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Schedule of Classes, Spring 2021

Course No.	Course Name	Instructor	Day	Time	Room	Liberal Learning
⧫ CHINESE ⧫
CHI 152-01	First Year Intensive Chinese II	Liu, Celia Mi, Jia	M/Th T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
CHI 252-01	Second-Year Chinese II	Mi, Jia-Yan	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
CHI 360-01	Chi. Philosophy & Calligraphy	Liu, Celia	M/Th	5:00 PM - 6:20 PM	Remote	WVWK/ Global
CHI 360-02	Chi. Philosophy & Calligraphy	Liu, Celia	M/Th	6:30 PM - 7:50 PM	Remote	WVWK/ Global
WLC 371-01	Kung Fu Cinema	Mi, Jia-Yan	T	5:30 PM - 8:20 PM	Remote	LVPA/Global/Race
⧫ FRENCH ⧫
FRE 101-01	French For Beginners I	Bouachrine, Hind	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
FRE 102-01	French For Beginners II	Tastenhoye, Paul	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Bliss 234
FRE 102-02	French For Beginners II	Tastenhoye, Paul	M/Th	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Bliss 234
FRE 103-01	French For Beginners III	Pfenninger, Ariane	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
FRE 103-02	French For Beginners III	Pfenninger, Ariane	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Remote
FRE 171-01	Contemporary France	Bouachrine, Hind	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Remote	LVPA/Global
FRE 211-01	Intro to The French World	Baker, Benjamin	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
FRE 370-01	Topics in French	Pfenninger, Ariane	M/Th	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
⧫ GERMAN ⧫
GER 102-01	German For Beginners II	Fenner, Karen	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
GER 255-01	Business German	Fenner, Karen	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
⧫ ITALIAN ⧫
ITL 101-01	Italian For Beginners I	Curcio, Timothy	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
ITL 102-01	Italian For Beginners II	De Santis, Silvio	M/Th	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
ITL 102-02	Italian For Beginners II	Bandurski, Karolina	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
ITL 103-01	Italian For Beginners III	Wright, Simona	M/Th	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
ITL 103-02	Italian For Beginners III	Wright, Simona	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
ITL 171-01	Contemporary Italy	De Santis, Silvio	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote	LVPA/Global
ITL 211-01	Intermed. Comp. & Conv.	Wright, Simona	M/Th	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
ITL 351-01	Ital. Cinema from 1945 to Present	Wright, Simona	M	5:30 PM - 8:20 PM	Remote	LVPA
⧫ JAPANESE ⧫
JPN 152-01	Beginning Intensive Japanese II	Kato, Makiko	M/Th W	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM Online, asynchronously	Remote
JPN 301-01	Advanced Japanese I	Kato, Makiko	M/Th	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
⧫LINGUISTICS⧫
LNG 201-01	Intro to English Language	Steinberg, Diane Vanner	M/Th	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM
LNG 202-01	Structure & History of English	Steele, Felicia Jean	T/F	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM		SCHP
LNG 371-01 (HON 270)	World Englishes	Steele, Felicia Jean	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM		Global
SPA 215-01	Spanish Phonetics	Morin, Regina	T/F	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
SPA 350-01	Intro to Spanish Linguistics	Morin, Regina	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
WLC 171-01	Introduction to the Languages	Stillman, David	M/Th	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote	Global/LVPA
WLC 321-01	Intro to Historical Linguistics	Stillman, David	M/Th	3:30 PM - 5:20 PM	Remote	Global/SCHP
WLC 390-01	2nd Lang Acquisition Methods	Goebel, Joseph	W	5:30 PM - 8:20 PM	Remote
⧫ SPANISH ⧫
SPA 101-01	Basic Spanish I	Huguet, Marimar	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 101-02	Basic Spanish I	Huguet, Marimar	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
SPA 102-01	Basic Spanish II	Figueroa, Alvin	M/Th	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
SPA 102-02	Basic Spanish II	Figueroa, Alvin	M/Th	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 102-03	Basic Spanish II	Delbene, Roxana	M/Th	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 102-04	Basic Spanish II	Egas, Jenny	M/Th	5:30 PM - 6:50 PM	Remote
SPA 102-05	Basic Spanish II	Maniaci, Jennifer	M/Th	7:00 PM - 8:20 PM	Remote
SPA 102-06	Basic Spanish II	Foglietta, Luz	T/F	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
SPA 102-07	Basic Spanish II	Latorre, Sylvia	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 103-01	Basic Spanish III	Otero, Agustin	M/Th	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
SPA 103-02	Basic Spanish III	Otero, Agustin	M/Th	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 103-03	Basic Spanish III	Jimenez, Tulia	M/Th	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
SPA 103-04	Basic Spanish III	Gabriel, Luis	T/F	8:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Remote
SPA 103-05	Basic Spanish III	Warner Ault, Ann	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 103-06	Basic Spanish III	Gabriel, Luis	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 103-07	Basic Spanish III	Rosman, Adriana	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
SPA 103-08	Basic Spanish III	Morin, Regina	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
SPA 103-09	Basic Spanish III	Rosman, Adriana	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
SPA 103-10	Basic Spanish III	Compte, Deborah	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
SPA 103-11	Basic Spanish III	Warner Ault, Ann	T/F	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
SPA 203-01	Intermediate Oral Proficiency	Compte, Deborah	T/F	9:30 AM - 10:50 AM	Remote
SPA 203-02	Intermediate Oral Proficiency	Compte, Deborah	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
SPA 210-01	Spanish For Heritage Students	Kentengian, Isabel	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Remote
SPA 211-01	Intermediate Writing Proficiency	Otero, Agustin	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Remote
SPA 211-02	Intermediate Writing Proficiency	Gabriel, Luis	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
SPA 215-01	Spanish Phonetics	Morin, Regina	T/F	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
SPA 219-01	Spanish For Medical Purposes	Kentengian, Isabel	M/Th	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote
SPA 241-01	Intro to Lit In Spanish	Huguet, Marimar	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote	LVPA/Global
SPA 270-01	Spanish American Cultures	Figueroa, Alvin	M/Th	12:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Remote
SPA 270-02	Digital Culture in Spain & Lat. Amer.	Warner Ault, Ann	T/F	11:00 AM - 12:20 PM	Remote
SPA 350-01	Intro to Spanish Linguistics	Morin, Regina	T/F	2:00 PM - 3:20 PM	Remote
SPA 370-01	Topics in Spanish	Rosman, Adriana	T/F	3:30 PM - 4:50 PM	Remote

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Course Descriptions

CHI 152: First Year Intensive Chinese II

This is an intensive course which builds on the introduction to spoken and written Chinese from CHI 151, 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 replace CHI 103 and 201, 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 252: Second-Year Chinese II

This is an intensive second-year course in spoken and written contemporary standard Chinese, emphasizing communicative practice in authentic cultural contexts.  Cultural and audio-visual materials complement written course materials and emphasize the link between language and culture.  Conversation hour is required.  Cultural audio-visual materials and use of Chinese websites help to reinforce the link between language and culture.  This class meets Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.  All students are required to participate in a conversation hour.

CHI 360: Chinese Philosophy & 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.

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.

FRE 370: Perspectives of French Culture

This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects of contemporary French culture in their historical perspective through fiction, films, essays, news articles, and broadcasts. Taught in French with focus on the four language proficiency skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

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 255: Business German

This course is designed for advanced students interested in becoming acquainted with the more specific language of German business and at the same time improving the communication skills acquired in previous German courses. The focus will be on the terminology of German business as well as practices and cultural customs of the German-speaking business world. This course is open to students interested in economic issues, whether or not they have prior knowledge in this field.

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

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.

ITL 211: Intermediate Composition & Conversation

This course is designed to provide intensive oral and written practice in Italian at the intermediate level through the study of contemporary Italian culture and discussion of related issues, with emphasis on vocabulary building, increased aural comprehension, and development of oral and written expression. Oral Proficiency Class required.

ITL 351: Italian Cinema from 1945 to Present

This course (in English) will concentrate on the history of contemporary Italian cinema from Neorealism to the present.  Students will view and analyze the most influential films and auteurs of various periods of recent Italian history.  This course will present an in depth overview of the development of social, political and cultural aspects of Italian society through the post-World War II era; the economic boom of the sixties and seventies; the building of a neo capitalist society in the eighties; and the issue of migration into Italy from Africa and Eastern Europe in the nineties.  Readings will incorporate scholarly articles on the films and directors studied.

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 301: Advanced Japanese I

This class is designed for students who have already taken JPN 151/152/251 or 202 or have equivalent knowledge and skills of that level. This course focuses on reading and writing skills. The objectives of this course are to: understand everyday conversations, acquire more advanced effective communication skills, using appropriate sentences and vocabulary, improve reading skills, including skimming, scanning, and intensive reading, improve writing skills, including descriptions and some functional writing tasks, such as letter writing, and to acquire socio-cultural information on the Japanese language and people.

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 371 (HON 270): World Englishes

An intensive study of the development of English as a global language of trade, governance, law, and literature, focusing primarily on English as a post-colonial language (particularly in South Asia and the Pacific), discussion of the linguistic, social, political, and literary implications of its development.

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 219: Spanish For Medical Purposes

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 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.

SPA 270-01: Latin American Cultures

A panoramic view of the origins and development of Latin America from a social, political, linguistic, and artistic perspective.

SPA 270-02: Digital Culture in Spain & Latin America

In this Spanish course, students will refine their oral and written communication skills through examining the social and cultural impact of media and technology in Spain and Latin America. The course will begin with a study of film, television, the telephone, and the Internet and how each device and innovation has transformed life in the twentieth century and brought about social change. We’ll also examine the presence and effect of technology in our daily lives including mobile phones, “wearables”, social media and robots. Recent short stories, films and news articles will help us consider and debate issues pertaining to privacy, globalization, surveillance and “techno-addictions” and the rise of the “mega-city” in Latin America. Ongoing discussions about the promise and pitfalls of technology will add to our discussion of creative solutions for twenty-first century challenges in Spain and Latin America.

SPA 350: Intro to Spanish Linguistics

The objectives of this course are to use readings and practical exercises to develop a solid understanding of language in general, and of the Spanish language in particular.  This includes an understanding of the various systems that make up the Spanish language: its sounds, its word formation component, its grammar and its word meanings.  This course aims to develop the students’ ability to analyze data to form hypotheses, and to prove and disprove these hypotheses through argumentation and the use of empirical research.  This course aims to develop linguistic and analytical skills.

SPA 370: Literature and Revolution in Latin America

LITERATURA Y REVOLUCIÓN  EN LATINOAMÉRICA

WLC 171: Introduction to the Languages

This course will survey the major language families of the world and examine the relationships among them. We will study their geographic location past and present, migration patterns of their speakers, typological differences among languages, the relationship between language and culture, and the origins of the world’s written scripts. The course will examine the relationship between language and dialect, the reasons why languages change, how languages influence each other, how new languages are formed, and how languages decline and die. We will look at the components of language such as the sound system, the grammatical apparatus, vocabulary and examine how these components can change over time.

WLC 321: Intro to Historical Linguistics

This course will introduce basic concepts of historical linguistics with a focus on the development of the Indo-European language family. Students will study examples of phonetic and phonological change, morphological change, syntactical change, lexical development, and the competition of centrifugal and centripetal forces in language communities. Students will study linguistic geography, the relationship of language and culture, the role of dialects, and linguistic register as factors in language change. Students will become familiar with the major language families of the world as they work on problems in historical linguistics and see the role of archaeology and history in historical linguistics. This course will contain a Languages across the Curriculum (LAC) component.

WLC 371: Kung Fu Cinema

WLC 390: Second Lang Acquisition Methods

This course explores how the human brain acquires languages. It prepares pre- and in-service teachers by providing them with the in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to  teach a foreign language. In keeping with the NCATE Foreign Language Teacher Standards and the New Jersey State Standards, this course explores:  a) second language acquisition theories and applications; b) the teaching of the five Cs of the National Standards; and c) the use of technology-enhanced instruction. This course is usually taken during the junior year; it must be taken before student teaching. The course is taught in English.

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