FORLNG – Foreign Language
Courses Offered
Lower Division
FORLNG 101U FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (2-0-2)(F/S). Develops life skills and attitudes needed to set and to achieve educational and personal goals. Explores university resources, services, and policies. Emphasis placed on being a successful student in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
FORLNG 123 INTERNATIONAL PEER SERVICE LEARNING (1-0-1)(F/S). In this Service-Learning class, students will mentor international students to help them integrate socially and culturally into the American college experience. Students will meet weekly with the international students in class to assist them with linguistic and cultural activities. May be repeated once for credit.
Upper Division
FORLNG 310 JAPANESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY (3-0-3)(F/S). Structure and substance of Japanese culture. Development of Japanese culture from prehistory to present, the development of the Japanese worldview, cultural patterns, beliefs, behaviors, values, and norms that are reflected in Japanese culture today.
FORLNG 320 CHINA TODAY (3-0-3)(F/S). Survey of contemporary China including cultural and historical roots, nation-building efforts, political, economic and social systems, and domestic and foreign policies. Discussion of Hong Kong, Tibet, and Taiwan. PREREQ: HIST 121.
FORLNG 321 CHINESE CULTURE THROUGH FILM (3-0-3)(F/S). Screening and discussion of films from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic content in the context of modern Chinese cultures. PREREQ: HIST 121.
FORLNG 340 TOPICS IN FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE (3-0-3)(F/S). A focused study of French and/or Francophone literature in translation organized around a historical period, a genre, a movement, an author, or a theme. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. Frequent writing assignments. Course conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with PERM/INST. Available once as an upper-division elective toward the French major or minor if writing assignments are done in French. PREREQ: ENGL 102.
FORLNG 350 TOPICS IN GERMANIC LITERATURE (3-0-3)(F/S). A focused study of Germanic literature in translation organized around a historical period, a genre, a movement, an author, or a theme. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. Frequent writing assignments. Course conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with PERM/INST. Available once as an upper-division elective toward the German major or minor if writing assignments are done in German. PREREQ: ENGL 102.
FORLNG 360 TOPICS IN HISPANIC LITERATURE (3-0-3)(F/S). A focused study of Hispanic literature in translation organized around a historical period, a genre, a movement, an author, or a theme. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. Frequent writing assignments. Course conducted in English. May be repeated for credit with PERM/INST. Available once as an upper-division elective toward the Spanish major or minor if writing assignments are done in Spanish. PREREQ: ENGL 102.
FORLNG 410 APPROACHES TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (3-0-3)(S). An overview of theories of language acquisition and of changing pedagogical practices in secondary foreign language education. Examination of contemporary approaches to language teaching and learning, from practical as well as theoretical perspectives. Topics may include communicative competence, the oral proficiency interview, assessment techniques, syllabus preparation, development of lesson plans, and the integration of cultural components with the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. PREREQ: Minimum of six credits upper-division language or PERM/INST. PRE/COREQ: LING 305.