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Schedule of Classes, Summer 2023

Session	Course No.	Course Name	Instructor	Day	Time	Room
22 May-9 June	SPA 101	Basic Spanish Sequence I	Jimenez-Vergara, Tulia	M/T/W/Th/F	9:00-12:15	Remote
22 May-9 June	SPA 103	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Otero, Agustin	M/T/W/Th/F	9:00-12:15	Remote
12 June-13 July	SPA 102	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Jimenez-Vergara, Tulia	M/T/W/Th	2:00-4:00	Remote
17 July-17 August	JPN 171	Contemporary Japan	Didi-Ogren, Holly	Asynchronous		Online
17 July-17 August	SPA 103	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Jimenez-Vergara, Tulia	M/T/W	2:00-4:50	Remote

Schedule of Classes, Fall 2023

Subject	___Class___	Title	Day	Time	Facil ID	Name	Class Nbr
Arabic	ARA 10101	Arabic for Beginners I	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS030	Staff	81928
	ARA 10301	Arabic for Beginners III	Tue/Fri	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS234	Staff	82430
Chinese	CHI 10201	Chinese for Beginners II	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20		Staff	82434
	CHI 15101	First Year Intensive Chinese I	Tue/Fri	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS145	Liu, Celia	80444
	CHI 15101	First Year Intensive Chinese I	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS332	Liu, Celia	80444
	CHI 17101	Contemporary China	Tuesday	05:30 - 08:20	BLIS234	Mi, Jia-Yan	80448
	CHI 25101	Intermediate Chinese II	Mo/Tu/We/Th	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS030	Staff	82436
	CHI 36001	Chinese Philosophy & Calligraphy	Thursday	05:30 - 08:20	AIMM125	Liu, Celia	80446
French	FRE 10101	French for Beginners I	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50		Staff	80461
	FRE 10102	French for Beginners I	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20		Staff	82438
	FRE 10201	French for Beginners II	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS146	Tastenhoye, Paul	80463
	FRE 10202	French for Beginners II	Mon/Thu	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS146	Tastenhoye, Paul	80464
	FRE 10301	French for Beginners III	Mon/Thu	12:30 - 01:50	BLIS145	Pfenninger, Ariane	80462
	FRE 10302	French for Beginners III	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS145	Pfenninger, Ariane	80477
	FRE 17101	Contemporary France	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS234	Baker, Benjamin	80478
	FRE 21101	Intro to the French World	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS234	Baker, Benjamin	80479
	FRE 25501	French for Business	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS145	Pfenninger, Ariane	82439
German	GER 10101	German for Beginners I	Tue/Fri	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS229	Staff	80483
	GER 10301	German for Beginners III	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS229	Staff	80482
	GER 17101	Contemporary Germany	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS229	Staff	82531
Italian	ITL 10101	Italian for Beginners I	Mon/Thu	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS229	Curcio, Timothy	80489
	ITL 10102	Italian for Beginners I	Mon/Wed/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS229	Curcio, Timothy	80490
	ITL 10201	Italian for Beginners II	Tue/Fri	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS152	Standridge, Jamison	80493
	ITL 10301	Italian for Beginners III	Mon/Thu	12:30 - 01:50	BLIS152	Wright, Simona	80491
	ITL 10302	Italian for Beginners III	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS152	Wright, Simona	80506
	ITL 17101	Contemporary Italy	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50	EDUC213	Staff	80492
	ITL 21601	Current Events in Ital-Spk World	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS114	Wright, Simona	82441
	ITL 37101	Topics in Italian (in English)	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS152	Standridge, Jamison	82442
Japanese	JPN 10201	Japanese for Beginners II	Mon/Thu	05:30 - 06:50	BLIS146	Staff	82443
	JPN 15101	Beginning Intensive Japanese I	Mon/Wed/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS146	Ogren, Holly	80507
	JPN 15101	Beginning Intensive Japanese I	ONLINE	00:00 - 00:00	ONLINE	Ogren, Holly	80507
	JPN 20201	Intermediate Japanese II	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20		Staff	80511
	JPN 30201	Advanced Japanese II	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS332	Staff	82447
Linguistics	LNG 20101	Intro to English	Mon/Thu	12:30 - 01:50	BLIS235	Steinberg, Diane	82161
	LNG 20201	Structure & Hist of the Eng Language	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS235	Steele, Felicia	82151
Spanish	SPA 10101	Basic Spanish Sequence I	Tue/Fri	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS146	Huguet Jerez, Marimar	80572
	SPA 10102	Basic Spanish Sequence I	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50		Staff	80573
	SPA 10103	Basic Spanish Sequence I	Mon/Thu	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS229	Staff	80574
	SPA 10104	Basic Spanish Sequence I	Tues/Thurs	07:00 - 08:20	BLIS145	Egas, Jenny	80575
	SPA 10201	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS147	Kentengian, Isabel	80557
	SPA 10202	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS147	Kentengian, Isabel	80558
	SPA 10203	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS152	Delbene, Roxana	80559
	SPA 10204	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	05:30 - 06:50	BLIS152	Delbene, Roxana	80560
	SPA 10205	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Tue/Fri	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS145	Foglietta, Luz	80561
	SPA 10206	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Tue/Fri	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS145	Foglietta, Luz	82458
	SPA 10207	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS145	Latorre, Sylvia	80562
	SPA 10208	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Tue/Fri	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS145	Latorre, Sylvia	80563
	SPA 10209	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	12:30 - 01:50	BLIS146	Jimenez-Vergara, Tulia	80564
	SPA 10210	Basic Spanish Sequence II	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS146	Jimenez-Vergara, Tulia	80620
	SPA 10301	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS229	Otero, Agustin	80565
	SPA 10302	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS229	Otero, Agustin	82459
	SPA 10303	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS152	Morin, Regina	80566
	SPA 10304	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Tue/Fri	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS152	DiGiacomo	80567
	SPA 10305	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Tue/Fri	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS152	DiGiacomo	80568
	SPA 10306	Basic Spanish Sequence III	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	EDUC306	Staff	80570
	SPA 20301	Intermediate Oral Proficiency	Mon/Thu	08:00 - 09:20	BLIS145	Goebel, Joseph	80576
	SPA 20302	Intermediate Oral Proficiency	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS145	Goebel, Joseph	80626
	SPA 20303	Intermediate Oral Proficiency	Mon/Thu	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS145	Goebel, Joseph	80641
	SPA 21001	Spanish for Heritage Student	Mon/Thu	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS147	Kentengian, Isabel	80578
	SPA 21101	Intermediate Writing Proficien	Wed	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS146	Gabriel-Stheeman, Luis	80577
	SPA 21102	Intermediate Writing Proficien	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS146	Gabriel-Stheeman, Luis	80632
	SPA 21501	Spanish Phonetics	Tue/Fri	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS028	Morin, Regina	80556
	SPA 21801	Business Spanish	Tues/Thurs	05:30 - 06:50	BLIS145	Egas, Jenny	82473
	SPA 21901	Spanish for Medical Purposes	Mon/Thu	03:30 - 04:50	BLIS147	Kentengian, Isabel	82479
	SPA 22801	Spanish for Law, Justice & Hum	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS228	Warner Ault, Ann	80639
	SPA 24101	Intermediate Reading Skills In	Tue/Fri	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS146	Warner Ault, Ann	82474
	SPA 30101	Advanced Spanish Grammar	Tuesday	05:30 - 08:20	BLIS152	Gabriel-Stheeman, Luis	82476
	SPA 30301	Culture and Society in Spain	Monday	05:30 - 08:20	BLIS229	Otero, Agustin	82475
	SPA 31901	English/Spanish Medical Interpr	Tue/Fri	02:00 - 03:20	BLIS028	Morin, Regina	82477
	SPA 37001	Topics in Spanish	Tue/Fri	11:00 - 12:20	BLIS332	Figueroa, Alvin	80629
	WLC 37001	Topics in World Languages	Mon/Thu	09:30 - 10:50	BLIS152	O'Neill, Timothy	82450
	WLC 39001	Second Lang Acquisition	Wednesday	05:30 - 08:20	BLIS146	Goebel, Joseph	80680

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Course Descriptions

♦  Special Offerings for Fall 2023  ♦ 

♦ ARA 103: Arabic for Beginners III

Continuing an introduction to spoken and written Arabic, emphasizing aural comprehension and speaking, accompanied by practice in reading and writing. Cultural audio-visual materials complement the textbook and emphasize the link between language and culture. Recitation/conversation hour is required.

♦ FRE 171: Contemporary France (taught in English)

This course is an interdisciplinary survey course that does not require any knowledge of French. Students will learn about French culture, make comparisons between this culture and their own, and establish connections with other disciplines such as history, sociology, film studies, and literature. We will study both products and practices of French culture, participating in group-activities to analyze a broad range of texts including those representative of high culture (e.g., literature and film) and low culture (e.g., television commercials or expectations of riding in the subway in Paris). Ultimately, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the social practices and expectations of French in their own native speech community and will develop and practice critical thinking skills in analyzing stereotypical ideas of France, French, and French culture. Students will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of France as a complex society with a turbulent history and a future fraught with both potential and challenge. Students with French-language expertise may opt to take the course for LAC credit with readings and papers in French. Fulfills Global and Literary, Visual & Performing Arts

♦ JPN 102: Japanese for Beginners II

A one-unit introduction to spoken and written Japanese, emphasizing aural comprehension and speaking, accompanied by practice in reading and writing. Cultural audio-visual materials complement the textbook and emphasize the link between language and culture; conversation hour is required.

♦ SPA 219: Spanish for Medical Purposes

counts towards Spanish for Healthcare Professionals certificate

An honest self-assessment of Spanish language skills is the best prerequisite for this course. Students will be required to read and report on (orally and in writing) materials ranging from newspaper articles to publications in professional journals in Spanish, to interview native Spanish speakers and to transcribe these interviews, and to write a final paper in Spanish. Students will acquire the necessary medical vocabulary to successfully read and understand Spanish-language texts related to health and medicine, understand the cultural and linguistic aspects of treating a non-English-speaking Hispanic population, and learn to define common medical problems and discuss their causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in Spanish. SPA 103 is the prerequisite, but SPA 203 is strongly suggested.

♦ SPA 370: NARRATIVA PUERTORRIQUEÑA CONTEMPORÁNEA

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♦  General Offerings ♦ 

CHI 152: First Year Intensive Chinese II

This is an intensive continuation to spoken and written Chinese, emphasizing aural comprehension and speaking, accompanied by practice in reading and writing. Cultural audio-visual materials complement written course materials and emphasize the link between language and culture. Conversation hour is required. CHI 152 replaces CHI 103 and 202, and covers the material from these two courses in a single semester. Students enrolled in CHI 152 will earn 2 units (8 credits) for the course.

CHI 360: Chinese Philosophy and Calligraphy

This course focuses on the development of Chinese philosophy and its modern applications, combined with learning the Chinese calligraphy technique. The dual emphasis on philosophy and the aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy will provide students with a more comprehensive understanding of the background and the practice of Chinese philosophy. A comparative approach to those materials will present students with divergent points of view in the global community and require that they learn to recognize and respect a culture or society that is different from their own and comprehend some of its connections with other parts of the world. This course will be conducted in English. Fulfills Global and World Views and Ways of Knowing

FRE 101: French For Beginners I

FRE 102: French For Beginners II

FRE 103: French For Beginners III

An introduction to spoken and written French, emphasizing the skills of comprehension and speaking, complemented by practice in reading and writing. Language laboratory required for FRE 103. Oral Proficiency Class is required for FRE 103. Students are urged to complete FRE 101, 102, and 103 in consecutive semesters.

FRE 171: Contemporary France

This course is an interdisciplinary survey course that does not require any knowledge of French. Students will learn about French culture, make comparisons between this culture and their own, and establish connections with other disciplines such as history, sociology, film studies, and literature. We will study both products and practices of French culture, participating in group-activities to analyze a broad range of texts including those representative of high culture (e.g., literature and film) and low culture (e.g., television commercials or expectations of riding in the subway in Paris). Ultimately, students will gain a nuanced understanding of the social practices and expectations of French in their own native speech community and will develop and practice critical thinking skills in analyzing stereotypical ideas of France, French, and French culture. Students will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of France as a complex society with a turbulent history and a future fraught with both potential and challenge. Students with French-language expertise may opt to take the course for LAC credit with readings and papers in French.

FRE 211: Intro to The French and Francophone World

This course is designed to provide intensive oral and written practice in French at the Intermediate level with emphasis on vocabulary building, increased aural comprehension, and development of oral and written expression.  Through selected readings, movies, and discussions, students will gain insight on cultural, sociopolitical, and economic issues of the contemporary French and Francophone world.  Oral Proficiency Class is required.

GER 102: German For Beginners II

An introduction to spoken and written German, emphasizing the four skills of comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Prepares student for situations which may be encountered in German-speaking countries. Audio-visual aids and videotapes are used regularly. Completion of listening exercises and recitation/conversation hours to improve comprehension and oral proficiency are required.

GER 201: Intermediate German I

Improves the student’s ability to speak, read, and write German using short stories, magazines and newspaper articles, and discussions of current trends in the cultures of German-speaking countries. Vocabulary-building and writing are emphasized, as well as a review and broadening of grammar. Recitation/conversation hours to improve comprehension and oral proficiency are required.

ITL 101: Italian For Beginners I

An introduction to spoken and written Italian, emphasizing aural comprehension and speaking, accompanied by practice in reading and writing.  The textbook, to be used over three semesters, will be complemented by the video programs in Italiano and Attualitë. (Language laboratory and recitation/conversation hour required.) Students with more than three years of high school study in Italian will not receive credit for 101.

ITL 102: Italian For Beginners II

ITL 103: Italian For Beginners III

This sequence is founded on the five C’s of the National Foreign Language Standards. Students will have the opportunity to practice the three modes of Communication to learn about Italian Culture and to make Comparisons between their first language and culture and the Italian language and culture. In addition, students make Connections to other fields of study unavailable to them through their native language. Finally, students have the opportunity to engage with the Italian Community outside of the classroom. The goal of the basic Italian sequence therefore is to produce students with an observable and definable degree of language proficiency. Proficiency is measured by the achievement of particular benchmarks as defined by ACTFL in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), and supported by the five C¿s cited above.  Conversation hour is required in ITL 101, 102, and 103.

ITL 171: Contemporary Italy (taught in English)

This course surveys the history, culture, and society of Modern Italy from 1861 to the present. Using historical documents, literature, the arts, and films, the course seeks to provide understanding of modern Italy and its current issues. We will cover many aspects of modern Italian society and explore how Italian artistic products engage with key questions and issues such as language, immigration, emigration, family, gender roles, the North-South divide, and the rise of new social and cultural paradigms. In addition, we will draw comparisons between the society in the United States and that of contemporary Italy.

JPN 152: Beginning Intensive Japanese II

JPN 152 is an intensive course which builds on the introduction to spoken and written Japanese from JPN151, emphasizing aural comprehension and speaking, accompanied by practice in reading and writing. Cultural audio-visual materials complement written course materials and emphasize the link between language and culture. Conversation hour is required. JPN 152 replaces JPN 103 and 201, and covers the material from these two courses in a single semester. Students enrolled in JPN 152 will earn two course units for the course.

JPN 171: Contemporary Japan

This course is a survey of social and cultural trends in contemporary Japan. Our main texts will be scholarly readings from the social sciences, but we will include films as another lens through which to consider significant phenomena, institutions, and directions in Japan today. We will investigate and discuss topics such as gender and family, language, race and ethnicity, religion, sports, food, and popular culture. Throughout the course, students will be asked to engage critically with course materials and, in so doing, to develop a more complex and nuanced perspective on social and cultural trends in contemporary Japan.

LNG 201: Intro to English Language

An introduction to linguistics intended to meet the needs of students planning to teach younger children or with an interest in cognitive science, this course includes topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, social variation, and historical linguistics.

LNG 202: Structure & History of the English Language

An introduction to both the structure and development of English as a spoken and written language intended to meet the needs of future secondary teachers and students of literature or language, this course introduces basic linguistic concepts and examines English’s linguistic history from Proto-Indo-European (c.3000 BC) to Present-Day English.

LNG 372: American English

An examination of linguistic variation (dialects) across the United States. Special attention will be paid to the significance of social, gender, and ethnic factors in dialect differences in American English. We will also consider American dialectology as a crucible for the development of ethical and engaged linguistic theory.

SPA 101: Basic Spanish  I

SPA 102: Basic Spanish  II

SPA 103: Basic Spanish  III

This sequence is founded on the five C’s of the National Foreign Language Standards.  Students will have the opportunity to practice the three modes of Communication to learn about Hispanic Culture and to make Comparisons between their first language and culture and the Spanish language and culture.  In addition, students make Connections to other fields of study unavailable to them through their native language.  Finally, students have the opportunity to engage with the Hispanic Community outside of the classroom.  The goal of the basic Spanish sequence therefore is to produce students with an observable and definable degree of language proficiency.  Proficiency is measured by the achievement of particular benchmarks as defined by ACTFL in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), and supported by the five C’s cited above.  Conversation hour is required in SPA 101, 102, and 103. Students with four or more years of high school Spanish will not receive credit for 101. Heritage speakers will NOT receive credit for 101, 102 or 103.

SPA 203: Intermediate Oral Proficiency

This course focuses on the development of students’ Spanish oral proficiency at the ACTFL intermediate level.  Oral proficiency will be continually stressed through interviews, storytelling, debates, role-playing and oral presentations on cultural products, practices and perspectives.  Oral proficiency development will be supported with written journals and readings. Appropriate grammar points will be illustrated in order to support growth in intermediate oral proficiency.

SPA 210: Spanish For Heritage Students

Introduction to the study of the Spanish language structures through grammar and basic linguistics.  This course is intended for heritage or bilingual students whose primary knowledge of the language comes from home or another out-of-class setting, but who have not studied the language in a formal way. Emphasis will be placed on the study of the diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.

SPA 211: Intermediate Writing Proficiency

This course focuses on the development of students’ written skills in Spanish. Grammar will be reviewed in order to provide the tools for more sophisticated written expression.  Assignments will include journals, essays, autobiographical papers, and creative pieces.  Students will also utilize the World Wide Web to correspond in written Spanish and to summarize and analyze current events news found at numerous sites.

SPA 215: Spanish Phonetics

The objectives of this course are to develop a solid understanding of Spanish spelling, stress patterns and pronunciation, and the relationship between these three aspects of the Spanish sound system.  Students will improve their spelling, pronunciation and listening skills by applying knowledge gained from written texts and by doing practical listening and pronunciation exercises.

SPA 216: Current Events in the Spanish-Speaking World

Students taking this course will put their language skills to work by being exposed to everyday life of Spain and Latin America as it is portrayed in the media. They will also develop an in-depth knowledge of the present cultural, economic, and political situation of the countries of the Spanish-speaking world.

SPA 219: Spanish for Medical Purposes

Students will acquire the necessary medical vocabulary to successfully read and understand Spanish-language texts related to health and medicine, understand the cultural and linguistic aspects of treating a non-English-speaking Hispanic population, and learn to define common medical problems and discuss their causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in Spanish. Students will be required to read and report (orally and in writing) on materials ranging from newspaper articles to publications in professional journals in Spanish, to interview native Spanish speakers and to transcribe these interviews, and to write a final paper in Spanish. An honest self-assessment of Spanish language skills is the best prerequisite for this course. SPA 103 is the prerequisite, but SPA 203 is strongly suggested.

SPA 241: Intro to Lit in Spanish

Selected readings from the literary traditions of Spain and Latin America. Progressive development of reading and literary skills in Spanish. Seminar format emphasizes oral and written expression. Fundamental approaches to literary interpretation will be introduced.

WLC 215: Introduction to Linguistics

This course will introduce basic concepts of descriptive linguistics with emphasis on the analysis of problems drawn from the languages of the world. Students will learn how to analyze the languages in terms of phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. Students will become familiar with the major language families of the world as they work on problems in language description in the various areas of linguistics covered in the course. WLC 215 will also include readings on the relationship of language and dialect, spoken and written language, language and society, language universals and language variation. This course is taught in English.

 

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