World Languages

The World Languages department at Big Bend Community College seek to prepare students for engagement with the wider world through the skill and art of communicating in a foreign language. Students have the option of enrolling in up to three quarter of a single foreign language.

Languages Offered

Some foreign languages are offered on a bi-annual basis (alternating every other year). You may enroll in levels I, II or III any quarter that the language is offered.

French – offered during even numbered years
- Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 and Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
- FRCH& 121, 122 and 123
German – offered during odd numbered years
- Fall 2017 – Spring 2018 and Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
- GERM& 121, 122 and 123
Spanish – offered every year
- SPAN& 121, 122 and 123

Spanish Native Speakers

Students that are native/heritage speakers should contact the department chair, Angela Leavitt, about advanced placement or credit by examination.

Program Outcomes

Career Possibilities

Transfer Options

Industry Connections

Scholarships & Grants

Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
Students will be able to reason mathematically.
Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
Students will be able to recognize or articulate personal/interpersonal aspects of, or connections between, diverse cultural, social, or political contexts.
Students will be able to solve problems by gathering, interpreting, combining and/or applying information from multiple sources.

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Degrees & Certificates

Generic AA&S-DTA Transfer Degree

Total Credits: 90
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
Students will be able to reason mathematically.
Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills.
Students will be able to recognize or articulate personal/interpersonal aspects of, or connections between, diverse cultural, social, or political contexts.
Students will be able to solve problems by gathering, interpreting, combining and/or applying information from multiple sources.

Basic and Breadth Requirements

Specified and General Electives

Course	Credits
Basic Skill – Communications (BS) ENGL& 101 – Composition I (5) and ENGL& 102 – Composition II (5) OR ENGL& 235 – Technical Writing (5)	10
Symbolic Quantitative Reasoning (SQR) Any MATH course above 101: MATH& 107 – Math in Society (5) (Liberal and Fine Arts, Early Childhood Ed), MATH& 141 – Pre-Calculus I (5) (Computer Science, Manufacturing, STEM), MATH& 146 – Statistics (5) (K-12 Ed, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology) or PHIL& 120 – Symbolic Logic (5) (Liberal and Fine Arts, undecided)	5
Humanities (HU/HP) (15 credits from TWO disciplines) Includes art, communications, diversity, English, foreign languages, music, philosophy, religious studies Maximum 5 credits of HP *Maximum 5 credits of 100-level foreign language	15
Social Sciences (SS) (15 credits from THREE disciplines) Includes anthropology, criminal justice, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology	15
Math/Science (LS/MS/NS) At least one LAB SCIENCE (LS) Course *Maximum 5 credits of additional math	15
Additional Breadth (HP/HU/SS/LS/MS/NS/SQR)	5
PE/Wellness (PEH) PEH 100 – Lifetime Wellness	3

Course	Credits
Specified (HU/HP/SS/LS/MS/NS/SE)	10
General (any 100-level and above course)	12

World Languages Contact

AngelaL@bigbend.edu
(509) 793-2187
Building 1600
Room 1625

World Languages Faculty/Staff

Leavitt, Angela

Foreign Language Faculty

AngelaL@bigbend.edu

(509) 793-2187

McCarthy, Jennifer

French & German Instructor

JenniferM@bigbend.edu

(509) 793-2190

McLauchlan, Nelly

Foreign Languages Associate Faculty

nellym@bigbend.edu