Foreign Language Initiative
Stetson University College of Law wants its law students to develop better foreign language skills. In an increasingly globalized legal environment, the ability to communicate in a foreign language is a great asset to practicing attorneys.
In an effort to assist in the development of language skills, the International Programs Office, in conjunction with Stetson’s Dolly & Homer Hand Law Library, has entered into an agreement with Rosetta Stone. Pursuant to the agreement, Stetson Law students can participate in a language development program offered completely online.
The program has many levels of language development and emphasizes reading, writing, speaking and listening. The resource can assist those with advanced language skills as well as those just beginning to learn a language. You may select one language from the following: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English (British), English (American), Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Once you select a language, you will not be able to change your selection.
As part of the foreign language initiative, the International Programs Office has set new goals for students who utilize the Rosetta Stone program: participating students are required to use the program for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes each day or two and a half (2.5) hours per week. In maintaining this goal, you will reach a level-3 ability, which enables you to read a newspaper in your new language. Students are also encouraged to use the Games Forum in the Studio Session in order to increase their conversational level.
If you are interested in learning a new language, or developing your existing language skills, please email John F. Cooper, associate dean for International Programs, at cooper@law.stetson.edu with a brief statement of interest and your resume or Curriculum Vitae. A limited number of students will be selected, but the International Programs Office will maintain a wait list. Students selected to participate must actively use the resource and should inform the International Programs Office if they decide not to continue to use it. Users who do not log on to the system in a 7-day period will have their service transferred to another interested person.