Modern Languages
Other German Voices
Modern Languages
Other German Voices
The readings in this course focus on multicultural aspects in the German-speaking countries and examine the writings of several recognized minority authors. There is continued development of speaking and listening skills, as well as writing exercises, which...
German Bestsellers
Modern Languages
German Bestsellers
This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER502), winter (GER503) and spring (GER504) and focuses on recognized masterpieces of German writing, with both classical and contemporary authors represented. Social, ethical and artistic issues are explored in...
Post-Holocaust Writing
Modern Languages
Post-Holocaust Writing
This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER502), winter (GER503) and spring (GER504) and focuses on recognized masterpieces of German writing, with both classical and contemporary authors represented. Social, ethical and artistic issues are explored in...
Current Issues in German Countries
Modern Languages
Current Issues in German Countries
This sequence of courses is offered fall (GER502), winter (GER503) and spring (GER504) and focuses on recognized masterpieces of German writing, with both classical and contemporary authors represented. Social, ethical and artistic issues are explored in...
Selected Topics in German
Modern Languages
Selected Topics in German
For advanced students of the language, this course features topics typically taught in college. The focus might be on one literary masterpiece, readings from German-language Nobel-prize winners, cinema, or other areas depending on the interests and...
Accelerated Italian for Seniors
Modern Languages
Accelerated Italian for Seniors
This sequence of two accelerated courses in Italian covers all the basic skills, with emphasis on a reading program leading to the study of a work of contemporary Italian literature. The course is for seniors with strong preparation in a first foreign...
Elementary Japanese
Modern Languages
Elementary Japanese
This sequence of courses is offered fall (JPN110), winter (JPN120) and spring (JPN130). These courses introduce students to the language of everyday life. Students learn the basic skills: speaking, listening, writing and reading. Conversation skills and...
Accelerated Elementary Japanese
Modern Languages
Accelerated Elementary Japanese
This sequence of two accelerated terms (JPN121/131) covers the material of the first three terms of elementary Japanese (JPN110/120/130). These two courses prepare students for Japanese 210. Students who have satisfied their language requirement in a first...
French: Great Novels
Modern Languages
French: Great Novels
For those students who want to spend a term studying one or two great novels of the francophone world. Possible choices include Roch Carrier, La guerre yes sir! Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary; Cheikh Hamidou Kane, L’aventure ambiguë; Guy de...
Intermediate Japanese
Modern Languages
Intermediate Japanese
This sequence of courses is offered fall (JPN210), winter (JPN220) and spring (JPN230). This sequence of three courses continues the study of spoken and written Japanese. The students are introduced to more complex grammar and reading, as well as...