COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 111H]
Foreign Languages
320 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE ANO LITERATURE (3) Both standard and specialized offerings: ane or more sect ions altered upon demand in areas such as: Conversation, Survey of Literature A and 8, Seventeenth Century Drama, Nineteenth Century Novel. May be repeated with different content (section tirie). 340 FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE (3) Typical aspects of French civilization and the significant histori cal events and major contributions of the French people. Readings in records of historical, literary and cultural importance. Conducted in English. (See history 340.) German Students desiring to enroll in German should do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Elementary Germon 101 will be offered during the foll of 1987 in phase with Biola Abroad · program. Please see page 11 for further details on Biola Abroad. Studentswith high school German should consult with deport ment for placement. 101 , 102 ELEMENTARY GERMAN (4, 4) An intensive course developing the skillsnecessary for hearing ond reading comprehension and simple written German. Five hours each week. 105, 106 CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN (2, 2) No prerequisite. A course sequence designed for students needing to satisfy four units of language or desiring to learn German for European travel. Two hours a week plus one lab session. 201 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN (4) Agrammar review with readingsin Germon literature. Collater al readings in the field of each student's special 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 (sec tion tirie). 330 GERMAN CIVILIZATION AND CUUURE (3) Typical aspects al German civilization and the signilicant historical events and majar contributions al the German people. Readings in recordsof historical, literary ond cultural importance. Conducted in English. Hebrew 101, 102 ELEMENTARY HEBREW GRAMMAR (3, 3) Introduction to the language of the Hebrew Bible: accidence, syntax, as well os reading ond translation of biblical texts. 201, 202 INTERMEDIATE HEBREW GRAMMAR (3, 3) Advanced grammar ond syntax with emphasis upon rapid reading oswell as the development of exegetical skill s. Prerequi si te: 102. Latin 101 , 102 ELEMENTARY LATIN GRAMMAR (3, 3) Accidence, syntax and vacobulary of classical Latin with prac tice in reading and translation of Latin literature. 201 , 202 INTERMEDIATE LATIN GRAMMAR (3, 3) Review of accidence and advance in syntax and vocabulary wi th extensive reading and translation of Latin literature. Prerequi site: l 01 , 102 or equivalent. Greek Objectives, Upon completion of the 18 upper division units for aGreek concentration of the humanities major, it is intended that the student's proficiency in theGreek language, and particu larly in Kaine Greek, will enable him to read and translate aGreek text with accuracy, using a· standard lexicon and a manual grammar; ta explain the significance al tenses, cases and impor tant grammatical structures; ta designate and cite the contribu-
tians al selected Kaine writers; ta demonstrate basic skills in using the critical apparatus of various Greek texts including the New Testament; ta undertake individual research in the areas of biblical and classical Greek. 101 , l 02 ELEMENTARY GREEK GRAMMAR (3, 3) An introduction to the accidence, syntax and vocabulary al classical Greek with practice in reading simple passages in the Attic dialect; relationship between classical Attic and the Greek al the New Testament. Reading and memarizatian of selected por tions of the New Testament. 201, 202, INTERMEDIATE GREEK GRAMMAR (3, 3) Review al accidence and advance in syntax with extensive reading and translation in various ports al the Greek New Testament. Prerequisite: l 02 ar equivalent. 301, 302 HELLENISTIC GREEK (3, 3) Readings in the Septuagint selections fram Jewish, patristic and pagan writers of the Hellen istic period. Prerequisite: twa years al Greek. 405 INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL CRITICISM (3) A survey al the materials, history and theories of New Testament textual cri ticism. Prerequisites: doctrine l 00 and twa years of Greek. 406 PRAXIS OF NEW TESTAMENT TEXTUAL CRITICISM (3) Designed to develop ability to gather and evaluate the evi dence for various readings in the text of the New Testament. Prerequisite: 405 or consent. 407 ADVANCED GREEK GRAMMAR (3) An in-depth study of syntax focusing on nuances of grammar and style. To facilitate this study, in addition to the use of advanced grammars, special studies and articles, extensive use is mode of examples drown from biblical ond extra biblicol literoture. Prerequisite: 301 and 302. 409, 410 READINGS IN BIBLICAL GREEK (l -3, 1-3) Individual research for advanced students in areas of biblicol (LXX ar N.T. ) Greek grammar and translation. Prerequisite: three years of Greek and/or consent. 411 , 412 READINGS IN CLASSICAL GREEK (1-3, 1-3) Individual research for advanced studentsin classicol grammar and literature. Study may include ane or more of the following . areas: Homer, historians, playwrights, Plata, Demosthenes. Pre requisite: three years of Greek and consent. Spanish Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised ta do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Objectives : Upon completion al the 18 upper division units for a Spanish concentration of the humanities majar (310, 311 and four four-hundred level courses: usually 401 and 402, and 403 and 404), it is intended that the student: demonstrate proficiency in Spanish by fluency in speaking, reading and writing the language; have an understanding of the major historicol events and cultural epochs; and have an acquaintance with major personalities and their contributions to civilization. Students with high school Spanish should consult with the deportment for placement. Students whose native language is Spanish may nat take lower-division courses for credit but must toke aplacement test ta continue Spanish. Advancement from one course in the lower division sequence to the next will require demonstration of profi ciency. 101 , 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH (4, 4) The fundamentals of pronunciation, grammar, conversation and reading. Taught by the Audio-Lingual method with emphasis an diction, comprehension, reading and writing. Five haurs each week.
Virginia Doland, Ph.D., Chair Faculty Professors: R. Buss, Wetzler, Wilmot
Associate Professor: Morris Assistant Professor: Shanor Instructor: Dickson
Objectives: The deportment's program hos two levels of objectives: academic and practical. At a practical level, the objective of the deportment is that each student wil l acquire adegree of proficiency in a foreign language. For all languages this entails on abil ity to read and write the language and a knowledge of the culture and literary traditions that accompany it. For the modern languages this also includes an ability to speak and understand the spoken language. At an academic level, as a port of the liberal orts 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 researchtool, and a set of attitudes and learning skills for continued language learning after completion of the program. Humanities Major: Foreign Language Cancentratian: Either Greek or Spanish may serve as the area af concentration and consists of 18 upper division units in either language. Advisement for humanities majors with a foreign language concentration is 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 classicol language, for a total of 12 units. Competency requirement: In following the sequence of courses in foreign languages the student must have aminimum grade of "C" (not "C - ") to enroll in subsequent courses. French Studentsdesiring to enroll in French should do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Studentswith high school French should consult with deport ment for placement. 101 , 102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (4, 4) Basic principles of pronunciation and grammar, vacobulory drill, graded reading. From the beginning, classroom conversations in French. Five hours each week. 201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (4) Intermediate grammar and conversation, with emphasis on reading for meaning and speed. Class conducted in French. five haurs each week. 202 CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH (3) Prerequisite: French 201. Typical aspects af French daily life with special emphasis on idioms, useful phrases and conversa tional patterns. Topics deal with true ta life situations and practical aspects al the language. Three haurs each week.
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