Course Descriptions

Department of English and Foreign Languages

CHIN 110 (3-3-0) Elementary Chinese I: This course introduces the basics of Chinese language - the pinyin, characters and grammar. Students are expected to learn about 150 single characters and 200 compound words of modern standard chinese. The course emphasizes speaking and reading as well as writing.

CHIN 120 (3-3-0) Elementary Chinese II: The course is designed to build up basic vocabulary for conversation, reading and writing, and improve students' comprehension in speaking, listening, reading and writing Chinese.
Prerequisite: CHIN 110

CHIN 210 (3-3-0) Intermediate Chinese I: The course is designed to enhance students' abilities in speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. Students will not only learn complicated conversations but also use vocabularies and sentence structures to discuss social and political issues. They will also learn to write narratives and short essays.
Prerequisite: CHIN 120

CHIN 220 (3-3-0) Intermediate Chinese II: This course is designed to continue to enhance students' abilities in speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. Students will not only learn complicated conversations but also use vocabularies and sentence structures to discuss social and political issues. They will also learn to write narratives and short essays.
Prerequisite: CHIN 210

CHIN 310 (3-3-0) Advanced Chinese I: This course is designed to further improve the students' reading and writing abilities as well as spoken ability in Chinese. Students taking the course will be exposed to essays, prose, movies, short novels, and poems in their original forms either in classical Chinese or modern Chinese. They will discuss these readings in class and then write their argumentation papers in Chinese.
Prerequisite: CHIN 220

CHIN 330 (3-3-0) Classical Chinese Literature: This survey course is examines the long tradition of Chinese literature, from its genesis to the mid-19th century before it was transformed under the influence from the West. We will look into the diversity and richness of this tradition while tracing its dramatic historical changes in a time period of nearly three thouand years. In addition to studying prose and poetry, we will also consider historical content as well as social and philosophical writings. Students are expected not just to learn the long and rich tradition but, more importantly, to reconstruct it through the texts they are to read and papers they are to write. All course materials are in English.

CHIN 331 (3-3-0) Modern Chinese Language: In this survey course, students will read key literary texts by important writers in modern Chinese writers, including Lu Xun, Yu Dafu, Ding Ling (Ting Ling), Shen Congwen (Shen Tsung-wen), Zhang, Ailing (Eilen Chang), and Wang Anyi. The course explores issues of nationalism, modernity and globalization as represented in Chinese Literature. By discussing these issues in literary contexts, students will gain a better understanding of cultural production and social change in modern Chinese history. All the texts are in English.

CHIN 332 (3-3-0) Cinema and Contemporary China: This course examines the technical, aesthetic, economical and historical interactions between contemporary Chinese cinema and contemporary Chinese society. Students will see the representative film works by contemporary Chinese directors from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwain, and analyze the various cinematic styles in relation to the social and historical changes in which the films were made. They will also discuss such issues as modernity, nationalism, and globalization that the Chinese people have dealt with in contemporary China. For students learning the Chinese language, this course will also offer many authentic linguistic materials. All texts are in English and/or with English

ENGL 108 (4-3-2) English Grammar and Usage: This course introduces students to issues of grammar and usage within an integrated literacy program that includes reading, writing and speaking. Standard grammatical and rhetorical conventions are examined to assess their current significance for acceptable social expression, especially in academic prose.

ENGL 110 (3-3-0) English Composition I: A course designed to give extensive practice in the writing process, with emphasis on expository forms appropriate to everyday personal, business, and academic writing. When taken for 4 credits two lab hours are included.

ENGL 120 (3-3-0) English Composition II: A course that continues practice in the composing process, with emphasis on argumentation and research. The course involves gathering, analyzing, and documenting information from secondary sources. When taken for 4 credit hours two lab hours are included.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110

ENGL 211 (3-3-0) World Literature I: A study of major works of the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, focusing on representative genres.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 212 (3-3-0) World Literature II: A comparative study of major works of the Enlightenment, the Romantic Age, the period of Realism and Naturalism, and the Modern World.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 220 (3-3-0) African-American Literature I: An historical and critical exploration of African American writers' contributions to American fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, beginning with writers of the 1700s and continuing through 1900.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 222 (3-3-0) History of the English Language: An historical study of the nature of the language from its beginnings to the present.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 223 (3-3-0) African-American Literature II: A continuation of an historical and critical exploration of African American writers' contributions to American fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, beginning with the 1900s and proceeding to the present.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 230 (3-3-0) Introduction to Linguistics: An introduction to the inductive method of studying language, exploring the phonological, morphological, and syntactical aspects of language, dialectical variations, graphemics, sound, spelling, linguistic changes, bilingualism, field linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, uses of linguistics, and related topics.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 231 (3-3-0) Advanced Grammar: A reinforcement of students' skills in grammatical analysis, focusing on the major theories of grammar and on the study of language acquisition in light of current research.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 240 (3-3-0) Introduction to Literature: An introduction to the major genres of literature, with intensive work in developing the critical skills of reading evaluating, and interpreting literary works and in writing critical papers about literature. This course is available as a humanities option to students not majoring in English. Requirement for B.A. English major.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 250 (3-3-0) Women in Literature: This course examines the roles of women in literature as characters readers, and writers. Included in the readings are short stories, novels, novellas, essays, poetry, and drama, all by women and about women. The course will provide a historical overview of women's writing and will focus on the challenges of women writing, the creation and treatment of women's lives in literature, the form and content of women's writing, and the literary and feminist theories that discuss women's place in history and society by investigating the evolving conditions of women. Also the course examines how women represent themselves and what their expectations and hopes are for their own and daughters' futures.
Prerequisite: ENGL 120

ENGL 253 (3-3-0) Images of Women: This course introduces students to traditional and nontraditional images of women as they have appeared in film, music, art, and literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. This course will encourage students to interrogate images of women in the popular culture of the present day.
Prerequisite: ENGL 120 (may be taken concurrently)

ENGL 271 (3-3-0) Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism: This course will introduce students to contemporary trends in literary theory and criticism against the historical background, which contemporary theory is often a reaction against.

ENGL 300 (3-3-0) Children's Literature: An introduction to works of children's literature from a variety of ethnic origins and genres including folklore, myths, epics, biographies, fiction, poetry, and informational books.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 301 (3-3-0) Adolescent Literature: A study of literature for and about the adolescent, examining reading programs and approaches to literature genres and modes characteristic of the literature, and essential elements of literary works for the adolescent.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 310 (3-3-0) Introduction to Folklore: An introduction to the forms, aesthetic characteristics, and social contents of oral literatures and folk traditions, folktales, legends, myths, folksongs, proverbs, riddles, customs, and beliefs.
Prerequisite: ENGL 211 Or ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 311 (3-3-0) English Literature I: A survey of the literature of England from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Requirement for English majors.
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 312 (3-3-0) English Literature II: A continuation of the survey of English literature, extending from the Romantic period to the present. Requirement for English majors.
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 320 (3-3-0) The Renaissance: A study of the prose and poetry of representative authors of the Renaissance, including dramatists other than Shakespeare.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311

ENGL 321 (3-3-0) American Literature I: A survey of the major writers of America from the earliest efforts at colonization through the Civil War.
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 322 (3-3-0) American Literature II: A survey of the major writers of America from the Civil War to the present. Requirement for English majors.
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 323 (3-3-0) Literature of the Bible: A literary overview of the Bible, with major emphases on the stylistic and formal influences of the Bible in world literature.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 330 (3-3-0) The Seventeenth Century: A survey of the metaphysical poets.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311

ENGL 331 (3-3-0) American English Dialects: A study of dialectical variations in American English, emphasizing the reasons for historical, regional, and social variations in American English.
Prerequisite: ENGL 231

ENGL 332 (3-3-0) Introduction to Film and Visual Literacy: This course will introduce students to basic concepts in film and other visual media such as video and Internet imaging. The course introduces students to formal vocabulary and methodology for developing the ability to consider visual texts critically. Through understanding and application of the basic concepts of film language, students will learn how elements such as editing, lighting, and composition within the frame, cinematography, and sound combine to constitute filmic discourse. In order to understand development in these categories, consideration will be given to film history.

ENGL 335 (3-3-0) Issues in Professional Writing: This foundation course engages students in applying rhetorical principles, research methods, analytical skills, and technologies to problem-based writing projects that model communications challenges faced by professional writers in complex, real-world settings. Students will consider political, cultural, ethical, and practical issues relevant to professional writing.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 340 (3-3-0) Short Prose Fiction: A study of representative modern British, American, and continental writers of the short story and the short novel, with emphasis upon the techniques of the genre. Course offered as needed.

ENGL 341 (3-3-0) Advanced Composition: A study of rhetorical strategies, sentence combining, editing, logic and persuasion, diction, usage, and research methods.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120 Or ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 342 (3-3-0) Creative Writing: An introduction to various forms of modern fiction and poetry, with opportunities for the creation of original poetry and fiction.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 343 (3-3-0) Teaching andTutoring Writing: A study of composition as a discipline and current issues in the field of teaching and tutoring writing in secondary school English classes. This course emphasizes the teaching strategies for high school English composition.

ENGL 344 (3-3-0) Business and Professional Writing: This course explores the principle of effective writing in business and administration with special focus on the elements of mechanics, organization, technical style, and documentation. Students will learn various forms of writing commonly used in business communicating, such as business letters, memorandums, reports and proposals. The course emphasizes clarity, conciseness, organization, format, style, tone, and correctness.

ENGL 345 (3-3-0) Technical Writing: This course explores effective writing in technical genres, with a focus on adjusting content, organization and style for various audiences including peer, managerial, and lay audiences. Students will examine and produce various technical documents, such as instructions or manuals and reports, and engage in usability testing and revisions of documents.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120 And SPEE 200

ENGL 346 (3-3-0) Creative Nonfiction Workshop: This course will introduce students to the art and craft of writing creative nonfiction for publication. Students will focus on three subgenres within the discipline: reportage (editoral writing), the personal essay, and travel writing. The course is conducted as a workshop; thus, students will submit drafts of their work to their classmates, receive verbal and written feedback, and revise accordingly. Towards the end of the course, students will develop a portfolio of their work for grading and submit at least one revised work to a journal or magazine for publication.

ENGL 347 (3-3-0) Writing Children's Literature: This course will provide students with an understanding of how to write for children in different literary genres and with an opportunity to create written manuscripts for children. The course will also consider issues and trends in the children's publishing industry.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

ENGL 350 (3-3-0) Modern Poetry: A study of British and American poetry from Whitman, Dickinson, and Hardy to the present, with emphasis on the major poets of the twentieth century.
Prerequisite: ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 360 (3-3-0) Modern Drama: A survey of works of major playwrights from lbsen and Strindberg to contemporaries such as Pinter and Stoppard.
Prerequisite: ENGL 221 Or ENGL 240

ENGL 370 (3-3-0) Junior Seminar: Directed study on special topics in English conducted by members of the department.

ENGL 401 (3-3-0) Chaucer: A course on The Canterbury Tales and on other works selected from the Chaucer canon, with consideration of literary, social, religious and philosophical backgrounds of the time.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311

ENGL 411 (3-3-0) Shakespeare: A study of selected major Shakespearean dramas, including comedies, histories, and tragedies, and of Shakespeare's development as a dramatist. Requirement for English majors.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311

ENGL 412 (3-3-0) Eighteenth Century: A survey of the major English writers from the Restoration - the age of Dryden, of Pope, and of Johnson to the beginning of Romanticism and a study of the rise of the English novel in the eighteenth century.
Prerequisite: ENGL 311

ENGL 420 (3-3-0) Advanced Reports and Presentation Writing: This course emphasizes the analysis and production of professional reports and presentations. Students will read, analyze, format for printing and transmission, draft, revise and edit reports in multiple formats, for multiple audiences, and for flexible purposes.
Prerequisite: ENGL 341 Or ENGL 344 Or ENGL 345

ENGL 431 (3-3-0) The American Novel: A study of the development of the American novel to the 1970s, with emphasis on selected major writers.
Prerequisite: ENGL 321 And ENGL 322

ENGL 432 (3-3-0) Romantic Poetry and Prose: A study of the major British Romantics, with an examination of representative works by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats in their cultural and critical contexts.
Prerequisite: ENGL 312

ENGL 470 (3-3-0) Senior Seminar: Directed study on special topics in English conducted by members of the Department.

ENGL 480 (3-3-0) Internship: Supervised practical experience in a professional setting.

FORL 210 (3-3-0) Foreign Language I: This course is an introduction to a designated foreign language, and is intended for students with no prior knowledge of the language and culture it represents. Emphasis will be placed on the basic language skills (comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing) and culture. Course may be repeated for credit for different languages.

FORL 220 (3-3-0) Foreign Language II: This course is a continuation of FORL 210. FORL 220 will continue to improve on the language and cultural knowledge and skills acquired in FORL 210 with emphasis on comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as pragmatics.
Prerequisite: FORL 210

FORL 250 (3-3-0) Literature in Translation: This course is a survey of the literature written in foreign language but studied in English translation. It differs from ENGL 211, 212 in that they survey a wide variety of literary works originally in several languages while FORL 250 focuses on the literature of a single language. Students may take FORL 250 more than once for credit if taken in different languages.
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 And ENGL 120

FREN 110 (3-3-0) Elementary French I: An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples, with emphasis on the basic language skills. Laboratory practice required.

FREN 111 (3-3-0) Elementary French (Honors): An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Frenchspeaking peoples, with treatment in greater breadth and depth than in French 110. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experiences.

FREN 120 (3-3-0) Elementary French II: A continuation of studies in the language, literature, and culture of Frenchspeaking peoples begun in FREN 110, including further development of the basic language skills, with special attention to improving oral language skills. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: FREN 110

FREN 121 (3-3-0) Elementary French II (Honors): A continuation of honors studies in the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples begun in FREN 111, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on increasing proficiency in oral language skills. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experiences.

FREN 211 (3-3-0) Intermediate French I: Intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of Frenchspeaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with increased emphasis on reading comprehension and writing in French. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: FREN 120

FREN 212 (3-3-0) Intermediate French II: A continuation of intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on idiomatic usages and complex grammatical structures. Laboratory experience required.
Prerequisite: FREN 211

FREN 311 (3-3-0) French Conversation I: A course focusing on increasing fluency in conversational French. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: FREN 212

FREN 312 (3-3-0) French Conversation II: Conversation and Composition: A course focusing on developing the level of proficiency in the basic language skills necessary to complete advanced courses taught exclusively in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 311

FREN 321 (3-3-0) French Civilization and Culture: A study of the civilization, culture, and history of Frenchspeaking peoples, with attention given to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture. Taught exclusively in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 212

FREN 322 (3-3-0) Survey of French Literature I: A study of representative French literary works from earliest times to 1800. Taught exclusively in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 321

FREN 331 (3-3-0) Survey of French Literature II: A study of representative French literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taught exclusively in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 321

GERM 110 (3-3-0) Elementary German I: An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, with emphasis on the basic language skills. Laboratory practice required.

GERM 120 (3-3-0) Elementary German II: A continuation of studies in the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples begun in GERM 110, including further development of the basic language skills, with special attention to improving oral language skills. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: GERM 110

GERM 211 (3-3-0) Intermediate German I: Intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with increased emphasis on reading comprehension and writing in German. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: GERM 120

GERM 212 (3-3-0) Intermediate German II: A continuation of intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on idiomatic usages and complex grammatical structures. Laboratory experience required.
Prerequisite: GERM 211

GERM 310 (3-3-0) Advanced Conversation and Phonetics: A course focusing on developing the level of proficiency in the basic language skills necessary to complete advanced courses taught exclusively in German.
Prerequisite: GERM 212

GERM 321 (3-3-0) German Civilization: A study of the civilization, culture, and history of German-speaking peoples, with attention to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture. Taught exclusively in German.
Prerequisite: GERM 310

SPAN 110 (3-3-0) Elementary Spanish I: An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples, with emphasis on the basic language skills. Laboratory practice required.

SPAN 111 (3-3-0) Elem Spanish: An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples, with treatment in greater breadth and depth than in Spanish 110. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experiences.

SPAN 120 (3-3-0) Elementary Spanish II: A continuation of studies in the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples begun in SPAN 110, including further development of the basic language skills, with special attention to improving oral language skills. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: SPAN 110

SPAN 121 (3-3-0) Elementary Spanish (Honors) II: A continuation of honors studies in the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples begun in SPAN 111, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on increasing proficiency in oral language skills. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experience.

SPAN 211 (3-3-0) Intermediate Spanish: Intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with increased emphasis on reading comprehension and writing in Spanish. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: SPAN 120

SPAN 212 (3-3-0) Intermediate Spanish II: A continuation of intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on idiomatic usages and complex grammatical structures. Laboratory experience required.
Prerequisite: SPAN 211

SPAN 300 (3-3-0) Spanish for Business: An intermediate Spanish course focusing on developing communicative (oral and written) skills applicable to business in Hispanic contexts.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212

SPAN 311 (3-3-0) Spanish Conversation I: A course focusing on increasing fluency in conversational Spanish. Laboratory practice required.
Prerequisite: SPAN 212

SPAN 312 (3-3-0) Spanish Conversation and Composition: A course focusing on developing the level of proficiency in the basic language skills necessary to complete advanced courses taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 311

SPAN 320 (3-3-0) Advanced Spanish Grammar: A comprehensive and systematic study of Spanish grammar to develop linguistic (phrase, sentence, paragraph structure) accuracy including correct spelling and utilization of appropriate vocabulary.

SPAN 321 (3-3-0) Spanish Civilization and Culture: A study of the civilization, culture, and history of Spain, with attention to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture of the Spanish people. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 312

SPAN 322 (3-3-0) Spanish-American Civilization and Culture: A study of the civilization, culture, and history of Spanish-America, with attention to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture of Spanish American peoples.
Prerequisite: SPAN 312

SPAN 331 (3-3-0) Survey of Spanish Literature I: A study of representative Spanish literary works from earliest times to 1700. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 321

SPAN 332 (3-3-0) Survey of Spanish Literature II: A study of representative Spanish literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 321

SPAN 341 (3-3-0) Survey of Spanish-American Literature I: A survey of Spanish-American literature in the context of historical and social backgrounds, covering the period from colonization to independence. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322

SPAN 342 (3-3-0) Survey of Spanish-American Literature II: A continuation of the survey of Spanish-American literature in the context of historical and social backgrounds, spanning the period from independence to the present. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322

SPAN 411 (3-3-0) The Nineteenth Century Spanish Novel: A study of Spanish novels from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including works by Galdos, Pereda, Blasco-lbanez, and Pedro de Alcarcon, with attention to the historical and cultural contexts of the readings. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 331 Or SPAN 332

SPAN 420 (3-3-0) Introduction to Spanish Linguistics I: Phonetics and Phonology: Phonetics and Phonology: A descriptive and comparative study of the Spanish language and its varieties in Spain and Latin America focusing on the phonetic and phonological components, while establishing contrasts with respective counterparts in the English language, and related pedagogical implications. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 312

SPAN 421 (3-3-0) Introduction to Spanish Linguistics II: Morphology, Syntax and Semantics: Morphology, Syntax and Semantics: A comparative study of the morphological, syntactic, and semantic components of the Spanish language while establishing contrasts with respective counterparts in the English language, and related pedagogical implications. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 312

SPAN 431 (3-3-0) Drama of the Golden Age: A study of the works of Spain┐s leading dramatists of the Golden Age: Lope de Vega, Calderon, Tirso de Molina, and Juan Ruiz de Alarcon. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 331 Or SPAN 332

SPAN 441 (3-3-0) Cervantes: A study of Cervantes, with analytical reading of Don Quixote and of selected Novelas Ejemplares. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 332 Or SPAN 331

SPAN 451 (3-3-0) Contemporary Spanish: A study of major literary works in Spanish, from the Generation of 1898 to the present, with attention to literary trends and cultural influences that contributed to the shaping of the literature. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 332 Or SPAN 331

SPAN 461 (3-3-0) Studies in Latin American Prose Fiction: A study of the developments in Latin American drama and poetry, with emphasis on changes occurring in the literature during the twentieth century. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 342 Or SPAN 341

SPAN 471 (3-3-0) Studies in Latin American Prose Fiction: A study of representative twentieth century novels and short stories by Latin American writers. Taught exclusively in Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 342 Or SPAN 341

SPAN 481 (3-3-0) Seminar: Critical analysis of specific topics including Hispanic culture and/or Spanish literature and/or Spanish linguistics. Taught exclusively in Spanish.

YORU 110 (3-3-0) Elementary Yoruba I: The course is an introduction to Yoruba, and is intended for students with no prior knowledge of the language and culture of Yorubaland. It is designed to introduce the learner to the fundamentals of Yoruba ┐ the language, the culture, and the people. The course emphasizes spoken and written Yoruba, as used in present day West Africa.

YORU 120 (3-3-0) Elementary Yoruba II: A continuation of YORU 110. The course covers materials beyond the elementary ones included in YORU 110. The course emphasizes contemporary spoken and written Yoruba, as used in present day West Africa.
Prerequisite: YORU 110