Program Overview
Modern Languages
Overview
Learn a new language to enrich your life, communicate across cultures, and gain an edge in today's global marketplace.
Program Details
UFV's Modern Language Institute offers Intermediate Proficiency associate certificates in French, German, Halq'eméylem, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish; and Advanced Proficiency certificates in French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
- You earn an Intermediate Proficiency associate certificate when you complete 12 credits in a single language.
- You earn an Advanced Proficiency certificate when you complete 20 credits.
Program Structure
Small class sizes allow you to interact with instructors and seminar assistants who are native speakers, to improve pronunciation, enhance comprehension, and speed up language acquisition. Because the goal of the language program at UFV is to help you develop communication skills, every instructor places a strong emphasis on conversation.
Prior Learning and Credit
If you have previous language abilities, and can demonstrate sufficient proficiency, you may receive advanced credit and placement.
Benefits of Studying Modern Languages
On a personal level, studying another language can deepen your enjoyment of travel, literature, and culture. In addition, studies have shown that learning a language can boost your analytic skills, improve your memory, and offset the effects of aging on your brain.
Career Outlook
The ability to communicate in another language can provide professionals with a competitive edge in the marketplace: as the pace of globalization accelerates, multi-national corporations, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations value employees that are familiar with the language and culture of the countries where they operate.
- Mastering another language can also lead to an exciting career as a language teacher, translator, government worker, tour consultant, international aid worker, or journalist.
Program Outline
- Intermediate Proficiency: Requires 12 credits in a single language.
- Advanced Proficiency: Requires 20 credits in a single language. The program offers certificates in the following languages:
- French
- German
- Halq'méylem
- Japanese
- Mandarin
- Russian
- Spanish Small class sizes allow for interaction with native-speaking instructors and seminar assistants. The program focuses on developing communication skills, with a strong emphasis on conversation.
Teaching:
- Native-speaking instructors and seminar assistants
- Focus on conversation and communication skills
- Small class sizes for personalized interaction
Careers:
- Multi-national corporations
- Government agencies
- Non-governmental organizations
- Language teacher
- Translator
- Government worker
- Tour consultant
- International aid worker
- Journalist
Other:
- Previous language abilities may be eligible for advanced credit and placement.
- Studies have shown that learning a language can boost analytic skills, improve memory, and offset the effects of aging on the brain.
