Sufffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Intent to Campus Dean(s)
Proposer__Lois P. Mignone_______________
Campus: A_xx__
(name)
Department/Area__Foreign Language/ESL/Reading_________________
Telephone__451-4587______________________
E_xx__
W__xx___
E-mail___mignonl@sunysuffolk.edu______
Attach a brief description of the course or curriculum being proposed with rationale for adding this
course/curriculum. Demonstrate the need for this course/curriculum as it relates to existing
courses/curriculum. Attachment must be in electronic format (ex. MS Word.)
Associate Dean to fill out information below this line
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Type of Curriculum/Course Proposal/Revision
Course
New__________________________________________________________
Revised_X (Delete FL lab requirement from FR52, GE52, IT52, & SP52)
Adoption_______________________________________________________
Curriculum
New_______________________________
A.A._____ A.S. _____ A.A.S _____
Revised_____________________________
Certificate
Adoption____________________________
Recommendations:
This proposal requires the following approval(s)
Campus _____
College__X___
*SEE LETTER OF SUPPORT FORM (NEXT PAGE) FOR VERIFICATION OF APPROVAL*
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Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Campus Deans
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2004
Suffolk County Community College
TO:
Dr. Allen Jacobs, College Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
FROM:
Dr. Lois P. Mignone, Academic Chairperson
Foreign Language/ESL/Reading
DATE:
October 11, 2005
RE:
Formal Proposal to Remove Lab Requirements for 4th Semester French, German,
Italian and Spanish
During the Spring 2003 semester SP 52 (Intermediate Spanish II), the 4th semester in the
Spanish language course sequence, utilized a new textbook which better served the shift in
emphasis toward extensive reading and written/oral analysis of literary/cultural works. This
“setup” reflects the current practice in the language program of most four year institutions in
which the first three semesters deal with basic linguistic structure and the fourth semester is a
“bridge” course which prepares students for the advanced courses.
At that time I requested the removal of the Language Laboratory Requirement with its
emphasis on linguistic practice. One year later I made the same request for IT 52 (Intermediate
Italian II). Both requests to remove the lab requirement for these courses were approved by
Deans Chirch and Arrigon, but without formal proposals to the Curriculum Committee which I
was told by them was not necessary. This semester I have been informed that I must submit
this request to eliminate the Lab requirement to the College Wide Curriculum Committee.
Thus, I request that the Language Lab Requirement for FR 52, GE 52, IT 52, and SP 52 be
eliminated in order for students, who will have utilized the Language Lab as an integral part of
the 1st , 2nd and 3rd semester French, German, Italian, and Spanish programs, to concentrate on
more intensive reading and writing skills in preparation for advanced courses taken at SCCC or
at four year transfer institutions.
Copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Campus Deans
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2004
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Campus Dean(s)
TO:
Dr. Lois P. Mignone, Academic Chair
FROM:
Dr. Philip H. Christensen, Campus Dean
DATE:
October 14, 2005
I support the elimination of the lab requirements for 4th Semester French, German, Italian and
Spanish. As Dr. Mignone articulates, elimination of the 4th semester lab requirement will allow
“students, who will have utilized the Language Lab as an integral part of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd
semester French, German, Italian, and Spanish programs, to concentrate on more intensive
reading and writing skills in preparation for advanced courses taken at SCCC or at four year
transfer institutions.”
Copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Campus Deans
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2004
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Campus Dean(s)
TO:
Dr. Lois P. Mignone, Academic Chair
FROM:
Dr. Shaun McKay, Campus Dean
DATE:
October 17, 2005
Please accept this letter of support for the elimination of lab requirements for 4th Semester
French, German, Italian and Spanish. As indicated in the proposal, the elimination of the 4th
semester lab requirement will allow “students, who will have utilized the Language Lab as an
integral part of the 1st , 2nd and 3rd semester French, German, Italian, and Spanish programs, to
concentrate on more intensive reading and writing skills in preparation for advanced courses
taken at SCCC or at four year transfer institutions.”
Copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Campus Deans
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2004
Suffolk County Community College - College Curriculum Committee
Letter of Support from Campus Dean(s)
TO:
Dr. Lois P. Mignone, Academic Chair
FROM:
William F. Connors, Jr. – Executive Dean
DATE:
October 12, 2005
The language laboratory component of a foreign language course is an integral
component of contemporary pedagogy. However, you make a sound case for removing the
requirement for our fourth semester language course in French, German, Italian, and Spanish
since it serves as a “bridge” course which prepares students for advanced courses. I support
your proposal.
Copies to:
Proposer
Chairs of Campus Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Campus Deans
Chair of College Curriculum Committee
Associate Dean for Curriculum and Assessment
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Associate Dean of Library Services
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Revised 9/2004
-----Original Message----From: Edward Joyce
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:11 AM
To: Lois Mignone
Cc: Allen Jacobs
Subject: FL Lab requirement
Lois,
Thank you for the background information on your initiative to delete the language lab requirement for
intermediate level II courses ("52"). I support the proposal.
Edward Joyce,
Humanities Chair, Eastern Campus
FORMAT FOR NEW COURSE/CURRICULUM PROPOSALS
OR COURSE/CURRICULUM MODIFICATION
ORIGINATING CAMPUS:
(xx) Ammerman
(xx) Eastern
(xx) Western
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new courses/curriculum
should, if appropriate, consider issues arising from elements of cultural diversity.
Among the areas in which this can be realized are: textbook choice, selection of library
and audio-visual materials, and teaching methodology.
Guidelines:
Not every item in this format is applicable to every course proposal. Responses of NOT
APPLICABLE are acceptable in such instances. The Counseling Office and Library of each
campus have materials that can help locate answers about transferability (II d.) and
other colleges that offer similar courses (VI a. and b.).
Information about offerings at other colleges does not require complete listings where
such offerings are numerous. A summary or sampling will suffice.
I.
Votes
(xx)
(xx)
(xx)
( )
and Recommendation Checklist
Electronic Letter of Intent
Electronic Letter of Support from Campus Dean(s)
Vote of Department:
Name of Affected Department: FL/ESL/Reading - Ammerman__
For: _13__ Against: _0__
Abstentions: __0___
Date of Vote: _10/10/05_
Proposer's Initials: _LPM____
Circle One: APPROVED
Name of Affected Department: __Foreign Language - Grant
For: __3__ Against: __0__
Abstentions: __0___
Date of Vote: _10/12/05
Proposer's Initials: _LPM_
Circle One: APPROVED
Name of Affected Department: __Foreign Language - East___
For: __1___ Against: __0___ Abstentions: __0__
Date of Vote: _10/17/05____ Proposer's Initials: __LPM___
Circle One: APPROVED
Vote of Distance Education Committee (if applicable)
Circle One: APPROVED
Date of Vote: _______
(Proposer needs to fill out to this line before sending to the Curriculum Committee Chair)
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cc:
Vice President for Academic and Campus Affairs
Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction
Campus Deans
Chairs of Curriculum Committees
Academic Chairs of affected Departments
Associate Dean of Library Services
( )
Vote of Curriculum Committee
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
( )
Vote of Full Faculty Senate/Assembly/Congress
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
For: _____ Against: _____
Abstentions: _____
Date of Vote: __________
CCC Initials: _____
Circle One: APPROVED
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AREA/DIVISION: Humanities DEPARTMENT: Foreign Language
TITLE: FR 52; GE 52; IT 52; SP 52 (Intermediate Language II)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: FR 52; GE 52; IT 52; SP 52
Intermediate French/German/Italian/Spanish II
Structured review focusing on oral and written communication. Introduces social, political
and cultural aspects of the French/German/Italian/Spanish-Latin American world through analysis of a
wide range of authentic literary and cultural selections. Prerequisite: FR51/GE51/ IT51/SP51 or
fulfillment of equivalent high school placement requirement. (See guidelines chart in catalog under
“Foreign Languages”.)
I.
STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES (should be stated in the form of precise, measurable
learning outcomes, e.g. “Upon successful completion of this course, students will
be able to: ”) NA
II.
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS NA
A. Credits/Contact Hours
B. Required/Elective
C. Transferability
D. Proposed cycle for offering (e.g. Fall, Spring, and Summer)
E. Estimate of student enrollment
F. Prerequisites and/or corequisites
III.
RELATIONSHIP TO FACULTY NA
A. Number of current faculty available to teach proposed course and number of
additional faculty required.
B. Number of other staff positions required.
C. Discipline(s) required and/or minimum preparation in order to teach the
course.
IV.
RELATIONSHIP TO SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS* NA
A. If this is a general education course, how does it incorporate the SUNY infused
competencies of critical thinking and information management?
*The ten SUNY knowledge and skill areas are: Mathematics, Natural
Sciences, Social Sciences, American History, Western Civilization, Other
World Civilizations, Humanities, The Arts, Foreign Language, Basic
Communication.
B. If this is a general education course, what are its assessment measures, i.e.
instruments to measure the attainment of student learning outcomes?
V.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COLLEGES AND/OR CAREER GOALS
A. List other colleges that offer this course.
VI.
ADDITIONAL COSTS
NA
NA
List additional costs and space requirements that have not already been recorded
in the document.
VII.
COURSE OUTLINE NA
Include electronic course outline following prescribed format from the Faculty
Handbook. (See Attachment I)
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ATTACHMENT I
COURSE OUTLINE (see Appendix D of Faculty Handbook for details)
CATALOG NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE:
INSTRUCTOR:
SEMESTER:
YEAR:
1. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
2. PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES:
3. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE:
4. GRADING PRACTICES:
5. RULES CONCERNING STUDENT ABSENCE AND LATENESS:
6. TEXTBOOK:
7. WEEKLY OUTLINE TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
8. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS TO BE USED:
9. LIST OF SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS:
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