![]() ![]() Example combinations include: two continental fields, for example peninsular Spanish and Italian two fields encompassing the diversity of cultures and engagement in the “developing” and the “developed” worlds, such Creole and French or two fields in geographically proximate postcolonial spaces such as lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) and francophone Africa, or Spanish and Portuguese-speaking environments in South America. The major consists of foreign language study at the major level (300 level or above taught in the language) within two departmental fields. Students may count the Creole sequence toward a major in Romance Studies, which involves advanced study in two of the department’s language/culture sections and an international and experiential learning experience. Majoring in Romance Studies with Creole/Kreyòl Creole studies are also linked to American and diasporic studies as Haitian-Americans and Haitian migrants play an increasingly prominent role in US culture simultaneously, Americans are going to Haiti in ever greater numbers for work in NGOs, missions, journalism, academic research, business investments, relief work, and global health. French and Creole studies are historically linked through the history of French colonialism in the New World arena, just as Creole and African studies are linked through the African heritage salient in Haitian language, religion, music, and dance, etc. Creole linguistic grounding is an important element of Caribbean studies at Duke courses in Caribbean Studies are taught by Romance Studies faculty Laurent Dubois and Deborah Jenson, as well as by faculty in other humanities departments. Linguist and translator Jacques Pierre teaches Elementary Creole I (101/701), Elementary Creole II (102/702), Intermediate Creole (203/703), Advanced Intermediate Creole (204/704), and a Research Independent Study in Creole. The Department of Romance Studies at Duke University works with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Haiti Lab, and the Duke/ UVA/Vanderbilt Partnership for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL’s) to offer a full sequence of Haitian Creole / Lang kreyòl courses. If you place in a 300-level course, you will only need to take 1 course. ![]() If you place into the second semester of the intermediate level, you will need to take at least 2 full consecutive courses in the same language.If you place in the first semester of the intermediate level, you will need to take at least 3 full consecutive courses in the same language.Option Two: If you enter language study at Duke at the intermediate level or above, the successful completion of a 300-level FL-designated course will fulfill your requirement.Option One: If you begin language study at Duke in an elementary language course, you must take 3 full courses in that language to meet your FL requirement for graduation, OR.Depending on your language proficiency, you must complete one of the following: Courses suitable for meeting this requirement are designed with an FL (Foreign Language) curriculum code. Duke requires all students to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the intermediate or advanced level. ![]()
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