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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to language and linguistics as scientific fields of inquiry. The first half of the course will focus on the nature of language and linguistic knowledge, through a descriptive analysis of its individual components (phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax). The second half of the course will focus on language use (e.g. dialectal and social variation), language change (e.g. the evolution of French and Spanish from Latin) and language acquisition and foreign language teaching. Throughout the course, the role that linguistics plays in other fields and careers will be highlighted. Linguistic data from a variety of languages will be examined, although the primary focus will be the Romance language. Course will be taught in English. Required course for all French and Spanish majors.
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3.00 Credits
Great works of literature such as Dante’s “Divina Commedia,ervantes’ “Don Quixote,” Goethe’s “Faust” and Racine’s “Andromache and Phaedra” are read in English translation and discussed in a way that synthesizes historically and geographically the theological, philosophical, cultural and aesthetic tendencies that underlie their creation, genre and expression.
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces students to the narrative production by women writers of Spanish America and Brazil. It explores themes and subject matter relating to women’s experience in the context of questions raised by feminist criticism. It examines issues such as the engendering of subjectivity and voice, and also the critical reception of these texts in the literary canon. Finally, it addresses more general issues such as the social construction of gender and the construction of a specific feminine identity.
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3.00 Credits
Broad survey of Japanese literature (in translation) with emphasis on cultural and social themes. Exposure to most major genres-novels, short stories, poetry (tanka, haiku), diaries, drama, etc.-from Ancient and Heian Periods through modern Japan. General introduction to the Japanese language-phonetics, word formation, and grammatical systems; reflection of cultural norms within the language; essential features of the Japanese writing system.
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3.00 Credits
Readings of Cuban literature in translation with emphasis on women writers. Genres: essay, short stories, black poetry and two novels. Taught every other year. Not open to freshmen.
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3.00 Credits
Trends in African literatures written in or accessible through common European languages will be studied in English or in English translation. The course will focus primarily on Francophone literature of Africa and the Caribbean, but it will also draw on the literatures of other parts of the continent. Class conducted in English. (Majors in French may receive major credit for this course by doing the readings and the written assignments in French.)
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3.00 Credits
A student who wishes to pursue an independent study project for academic credit must submit, prior to registration, a proposed plan of study that includes the topic to be studied and the goal to be achieved, the methodology to be followed, schedule of supervision, end product, evaluation procedure and number of credits sought. The proposal must be approved by the supervising faculty member, the department chair (program director) and the dean of arts and sciences. It will be kept on file in the dean of arts and sciences’ office.
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3.00 Credits
A selection of courses to provide an opportunity for study of certain specific periods, themes, genres, authors, cultural or linguistic topics. Offered in accordance with current student and faculty interest.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended for students who have no previous knowledge of French. The instruction is planned to enable students to read ordinary French prose, to understand simple spoken French and to begin developing a fairly correct pronunciation. Reading and oral drill constitute a large part of the work of this course. A careful study of the essentials of grammar and syntax is included with the reading. Acquisition of a basic vocabulary is of primary importance. Classroom practice is supplemented by audio assignments.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes a review of the essentials of grammar, further study of more complicated constructions, translation into French and the reading of moderately difficult modern prose and poetry. In Intermediate French, the accent is on reading, which consists chiefly of narrative texts or plays and simple poems. Classroom practice is supplemented by audio assignments. Prerequisite: FRN 102 or two or three years of high-school French.
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