EIU Department of
World Languages and Cultures

Summer 2023

The following Online Courses will be offered by faculty in the Department of World Languages and Cultures

WLS 1101 Beginning Spanish I (4 credits) 

Dr. Carlos Amaya

Do you need to fulfill your foreign language requirement but require a flexible schedule?

WLS 1101 online may be for you! We will learn the same speaking, listening, reading,

and writing skills as in the face-to-face course, but you can study and complete

assignments at times that work best for you. After 1101, take 1102 to complete your

foreign language graduation requirement.

WLS 1102 Beginning Spanish II (4 credits)

Dr. Vanesa Landrus

Do you need to complete your foreign language requirement but require a flexible

schedule? WLS 1102 online may be for you! We will learn the same speaking, listening,

reading, and writing skills as in the face-to-face course, but you can study and complete

assignments at times that work best for you.

Senior Seminars online

EIU 4125G Cultural Diversity in the United States (3 credits)

Dr. Kristin Routt

Large corporations regularly give workshops to their employees on "cultural

diversity." Restaurants in rural Illinois celebrate "Cinco de mayo." Some Americans still

find it easy to believe that we live in a "post-racial" society. While United States social

norms prevent people from spouting openly racist views, many Americans remain in

denial about their own places of privilege and fail to recognize the hidden ways that

racial and cultural identities create hierarchies that give some people easier access to

our society's resources than others. This course attempts to coax people away from a

“food and festival” approach and towards a more nuanced understanding of cultural

identity. We will examine basic tenets of critical race theory and critical multiculturalism,

then explore how these are manifested in literary selections and in our own community

and lives. Completion of 75 semester hours required. Open to all majors except World Language

majors.

EIU 4104G World Film: Language and Culture in Film (3 credits)

Dr. Christiane Eydt-Beebe

Are you looking for a great senior seminar on world film? You will watch films (full

features and clips) from Germany, Italy, South Africa, Japan, India, China, and more (all

subtitled in English). Learn to study film as a unique art form that strongly reflects the

culture of its origin. Compare the influence of foreign film on Hollywood and Hollywood’s

influence on foreign film. Discuss some of the most influential and provocative films of

foreign cinema. Completion of 75 semester hours required. Open to all majors except

World Language majors.