Application for Residence in Casa Hispanica

Application for residence in The Romance Language House in Missouri Hall

Gender: ___ Male ___ Female ___ Other

Address:

E-mail: Phone:

Language(s) you will be studying while in the Romance Language House (indicate all that apply; International Students please indicate languages spoken):

Spanish French Italian Latin

1. How many years have you studied French, Spanish or another Romance Language (including high school)? (Native speakers of Romance Languages please skip this question)

High school (indicate name of city & high school as well):

Truman State University:

Other institutions:

2. Current Class: HS Senior Fr. Soph. Jr. Sr. Graduate student

3. In what French or Spanish course(s) (or other Romance Languages) are you currently enrolled, if any (including high school courses):

4. French or Spanish course(s) you expect to take at Truman in the upcoming fall:

5. Are you, or do you plan to be, a Spanish Major or Minor, a French Major or Minor, or a Romance Language major? (Indicate one, if applicable. Note that there is no ROML minor, just a major.)

What are your other fields of study (majors, minors), if any?

6. Have you ever traveled, lived, or worked abroad? If so, please briefly describe your experience. (International Students, please briefly describe your experience outside your home country.) 7. Are you a native speaker of English? Yes No If not, please explain: (International Students, please tell what language(s) you speak natively)

8. Do you speak, or are you currently studying, a foreign language other than French or Spanish? If so, please explain.

9. Please write below (or you may attach) a two paragraph statement about your reasons for wanting to belong to the Romance Language House.

Paragraph #1 (in French or Spanish):

(FR) Je voudrais appartenir à la Romance Language House parce que...

(SP) Quiero vivir en la Casa de Lenguas Romances porque...

Paragraph #2 (in English): What do you hope to gain from this experience? What are your goals for using the language in your future?

Directions for submitting this application

1. Please complete this using MS Word. Do not worry about spacing or pagination. Answer the questions to the best of your ability. Use as much space as necessary. 2. Save this file using your last name SP application.doc (for Spanish) OR last name FR application.doc (for French) OR last name RL application.doc (for Romance Language) Example: Smith SP application.doc or Jones FR application. doc, etc.

3. Please send the application as an attachment to:

Prof. James Hammerstrand [email protected]

For more information, please e-mail Prof. Hammerstrand