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Art's Message Breaks Language Barriers
By Hector Olave
Art has no frontiers and doesn't know about language obstacles.
Such an assertion is demonstrated every Tuesday and Thursday at 3 p.m., in the basement of the "Juseum of Art, when Marie Josephe Dulade Charpentier teaches a section of Introduction to Art History . . . in French.
This marks the third year and the third language for this experiment in KU. Spanish came first, then German, and now French.
MISS CHARFENTIER is a visiting instructor of French "that has been lent to the Art Department." as she said.
“Mademoiselle” Dulade Charpentier received the diploma d'Histoire de la Peinture Fran-
caise, Ecole du Louvre, which is a study of the history of French painting and art, equivalent to the American Ph.D.
Such a diploma qualifies her as an expert, lecturer, dealer and guide, and as an art museum curator. Also, she has a diploma in Literature, from the Sorbonne, equivalent to an American Master's degree.
THIS IS HER second year at KU, and this fall will be her second semester teaching Introduction to Art History in French.
"I think this is an extremely interesting idea. It gives the students the opportunity to learn art and a foreign language together," she said.
The course, No. 41 in the Art Department, gives three hours
credit and it can be taken like any other principal course.
"I like very much doing this. I know the students are willing to learn, so I'm trying to give them as much as I can." Miss Charpentier said.
ACTUALLY, TEN students are following the course. Last semester there were 38.
"However, my class is almost always very crowded by auditors that simply like the subject and the language but they are not formally registered as regular students," she pointed out.
Curiously, the averages in the final examinations in the course in French are among the highest in the art department. "That's for the simple reason that the students can take the same course in English which is, of course,
much easier for them. So, those students that are taking my lectures are those who really want to study in spite of the difficulties of the language," Mile. Charpentier explained.
The success of this experiment is demonstrated in the interest that many students have in the next subject that Miss Charpentier is going to teach for next semester. "We are planning to have a course of "Four Centuries of French Paintings," she said. The course will include the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries.
ANY STUDENT who has confidence in his own language proficiency may enroll. Classes are conducted in the foreign language, but examination can be written in either French or English. Miss Charpentier is available
for discussions in English outside the classroom.
Students like the challenge. The idea has been widely applauded by art historians for adding flavor to the native art of the language.
In 1920, a new plan for enrollment was announced through the Men's and Women's Student Councils at KU.
Out of the Hat
At that time, letters of the alphabet were drawn out of a hat. As reported in the University Daily Kansan, of Jan. 27, 1920, all students lined up at the side and main entrance to Robinson Gymnasium, and went forward to enroll as the letters were drawn.
In Communications
Conboy Foresees Changes
William A. Conboy, professor of speech, conceives of three major trends of education, research, and development in the field of personal communications.
For about ten years there has been a major increase in concern in the reception side of communications, he said. Personal communications used to be a transmission-oriented field. Now, interest centers on the listening behavior of one receiving information.
SECONDLY, INCREASED concern with self-perception in communication is being shown. Better
ways of "gaining insight into how we are perceived by others as we communicate" are being found. The value of this trend is seen with the recognition that most are oriented only from the inside, he continued.
KU is preparing to use videotape in televising communication behavior, which will then be played back so that one can see how he behaves in the presence of others. The breakthrough has finally come; and "real possibilities in training and in research" through this equipment are seen by Conboy.
LASTLY, STUDY of personal communication behavior of "human teams" is being increased. "Human teams" refers to any group of human beings organized for the purpose of accomplishing some task. The athletic team, family, corporation, and committee are all "human teams." The goal is to determine what kind of communications yields the best results in teams.
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Friday, October 29,1965
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