FALL 2023

TADOKU: EXTENSIVE READING IN JAPANESE (1 CR)
01:991:105:D2:10287
WEDNESDAYS, 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM, ALX-413
MEETS FIRST 10 WEEKS, 9/6 - 11/8/2023
MICHIRU LOWE

MUST ALSO BE REGISTERED FOR A SECTION OF JAPANESE - 01:565:102,201, 202, 301, OR 302.

This course is designed for students who have registered for Elementary Japanese II, Intermediate Japanese I /II, or Advanced Japanese I / II. This course aims to improve students' comprehension skills and reading fluency in modern Japanese texts, as well as promote pleasure reading in a foreign language through Tadoku (extensive reading method). In class, students will choose reading materials from their own reading level and spend the majority of class time for sustained silent reading. The instructor monitors the student’s reading behavior and gives advice and suggestions to improve their reading skills. Students will also engage in a variety of activities such as small group discussion, journal writing, shadowing, and presentations, and through these activities, will cultivate three other language skills that are equally essential for language acquisition. By the end of the course, students will develop skills to predict and learn new lexical items and grammatical structures, as well as kanji reading skills. Readings in Japanese.

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ITALIAN FOR WALKING IN THE CITY (1 CR)
01:991:105:K7:10288
TUESDAYS, 12:10 PM - 1:30 PM, SC-103
ANDREA BALDI

MUST ALSO BE REGISTERED FOR 01:560:268 WALKING IN THE CITY.

DESCRIPTION TBA. Taught in Italian.

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VIDEOGAME LOCALIZATION (1 CR)
01:991:121:01:10296
THURSDAYS, 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM, SC-121, FIRST TEN WEEKS.
LAURA RAMIREZ POLO & ERICA LUCCI

MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR 01:940:402/502, 479/579 OR 04:547:215.

DESCRIPTION TBA.

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LANGUAGES OF THE BIBLE (1 CR)
01:991:121:02:10297
MONDAYS, 3:50 PM - 5:10 PM, CJS-206, FIRST TEN WEEKS.
GARY RENDSBURG

MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR 01:563:220 OR 01:840:201. 

DESCRIPTION TBA.

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THE ALPHABET: A HISTORY (1 CR)
01:991:121:03:10298
TUESDAYS, 2:15 PM - 3:10 PM, CL-201
JAY FISHER

MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR 01:190:207 - GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY

This module is an introduction to the history of the alphabet. It is the technology of the alphabet that allows us to read ancient texts in the original and in translation. Moreover, alphabets, especially changes in the alphabet from ancient Egypt to our own culture, tell us much about the languages (and cultures) that adopted them. Students may use their assignments and assessments as the basis of the optional alternate final assessment mentioned in the syllabus for Greek and Roman Myth. Taught in English. 

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MOD CHINESE SOCIETY: KEY WORDS IN MEDIA (1 CR)
01:991:121:E1:10299
THURSDAYS, 5:40 PM - 7:00 PM, AB-2100, 
JANE HUANG

MUST REGISTER FOR 01:165:302. COMPLETION OF 165:301, FCA PLACEMENT OR PERM. REQ.

DESCRIPTION TBA. Taught in English and Chinese.

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THE LANGUAGE OF MARX, NIETZSCHE, FREUD (1 CR)
01:991:121:E1:10300
ASYNCHRONOUS - 10 WEEKS, STARTS 9/19/2023
ARTUN AK

MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR MARX, NIETZSCHE, FREUD - 01:195:374, 01:470:371, OR 01:730:344.

This module focuses on the original German-language concepts and formulations in select passages relevant to the principal themes of the main course “Marx, Nietzsche, Freud.” Attention will be given to issues of translation as these influence — and historically have influenced — the understanding of these writers and their thought. The course will be taught in English with readings in English and German.

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HUME AND KANT (1 CR)
01:991:121:K1:10301
ASYNCHRONOUS, FIRST TEN WEEKS.
MCCROSSIN

MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED 01:730:308.

DESCRIPTION TBA. Taught in English and French.

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