{"id":7389,"date":"2023-04-13T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/?page_id=7389"},"modified":"2023-04-13T11:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:38:26","slug":"language-requirement-students-admitted-earlier-than-fall-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/language-requirement-students-admitted-earlier-than-fall-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Requirement (Students Admitted Earlier Than Fall 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

***Please note these regulations apply to students admitted prior to Fall 2023). Students admitted in 2023 should consult this page<\/a> for the language requirement.***<\/p>\n

Language Requirement<\/h3>\n

A basic requirement for engaging with the world is the ability to speak in more than one language. For this reason, the Humanities program expects students to pass a second-language requirement. We require that students achieve at least an intermediate level of competence, such that they will be able to have meaningful social and cultural interaction in a language other than English.\u00a0 Indeed, we believe that cultural differences and realities are deeply embedded in the structures and signifying practices of languages; learning a second language will therefore serve to strengthen the cultural competences of Bachelor of Humanities graduates.<\/p>\n

Students in the Bachelor of Humanities, BHUM Bio and Bachelor of Humanities and Journalism\u00a0 must satisfy the language requirement.\u00a0 The language requirement may be satisfied in one of two ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. By course work: Students who lack second language skill upon entry, or who wish to learn a new language, can satisfy the language requirement by satisfactorily completing language instruction courses in a language other than English up to an intermediate level. In most cases, this means completing the equivalent of two years (2.0 credits) of university-level language study.\u00a0 Languages currently offered at Carleton include: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Ancient Greek, Latin, Italian, Japanese, KiSwahili, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (see note below concerning languages less commonly offered).\u00a0 French language courses are offered by the Department of French<\/a>, while instruction in all\u00a0other languages is offered through the School of Linguistics and Language Studies (SLALS)<\/a>*.\u00a0 Students who have some second language skills in one of these languages, though not enough to satisfy the requirement, will be expected to take a placement test in order to determine the appropriate language course for them.\u00a0 The link below goes to a table which lists the specific Carleton language instruction courses which satisfy the BHUM language requirement.\u00a0 Courses taken at other institutions may also be used to meet the language requirement, as long as they are accepted by the Department of French or the School of Linguistics and Language Studies as being equivalent to, or at a higher level than, the courses specified in the table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n