2008 Woodie Awards
Foreign language proposal returned to CAA
Three credit hour requirement needs further research concerning implementation, impact
Nora Maberry/ News Editor
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
Blair Lord has recommended to President Bill Perry that a proposal increasing the foreign language requirement be returned to the Council on Academic Affairs for further consideration.
"I have recommended to President Perry that he neither approve nor reject the proposal as voted upon last week (April 17), but return it to CAA to address some logical and operational issues that did not get discussed fully," said Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs.
The proposal was approved by CAA on April 17 and would have required students to complete three semester hours of a single foreign language with an average grade of C or better.
In lieu of college course work, the proposal said that requirement could be met by a variety of things, including the completion of at least three years of high school study of a single foreign language with an average grade of C or better.
The proposal passed CAA with a vote of 6-4 and was supposed to take effect in Fall 2010.
Julie Dietz, vice-chairperson of CAA, said it was her understanding the proposal was being sent back to CAA.
"At this point, nothing is certain," she said regarding the proposal.
Lord said he believes CAA will revisit the proposal in the future.
"In my opinion, there also are many potential matters which need careful consideration before moving forward," Lord said. "The members of CAA seemed open to this approach when I shared it with them."
CAA chairperson Christie Roszkowski said she believed the proposal was being returned to CAA for consideration of some issues that were not fully research or discussed on April 17.
"I believe that these issues relate primarily to the impact and implementation of the proposal, not to the substance of it," she said.
Roszkowski said it is uncommon for proposals to be returned to CAA by the president or the provost.
Other ways to meet foreign language requirement according to proposal:
-Student must earn: A score of 3 or higher on the College Entrance Examination Board Placement exam in any foreign language, a score of 60 or better on the College Level Examination Program in French, German or Spanish, an approved core on a proficiency exam approved and administered by the Foreign Languages department, or the documentation of proficiency in a language other than English at or above the level expected in 2201-level classes
Nora Maberry can be reached at 581-7942 or at nemaberry@eiu.edu.
"I have recommended to President Perry that he neither approve nor reject the proposal as voted upon last week (April 17), but return it to CAA to address some logical and operational issues that did not get discussed fully," said Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs.
The proposal was approved by CAA on April 17 and would have required students to complete three semester hours of a single foreign language with an average grade of C or better.
In lieu of college course work, the proposal said that requirement could be met by a variety of things, including the completion of at least three years of high school study of a single foreign language with an average grade of C or better.
The proposal passed CAA with a vote of 6-4 and was supposed to take effect in Fall 2010.
Julie Dietz, vice-chairperson of CAA, said it was her understanding the proposal was being sent back to CAA.
"At this point, nothing is certain," she said regarding the proposal.
Lord said he believes CAA will revisit the proposal in the future.
"In my opinion, there also are many potential matters which need careful consideration before moving forward," Lord said. "The members of CAA seemed open to this approach when I shared it with them."
CAA chairperson Christie Roszkowski said she believed the proposal was being returned to CAA for consideration of some issues that were not fully research or discussed on April 17.
"I believe that these issues relate primarily to the impact and implementation of the proposal, not to the substance of it," she said.
Roszkowski said it is uncommon for proposals to be returned to CAA by the president or the provost.
Other ways to meet foreign language requirement according to proposal:
-Student must earn: A score of 3 or higher on the College Entrance Examination Board Placement exam in any foreign language, a score of 60 or better on the College Level Examination Program in French, German or Spanish, an approved core on a proficiency exam approved and administered by the Foreign Languages department, or the documentation of proficiency in a language other than English at or above the level expected in 2201-level classes
Nora Maberry can be reached at 581-7942 or at nemaberry@eiu.edu.
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