FLI– Foreign Language Institute

Foreign Language Institute Courses

Explanation

The following classes are offered through the Foreign Language Institute (FLI), a collaborative venture between several area institutions established to increase students’ access to languages. Most courses offered through the FLI meet at the Jim D. Morris Center located at the corner of Jefferson and McDaniel streets in downtown Springfield. Students pay regular tuition and fees to OTC, and the grades and credits for FLI courses appear on their OTC transcript. More specific information about the FLI can be found at http://fli.missouristate.edu.

— 101 Foreign Language
This course is the first part of the introductory sequence in the offered language. Student acquire basic communication skills in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes as well as an understanding of peoples, products, and practices related to the offered language.

— 102 Foreign Language
This course is the second part of the introductory sequence in the offered language. Students continue to acquire and reinforce novice-level communication skills in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes while deepening their understanding of the language and culture.

— 201 Foreign Language
This course is the first part of the intermediate sequence in the offered language. Students continue to develop proficiency in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways.

— 202 Foreign Language
This course is the second part of an intermediate sequence in the offered language. Students continue to acquire and reinforce intermediate-level communication skills in the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes while deepening their understanding of the connections between
language and culture.