 4051N The Hispanic World Online
List of Culture/Literature Courses
ESPA 2306N Aspects of Spanish American Culture and Civilization
ESPA 2706N Aspects of Peninsular Culture and Civilization
ESPA 3126N The City as Palimpsest in Spain and Spanish America*
ESPA 3136N Modern Spanish American Literature
ESPA 3226E Film in Spanish America and Spain**
ESPA 3456N The Short Story in Spain and Spanish America
ESPA 3507N The Hispanic Imagination in North America
ESPA 4156N Cervantes’ Don Quijote: From the Renaissance to a Modern Vision
ESPA 4226E Film in Spanish America and Spain**
ESPA 4426N The Romance of Nation Building
ESPA 4586N Special Topics in Hispanic Studies
ESPA 4105N Undergraduate Thesis
* - Students may not retain credit for both ESPA 3126 and ESPA 4126.
** - Students may not retain credit for both ESPA 3226 and ESPA 4226.
Liste des membres du corps professoral
SESSIONAL FACULTY
Bettina Brockerhoff-Macdonald
Jianping Zhang
Jullian Colilli
Teresa Oppedisano
Yolette Brant
William Breton
Diana Iuele-Colilli
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures