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COURSES

 

Foreign Language (F Lang)

130A-B. Foreign Language in the Elementary School (2-2)
F Lang 130A may be repeated once in each language; F Lang 130B may not be repeated. Not open to students with credit in Span 120A-B. (A) Intensive drill on phonetics through individual attention, audio-lingual-visual aids; pronunciation, enunciation, intonation. (B) Methods, materials, bibliography for foreign languages in the elementary school.


GRADUATE COURSES
(See Course Numbering System -- Definitions and Eligibility)

Foreign Language (F Lang)

201. Foreign Language Linguistics (2; max total 4 if no language repeated) (Same as Ling 201)
Prerequisite: Latin 1B; major or minor in language of specialization; permission of instructor. Oppositions in language; phonetic and phonemic description; allophonic and phonemic perturbations; speech levels; dialects.

202. Seminar in Historical Linguistics (2; max total 4 if no language repeated)
Prerequisite:Latin 1B; major or minor in language of specialization; permission of instructor. Historical method; diachronic and synchronic considerations; language change; articulatory oppositions; Latin phonology and distributions; morphology, syntax; dialects; comparison with other Romance languages.

290. Independent Study (1-5)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.

301. Conversation and Composition Review (2; max total 8 if no language repeated)
For elementary and secondary school teachers or those planning to travel abroad. Prerequisite: bachelor's degree or teaching credential; permission of instructor. Conversation and composition to improve audio-lingual and writing skills in the foreign language.




French (Fren)

1A-B. Elementary French (4-4)
Beginning course of graded lessons acquainting the student with the basic structure and pronunciation of French through practice in speaking, reading, and writing.

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.

50A-B. Oral French (2-2)
Prerequisite: Fr 1B; 2A or B. (Must be taken concurrently) Oral drill for pronunciation; conversion on assigned topics; brief talks, extemporaneous discussions. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)

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. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.

Graduate courses are listed under Foreign Language.

 




COURSES

German (Germ)

1A-B. Elementary German (4-4)
Beginning course with graded lessons acquainting the student with the basic structure and pronunciation of German through practice in speaking, reading, and writing.

2A-B. Intermediate German (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 1B. Translation; sight reading; conversation; grammar review.

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.

61. Literature of the Sciences (2)
Prerequisite: Germ 1B or equivalent. Selected readings in the natural sciences for developing scientific vocabularies.

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.

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

Graduate courses are listed under Foreign Language.

 



Latin (Lat)

1A-B. Elementary Latin (4-4)
(A) Elements of the Latin grammar; acquisition of reading ability. (B) Continued emphasis on reading ability through use of adopted selections from classical writers.

3A. Latin Composition (3)
Prerequisite: Lat 1B or 2 years of high school Latin.: Active command of gram- mar and syntax.

3B. Medieval Latin (3)
Prerequisite: Lat 3A. Selections from the Canidna Burana, Patrologia Latina, Anthologia Latina, Medieval Hymns, Gesta Romanorum, Einhard, and others.

101A-B. Advanced Grammar and Compostion (3-3)
Prerequisite: Latin 3B or equivalent; may be taken concurrently with Latin 131, 132, 141, or 142. Exercises in prose composition; selected works of Cicero and others from the Golden Age of Latin.

131. Classical Latin (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 2B. Survey of Roman literature; readings in prose and poetry of representative authors from Plautus to Apuleius.

132. Medieval and Renaissance Latin (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 131. Survey of Medieval and Renaissance Latin lterature. Readings in Patrologia Latina, Gesta Romanorum, Erasmus, Luther, Morus; supplementary readings in English on political and cultural backgrounds.

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






Russian (Russ)

1A-B. Elementary Russian (4-4)
Beginning course of graded lessons acquainting the student with basic structure and pronunciation of Russian through practice, reading, and writing.

2A-B. Intermediate Russian (4-4)
Prerequisite: Russ 1B as determined by examination. (A) Review of grammar and syntax; composition; oral practice; reading of short stories. (B) Oral and written composition. Conducted in Russian.

101A-B. Composition and Conversation (3-3)
Prerequisite: Russ 2B or equivalent. Continuation of prose composition and composition and oral-aural practice for mastery of the finer points in grammar and syntax.

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




Spanish (Span)

1A-B. Elementary Spanish (4-4)
Beginning course tof graded lessons acquainting the student with the basic structure and pronunciation of Spanish through practice in speaking, reading and writing. (4 lecture, 1 lab hour)

2A-B. Intermediate Spanish (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span1B or two years of high school Spanish. (A) review of grammar; tenses with emphasis upon subjunctive mood and irregular verbs; prose composition; reading of typical modern novels and plays. Outside and sight reading. (B) Composition; conversation; forms of correspondence; talks on Spanish civilization; modern prose and drama. Written report on private reading. Conducted 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)

101A-B-C-D. Advanced 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.

103A-B. Spanish Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B, 103A prerequisite to 103B. An introduction to the principal authors, works, and movements of Spanish literature.

104A-B. Spanish-American Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B (A) Colonial period; historical: epics of conquest; poetry of Sor Juana Inez and others. Oral reports and discussion. (B) Republican period; novel, short story and essay; poetry of modernistas.

105. Contemporary Spanish Drama (3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B. Typical plays of Benavente, Martinez Sierra, Alvarez Quintero brothers, Marquina, Grau, Casona and Garcia Lorca. Reading and reporting on at least one play from each; three plays in class for laboratory. Lectures in Spanish.

107A-B. Survey of Literature, Earlier Period (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B. (A) Beginnings of Spanish language and literature. Epic; lyrical and didactic poetry; beginnings of prose and national drama; picaresque, chivalric, and pastoral novel. Reports and discussion. (B) Cervantes and other prose writers; national drama with Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz Alarcón, and others. Oral reports and discussion; one written report. Lectures in Spanish.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regtdations and Procedures -- Independent Study.

Graduate courses are listed under Foreign Language.

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