We have gotten to the point where we are seriously discussing whether it is OK to let students graduate without taking a single literature seminar. Because God forbid they don’t take every grammar course available under the Sun and take literature instead.
Bye-bye university, and hello Berlitz!
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What?
The problem is not fees, it’s the mediocratisation!
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What?
The problem is not fees, it’s the mediocratization!
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Stupidization, I call it.
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Yeah, better.
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Unless you would have two programs; Spanish Literature (with the seminar) and Spanish Berlitzing! 😉
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Yes, we totally need to rename ourselves once again.
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Good God.
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I’m now doing breathing exercises to overcome the frustration this causes in me.
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Why am I the only person who sees that this is a road to the eventual death of our department? Especially since the dean says, “If you are nothing but a service department, then why do we need you?”
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“Why am I the only person who sees that this is a road to the eventual death of our department?”
Finally, my funny idea of two programs could be a serious one.
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I just discovered that at least 2 more people see this my way. There might be hope yet!
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I am appalled that you colleagues does not see the scheme, and even support it. Without lit. you do not have a major. You Spanish major program will phase out in 2020.
Some professors really take their job (and their discipline) for granted, and not seriouslt enough.
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For now, the reason has won. But it is disturbing that such discussions even take place.
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One of the things I appreciate where I work is that my colleagues of the Spanish section refuse to offer courses in translation, even if our numbers would be better, because we know that if we start offering courses in English the quality of our major will suffer.
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We don’t have courses of lit in translation, mostly because the Dept of English is very powerful and keeps them to itself. It is grammar that will be our downfall.
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