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Language house: alternative to European trip
Imagine being greeted this summer by fellow
students saying bonjour over a -breakfast of brioche
and cafe-au-lait.
But no money for a trip to Europe? According to
former participants, UNL language summer session
houses are a good alternative to immersion into
another country's culture.
The language houses were started in 1967.
According to Donald Allison, chairman of the
Modern Languages Dept., the program is designed for
students who have completed two years of language
in high school or 1 -year's study in college.
During the session, German, French and Spanish
students live in a fraternity house, Allison said. They
attend morning and afternoon classes, have evening
activities and eat meals together, he said.
Allison said the staff includes three or four
instructors in each language, with one instructor who
is a resident.
Although this year's staff has not yet been
selected, Allison said selection is made on interest and
qualification. Several native speakers are always
chosen, he said.
"This program is the closest we can provide to an
in-country experience," said fvlark Cury, iabi year's
staff director in German. "An intensive session often
works better for many because students don't forget
the language day to day," he added.
Cory said morning classes, include grammar and
pronunciation drills and a reading and discussion
session.
In the afternoon, a native speaker conducts
conversation classes, he said. Evenings often involve
films or concerts, Cory said.
Although the student's day is devoted entirely to
language study, Cory said instructors try to make the
work fun. For example, afternoons may include a
swimming party or a soccer game, he said.
While the session is time consuming for students
and teachers, Cory said he enjoyed seeing students'
excitement.
"It's difficult to face students turned off by the
subject and try to arouse their interest," he said.
Cory said he doesn't think a compact program can
provide as much reading fluency as regular classes.
However, the student becomes more proficient in
conversation because it almost seems like he's in
"i think more people would take advantage ot the
language houses if they knew about them," he added.
Amy Struthers, who lived in the French house last
sumnwr, said she found the 5-week crash program
better than taking classes every other day.
"We were pretty fluent by the end of the session
because we roomed with someone in our own
language," she said.
Although Struthers said students worked a lot, she
said she enjoyed it.
"If an upper level course were offered I would
take it again," she said.
Patty Schuett, a student in the German house, said
she thought speaking in German was the best
experience of the session. Students don't get as much
conversation in class she said.
"Experience in conversation is especially good if
you travel because you find out how to say practical
things," Schuett said.
Allison said students may register for language
houses in March or before the first session of summer
school.
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