Current DULAP Students

The Drake University Language Acquisition Program (DULAP) offers an unique approach to language learning for students motivated to gain functional proficiency in the language of study.

EXPECTATIONS OF DULAP STUDENTS:

All students in DULAP are required to take the appropriate Language Course and the co-requisite Language Learning Strategies course.

Check Drake email and your Moodle courses regularly.

Take no more than 18 credit hours, including DULAP courses.

LANGUAGE COURSE

Study grammatical structure outside of the practice session, using assigned texts and online resources.

Meet three hours a week with the language partner at the assigned time and place.

Follow the language syllabus and be responsible for thoroughly preparing the assigned materials before each practice session.

Make an ePortfolio according to the guidelines in the ePortfolio handbook.

Learn to apply the technology required for the ePortfolio and other course assignments.

Sign up for midterm and final interview exams and coordinator conferences outside of the practice sessions and the language learning strategies course.

Dedicate practice sessions exclusively to communicating in the language of study and refrain from using English.

LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES COURSE

Attend all Language Learning Strategies class sessions and practice the language learning strategies assigned for the language of study.

In addition, DULAP students are expected to pursue every opportunity to explore the language of study, meet people who speak that language, and go out of their way to learn about the culture of the language they are studying. This would include any cultural events in the Des Moines area, the weekly language tables, the Drake International Film Festival, and other international events. It is assumed that students in DULAP want to achieve functional proficiency in the language they are studying and will go beyond the work they are required to do.