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Statement of Purpose

Begin your language journey in French, German, or Spanish at Walters State Community College. All courses are enhanced by video in the classroom with audio tapes for home use.

Faculty

Michelle Mitrik
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Morristown Campus
Office: Humanities 109B
Phone: 423-585-6930
Michelle.Mitrik@ws.edu

B.A., Arkansas Tech - Biology, 1997
B.A., Arkansas Tech - Spanish, 1997
M.A., University of Tennessee - Spanish, 2002

Birgit Austin
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Sevierville Campus
Office: WSSC 111
Phone: 865-774-5830
Birgit.Austin@ws.edu

B.A., Mississippi State College for Women - Foreign Language, 1969
M.A.T., East Tennessee State University - Secondary Education, 1998
Additional graduate work, East Tennessee State University,
Universidad Complutense, Madrid
and Universidad de Cádiz, Spain

Courses Offered

FREN 1010 Elementary French I
FREN 1020 Elementary French II
FREN 2010 Intermediate French I
FREN 2020 Intermediate French II
GERM 1010 Elementary German I
GERM 1020 Elementary German II
GERM 2010 Intermediate German I
GERM 2020 Intermediate German II
SPAN 1000 Beginning Conversational Spanish I
SPAN 1001 Beginning Conversational Spanish II
SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN1020 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 2900 Problems and Topics in Spanish Studies

Consult the current catalog for course descriptions and details.
http://ws.edu/catalog/default.asp

The development of communication skills (in Spanish) is enhanced through state-of-the-art Rosetta Stone, Levels I and II, Latin American Spanish software, community service projects, films, and/or cultural activities.
www.rosettastone.com

Tutoring is a free service offered to Walters State students.  Students can drop by the Tutoring Office in the College Center, Room 221.  Free tutoring is available each semester.
 http://ws.edu/Admission/specialserv/default.asp

Helpful Links:
www.studyspanish.com
free website to study Spanish

www.mhcollege.com/foreign/spanish.html
McGraw Hill website

www.spaleon.com
conjugations in many tenses, organized

www.tflta.org
Tennessee Foreign Language Teacher's Association

www.actfl.org
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Non Credit Courses:
Walters State Community College offers a few non-credit courses in Medical Spanish and Spanish in the workplace.  For more information contact the Department of Community and Economic Development at 423-585-6756 or http://ws.edu/ceed/

 

 
 
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