Modern Languages Program > Courses
Courses
French
F100-F150 Elementary French I-II (4-4 cr.)
Introduction to French language and selected aspects of French civilization and culture. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
F200-F250 Second-Year French I-II (3-3 cr.)
Grammar, composition, and conversation coordinated with the study of expository, literary, and cultural texts. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
F300 Lectures et analyses littéraires (3 cr.)
Preparation for more advanced work in French literature. Readings and discussions of one play, one novel, short stories or essays, and poems.
F305 Chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature française I (3 cr.)
Drama and literature of ideas. Dramatists such as Corneille, Racine, Molière, Beaumarchais, and Sartre; essayists and philosophes such as Descartes, Pascal, Voltaire, Diderot, and Camus. Lectures and discussion in French.
F306 Chefs-d'oeuvre de la littérature française II (3 cr.)
Novel and poetry. Novelists such as Balzac, Flaubert, and Proust; readings in anthologies stressing sixteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century poetry. Lectures and discussion in French.
F313-F314 Advanced Grammar and Composition I-II (3-3 cr.)
Detailed review of grammar. Writing practice.
F315-F316 French Conversation and Diction I-II (3-3 cr.)
Course devoted to oral practice and basic phonetic rules.
F363 Introduction à la France moderne (3 cr.)
The development of French culture and civilization in the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the events which shaped modern France, the structure of daily life, and its institutions.
F375 Thèmes et perspectives littéraires (3 cr.)
Study of a specific subject or theme, such as society and the individual, the tragic hero from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, comedy, and satire. All work in French.
F396 Foreign Study in French (1-6 cr.)
Credit for foreign study in French language or literature when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
F453 Le Roman au 20e siècle I (3 cr.)
Ecrivains tels que Gide, Alain-Fournier, Colette, Bernanos, Sartre, Malraux.
F454 Le Roman au 20e siècle II (3 cr.)
Ecrivains tels que Camus, Queneau, Butor, Vian, Duras.
F461 La France contemporaine (3 cr.)
France since 1945; political, social, economic, and cultural aspects.
F474 Theme et version (3 cr.)
Translations of selected passages, alternating between English and French, to teach students to write with precision and clarity in both languages.
F475 Le Français oral: cours avancé (3 cr.)
German
G100-G150 Elementary German I-II (4-4 cr.)
Introduction to present-day German and selected aspects of German culture. Survey of the language: structure and meaning. Introduction to German grammatical forms and their function. Development of listening comprehension, simple speaking proficiency, controlled reading and writing skills. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
G200 Oral Practice, Writing, and Reading I (3 cr.)
Further development of oral and written command of language structures. Reading of literary and nonliterary texts. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
G250 Oral Practice, Writing, and Reading II (3 cr.)
Review of selected grammatical items. Reading of modern German prose and plays with stress on discussion in German. Writing of descriptive and expository prose based on the reading material. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
G255 Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation (3 cr.)
Recommended for students with no knowledge of German or those in first- and second-year language courses who wish to gain early acquaintance with German literature. Emphasis on such writers as Kafka, Brecht, Hesse, Mann, Goethe, Schiller, and Lessing. No credit given for German majors.
G300 Deutsch: Mittelstufe I (3 cr.)
Intensive review of selected grammatical topics and continued practice of composition and conversation. Conducted in German.
G305 Introduction to German Literature: Types (3 cr.)
Study of literary genres (narrative, dramatic, lyric), with examples of each selected from two or more periods.
G306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes (3 cr.)
Study of a single literary theme (such as music, generational conflict, love, revolution) as presented in two or more periods.
G311 Composition and Conversation (3 cr.)
Conversation, writing, and vocabulary building coordinated with readings of contemporary concerns, both nonfiction and fiction. Conducted in German.
G330 Deutsch: Mittelstufe II (3 cr.)
Advanced oral and written communication. Study of selected advanced grammatical topics. Reading of primarily nonliterary texts. Conducted in German.
G363 Deutsche Kulturgeschichte (3 cr.)
A survey of the cultural history of German-speaking countries, with reference to its social, economic, and political context. Lectures in German; discussions in German or English.
G403 Deutsche Literatur: Mittelalter bis Romantik (3 cr.)
Historical survey of major literary developments from the Middle Ages to romanticism.
G404 Deutsche Literatur seit der Romantik (3 cr.)
Historical survey of major literary developments from young Germany to recent writing in German-speaking Europe.
G405 Goethe: Life and Works (3 cr.)
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.
G415 Perspectives on German Literature (3 cr.)
Study of one aspect of German literature: formal, historical, political, psychological, etc. Relation to wider concerns in and outside of literature. Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once with different topic.
G416 Studies in German Authors (3 cr.)
Life and works of a major author or group of authors. Topic announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once with different topic.
G418 German Film and Popular Culture (3 cr.)
Study of German film and/or other manifestations of German popular culture (television, music, cabaret, Trivialliteratur of the Twentieth Century).
G464 Kultur und Gesellschaft (3 cr.)
The interaction of social, intellectual, and artistic forces in German life of the past two centuries, with stress on important developments and figures. May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
V415 Individual Readings in German Studies (1-3 cr.)
May be repeated.
Spanish
S100-S150 Elementary Spanish I-II (4-4 cr.)
Intensive introduction to present-day Spanish, with drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
S200-S250 Second-Year Spanish I-II (3-3 cr.)
I. Intensive drill reviewing important structural and vocabulary problems, coordinated with literary readings. II. Discussions in Spanish of contemporary Hispanic literature. Practice in composition both semesters. Attendance in the language lab may be required.
S275/S291 Hispanic Culture and Conversation (3 cr.)
Practice of language skills through reading and discussion of Hispanic culture. Treats facets of popular culture, diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, and themes of social and political importance. Conducted in Spanish.
S301-S302-S303 The Hispanic World I-II-III (3-3-3 cr.)
Introduction to Hispanic culture through literature.Study of representative literary works in both Spain and Spanish America, in the context of Hispanic history,art,philosophy,folklore,etc.
S311 Spanish Grammar (3 cr.)
Review of the major points of Spanish grammar.
S312 Written Composition in Spanish (3 cr.)
Course integrates the four basic language skills into a structured approach to composition. Some review of selected points of Spanish grammar included. Emphasis on correct usage, vocabulary building, and stylistic control.
S317 Spanish Conversation and Diction (3 cr.)
Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions. May be repeated once for credit overseas.
S407 Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 cr.)
A historical survey that covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements from the Spanish Middle Ages through the Baroque period of the seventeenth century. Readings include prose works, poetry, and drama.
S408 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr.)
A historical survey of Spanish literature that covers the main current of Spain's literary history in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by Larra, Pérez Galdós, Unamuno, García Lorca, and other representative writers.
S411 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 cr.)
A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
S412 Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 cr.)
A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.
S419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction (3 cr.)
Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.
S420 Modern Spanish American Prose Fiction (3 cr.)
Spanish American prose fiction from late nineteenth-century modernism to the present.
S450 Don Quixote (3 cr.)
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.
S470 Women and Hispanic Literature (3 cr.)
Hispanic women within cultural context through literary texts. Topics such as women authors, characters, themes, and feminist criticism.
S471 Survey of Spanish American Literature I (3 cr.)
A historical survey of Spanish American Literature. This course covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements from pre-Columbian times, through the Conquest and the Spanish Colonies, to the beginning of the Nineteenth Century when the Spanish American republics were born.
S472 Survey of Spanish American Literature II (3 cr.)
A historical survey of Spanish American Literature. This course covers major authors, genres, periods, and movements. This literary survey course begins in the nineteenth century when Spanish Colonial rule ended and most Spanish American countries became republics, and follows the growth of Spanish American literature up to the present day.
S494 Individual Readings in Hispanic Studies (1-3 cr.)
May be repeated.
Japanese
J101-J102 Elementary Japanese (4-4 cr.)
Semester offered : J101 offered Fall Sem. J102 offered Spring Sem.
J201-J202 Second-Year Japanese (3-3 cr.)
Semester offered : J201 offered Fall Sem. J202 offered Spring Sem.
