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French Course Descriptions
FREN F111-F112 Elementary French I-II Class 4-4, Lab. 0-0, Cr. 4-4
P. for F112: F111. Introduction to French language as well as to French and francophone cultures. Emphasis on development of communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly attendance at supervised lab required. F111 is a course for beginners. Students with two years of high school French must take F113.
F111 is available in the fall. F112 is available in the spring.
FREN F113: Accelerated First Year French Class 4, Lab. 1, Cr. 4
P. for F113: Two years of high school French (grades 9-12). Required beginning course for students with at least two years of high school French who did not place into F203 or higher. Review of selected material from F111 before proceeding to F112 material. Weekly attendance at lab required. Credit will not be given for both F112 and F113.
FREN F203-F204 Second-Year French I-II Cr. 3
P. for F203: F112 or F113. P for F204: F203.
Intensive review of grammar; development of vocabulary, reading, conversation, and writing skills. Reading and discussion of modern French fiction and nonfiction, some composition. Weekly attendance in audio laboratory required.
FREN F213 Second-Year French Composition Cr. 2
P: F203. This course integrates the four language skills into a structured approach to composition. Review of selected points of French grammar will be included. Weekly compositions will treat topics both creative and expository, and will increase in length as the semester progresses. Emphasis will be on correct usage, vocabulary building, stylistic control.
FREN F305 Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Littérature Française I Cr. 3
P: F204; R: F213. French literature, origins to 1789.
FREN F306 Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Littérature Française II Cr. 3
P: F204; R: F213. French literature, 1789 to present.
FREN F317-F318 French Language Skills I-II Cr. 3
P: F204; R: F213. Advanced grammar, structures, composition, and conversation. Conducted in French. Required for teaching certification.
FREN F325 Oral French for Teachers Cr. 3-8
P: F204; R: F213. Practice in diction and phonetic analysis. Study of idiomatic expressions, and intensive review of irregular verbs. Individual diagnosis of speech difficulties, with corrective exercises in audio laboratory. Some conversation and practice-teaching presentations. May be repeated for a maximum of eight credits. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F326 French in the Business World Cr. 3
P: F204 (or equivalent). Study of the language of business activities in France, with an introduction to the structure and functioning of various aspects of French economic life. Useful for students preparing for the proficiency examinations of the Chambre de Commerce de Paris.
FREN F330 Introduction to Translating French and English Cr. 3
P: F317. A comparative study of the style and grammar of both languages with focus on the difficulties involved in translating. Introduction to the various tools of the art of translation.
FREN F408 Women in French Literature Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. Readings of texts by such writers as Marie de France, Marguerite de Navarre, Louise Labé, Christine de Pisan, Madame de Lafayette, Madame de Sévigné, George Sand, Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras. Analysis of themes, imagery, and language as they relate to the feminine condition. Taught in French.
FREN F410 French Literature of the Middle Ages Cr. 3
Introduction to Old French language and major literary works. Readings may be broadly representative of the period or reflect a particular thematic concern. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F413 The French Renaissance Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. Rabelais, Montaigne, the Pleiade, and others. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F442 La Poésie Française et Francophone Cr. 3
Survey of French and francophone poetry from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
FREN F444 19th Century Novel II Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. Sand, Flaubert, Zola, Maupassant, and others. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F446 Poésie du Dix-Neuvième Siècle Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. Survey of 19th century poetry from Lamartine to Mallarmé. Readings and explications.
FREN F450 Colloquium in French Studies Cr. 2-3. 9 credits maximum (V.T.)
P: F305 and F306; or consent of instructor. Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F453-F454 Littérature Contemporaine I-II Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. 20th century French literature. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F459 L'Autobiographie Cr. 3
Survey of autobiographical literature from the Renaissance to present. Texts by writers such as Montaigne, Rousseau, Sand, Sartre, Duras, and Djebar will be studied considering the ways in which self-representation has changed and has stayed the same through the centuries.
FREN F460 French Fiction in Film Cr. 3
P: F305 and F306. Involves reading works of French fiction and studying them as works of literature, followed by the viewing of a film version of each work and the preparation of a comparative analysis of the two versions.
FREN F463 Civilisation Française I Cr. 3
P: 6 credits in French at the 300 level or departmental permission. French civilization from medieval period through 17th century. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F464 Civilisation Française II Cr. 3
P: 6 credits in French at the 300 level or departmental permission. French civilization from 18th century to contemporary period. Eligible for graduate credit.
FREN F495 Individual Readings in French Literature Cr. 1-3, V.T.
P: 6 credits of 400-level French and consent of department chair. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
FREN F498 Foreign Study in France Cr. 1-6
P: Acceptance in an Overseas Study Program in France and placement in fourth-year-level courses. Credit for foreign study in French language and/or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
FREN W300 Methods of Research and Criticism Cr. 3
P: ENG W131, W135, or placement in ENG W140, and two years of college French. Study of methods of literary analysis and bibliographical documentation. Basic techniques of research, footnoting, and intensive writing. Critical approaches to drama, novel, and poetry. Required for French majors. Approved by Arts and Sciences for use in fulfilling the sophomore writing requirement.
FREN W399 Internship in Modern Foreign Language Cr. 1-3
P: Third-year proficiency and department chair's approval. Practical application of French language skills. Credit may be counted toward the major with the approval of the department chair.
German Course Descriptions
GER G111 Elementary German I Class 4, Cr. 4
Introduction to German language as well as to German-speaking countries. Emphasis on development of communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly attendance at lab required. G111 is a course for beginners. Students with two years of high school German must take G113.
GER G112 Elementary German II Class 4, Cr. 4
P: G111. Introduction to German language as well as to German-speaking cultures. Emphasis on development of communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly attendance at lab required.
GER G113 First-Year German in One Semester Class 4, Lab 1, Cr. 4
P: Two years of high school German (grades 9-12). Required beginning course for students with at least two years of high school German who did not place into G203 or higher. Review of selected material from G111 before proceeding to G112 material. Weekly attendance at lab required. Credit will not be given for both G112 and G113.
GER G203-G204 Second-Year German I-II Cr. 3
P for G203: G112 or G113; P for G204: G203.
Intensive review of important structural problems and vocabulary primarily through the reading and discussion of modern German fiction and nonfiction.
G203 is available in the fall. G204 is available in the Spring.
GER G305 Introduction to German Literature: Types Cr. 3 (V.T.)
P: G204. Study of literary types (narrative, dramatic, lyric), with examples of each selected from two or more periods.
Available in the Spring.
GER G306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes Cr. 3 (V.T.)
P: G204. Study of major themes in German literature as represented in two or more periods.
Available in the fall.
GER G307 Selected Works of Contemporary German Literature Cr. 3
P: G204. Works of such authors as Grass, Boll, Weiss, Frisch, and Bobrowski plus selected poems are read and discussed in German. Does not duplicate G305 or G306.
GER G315 Business German Cr. 3
P: G204 or equivalent. Improvement of speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills. Concentration on the language of the German business world. Discussion, grammar, exercises, letter writing. Conducted in German.
GER G318 German Language Skills I Cr. 3-5
P: G204. Composition, conversation, and diction; advanced grammar. Conducted in German.
GER G319 German Language Skills II Cr. 3
P: G204. Intensive work in conversation and composition based on readings in areas of current or topical interest with emphasis on contemporary Germany.
GER G325 German for Teachers Cr. 3
P: G204. Intensive practice in conversation and diction, with individual corrective work. Use of the audio laboratory. Intended primarily for teachers but open to students who have completed G318 and preferably also G319.
May be taken twice for maximum of 6 credits. Does not count toward master's degree. Required for teaching certification.
GER G362 Deutsche Landeskunde Cr. 3
P: Third-year German language proficiency or consent of instructor. An overview of contemporary West German civilization with attention to the other German-speaking countries. Political, economic, and social organization. Lectures in German; discussions in German or English.
GER G363 Deutsche Kulturgeschichte Cr. 3
P: Third-year German language proficiency or consent of instructor. A survey of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, as well as contemporary civilization, with an emphasis on individual aspects of culture traced through several epochs.
GER G404 Deutsche Literatur: Seit der Romantik Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of G305, G306, or G307. Historical survey of major literary developments from young Germany to recent writing in German-speaking Europe. Eligible for graduate credit.
GER G405 Goethe: Life and Works Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of G305, G306, or G307. Extensive readings in Goethe's poetry, drama and narrative fiction, including analysis of Faust. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between the author's life and his works.
GER G411 Advanced German: Grammar Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of 300-level work in German or departmental permission. Survey and practice of complex grammatical structures; systematic expansion of vocabulary. Discussion and writing based on current materials, such as newspapers, films, and radio programs. Eligible for graduate credit, but not toward M.A.
GER G412 Advanced German: Composition Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of 300-level work in German or departmental permission. Systematic development of writing and speaking skills, proceeding from exercises to specific forms such as Brief, Aufsatz, Referat, Vortrag. Focus on usage and style. Conducted in German. Eligible for graduate credit, but not toward M.A.
GER G415 Perspectives on German Literature Cr. 3 (V.T.)
P: G305 or G306. Study of one aspect of German literature: formal, historical, political, psychological, etc. Relationship to wider concerns in and outside of literature. Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once with a different topic.
GER G422 19th Century German Literature Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of G305, G306, or G307.
GER G425 20th Century German Literature Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of G305, G306, or G307. Survey of major developments in the literature of the German-speaking countries since 1890. Moments of historical and cultural interest will be discussed as they are reflected in the literature. Writing of Hofmannsthal, Rilke, Thomas Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Brecht, and others.
GER G463 German Culture Cr. 3
P: 6 credits of 300-level work or departmental permission. Taught in German.
GER G464 Kultur und Gesellschaft Cr. 3
P: G463. The interaction of social, intellectual, and artistic forces in German life in the last one to two centuries, stressing interdisciplinary aspects.
GER G470 German Folklore Cr. 3
P: Ability to read German. Development of folklore studies in German. Methods of "Volkskunde." Marchen, Sage, Volkslied, Schwanke.
GER G495 Individual Readings in Germanic Literatures Cr. 1-3 (V.T.)
P: 6 credits of 400-level German and consent of department chair. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
GER W300 Methods of Research and Criticism Cr. 3
P: ENG W131, W135, or ENG W140, and two years of college German. Study of methods of literary analysis and bibliographical documentation. Basic techniques of research, footnoting, and intensive writing. Critical approaches to drama, novel, and poetry. Required for German majors. Approved by Arts and Sciences for use in fulfilling the sophomore writing requirement.
GER W399 Internship in German Cr. 1-3
P: Third-year proficiency and department chairperson's approval. Practical application of German language skills. Credit may be counted toward the major with the approval of the department chairperson.
Spanish Course Descriptions
SPAN S111 Elementary Spanish I Class: 4, Cr. 4
Introduction to Spanish language as well as to Hispanic cultures. Emphasis on development of communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly attendance at lab required. S111 is a course for beginners. Students with two years of high school Spanish must take S113.
SPAN S112: Elementary Spanish II
Class: 4, Cr. 4
P: S111. Introduction to Spanish language as well as to Hispanic cultures. Emphasis on development of communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Weekly attendance at lab required.
SPAN S113: Accelerated First-Year Spanish
Class: 4, Lab: 1, Cr. 4
P: Two years of high school Spanish (grades 9-12). Required beginning course for students with at least two years of high school Spanish who did not place into S203 or higher. Review of selected material from S111 before proceeding to S112 material. Weekly attendance at supervised lab required. Credit will not be given for both S112 and S113.
SPAN S203-S204: Second-Year Spanish I-II
Cr. 3 for each course
P for S203: S112 or S113; P for S204: S203.
Meets three hours a week. Continuation of S111-S112/S113 with grammar review and increased emphasis on communication skills. Reading and discussion in Spanish of contemporary literature, essays, and/or cultural readings. Practice in composition.
SPAN S275: Second-Year Spanish Composition
Cr. 2-3
P: S203. Intensive practice in writing expository, descriptive, and narrative prose, with weekly compositions to be discussed and corrected in class. Normally taken concurrently with S204.
Available in the Spring.
SPAN S246: Women in Hispanic Literature
Cr. 3
Discussion of the roles of Spanish and Spanish-American women as reflected in literature in translation from the 17th century to the present and of works written by women. The works are considered both as literature and as documents of attitudes toward women in Hispanic Society. Lectures and readings in English. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Culture Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement.
SPAN S301-S302: The Hispanic World I-II
Cr. 3 for each course
P: S204. Introduction to Hispanic culture through literature. Study of representative literary works of both Spain and Spanish America in the context of Hispanic history, art, philosophy, folklore, etc.
S301 is available in the fall. S302 is available in the spring.
SPAN S311: Spanish Grammar
Cr. 3
P: S204. This course is designed to integrate the four basic language skills into a review of the major points of Spanish grammar. Course work will combine grammar exercises with brief controlled compositions based on a reading assignment and class discussion in Spanish. Sentence exercises will be corrected and discussed in class.
SPAN S312: Written Composition in Spanish
Cr. 3
P: S311. This course integrates the four basic language skills into a structured approach to composition. Some review of selected points of Spanish grammar will be included. Each student will write a weekly composition, increasing in length as the semester progresses. Emphasis will be on correct usage, vocabulary building, and stylistic control.
SPAN S315: Spanish in the Business World
Cr. 2-3
P: S204. Introduction to the technical language of the business world with emphasis on problems of style, composition, and translation in the context of Hispanic morés.
SPAN S316: Commercial Spanish
Cr. 2-3
P: S204. The objective of this course is to teach the student to write the ordinary kinds of business letters and to become familiar with commercial documents. Spanish is used in class as much as possible.
SPAN S317: Spanish Conversation and Diction
Class: 4, Cr. 3
P: S204. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions, with emphasis on vocabulary usage, word order, tense interrelationships, and discourse skills. May be repeated once for credit.
SPAN S407: Survey of Spanish Literature I
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302. A historical survey that covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements from the Spanish Middle Ages through the baroque period of the 17th century. Readings include prose works, poetry, and drama. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S408: Survey of Spanish Literature II
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302. A historical of Spanish literature that covers the main current of Spain's literary history in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by Larra, Pérez Galdós, Unamuno, García Lorca, and other representative writers. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S411 Spanish Culture and Civilization
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain. Readings and discussions in Spanish. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S412: Latin-American Culture and Civilization
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Culture Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S417: Hispanic Poetry
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Study of major aspects, movements, or directions of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to present. Period may vary. May be repeated with different period. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S418: Hispanic Drama
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Forms, traditions, themes, and periods of Hispanic drama from the Renaissance to the present. Topic may vary. May be repeated with different topic. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S420: Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Spanish-American prose fiction from late 19th century Modernism to the present. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S421: Advanced Grammar
Cr. 2-3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Selected grammar review and intensive practice in effective use of the written language. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S425: Spanish Phonetics
Cr. 3
P: LING L103 or other course work in linguistics and S301-S302 or instructor permission. Introduction to basic linguistics and phonology. Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination and transcription based on articulatory description of standard Spanish of Spain and Latin America. Attendance in audio laboratory required. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S426: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Cr. 3
P: LING L103 or other course work in linguistics and S301-S302 or instructor permission. General aspects of Spanish linguistics: traditional, descriptive, historical, and dialectal. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S428: Applied Spanish Linguistics
Cr. 3
P: LING L103 or other course work in linguistics and S301-S302 or instructor permission. Analysis of linguistics and cultural elements of Spanish phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics as they bear on teaching. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S435: Literatura Chicana y Puertorriqueña
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Works in Spanish by representative Chicano and Puerto Rican authors of the United States. Culture values and traditions reflected in both the oral and written literatures. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S450: Don Quixote
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S470: Women and Hispanic Literature
Cr. 3-5
P: S301-S302 or consent of instructor. Hispanic woman within her cultural context through literary texts. Topics such as women authors, characters, themes, and feminist criticism. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S471-S472: Spanish-American Literature I-II
Cr. 3 for each course
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Introduction to Spanish-American literature from the colonial period to the present. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Culture Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S474: Hispanic Literature and Society
Cr. 3 (V.T.)
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Writers and their works within the social, political, economic, and cultural context. Specific topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S478: Modern Spanish Novel
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. The Spanish novel from the beginning of Realism around 1850 through post-Civil War novels of the 20th century. Topic may vary. May be repeated for credit with a different topic. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S479: Mexican Literature
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Mexican literature from Independence to present. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Culture Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S480: Argentine Literature
Cr. 3
P: S301-S302 or departmental permission. Argentine literature from Independence to present. Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Culture Studies (Non-Western Culture) requirement. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S488: Spanish for Teachers
Cr. 3-4
P: S204 (or equivalent). Intended for Spanish majors, minors, and students pursuing a master's. Focuses on major problem areas of teaching Spanish. Includes review, exercises, and work in pronunciation, accompanied by intensive individual practice. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN S494: Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies
Cr. 1-3
P: 6 credits of 400-level Spanish and consent of department chair. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
SPAN S495 Hispanic Colloquium
Cr. 1-3 (V.T.)
P: S301-S302 and consent of department chair. Topic and credit may vary. May be repeated for credit with a different topic. Eligible for graduate credit.
SPAN W300: Methods of Research and Criticism
Cr. 3
P: ENG W131, W135, or placement in ENG W140 and two years of college Spanish. Study of methods of literary analysis and bibliographical documentation. Basic techniques of research, footnoting, and intensive writing. Critical approaches to drama, novel, and poetry. Required for Spanish majors. Approved by Arts and Sciences for use in fulfilling the sophomore writing requirement.
SPAN W399: Internship in Spanish
Cr. 1-3
P: Third-year proficiency and department chair's approval. Practical application of foreign-language skills. Credit may be counted toward the major with the approval of the department chair.
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