Language Across the Curriculum (LAC) at the University of Richmond offers quarter unit, pass/fail courses in a variety of languages. LAC sections are small discussion groups led by a faculty member well versed in a second language or by selected international or bilingual students called LAC Assistants.
All LAC sections are offered in conjunction with primary courses throughout the curriculum, including CORE, political science/social sciences, arts/literatures, science/health, business administration, continuing studies and leadership.
With a teaching style that is more relaxed than regular classes, LAC sections will generally meet once a week for a roundtable discussion of assignments in a second language designed to enhance the international outlook of the primary course.
Although the use of a non-English language will be an essential aspect of the LAC sections, the use of the target language will emerge on the basis of the interest and the skill levels of the students involved, and the discussion will take place in English to the extent necessary for everyone to understand everything that is discussed. Some faculty teaching the primary courses might choose to provide students with the opportunity to complete research projects in a second language instead of the weekly meetings.
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