<p>Is there an ILR foreign language requirement? I've been browsing through the ILR website/required courses and for the life of me can't find anything which says there is.</p>
<p>no requirement, though foreign lanuage will count as ILR elective creadit (vs. just a university credit).</p>
<p>So will GTs have any say in how their 1st semester schedules will be set up? Or will they basically create one for us? </p>
<p>(ps. can we use a graphing calc. on the ILR math test?) </p>
<p>Thanks ;)</p>
<p>o ya btw we can use a calculator...I got the new notice in the mail. Wave mighta told u I told him otherwise...but I just found out I was wrong and still need to tell him lol</p>
<p>There's no foreign lang req??? Um, I thought there was. Now I'm really confused...</p>
<p>i dont think foreign language is required, though i did have foreign language from another school and that may have had something to do with what i assumed. </p>
<p>my schedule was made up for me when i arrived on campus, as was the case for every ilr transfer i knew (many)</p>
<p>hmm I guess based on this, foreign language is not really required...</p>
<p>"A minimum of 24 credits must be taken within the ILR school
Up to 16 credits may be taken outside ILR in the following areas:
Foreign language
Advanced mathematics
Approved courses from other colleges "</p>
<p>ahhh there are so many requirements hahaha it’s madness, I still don’t understand how this will work lol</p>
<p>ok, so yeah, not required, but counts as if it was a class taken in the ILR school.</p>
<p>having taken a language my frosh year...i would recommend you dont load up on credits your first year taking an intro language (unless you already know some of it)</p>
<p>So if it's not required but I have been planning to study in Italy (which formed out of my idea that I would be having to take a foreign language and would take Italian) should I still even if I am bad with languages? (I'm guessing you'll say no so...) Would not knowing italian make Italy sucky? Should I just teach myself Italian on the side or something? This is def confusing me now because I had that idea cemented in my mind lol.</p>
<p>Oh, study abroad. I know you're in ILR, but the basic rule that I've found out from the study abroad office (my friend as of late) and from anecdotes from other friends (although please correct me if I'm wrong):
- If you are in Arts & Sciences, you must take a certain amount of language BEFORE going abroad; when you do, you are to take classes in that language (ie. If you are going to Italy, you must have 2 semesters at Cornell [I think], and then you must take classes in Italian).
- If you are in any other school, you must take the native language in the country/program of your choice DURING the program; when you go, you can take classes either in that language, or English if available (ie. I am going abroad next semester - I must take a language course as one of my classes in the native language, although the rest of my classes will all be taught in English).</p>
<p>It depends on which program you're going abroad to - if English is an option, or if you want to learn in Italian... but those are the general rules. The idea is that you'll be forced to do some cultural immersion by taking the language while you're there (or, if you're really adventurous, taking it beforehand so you can really soak up the experience). So I guess it also depends on what you want to get out of it... I mean, for my program, I'm going in without any knowledge of the native language (although most citizens do speak English very well, so it won't be an issue), but I appreciate being 'forced' to take the language so I can get more out of it.</p>
<p>I lived in Italy for several months and when I first arrived I only knew 3-4 words.</p>
<p>Yes it will be a little frustrating not being able to understand anyone but I think you will find Italians are very patient with you and most like Americans. Also, many Italians speak at least a little English, especially younger ones.</p>
<p>It would be beneficial to at least take one class in Italian but I don't think it is all together necessary. You will probably learn more of the language in your time spent mixing with people than you could reasonably ever hope to learn from a few college level Italian classes.</p>