Fall 2010 Courses

FC 101.    ELEMENTARY CHINESE I    4
An introduction to spoken and written Chinese emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the culture of China. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Chinese.    M. Chen

FC 203.    INTERMEDIATE CHINESE    3
Continuing study of the structures of the Chinese language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Three hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FC102 or permission of the department.  The Department

FC 208.    ADVANCED CHINESE CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION    3
Intensive practice in daily use of Chinese in a cultural context. Review of grammar, idioms, vocabulary, and writing skills. Prerequisite: FC203 or permission of the instructor.    The Department

FC 302.    MODERN CHINA    3
Study of Chinese at the advanced level with further emphasis on developing literacy skills in reading and writing and cultural literacy, through a variety of texts from the humanities, social sciences, business, and mass media. Students will continue to enhance communication skills in listening and speaking. Assignments include class projects, in-class oral presentations, skits, and written compositions. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to discuss various topics related to the ones in the textbook and to write multi-paragraph compositions. Classes are conducted in Chinese. Students taking this course are expected to commit substantial time outside of class to fulfilling the course requirements. Course must enroll at least five students to be offered. Prerequisite: FC208 or permission of instructor. (Designated a non-Western culture course.)    M. Chen

FF 101.    ELEMENTARY FRENCH I    4
An introduction to spoken and written French emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the cultures of France and the Francophone world. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of French.    P. Han

FF 102.    ELEMENTARY FRENCH II    3
Continuation of FF 101.  Further development of basic grammar, reading, conversation, and writing skills while focusing on cultural materials from France and the Francophone World. Three hours of class.  A. Zuerner

FF 203.    INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE FRENCH    4
Continuing intensive study of the structures of the French language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Four hours of class and one hour of lab.    P. Han,

FF 206.    FRENCH CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS    3
Development of nonliterary, informal spoken vocabulary, and expressions used in everyday situations. Extensive practice in conversational idioms and work on accent and intonation. Prerequisite:  FF 203at Skidmore or a score of 391 or higher on the placement exam.  J. Anzalone, A. Zuerner

FF 208.    WRITING IN FRENCH    4
Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. Intensive practice in writing short essays. Prerequisite: FF203or 206or permission of instructor. This course is required for the major.    P. Han

FF 210.    INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE    4
Reading and discussion of literary texts in the major genres: poetry, theater, and prose through close textual analysis. This course emphasizes the development of the analytical skills involved in doing a close reading and the critical skill needed for writing explications de texte. Regular papers required. Prerequisite: FF203or permission of the instructor. This course is required for the major in French. (Fulfills humanities requirement.)    A. Zuerner

FF 220.    LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM    1
A course designed for students who want to use their foreign language skills in any course taught in English at the college. Does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement or count toward the major or minor in foreign languages and literature. Prerequisite: FF203. Must be taken S/U. Can be repeated for credit.    C. Evans

FF 223.    INTRODUCTION TO ISSUES IN THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD    4
Study of aspects of the Francophone world (Caribbean, Africa, Canada) with particular emphasis on historical, political, and social problems. Reading and discussion of texts and documents from a variety of sources. Practice in writing critical and literary essays. Prerequisite: FF210or permission of instructor. (Designated a non-Western culture course.)    H. Jaouad

FF 306.    TRANSLATION AND STYLISTICS    3
A translation course for the study of the structure of the French language through comparative examination of vocabulary, grammar, and cultural influences. The course provides extensive practice of the traditional exercise of thème et version (translations back and forth of texts from a variety of disciplines) to develop an awareness of the idiomatic distinctions of French and English, the variety of written styles and what constitutes one's own prose expression. Prerequisite: FF208or consent of instructor.    J. Anzalone

FF 373.    PREPARATION FOR SENIOR THESIS    3
Required for all second-semester junior or first-semester senior French majors who intend to write a thesis (FF374). Under the direction of a thesis advisor, the student reads extensively in primary and secondary sources related to the proposed thesis topic, develops research skills, and brings the thesis topic into focus by writing an outline and a series of brief papers that contribute to the thesis. Prerequisites: FF208, 210, and second-semester junior or first-semester senior status.    J. Anzalone

FF 376.    SEMINAR    3
A detailed study of an author, a period, or theme prominent in France, Africa, Canada, or the French speaking countries of the Caribbean. Frequent oral reports. Close attention to development, organization, and writing of an extensive paper. Prerequisite: Senior status.    M. Wiesmann

FG 101.    ELEMENTARY GERMAN I    4
An introduction to spoken and written German emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the culture of German-speaking countries. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of German.    M. O’Brien, K. Hamm-Ehsani

FG 203.    INTERMEDIATE GERMAN    3
Continuing study of the structures of the German language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Three hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FG102or 103.    K. Hamm-Ehsani

FG 215.    INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LITERATURE    4
An introduction to the development of German literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the present focusing on major authors (Lessing, Goethe, Schiller, Hoffmann, Kafka, Brecht, Wolf) and literary movements. Prerequisite: FG203or permission of instructor. This course is required for the major in German. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills humanities requirement.)    K. Hamm-Ehsani

FG 376.    SEMINAR    4
The study of an author, a period, or topic prominent in the literature of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Close attention to the development, organization, and writing of an extensive paper. Prerequisite: Senior status.    M. O'Brien

FI 101.    ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I    4
An introduction to spoken and written Italian emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the culture of Italy. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Italian.   D. Castronuovo, G. Faustini, S. Smith

FI 102.    ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II    3
Continuation of FI 101. Further development of basic grammar, reading, conversation, and writing skills while focusing on cultural materials from Italy. Three hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial.    G. Faustini

FI 203.    INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN    3
Continuing study of the structures of the Italian language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Three hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FI102or 103or permission of instructor.    D. Castronuovo

FI 208.    ITALIAN CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION    4
Intensive practice in daily use of Italian in a cultural context. Review of idioms, vocabulary, and writing skills. Prerequisite: FI203or permission of instructor.    .    D. Castronuovo

FI 220.    LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM    1
A course designed for students who want to use their foreign language skills in any course taught in English at the college. Does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement or count toward the major or minor in foreign languages and literature. Prerequisite: FI203. Must be taken S/U. Can be repeated for credit.    S. Smith

FI 301.    BUSINESS ITALIAN    3
Study of commercial transactions in the context of social and economic life in Italy today. The course focuses on management, advertising, marketing, agricultural and industrial relations, banking, imports and exports, and the stock market in Italy. These topics will be considered in both the private and public sectors, focusing on vocabulary and forms of correspondence, employment applications, business procedures, and government agencies.    S. Smith

FI 371, 372.    INDEPENDENT STUDY    3
Individual study projects under the guidance of the department.    The Department

FJ 101.    ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I    4
An introduction to spoken and written Japanese emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the culture of Japan. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Japanese.    M. Inamoto

FJ 102.    ELEMENTARY JAPANESE II    3
Continuation of FJ 101. Further development of basic grammar, reading, conversation, and writing skills while focusing on cultural materials from Japan. Three hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial.    M. Inamoto

FJ 203.    INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE    3
Continuing study of the structures of the Japanese language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Three hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FJ102.    M. Tamagawa

FJ 207.    ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I    3
Systematic study of advanced intermediate Japanese linguistic structures. Reading of selected texts concerning Japanese culture/society. Discussion in Japanese based on the reading. Intensive practice in writing short essays. Prerequisite: FJ203or permission of instructor.    M. Tamagawa

FL 242.    MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION    3
A critical survey of modern Japanese prose literature in English translation beginning with the Meiji period and continuing to the present. Students will study the interaction of traditional Japanese sensibilities with Western literary ideas and techniques as represented in major literary movements in Japan. Works will be discussed in terms of their cultural, historical, and literary contexts. (Designated a non-Western culture course; fulfills humanities requirement.)    M. Inamoto

FL 263.    SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOREIGN LITERATURE AND CULTURE    3
Japanese Popular Culture:  This course examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities and culture. Topics include Japanese manga (comic books), hip-hop and other popular music, anime (Japanese animated films) and feature films, sports, TV shows, and popular literature. Emphasis will be on contemporary popular culture and theories of gender, sexuality, race, class, and the workings of power in global cultural industries. This course also gives the students a direct taste of the subject matter.Prerequisites: Completion of department courses numbered 202, 203 or 206; or by permission of instructor.  M. Tamagawa

FS 101.    ELEMENTARY SPANISH I    4
An introduction to spoken and written Spanish emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on basic grammar, vocabulary, and the development of reading, conversation, and writing skills while learning about the cultures of Spain and Spanish America. Four hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Presupposes no previous study of Spanish.    B. Loyola

FS 102.    ELEMENTARY SPANISH II    3
Continuation of FS 101. Further development of basic grammar, reading, conversation, and writing skills while focusing on cultural materials from Spain and Spanish America. Three hours of class, one hour of drill or tutorial. Open only to students who have completed FS 101.    C. Grant

FS 103.    ALTERNATIVE SECOND SEMESTER SPANISH    3
An introduction and review of elementary spoken and written Spanish emphasizing cultural perspectives. Linguistic emphasis is on grammar, vocabulary and the development of reading, conversation and writing skills while learning about the cultures of Spain and Spanish America. Three hours of class. For students who have completed one or two yeas of pre-College Spanish, and who have not placed in FS 203 or above. Not open to students who have completed FS101.    C. Grant

FS 203.    INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH    4
Continuing intensive study of the structures of the Spanish language. Extensive practice in conversation and writing. Vocabulary building through the reading of appropriate texts in the literature and culture. Four hours of class and one hour of lab. Prerequisite: FS102.    V. Rangil

FS 206.    SPANISH CONVERSATION    3
Development of Spanish oral skills at the advanced intermediate level. Extensive practice in conversational idioms. Development of nonliterary, informal spoken vocabulary; of reading skills necessary to comprehend authentic news materials; of aural comprehension essential for understanding oral speech at native speed. Prerequisite: FS203 or permission of department.    G. Burton, D. Barnes, B Loyola

FS 208.    WRITING IN SPANISH    4
Review of grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. Intensive practice in writing short essays. Prerequisite: FS203 or permission of instructor.    D. Barnes, . Mudrovic

FS 211.    SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE    4
A study of the main currents of Spanish literature from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Representative works of such major literary movements as the Golden Age, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, the Generation of '98, and the twentieth century will be studied. Prerequisite: FS208 or permission of instructor. (Fulfills humanities requirement.)    D. Barnes

FS 212.    SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE    4
A study of the main currents of Spanish American literature from Colonial times to the present. Such authors as Sor Juana, Gallegos, Darío, Carpentier, Mistral, Neruda, Paz, and Cortázar will be studied. Prerequisite: FS208 or permission of instructor. (Fulfills humanities requirement.)    M. Lander

FS 220.    LANGUAGE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM    1
A course designed for students who want to use their foreign language skills in any course taught in English at the college. Does not fulfill the foreign language distribution requirement or count toward the major or minor in foreign languages and literature. Prerequisite: FS203. Must be taken S/U. Can be repeated for credit.    C. Grant

FS 334.    CERVANTES    3
A study of the prose, drama, and poetry of Miguel de Cervantes in the light of the social and intellectual currents of early seventeenth-century Spain. Particular attention will be paid to Don Quijote.  Prerequisite: FS211  G. Burton

FS 363.    SPECIAL STUDIES IN SPANISH    3
Spanish American Women Images:  This course explores the diversity of images and literary voices of Spanish American women through the study of short stories, novel, poetry, drama and film.  Readings reflect both traditional and nontraditional portrayals of women in what has been a particularly male-oriented culture.  In this course students examine representations of women in Spanish American culture and their historical roots, considering traditional gender roles and more contemporary attempts to break with social expectations linked to sex and gender, as well as the complex interactions of gender with nationality, class, race and ethnicity. Students will read works by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Rosario Castellanos, Rosario Ferré, Rigoberta Menchú, Nancy Morejón, Marjorie Agosín, and others.Prerequisite: permission of instructor.   B. Loyola

FS 376.    SEMINAR    3
Spain's Generation X:  Drugs, crime, sex, betrayal, risk-taking....Recent works of literature and film paint a Spanish culture of the 1990s that is morally bankrupt.  In this course students examine recent moral issues confronting Spanish culture and society reflected in select novels, poetry, and films from the 1990s.  They will explore the central themes of the relationship between art and society, art and morality, and national and personal identity in a rapidly changing world.  Do artists have moral responsibilities?  Do these works of art make a moral statement, or do they contribute to the decadence of modern society?  What are the attitudes of young Spaniards toward the future?  To what extent do values of the past inhibit today's generations?  To what extent do rebellion and disrespect alienate young people and create a sense of hopelessness and pessimism or even nihilism?  Students will read works by  anas, Etxebarria, Loriga, Montero, David Ganzalez, and othners, and view films such as Amenabar's Tesis and Uribe's Los dias contados.  Prerequisite: Senior status.    W. Mudrovic

SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE COURSES

FX 101, 102.    SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL BASIC STUDY    3
Arabic, Hebrew, Korean, Portuguese, Russian. May only be taken for a grade.

FX 201, 202.    SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL INTERMEDIATE STUDY    3
Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian. May be taken for a grade or S/U.