COURSE DESCRIPTIONS IIIIIEE
Foreign Languages Virginia Doland, Ph.D., Chair Faculty Professors: R. Buss, Wilmot Associate Professors: Dickson, Shanor Instructor: Depue
320 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 13) Both standard and specialized offerings one or more sectmns offered upon demand in areas such os: Conversation, Survey of literature A and B, Seventeenth Century Drama, Nineleenth Century Novel. May be repealed with different content (section trtle) 340 FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE :31 Typical aspects of French ovilizotion and the significant hislori col evenls and mo1or contributions of the French people. Readings mrecords of historical, literary and cultural 1mporlonce. Conducted rn English. (See history 340. German Students des111ng to enroll in Germon should do so during their freshman and sophomore years Elementary Germon 101 will be offered during the fall of 1987 m phase with Biolo Abroad program. Please see page 11 for further details on Biolo Abroad. S1udents with high school Germon should consult with deport ment for placement. 101, 102 ELEMENIARY GERMAN (4, 4) An intensive course developing the skills necessary for hearing and reading comprehension and simple written Germon. five hours each week. I05, l 06 CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN (2, 2' No prerequ1s1te. A course sequence designed for students needing to satisfy four units of language or desinng to learn Germon for European travel. Two hours a week plus one lab session. 201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN 4 Agrammar review with readings in German literature. Collaler ol readings in the field of each student's special inlerest 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 os: Conversation, Survey of literature, folklore. Moy be repeated with d1fferenl content (sec tron titler 330 GERMAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE '3) Typical aspects of Germon civilization and the 11gnificonl histor1col events and major contributions of the Germon people. Readings mrecords of historical, literary and cullurol importance. Conducted in English. Hebrew 101, 102 ELEMENTARY HEBREW GRAMMAR '.3, 3) Introduction to the language of the Hebrew Bible accidence, syntax, as well as reading and lronslotmn of biblical texts. 201, 202 INTERMEDIATE HEBREW GRAMMAR (3, 3) Advanced grammar and syntax with emphasis upon rapid reading as well as the development of exegetical skil . Prerequi site· 102 Latin 101, 102 ELEMENTARY LATIN GRAMMAR i3, 3) Accidence, syntax and vocabulary of classical Latin with prac tice in reading and translation of Lalin literature. 201, 202 INTERMEDIATE LATIN GRAMMAR (3, 3) Review of accidence and advance rn syntax and vocabulary with extensive reading and lronslotion of Latin literature Prerequi site 101, 102 or equrvolent. Greek Objectives: Upon completron of the 18 upper div1sron units for aGreek concentration of the humonrties major, it 11 intended that lhe student's proficiency rn the Greek language, and porlicu lorly in Kaine Greek, will enable him to read and translate aGreek text with accuracy, using a standard lexicon and o manual grammar; to explain the significance of tenses, coses and 1mpor tonl gromma11col structures; to designole and cite the conl11bu-
lions of selected Kame w11ter1; lo demonstrate basic skills rn using the crrticol apparatus of various Greek texts including the New Testament; to undertake rndividuol research in the areas of biblical and classical Greek. 101, 102 ELEMENTARY GREEK GRAMMAR (3, 3) An 1nlraduction to lhe omdence, syntax and vocabulary of classical Greek wrth practice in reading simple passages in the Attic dialect; relationship between classical Attic and the Greek of the New Testament Reudrng and memorizolron of selected par lions of the New Tesloment. 201, 202, INTERMEDIATE GREEK GRAMMAR ;3, 3) Review of accidence and advance 1n syntax with extensive reading and lronslalion in vanous ports of the Greek New Testament. Prerequ1s1te: I 02 or equivalent. 301, 302 HELLENISTIC GREEK '.3, 3' Readings 1n the Septuoginl selections from Jewish, patristic and pagan writers of lhe Hellenistrc period. Prerequ111te: two years of Greek. 405 INTRODUCTION JO NEW TESTAMENT IEXTUAL CRITICISM (3) A survey of the molenols, history and theories of New Testament textual oitrcism. Prerequ1s1tes: doctnne l 00 and two years of Greek. 406 PRAXIS OF NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL CRITICISM (3) Designed to develop ability lo gather and evoluole the evi dence for vonous readings mthe text of lhe New Testament. Prereqursrte: 405 or consent. 407 ADVANCED GREEK GRAMMAR '3 An rn-depth study of synlox focusing on nuances of grammar and style To facilitate lhis sludy, in addition to lhe use of advanced grammars, special sludies and ort1cle1, extensive use 1s mode of examples drown from biblical and extra biblical literature. Prerequisite: 301 and 302. 409,410 READINGS IN BIBLICAL GREEK (l-3, 1-3) lndrv1duol research for advanced students rn areas of biblical (LXX or Nl1 Greek grammar and translation Prerequistle three years of Greek and/or consent. 411,412 READINGS IN CLASSICAL GREEK (l-3, 1-3' Individual research for advanced students in classical grammar and literature. Study may include one or more of the following areas Homer, histonans, ploywnghls, Plolo, Demosthenes. Pre requ1srte. three years of Greek and consent Spanish Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Objectives: Upon completron of the 18 upper division units for o Spanish concenlrotmn of the humanities major ,310, 311 and four four-hundred level courses: usually 401 and 402, and" 403 and 404), it rs intended thal the student demonstrate proficiency in Spanish by fluency 1n speaking, reading and writing the language; hove an understanding of the major h1stor1col events and cultural epochs; and hove on ocquorntonce with major personalitres and their conlribu11ons lo civilization. Students with high school Sponrsh should consult with lhe deportmenl for placement. Students whose native language is Spanish may not toke lower-division courses for credit but must take aplacement test to continue Spanish. Advancement from one course in the lower division sequence to the next will require demonstration of profi ciency. IOI, 102 ELEMENIARY SPANISH 4, 4) The fundamentals of pronunootion, grammar, conversation and reading. Taught by lhe Audio-lingual melhod with emphasis on d1clion, comprehension, reading and writing. five hours each week
Objectives: The deportment's program has two levels of objectives: academic and practical. At a practical level, the objective of the deportment is that each student will acquire odegree of proficiency in a foreign language For all languages this entails an ability to read and write the language and a knowledge of the culture and literary traditions that accompany it. For the modern language.s.Mhis also includes an ability to speak and understand the spoken language. At an academic level, as aport of the liberal arts portion of the general education curriculum, it also is intended that the student acquire: an appreciation for the role of language as an expression of culture, skills for using a foreign language as a research tool, and a set of attitudes and learning skills for continued language learning after completion of the program. Humanities Major: foreign language Concentration: Either Greek or Spanish may serve as the area of concentrolion and consists of 18 upper div1s10n units in either language. Advisement for humanities majors with a foreign language concentrotmn 1s through the deportment of foreign languages. See page 36. NOTE_: To fulfill the foreign language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree, it is necessary to complete three semesters of a modern language or four semesters of classical language, for a total of 12 units. Competency requirement: In following the sequence of courses rn foreign languages the student must hove aminimum grade of "(" (not "C ") lo enroll in subsequent courses. French Students desiring lo enroll in French should do so during their freshman and sophomore years. It is impossible to complete requirement for general education rs.A. degree) if student starts 1n his senror year. Students with high school French should consult with deport ment for placement. 101, 102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH 4, 4 BoSIC principles of pronunciation and grammar, vocabulary drill, graded reading. From the beginning, classroom conversot1ons in French. Five hours each week. 201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (4) Intermediate grammar and conversation, with emphasis on reading for meaning and speed. Closs conducted in French. five hours each week. 202 CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH (3 Prerequisite: French 201. Typical aspects of French doily life with special emphasis on idioms, useful phrases and conversa tional patterns. Topics deal with true to life situations and practical aspects of the language. Three hours each week.
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