Department looks to the future T he professors and instructors of the Foreign Language Department were kept busy this year, as usual. Robert Helsten, professor of Bible and German instructor, announced his retirement plans and a search was underway to find a replacement for him. Other teachers in the department were Winfred Wright, chairman of the department and professor of French; his wife, Dorothy Wright, also a professor of French; Ava Conley, associate professor of Spanish; and Terry Edwards, assistant professor of Italian at HUF. During the summer months, Spanish teacher Ava Conley sponsored a work-tour known in Central America as the Venezuela-Latin America Work-Study program. Students working under the program spent six COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department ofForeign Language and International Studies to seven weeks of the summer in a CHOOSING A Latin American country on cam- TOPIC. Dr. Fred paigns. This enabled the students to Jewell, learn more about the culture of the Professor of History, helps Latin people and gave them a chance Jan Kessler, to spread the gospel. The program senior, decide gave students six credit hours, five in on a term paper Spanish and one in missions. topic. Harding C b professors spent lu s in the Foreign Languages many of their Department include Le'Cercle Fran- office hours cais, the French club and Los Ami- assisting gos, the Spanish club. students with When asked about expectations for their classes. - Photo by Sharon the department in the future, Chair- Bowles. man Winfred Wright noted a need for a more frequent use of video material in the classroom and outside it. Also, computer software in the foreign languages is something he looks forward to seeing. Wright would also like to encourage foreign language study be required for the general course requirements. Goals of the department include preparing even more students for life and work in a world where communication with people of other cultures and languages is becoming increasingly more important. - Ronnie Biggs 27 6 Endless Guidance Ava Conley, M.A. -Associate P rofessor of Spanish Robert Helsten, M.A.-Professor of German Dorothy Wright, Dr. de l 'UniversiteProfessor of French Winfred Wright, Dr. De l'UniversiteProfessor of French & Chairman of t he Department
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