Department of Foreign Languages
Chairperson and Professor Cervantes
Professor Emeritus Shelton
Associate Professors Dolsen, Nickisch
Assistant Professors Park,
Sherman, Thomas
Instructor Frantz
Affiliate Instructors Fouad, Zaltzman
Foreign Languages
Graduate Courses
(No graduate degrees are offered)
g415-g416 Studies in Major National Literatures 3 credits.
Studies in important literatures and cultures not covered by
regular course offerings. Will include literatures in translation
and literature written in English outside of America and the
British Isles. Also listed as ENGL 455.
g437 The Teaching of Foreign Languages 2-3 credits. Study of the
various methods used in teaching foreign languages, the extent
and scope of language courses; the selection of suitable
textbooks; audio-visual techniques and their contribution to
language instruction. PREREQ: Permission of the instructor.
g477 Phonology 3 credits. Study of articulatory phonetics and
practice in phonetic transcription of a broad survey of
languages; phonological analysis and theory. PREREQ: Permission
of the instructor.
g485 Linguistic Analysis 3 credits. Advanced course in the
techniques of language analysis. Topics will deal with sound
systems (phonetics and phonology) or grammatical systems. Cross
listed as ANTH g485 and ENGL g485. May be repeated for a maximum
of 6 credits.
597 Professional Education Development Topics. Variable credit.
May be repeated. A course for practicing professionals aimed at
the development and improvement of skills. May not be applied to
graduate degrees. May be graded S/U.
French Graduate Courses
g361 Seventeenth Century Literature 3 credits. Study of
representative works of the 17th century, with particular
emphasis on the works of Corneille, Moliere, and Racine. PREREQ:
Permission of instructor.
g431 Twentieth Century Literature 3 credits. Study of the main
currents of contemporary French literature including symbolism,
surrealism, existentialism, objectivism, etc. PREREQ: Permission
of the instructor.
g441 Eighteenth Century Literature 3 credits. French thought as
reflected in the literature from 1715 to the Revolution. Special
emphasis on the works of Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and
Rousseau. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g451 Romanticism 3 credits. Study of the Romantic prose, poetry,
and drama of the period: Lamartine, Musset, Vigny, Hugo, and
others. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g461 Realism and Naturalism 3 credits. Study of the main currents
in French literature, as reflected in the works of Balzac,
Flaubert, Zola, Maupassant, and other writers of the latter
period of the 19th century. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g471 Readings in French 2 credits. Reading, discussion, and
preparation of reports on selected topics in French literature.
May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor.
g481 Independent Studies in French 3 credits. A directed project,
under the guidance of an instructor, emphasizing individual study
or research according to the needs of the student. PREREQ:
Permission of instructor.
German Graduate Courses
g353 German Realism and Naturalism 3 credits. A survey of the
major trends and works in German literature from 1848 to the turn
of the century. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g363 The Age of Goethe 3 credits. A survey of the major works and
movements of the pre-classical and classical period in German
literature. PREREQ: Permission of the instructor.
g413 German Romanticism 3 credits. Selections of Romantic prose,
verse, and drama are read and the principal literary movements of
the period are considered. PREREQ: Permission of the instructor.
g423 Contemporary German Prose 3 credits. This
discussion-oriented course concentrates on recent prose from the
German-speaking countries as well as on the giants of twentieth
century German fiction: Hesse, Kafka, Grass, and Boll. PREREQ:
Permission of the instructor.
g433 Contemporary German Drama 3 credits. A study of the German
drama from the turn of the century to the present. PREREQ:
Permission of the instructor.
g473 Readings in German 1-2 credits. Reading, discussion, and
preparation of reports on selected topics in German literature.
May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission
of the instructor.
g483 Independent Studies in German 3 credits. A directed project,
under the guidance of an instructor, emphasizing individual study
or research according to the needs of the student. PREREQ:
Permission of instructor.
Latin Graduate Courses
g470 Readings in Latin 2 credits. Reading, discussion, and
preparation of reports on selected topics in Latin literature.
May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor.
Russian Graduate Courses
g475 Readings in Russian 2 credits. Reading, discussion, and
preparation of reports on selected topics in Russian literature.
May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor.
Spanish Graduate Courses
g338 Romanticism 3 credits. Literary currents of 19th century
Europe: Romanticism in drama, Duque de Rivas, Zorilla; in poetry,
Espronceda, Becquer, Rosalia de Castro; in the essay, Larra.
PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g339 Realism 3 credits. The novels of Feman Caballero; the
realistic novel, Pereda, Alarcon, Valera, Galdos; the
naturalistic novel, Pardo Bazan. PREREQ: Permission of
instructor.
g358 Contemporary Spanish Literature 3 credits. Examination of
contemporary Spanish letters as evidenced in poetry, the short
story, the novel, and the essay. Lectures and readings of the
works of the leading Spanish writers beginning with the
Generation of '98. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g428 Spanish Literature of the Golden Age 3 credits. Lectures on
the principal forms of the Golden Age. Extensive readings and
class discussion of some of the works of Lope de Vega, Ruiz de
Alarcon, Tirso de Molina, Calderon de la Barca, Gongora, and
others. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g429 Cervantes and His Age 3 credits. Study of Cervantes'
artistic creation and relation to the culture of the 16th and
17th centuries. Emphasis is given to Don Quixote and the Novelas
Exemplares. PREREQ: Permission of instructor.
g479 Readings in Spanish 2 credits. Reading, discussion, and
preparation of reports on selected topics in Spanish literature.
May be repeated once with different content. PREREQ: Permission
of instructor.
g489 Independent Studies in Spanish 3 credits. A directed
project, under the guidance of an instructor, emphasizing
individual study or research according to the needs of the study.
PREREQ: Permission of instructor.