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.
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.
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.
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.
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.