Minor in Foreign Language 30 QH
The foreign language minor is designed for students who plan to work with clients, associates, or students for whom the foreign language is the native language or for students who have an intrinsic interest in the nature and structure of language. To earn the minor, all the coursework must be in the same language, and students must complete at least 50% of the required foreign language coursework at NLU. The specific language(s) offered at any given time will be determined by the need and demand as expressed by students and baccalaureate programs. The foreign language minor fulfills the requirements for the foreign language specialization in the English major.
For those students not pursuing a minor, but interested in taking a foreign language, foreign language courses may be used as humanities elective credit.
Foreign Language Minor Requirements QH
| APL100 |
Foreign Language I |
5 |
| APL110 |
Foreign Language II |
5 |
| APL120 |
Foreign Language III |
5 |
| APL130 |
First-Year Intensive Foreign Language I, II, & III |
15 |
| APL220 |
Intermediate Foreign Language I |
5 |
| APL230 |
Intermediate Foreign Language II |
5 |
| APL240 |
Intermediate Foreign Language III |
5 |
| APL250 |
Second-Year Intensive Foreign Language I, II, & III |
15 |
Minor in Foreign Language in ESOL 31 QH
The foreign language minor in ESOL for non-native English speaking students is designed for students who want to work in an international or bilingual/bicultural context. The minor is a progression of courses that provide students with a sound base in the four language skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening within a grammar-based curriculum. In these courses, students learn to apply the course content to increasingly sophisticated sociocultural and discourse situations and through this enhance their understanding of nuances in the language.
The foreign language minor in ESOL is open to students who completed ESOL levels 4 and 5 of National-Louis University’s former ESOL program. The foreign language minor in ESOL is not open to students majoring in English.
Foreign Language Minor in ESOL Requirements 31 QH
One ESL or APL course that has ESOL Level 5 as a prerequisite such as the following:
| ESL203 |
Writing Skills Development |
5 |
| APL210 |
Characteristics of Language in Culture |
5 |
| APL490 |
Independent Study in ESL |
5 |
| APL495 |
Special Topic in ESL |
5 |
For those students not pursuing a minor, but interested in taking a foreign language, foreign language courses may be used as humanities elective credit.
ESL Workshops
This series of four workshops is designed for community-based educators, tutors, literacy volunteers, high school ESL/bilingual teachers, and aides. It offers a solid grounding in current best thinking and practice in teaching English as a second language. The theories and principles of second language acquisition and the features of the English language are integrated with ESL teaching methodologies and assessment techniques. Both undergraduate and graduate credit may be earned.
Workshop Courses QH/SH
The Applied Language and English as a Second Language Courses are designed to provide instruction in language and culture and to give non-native speakers of English the language skills necessary to prepare them for success in degree programs. They are based on characteristics of language in culture; focused writing; advanced application of reading, writing, speaking, and listening; and context-appropriate use of English. The courses also include independent study and special topic courses.
Additional Applied Language Courses QH
APL
| APL210 |
Characteristics of Language in Culture |
5 |
| APL305 |
Connecting Language, Community and Career Goals |
5 |
| APL400 |
Situational Language Use for Professional Advancement |
5 |
| APL490 |
Independent Study |
2-5 |
| APL495 |
Special Topic |
2-5 |
ESL
| ESL203 |
Writing Skills Development |
5 |
SH
| ESL403 |
ESL Reading and Writing for Graduate Students |
3 |
In addition to the credit courses and programs the Department of Applied Language offers on-campus, it offers a variety of non-credit courses for specific purposes on and off campus, in the community, and the workplace. For example, the department has provided Hispanic parents in the community with limited English language proficiency with beginning and intermediate English through the project Empowering Parents through English Language Development to enfranchise the parents, motivate the children as students, increase parents' self-esteem, and stabilize family life and roles.
Non-Credit Courses
| English for Professional Success, Intermediate |
| English for Professional Success, Advanced |
| Introduction to English |
| Beginning English |
| Beginning English II |
