Foreign Languages
Dr. Vladimir Konovaliouk
Help Center
The Foreign Language Help Center has department resources that provide the students with reinforcement and tutorial services.
M-15 Foreign Language Learning Center:
Phone: 516.572.7414 ext. 2-5111
Course Descriptions
View the Foreign Language Department's course descriptions and programs of study in the current College Catalog
Course Level H.S. Foreign Language Background
Placement Advisory
To ensure that students are self-registered or placed in the appropriate level, the Department asks that you adhere to these guidelines enforced by the Department of Foreign Languages. Students who have taken a target language in high school NEED NOT begin with level 101 at NCC.
101 (any language)
Note: 101 courses are not intended for NATIVE/ HERITAGE/ BILINGUAL speakers (any target
language)
Beginning student or 1-2 years of the target language in HS or has taken the language 3+ years prior to college
102 (any language)
2-3 years in High School
SPA 151-152
Not intended for NATIVE/ HERITAGE/ BILINGUAL speakers
Beginning Spanish for Medical Personnel
(recommended for students in the Nursing program)
201-202
(French, Italian, Spanish)
3-4 years in High School
SPA 205-206 (non-sequential)
Note: 205 and 206 can be taken instead of 201 and 202, but not in addition to 201
and 202
Native/ Heritage/ Bilingual speakers ONLY
261-262
(French, Italian, Spanish; non-sequential)
4+ years in HS, or successful completion of 201/202, or 205/206, or instructor’s permission
271, 272, 273, 274
(Literature courses in Spanish; non-sequential)
4+ years in HS, or successful completion of other 200-level course/s or instructor’s permission
ADVISEMENT GUIDELINES with self-assessment examples in French, Italian, & Spanish
Students considered by the instructor to be either under-prepared or too advanced will be expected to change to an appropriate level.
For students starting out or already enrolled in a language at NCC, the sequence is 101, 102, 201, 202. After 202 a student may choose from any of the following: 261-262 (Advanced level), 271, 272, 273, 274 (Literature in a target language).
The following specialized courses are also offered:
ITA 225 (Italian for Business)
SPA 110 (Spanish for Hotel Personnel)
SPA 121 (Spanish for Law Enforcement Personnel)
SPA 205-206 (Intermediate Spanish for Bilingual Speakers I-II)
SPA 225 (Spanish for Business)
SPA 251-252 (Practical Spanish for Medical Personnel)
Students wishing to pursue study at the baccalaureate level in this subject should see departmental advisors. Contact the Department for further information.
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