LANGUAGE & CULTURE
One of the greatest challenges a U.S. business will face today is conducting business affairs with people of different cultures and languages. The Center for International Business Studies is responding to this challenge by working with the Department of Hispanic Studies and the Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures in the development of credit and non-credit language courses and international commerce and culture courses for students, faculty, and community members. Examples of these courses are:
Non Credit Courses
- Beginners Spanish-Fall 2008
(Details to be announced)
- Conversational Spanish-Spring 2008
(03/06/08-04/29/08)
Credit Courses
- Technical and Business French (FREN306) - Credit 3. Advanced-intermediate course to provide cross-cultural communication skills crucial to succeeding in a francophone business or technical environment, including topics on business and technical jargon, correspondence, resumes, interviewing, the European Union, telecommunications, technology and the French-speaking community. Prerequisite: FREN 202 or approval of instructor.
- Advanced Business German (GERM316) - Credit 3. Continuation of GERM203; reading and oral practice of German pertinent to business, trade and international commerce. Prerequisite: GERM 202 or 203.
- Business Spanish (SPAN306) - Credit 3. Continuation of language skill acquisition with advanced material drawn from business and related fields; study of and practice with Spanish business language in the context of Hispanic economic and business systems. Prerequisite: SPAN302 or approval of instructor.
For further information, please check with the Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures.
TAMU Immersion Courses
- Speaking French in Rennes
- French languge study in France at the Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce (ESC) in Tours and Dijon France
- German,Spanish, French, Italian, and Russian: A program developed using a series of cultural and foreign language summer study abroad programs. Each program allows students to earn six credit hours from Texas A&M while studying and traveling for a base institution in each country -- Germany, Spain, Mexico, France, Italy or Russia.
- German language study in Linz Austria (Johannes Kepler University)
- Business German for Beginners at Vienna University of Economics & Business
Non TAMU Immersion Courses
- Center for Russian Studies
- Easymex.com Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico / local assistance
- Frida Spanish School
- French Language and Civilization
- ICAMBIO Study Abroad in Argentina & Chile
- Kukulcan Educational Spanish Community
- Language Study Abroad/USA
- Langue Onze Ecole de Langue, Toulouse
- Latin Immersion Language Network
- Liden & Denz Language Centres Learn Russian in St. Petersburg and Moscow
- ScuolaLeonardo.com Italian Language School
- Souffle Language Centers 18 schools throughout France
- Spanish in the South
- Spanish Study Abroad
- Sprachcaffe International
- Study Abroad in Russia
- Study Abroad in Russia (catalogue possibilities)
- Study Abroad in South Africa
- UNC-Chapel Hill CIBER Working Spanish and Working Portuguese for MBA Students
Specific times and locations of credit courses are published in the Class Schedule each semester. Non-credit classes will be advertised as they become available. For details on these and other language offerings, contact your program advisors.
Updated: 12/10/07