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Foreign Language (FRN-LNG)

FRN-LNG 180      Special Elementary Foreign Languages Topics I View Details
Instruction in foreign languages at the elementary level. Essentials of grammar, basic conversation and reading, practical vocabulary. May include introduction of new methods of foreign language teaching, special texts, and languages not offered through regular courses. As needed.
Credits: 2-5 hours
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FRN-LNG 190      Special Elementary Foreign Languages Topics II View Details
Continuation of Foreign Languages and Literature 180. Prerequisite: Elementary I college-level course or equivalent. As needed.
Credits: 2-5 hours
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FRN-LNG 280      Special Intermediate Foreign Languages Topics I View Details
Instruction in foreign languages at the second-year intermediate level. Further development of comprehension and communicative skills. Readings of moderate difficulty and grammar review. May include introduction of new methods of foreign language teaching, special texts and topics, and new languages not offered through regular courses. Prerequisite: Elementary I & II college courses or equivalent. As needed.
Credits: 2-4 hours
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FRN-LNG 290      Special Intermediate Foreign Languages Topics II View Details
Continuation of Foreign Languages and Literature 280. Prerequisite: Third semester college level-courses or equivalent. As needed.
Credits: 2-4 hours
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FRN-LNG 300      Cluster Course: Mexico, Central America And The Human Condition View Details
Faculty from at least two different departments (one of which must be a department in the Division of Humanities including history) may determine the topic and syllabus, subject to the approval of the director of Integrated Studies and the departments involved. This special topics course will satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement for the B.A.
Credits: hours
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FRN-LNG 380      Special Topics View Details
Treatment of a particular genre or area of literature or language normally not offered through regular courses. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. On demand.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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FRN-LNG 400      Courts and Culture in the Middle Ages View Details
This cluster course offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle Ages, focusing on medieval cultures in Europe. Arranged around a series of themes, the cluster will read a variety of documentary and literary texts to investigate not only the "high culture" of the courts but also the interactions of people from various social backgrounds in Western Europe. May be taken for French major with permission of instructor. Cross listed with ENGLISH 400CF and HISTORY 400CF.
Credits: hours
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FRN-LNG 401      Linguistics And Language Teaching View Details
A survey of issues in linguistics with particular emphasis on areas and applications pertaining to the teaching of foreign languages. Contrastive analysis of the history and structure of Germanic and Romance languages. Examination of social, cultural and biological aspects of language. Prerequisite: Two years of a foreign language at college level and junior/senior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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FRN-LNG 470      Internship in Foreign Languages View Details
Intern experience under faculty supervision involving the use of the appropriate foreign language with a local firm, non-profit organization, etc. students will compile a portfolio of their work under the direction of the internship supervisor to be submitted for evaluation by their chosen faculty mentor. Prerequisites: at least 9 hours prior FLL coursework in the appropriate language, junior standing, prior consent and arrangement.
Credits: hours
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FRN-LNG 480      Special Topics View Details
Each time this course is offered a particular genre or area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the department chairman required. On demand.
Credits: 1,3 hours
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FRN-LNG 494      Methods Of Teaching Foreign Languages View Details
Teaching methods and materials for beginning and advanced classes in French, German, and Spanish. Modern language teaching methodology and material will be evaluated and demonstrated, together with effective use of the Language Resource Center, tapes, slides, film strips, and other audio-visual materials. Prerequisite: A 3.0 grade average in the foreign language to be considered for practice teaching. Does not count toward a major in foreign language. Offered in conjunction with the School of Education.
Credits: 3 hours
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FRN-LNG H400      (HONORS) Nazi-Occupied Europe & The Holocaust View Details
With the collaboration of many other nations, Nazi Germany attempted a genocidal war to systematically colonize, relocate and annihilate entire social groups, most notably the Jews. Employing an intentionally cosmopolitan perspective, this interdisciplinary cluster-course will explore how ordinary Europeans behaved in these circumstances and the different ways that scholars have attempted to comprehend, analyze and represent those choices.
Credits: hours
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FRN-LNG H480      Special Topics View Details
Each time this course is offered a particular genre or area of literature will be treated. Topics will be announced in advance. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes. Permission of the department chairman required. On demand.
Credits: hours
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