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COURSES




French (Fren)

1A-B. Elementary French (4-4)
(A) Drill in grammar and pronunciation. Written composition. Oral practice with simple phrases and idioms. 1A and 1B should be taken as a year course.
(B) Review of irregular verbs; reading of simple prose; common French idioms; review of grammatical principles; composition based on texts; outside reading and reports. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: French 1A.

2A-B. Intermediate French (3-3)
(A) Prerequisite: Fr 1B or two years of high school French. Grammar review; modern short storied or plays. Sight reading; weekly compositions; outside reading and reports. (B) Prerequisite: Fr 2A or three years of high school French. French civilization, selected poems, prose or dramatic works and one novel by French men of letters. Class discussion; occasional compositions; sight reading. Conducted in French.

101A-B-C-D. Prose Composition (2-2-2-2)
Prerequisite: Fr 2B. Idioms of modern French. Translation of short narratives into French; free composition on assigned topics.

109A-B. French Literature, Earlier Period (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fr 2B History of French literature, principal documents and authors from Chanson de Roland to Andre Chenier; renaissance, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Lectures and discussions; one paper each semester.

112A-B. French Literature, Nineteenth Century (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fr 2B Chief movements, works, and authors from 1789 to the present; Romaniticism, Realism, the Parnasse, Naturalism and Symbolism. Lectures and discussions; one paper each semester.

120. Classical Drama (2)
Prerequisite: Fr 2B. Interpretation of plays of Corneille, Racine, and Moliere. Outside readings and lectures on background of literature in seventeenth century France.

150A-B. The French Novel (2-2)
Prerequisite: Fr 2B. History of the novel in France from its origin to the present.

190. Special Study (1-5)

 

GRADUATE COURSE

290. Independent Study (1-5)




COURSES

German (Germ)

1A-B. Elementary German (4-4)
(a) Grammar, reading and simple composition. Courses 1A-B taken continuously as year's work.
(b) Continuation of 1A. Systematic study of grammar; reading easy prose and poetry; dictation and composition. Prerequisite: German 1A.

2A-B. Intermediate German (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 1B or two years of high school German. Translation; sight reading; conversation; grammar review.

Sc. 2A-B. Scientific Reading (3-3)
Prerequisite: German 1B, or two years of high school German. Scientific vocabulary; quick and accurate comprehension of articles in fields of chemistry, physics, geology, and biology.

50A-B. Oral German (2-2)
Prerequisite: Germ 1B. May be taken concurrently with Germ 2A or 2B. Conversation on assigned topics, brief talks by students, short scenes from plays.

101A-B-C-D. Composition and Conversation (2-2-2-2)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Advanced prose composition and conversation adapted to majors and teacher candidates.

115A-B. Survey of Literature, Earlier Period (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Reading and discussion of representative selections from the Nibelungenlied, Wolfram, Gottfried, Luther, Lessing, Goethe, Schiller.

116A-B. Nineteenth Century Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B or permission of instructor. Reading and discussion of representative selections from major 19th Century German authors.

161. German Chemical Literature (2)
(See Chem 161)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

 

GRADUATE COURSE

290. Independent Study (1-5)

 



Latin (Lat)

1A. Elementary Latin (3)
Grammar, composition, and reading of simple selections.

1B. Caesar (3)
Portions of Caesar's Commentaries and shot selections from other Roman and medieval authors.

2A. Cicero's Orations (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 1B or 2 years of high school Latin. Derivation of English words; rhetorical devices; review of syntax; public life in ancient Rome.

2B. Virgil's Aeneid (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 2A or 3 years of high school Latin. Literary qualities of epic poetry; analysis of metrical form; ancient mythology; selections from Ovid; art of translation.





Spanish (Span)

1A-B. Elementary Spanish (4-4)
(a) Pronunciation, conversation; writing from dictation; grammar; composition; reading prose descriptive of Spain and Latin America. la and 1B should be taken without interruption as a year's work.
(b) Conversation ; composition ; letter writing; reading modern Spanish stories and one complete novel or play. Prerequisite: Spanish 1A .

2A-B. Intermediate Spanish (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span 2A or Three years of high school Spanish. (A) Review of grammar; tenses; subjunctive mood; irregular verbs; prose composition ; reading typical modern novels; periodicals; outside and sight reading. Conducted largely in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 1B or two years of high school Spanish. (B) Composition; forms of correspondence; conversation; reading modern drama and prose, fiction, and essays; talks on Spanish civilization; reports written in Spanish on private reading; sight reading. Conducted mostly in Spanish.

50A-B. Oral Spanish (2-2)
Prerequisite: Span 1B. May be taken concurrently with Span 2A-B. Enrollment limited. Common idioms; correct expression; simple dialogues and plays. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)

55A-B. Practical Conversation (2-2)
Prerequisite: Span 1B or two or more years of high school Spanish. More advanced than Span 50A-B. Common idioms and correct usage; expressions and gestures; practical vocabulary for daily life and travel. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)

60A-B. Spanish Rapid Reading (2-2)
Prerequisite: Span 1B or two or more years of high school Spanish. Fluent and accurate reading from modern books and periodicals.

101A-B-C-D. Composition and Conversation (2-2-2-2)
101A-B are not prerequisite to C-D. Prerequisite: Span 2B or equivalent. Finer points of expression in oral and written composition; commercial correspondence.

102. Commercial Spanish (2)
Prerequisite: Spanish 2B. Discussion in Spanish of commercial institutions and usages. Writing of business letters and other documents.

103A-B. Survey of Nineteenth Century Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Spanish 2B. Lectures; reading of typical authors; reports on private reading.

104A-B. Spanish-American Literature (3-3)
Literary production as influenced by social and geographic conditions.

105. Contemporary Spanish Drama (3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B. Typical plays of Benavente, Martinez Sierra, Quintero brothers, Marquina, Grau, and others.

107A-B. Survey of Literature, Earlier Period (3-3)
Lectures on literary development of Spain, 1150 to 1800 A.D.; reading of typical authors; reports on private reading.

190. Special Study (1-5)

 


 

GRADUATE COURSES

Spanish (Span)

290. Independent Study (1-5)

 


Educ 300. Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching (2)
(See Education)

Educ 331. Observation and Participation in the Teaching
of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools (2-3)

(See Education)

Educ 332. Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools (1-6)
(See Education)

 

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