Department of Foreign Languages
FACULTY
Professors: R. Buss, Sturz, Wetzler, Wilmot Assistant Professors: Fox, Montgomery (chairperson)
Objectives: The Department has primarily a service function supporting the overall objectives of the College and meeting the requirements of other academic departments and programs. Spanish and Greek offer concentrations as part ot the Humanities Major. The general objectives of the Department are to increase linguistic aptitude and give a limited insight into the cultural and literary values of other cultures. By taking courses in the Department of Foreign Languages it is intended that the student demonstrate a basic knowledge of a language by being able to identify a standard vocabulary and essential grammatical structures; display a modest ability to translate literature; show an appreciation for the role of language as a function of the mind and medium of expression in another culture; acquire skills for using a foreign language as a research tool; and develop an attitude and method for continued language learning necessary for bilingual service at home or abroad. Humanities Major: Foreign Language Concentration: Either Greek or Spanish may serve as the area of concentration and consists of 12 upper division units in either language. Advisement for Humanities majors with a Foreign Language Concentration is through the Department of Foreign Languages. See p. 54. Competency requirement: In following the sequence of courses in foreign languages the student must have a minimum grade of "C" to enroll in subsequent courses. FRENCH Students with high school French should consult with hearing and reading comprehension and simple written department for placement test.
German. Five hours each week. Alternate years, offered 1978-79 in phase with Biola Abroad. (See Fall Semester
101 , 102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (4, 4)
Abroad. )
Basic principles of pronunciation and grammar, vocabulary drill , graded reading. From the beginning, classroom conversations in French. Five hours each week.
201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN (4) A grammar review with readings in German literature. Collateral readings in the field of each student's special
201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (4)
Advanced grammar and conversation, with emphasis on reading for meaning and speed. Five hours each week. 320 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (3) Both standard and specialized offerings: one or more sections offered upon demand in areas such as: Conversation, Survey of Literature A and B, Seventeenth Century Drama, Nineteenth Century Novel. May be repeated with different
interest. Five hours each week.
320 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (3) Both standard and specialized offerings; one or more sections offered each year in areas such as: Conversation, Survey of Literature, Folklore. May be repeated with different content
(section title).
content (section title). GERMAN
330 GERMAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of German civilization and the significant historical events and major contributions of the German people. Readings in records of historical , literary, and cultural
Students with high school German should consult with
department for placement test.
101 , 102 ELEMENTARY GERMAN (4, 4) An intensive course developing the skills necessary for
importance. Conducted in English.
GREEK Objectives: Upon completion of the 12 upper division units for a Greek Concentration of the Humanities Major, it is intended that the student's proficiency in Koine Greek will enable him to read and translate the Greek text with accuracy, using a standard lexicon and manual grammar; explain the significance of tenses , cases, and important grammatical structures; designate and cite the contributions of selected Koine writers; name and explain the main theories of New Testament textual criticism; demonstrate basic skills in using the critical notes of the various Greek texts of the New Testament; undertake individual research in the areas of either biblical or classical Greek. 101 , 102 ELEMENTARY GREEK GRAMMAR (3, 3) 201 , 202 INTERMEDIATE GREEK GRAMMAR (3, 3) An introduction to the accidence, syntax, and vocabulary Review of accidence and advance in syntax with extensive classical Greek with practice in reading simple passages in the reading and translation in various parts of the Greek New Attic dialect; relationship between classical Attic and the Testament. Prerequisite: 101, 102 or equivalent. Greek of the New Testament. 47
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