Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 16:14:35 -0800

Subject: FW: Eliminate CC lst semester lang. courses from G.E. list?

From: Susan McKillop <susan.mckillop@sonoma.edu>

To: <ras1@humboldt.edu>

CC: <cmontoya@santarosa.edu>, <suzanne.toczyski@sonoma.edu>

To: Bob Snyder, Chair of the Statewide Academic Senate Academic Affairs

Committee

Dear Bob, I received the following today and forward it to you for your

consideration on Wednesday.

Susan

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From: Montoya Carol <cmontoya@santarosa.edu>

Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 15:24:43 -0800

To: "'susan.mckillop@sonoma.edu'" <susan.mckillop@SONOMA.EDU>,

"'philip.mcgough@sonoma.edu'" <philip.mcgough@SONOMA.EDU>

Cc: "'suzanne.toczyski@sonoma.edu'" <suzanne.toczyski@SONOMA.EDU>

Subject: FW: Eliminate CC lst semester lang. courses from G.E. list?

This is a copy of an e.mail I sent to Tom Blair, president of our California

Community College Foreign Language Council after hearing on Thursday of the

CSU Academic Senate's proposed resolution. The CCCFLC has sent a letter to

CSU Senate opposing the resolution. We are truly at a loss in understanding

the thinking behind this resolution and the lack of communication with CCC

foreign language departments. We understand there is a vote scheduled for

Wed. 6 March - yet we only heard of this on Thurs. Feb 28. As you will note

in the e-mail below, we have solid reasons for opposing the exclusion of

first semester CC language courses from the GE list due to inadequate

cultural content. That is clearly inaccurate. Additionally, I have

learned just today, March 4, that there is some debate about whether CC's

screen first semester language students or require placement tests or

interviews. There is, of course, no prerequisite for an entry level

course, however, instructors do interview and assess their students and

counsel the "false" beginners to move to the next level. We must do this

because entry level classes are very large and we must save room for the

true beginner in so far as that is possible. Please e-mail or call me if I

might provide more information. I urge you to vigorously oppose this

resolution.

Carol Montoya

Chair, Modern & Classical Language

Santa Rosa Junior College

527-4467 cmontoya@santarosa.edu

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> From: Montoya Carol

> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 3:06 PM

> To: 'tblair@ccsf.org'

> Cc: 'jporras@sonoma.edu'; Kellam Karen; Lynch Molly

> Subject: Eliminate CC lst semester lang. courses from G.E. list?

>

> What? How could the CSU Academic Senate reach the conclusion that these

> courses do not contain adequate cultural content? All of our language

> courses - Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Latin, Russian and

> Spanish. include substantial cultural content at every level. This

> content is taught and tested. The cultlural content includes history,

> geography, economics, politics, architecture, dress, customs, music, art,

> drama, literature and poetry - even at the beginning levels. We are not

> just talking about cuisine, though that is also of great interest. There

> is no first semester language class on this campus that does not teach and

> test all of the above. The department of Modern & Classical Languages at

> Santa Rosa Jr. College strongly opposes the proposed resolution of the CSU

> Academic Senate to eliminate first semester community college language

> courses from the approved list of General Education courses on the basis

> that such courses do not contain adequate cultural content.

>

> Carol Montoya

> Chair

> Modern & Classical Languages

> Santa Rosa Junior College

>