Dr. Jacoba Koene

Professor of Spanish
Chair Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages

B. A. Calvin College
M.A. Ed. Calvin Theological Seminary
M.A. Michigan State University
Ph.D. University of Toronto

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Bio/Vitae

Dr. Koene is a faculty member within the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Anderson University. The Department of Modern Foreign Languages offers an academically challenging program. Students spend a minimum of six credit hours or an entire semester studying abroad. Financial aid may be applied to their study—something many colleges do not allow. Through foreign study experience, Tri-S trips, and local opportunities, foreign language students leave AU with a thorough education and a global awareness.

A major in one of the modern languages offers students a triple focus: language, culture, and literature. After successful completion, majors will be equipped to comprehend and interpret written and spoken language, express themselves in the written and spoken word of that language, have a fundamental understanding of the literature and civilizations of the countries represented by their target language, and value other cultures as responsible global citizens. Students are prepared linguistically for graduate study as well as careers in education, health care, social services, missionary service, law enforcement, business, or public service.

The Department of Modern Foreign Languages offers the following majors:

• French
• French (complementary major)
• French Teaching
• Spanish
• Spanish (complementary major)
• Spanish Teaching

The mission of Anderson University is to educate for a life of faith and service in the church and society. This mission is realized through a commitment to teaching excellence and genuine concern for each individual student, and is supported by a faculty commitment to continuous professional development and service to the community.

Anderson University is a private Christian university of 2,750 undergraduate and graduate students in central Indiana. Anderson continues to be recognized as a top Christian college: in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked Anderson University among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest for the fourth consecutive year. Established in 1917 by the Church of God, Anderson University offers more than 65 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, education, music, nursing and theology. Anderson University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Anderson University is a part of the CCCU (The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities) and reflects its commitment as a Christian College in all of its academic programs.