For Chinese, Hebrew, Hmong, Japanese, and Sanskrit course listings, see
Linguistics Department.
Armenian (Arm)
1A-B. Elementary Armenian (4)
Not open to those with previous training in Armenian. Beginning course of
graded lessons acquainting the student with basic structure and pronunciation
of Armenian through practice, reading, and writing.
2A-B. Intermediate Armenian (4-4)
Prerequisites: Arm 1A-B. Grammar review; selected readings; compositions
and conversation on assigned topics; pronunciation drill.
2A-B. Intermediate French (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 1B or equivalent. Development in oral French and
reading and writing.
4A-B. Intermediate Composition (2-2)
Fren 4A-B recommended for all majors and minors at the intermediate
level; optional for others. Prerequisite: Fren 1B or equivalent. May be
taken concurrently with Fren 3 or 50. French-speaking communities, interview
local French-speaking people, correspond with persons in the French-speaking
world.
50A-B. Oral French (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 1B. May be taken concurrently with Fren 2A-B. Oral drill
for pronunciation; conversion on assigned topics; brief talks, extemporaneous
discussions. (2 lecture, 1 lab hour)
61. Scientific French Readings in the Natural Sciences (3)
Prerequisite: Fren 1B or equivalent. Selected readings in the natural sciences
aimed at developing the ability to read current scientific journals in French.
101. Advanced Composition (3)
Prerequisite: two semesters of Intermediate French. Written assignments
in French on varied topics with emphasis on composition. Written exercises
in French on specific points of grammar. (Fall semester)
102. Advanced Composition and Translation (3)
Prerequisite: intermediate French or permission of instructor. Written assignments
in French on varied literary topics. with emphasis on composition, style,
and grammar complemented by an introduction to the problems and techniques
of literary translation.
109A-B. Introduction to French Literature (3)
Prerequisite: intermediate French. Principal movements and major figures
in the development of French literature from the earliest periods to the
present. Taught in French.
110A-B. Seventeenth Century French Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 109A or permission of instructor. (A) The .French
Baroque. Representative readings of the Baroque novel, drama, and poetry.
Evolution of the Baroque toward French Classicism. (B) French Classicism.
Triumph of order and rules. Moliere, Racine, LaFontaine.
111A-B. Eighteenth Century French Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 109A or permission of instructor. (A) Precursors of the
Enlightenment (1680-1784): Fénelon, Bayle, Fontenelle, Marivaux,
Prévost, Lesage, Montesquieu. (B) Confrontation and advent of new
order (l748-1789) : Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau, Beaumarchais. Chénier.
112A-B. Nineteenth Century French Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 109B or permission of instructor. (A) French romanticism,
its manifestation in the writings of Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Vigny, Hugo,
Musset; the advent of Parnasse and Symbolism. (B) The novel. (1830-1900))
as a reflection of the values predominant in nineteenth century France;
Balzac, Hugo, Stendahl, Flaubert. ZoIa.
118A-B. Twentieth Century French Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Fren 109B or permission of instructor. (A) Transition writers:
Claudel, Valéry, Proust, Gide; Surrealist movement. (B) The "ethical"
generation: Malraux, Sartre, Camus, Ionesco, Beckett. Innovators and esthetes:
Butor, Duras, Genet, Robbe-Grillet.
130. Phonetics and Pronunciation (3)
Prerequisite: Intermediate French. Articulatory phonetics as a means to
forming native French pronunciation habits. Emphasis upon the difficulties
encountered by speakers of American English.
137. Applied Linguistics (3)
rerequisite: intermediate French. Phonological, morphological, syntactical,
and lexical structure of French; conflicts with English structure; linguistics
problems in design of teaching
148A-B. French Literature in Translation (3-3)
Credit may not be applied to French major or minor requirements. Prerequisite:
upper-division standing or permission of instructor. (A) French literature
from its beginning to 1800. (B) From 1800 to present. Selected readings
of principal authors. Lectures and discussions.
160T. Selected Topics in French Studies
(1-3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Fren 101 or permission of instructor. Topics chosen from French
literature (genre, themes, movements), from French linguistics (History
of the Language; Contrastive Analysis: English/French), or French Culture
and Civilization.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
French (Fren)
203. Research Methods and Bibliography (2)
Recommended for the first semester of graduate work. Prerequisite: 24
upper-division units in French or permission of instructor. Purposes and
methods of research in the fields of language and literature; the collection
and collation of bibliographical materials, and the proper presentation
of results. Individual projects.
204. Literary Theory and Criticism (3)
Prerequisite: undergraduate major in French. Critical approaches to
literature; analysis of literary doctrines; techniques of research and bibliography.
205. Explication de Textes (3)
Prerequisite: French 204 or permission of instructor. The analytical French
approach to the detailed study of literature. Demonstrations by instructor
and students.
211. Historical Linguistics (3)
Prerequisite: 24 upper-division units in French. History of the phonological,
morphological, syntactical, and lexical development of the French language
from its origins to the present, through study of representative texts.
212. Synchronic Linguistics (3)
Prerequisite: 24 upper-division units in French or permission of instructor.
220T. Seminar in French Literature
(3; max total 15 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: 24 upper-division units in French or permission of instructor.
250. Directed Reading (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: 24 upper-division units in French.
290. Independent Study (3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submis sion of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
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. Grammar review; reading and conversation. May be
taken concurrently with German 50.
40. Phonetics and Pronunciation (2)
Intensive drill in phonetics for pronunciation, enunciation, and intonation.
Designed for, but not restricted to, students in music and speech who wish
to use German for singing and declamatory purposes.
50A-B. Conversation (3-3)
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.
101. Composition and Conversation (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Idioms; written translations in German; compositions
on assigned topics; oral exercises. Emphasis on grammar and syntax.
102. Advanced Composition and Translation (3)
Prerequisite: Germ 101A-B. Emphasis on style in composition and introduction
to problems.
103. German Culture (3)
Cultural values of German people: readings, lectures, films, and other media.
Written and oral reports by students.
112A-B. German Literature, 700 to Present (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B or permission of instructor. Lectures and discussions;
selected readings. (A) Not open to students with credit in Germ 115A. From
700 to 1750. (B) From 1750 to present.
114. Classical Age of German Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Reading and discussion of representative writings
of Lessing, Goethe and 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.
118A-B. Twentieth Century Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Analytical and critical study o1 twentieth century
literary production of Germany. Discussion and short reports.
135. History of the German Language (3)
Prerequisite; Germ 2B. Development of the German language from earliest
times to the present.
137. Applied Linguistics (3)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Analysis of the phonological, morphological, syntactical
and lexical structure of German; conflicts with English structure; linguistic
problems
146T. Germanic Literature in Translation (3; max total 12 if no topic
repeated)
Major Germanic authors, movements, and genre. Selected readings, lectures
and discussions in English. Only 3 units of credit may be applied to German
major.
160T. Selected Literary Topics
(1-3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: Germ 2B. Intensive study of significant topics through selected
literary texts; analysis, discussion, and evaluation of specific genres,
themes, movements and literary problems.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
German (Germ)
125G. German for Graduate Students (2)
Intensive study of grammar to prepare master's degree candidates for
German language examination in their fields.
200. Seminar in Literary Criticism (3)
Prerequisite: completion of an undergraduate major in German or permission
of instructor. Methods of literary criticism and techniques of bibliography.
210T. Seminar in Literature (3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
(Former FL 210)
Prerequisite: completion of an undergraduate major in German or permission
of instructor. Study of an aspect of literary history: genre, period, movement,
or individual author.
220T. Seminar in Literature
(3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: completion of an undergraduate major in German. Study of an
aspect of literary history: genre, period, movement, or individual author.
230. Seminar in Middle High German (3)
prerequisite: German 135 or permission of instructor. Studies in Middle
High German language and analysis of literary texts.
240T. Seminar in Germanic Languages
(3; max total 12 if no topic repeated)
Study of older Germanic languages and special linguistic problems.
290. Independent Study (1-3)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study.
299. Thesis or Project (2-6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis or project for the completion of
the master's degree.
Greek (Grk)
148. Greek Literature in Translation (3)
Analysis of selected works of major Greek poets, writers, and thinkers from
Homer to Luclan. Lectures, discussions, reports on readings.
2A-B. Intermediate Italian (3-3)
Prerequisite: Italian 1B or equivalent. (A) Review of grammar and syntax;
composition; oral practice, reading of short stories and plays. (B) Oral
and written composition; reading of short stories, novels, biographies.
Conducted in Italian.
3A-B. Intermediate Latin (3-3)
Prerequisite: Latin 1B or equivalent. Review of grammar and syntax; use
of subjunctive mood in clause construction; reading of selections from classical
prose writers. (B) Continued emphasis on grammar and syntax; written compositions.
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 9B. Survey of Medieval and Renaissance Latin literature'
Readings in Medieval history, fiesta Romanorum, Erasmus, Luther, Morus;
supplementary readings in English on political and cultural backgrounds.
141. Ovid (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 3B or equivalent. Translation of the Metamorphoses and
the Fasti. Greco-Romainmyths and their influence on world literature.
142. Roman Drama (3)
Prerequisite: Latin 3B or equivalent. Translation of the plays of Plautus,
Terence, and Seneca. Greco-Roman drama; its evolution and influence on later
theater arts.
148. Roman Literature in English Translation (3)
Analysis of selected works of major Roman authors from Plautus to St. Augustine.
Lectures, discussions, readings. Conducted in English.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
1A-B. Elementary Portuguese (3-3)
Beginning course of graded lessons acquainting the student with the basic
structure and pronunciation of Portuguese through practice in speaking,
reading, and writing. (3 lecture, 1 lab hour)
50A-B. Oral Russian (2-2)
Prerequisite: Russ 1B, 2A, or 2B. Oral drill for intonation and pronunciation;
conversation on assigned topics, brief talks; extemporaneous discussions.
(2 lecture, 1 lab hour)
101. Composition and Conversation (3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: Russ 2B. Continuation of prose composition and composition
and oral-aural practice for mastery of the finer points in grammar and syntax.
103. Russian Culture (3)
Credit may not be applied to Russian major and minor requirements. Cultural
values of the Russian people: readings, lectures, films, and other media.
Taught in English.
110A-B-C. Landmarks in Russian Literature (3-3-3)
(A) From Chronicles to Romanticism; the Kiev and Moscow periods; verse,
drama, fiction. (B) the novelists from 1830 to 1860. (C) Realism through
Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy; Idealism and Materialism. Headings and reports
in Russian and English. Conducted in Russian.
118A-B. Twentieth Century Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Russ 2B. Analytical and critical study of the 20th century
literary production of Russia. Outside readings.
148A-B. Russian Literature in Translation (3-3)
Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Selective readings o1 major Russian
literary works. Lecture, discussion. (A) Pushkin, Tolstoy, Dostoyevski.
(B) Nobel prize winners: Solzhenitzyn, Pasternak, Sholokhov.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
2A-B. Intermediate Spanish (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span1B or tow years of high school Spanish. Developmentof
the student's ability in oral Spanish, with increased emphasis on reading,
vocabulary building, intensive grammar and writing.
4A-B. Spanish for the Bilingual Student (3-3) (Same as La R 4A-8)
For students with a bilingual background; to be taken in lieu of Spanish
2A-B. Reading; intensive exercises in grammar and syntax; original composition.
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)
101. Advanced Composition and Reading (3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B, 4B, or permission of instructor. Written assignments
on varied topics with emphasis on style, expansion of vocabulary, and advanced
gram- matical structure; class conducted in Spanish.
102. Hispanic Culture (3)
Prerequisite: Span 101. May be taken concurrently with Span 101. Examination
of cultural values of the Hispanic world through readings, lectures, films
and other media. Frequent written and oral reports by students.
103A-8. Spanish Literature (3-3)
Prerequisite: Span 101 and 102 or equivalent; may be taken concurrently
with Span 102; Span 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 101 and 102 or equivalent; may be taken concurrently
with Spanish 102. Introduction to the principal authors, works, and movements
of Spanish-American literature from the discovery of America to the present.
105. Spanish-American Fiction of the Twentieth Century (3)
Prerequisite: Span 104A or equivalent. Intensive study of selected outstanding
Spanish-American novels and short stories of the twentieth century.
106. Spanish Literature of the Golden Age (3)
Prerequisite: Span 103A or equivalent. The main genres of Renaissance Spanish
literature with emphasis on at least one representative work for each.
107. Spanish-American Poetry of the Twentieth Century (3)
Prerequisite: Span 104B or equivalent. Intensive study of the works of selected
outstanding Spanish-American poets of the twentieth century.
108. Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century (3) (Former FL
118)
Prerequisite: Span 103B or equivalent. Readings in twentieth century Spanish
literature as the basis for class discussion of content, form, and theme.
130. Phonetics and Pronunciation (3)
Not open to students with credit in FL 130A (Spanish). Prerequisite: Span
2B or permission of instructor. Intensive drill on phonetics for pronunciation,
enunciation, intonation. Designed especially for students working toward
an elementary or secondary credential in Spanish. (3 lecture, I lab hour)
132. Methods of Teaching Spanish in Elementary Schools (3)
Not open to students with credit in FL 130B (Spanish). Not applicable toward
the Spanish major. Methods, materials, bibliography for Spanish in elementary
schools.
133. Contrastive Structures of Spanish and English (3) (Former
EXP 167)
Prerequisite: Span 2B or equivalent. Taken concurrently with Ling 133, except
with permission of instructor. An analysis of the phonology, morphology,
and syntax of Spanish with a view toward providing a contrastive analysis
of Spanish and English, emphasizing points of similarities, differences,
and problems of language acquisition.
135. History of the Spanish Language (3)
Prerequisite: Span 2B. Ile evolution of Spanish from Vulgar Latin to modem
Spanish. Study of phonetic, morphological and syntactical changes; development
of lexicon.
137. Applied Linguistics (3) (Former Ling 132)
Prerequisite: Span 101 (or concurrently); Ling 135. Phonological, morphological,
syntactical, and lexical structure of Spanish; conflicts with English structure;
linguistic problems in design of teaching materials.
148A-B. Hispanic Literature in Translation (3-3)
Credit may not be applied to Spanish major and minor requirements. Prerequisite:
upper-division standing or permission of instructor. Intensive study of
outstanding works of Hispanic literature from the beginning to the present.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regtdations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Spanish (Span)
203. Bibliography and Literary Criticism (3)
Discussion and application of methods and techniques in research. Analysis
and application of the methods of literary criticism with consideration
given to critical approaches in Spain and Spanish America.
205. Cervantes (3)
Intensive study of Don Quixote with special consideration of sources, textural
problems, and various critical approaches.
220. Hispanic Linguistics (3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
In-depth analysis of the Spanish language through the study of the following
areas: diachronic linguistics, synchronic linguistics, and dialectology.
230. Spanish Literature (3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Seminar in critique and analytical study of selected topics, genres, or
specific literary figures in each of the following areas: Medieval Period,
Renaissance Period, Golden Age, l5th-19th century, and 20th century.
240. Spanish-American Literature (3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Seminar in critique and analytical study of selected topics, genres, or
specific literary figures in each of the following areas: Colonial Period
to 1810, 19th century to 1910, 20th century.
250. Directed Reading (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Approval of the M.A. student's graduate committee chairman.
Reading from a selected reading list in preparation for comprehensive master's
degree examination.
290. Independent Study (2-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis or Project (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis or project for the completion of
the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Spanish (Span)
301. Conversation and Composition Review
(2; max total 8 if no language repeated)
304. Theory and Practice (2; max total 8)