Prerequisite: CHN 1301 Beginner Chinese or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of Chinese while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner Chinese and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in CHN 1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
CHN1303 Elementary Chinese 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: CHN 1302 Elementary Chinese 1
this course is a continuation of CHN 1302 Elementary Chinese 1. Students continue developing their commu- nicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. the course content will include language and vocabulary used in situational contexts, as well as cultural and histori- cal information about regions where Chinese is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication and on developing reading comprehen- sion and fluent writing skills. Students also read short pieces on modern Chinese culture, write compositions and make presentations on topics of personal interest. the course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the Internet, e-mail, videos) to promote and en- hance students’ comprehension of the Chinese language. FRN1301 Beginner French (3 credits)
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to enable students to engage in the most basic communication of French. It also provides a good foundation for further study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. the course also aims to develop students’ academic skills and to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect. This course is intended for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of French, even at elementary level, should not take this course. FRN 1302 Elementary French 1 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: FRN 1301 Beginner French or equivalent
This course continues the basics of French while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening,
speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner French and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in FRN 1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
FRN 1303 Elementary French 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: FRN 1302 Elementary French 1 or equivalent
this course is a continuation of FRN 1302 Elementary French 1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course content will include language and vocabulary used in situational contexts, cultural and historical information about regions where French is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication and on developing reading comprehension and fluent writing skills. Students also read short pieces on modern French culture, write compositions and make presentations on topics of personal interest. The course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the Internet, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the French language. GER1301 Beginner German (3 credits)
Prerequisites: None
this course is designed in such a way as to enable students to engage in the most basic communication of german. It also provides a good foundation for further study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. The course also aims to develop students’ academic skills and to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect. this course is designed for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of german, even at elementary level, should not take this course.
GER 1302 Elementary German 1 (3 credits)
Prerequisites: GER 1301 Beginner German or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of German while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and
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control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner German and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in gER 1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
GER1303 Elementary German 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GER 1302 Elementary German 1 or equivalent
this course is a continuation of gER 1302 Elemen- tary german 1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course content will include language and vocabulary used in situational contexts, cultural and historical information about regions where Ger- man is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication and on developing reading comprehension and fluent writing skills. Stu- dents also read short pieces on modern German cul- ture, write compositions and make presentations on topics of personal interest. The course makes exten- sive use of technology (computer programs, the Inter- net, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the German language.
KOR 1301 Beginner Korean (3 credits)
Pre-requisites: None
This course is designed to enable students to engage in basic communication in Korean. It also provides a good foundation for fur¬ther study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. The course also aims to develop students’ academ¬ic skills and to promote cross-cultural under¬standing and respect. this course is intended for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of Korean, even at elementary level, should not take this course.
KOR 1302 Elementary Korean 1 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KOR 1301 Beginner Korean or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of Korean while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner Korean and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in KoR 1301. a component
promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
KOR1303 Elementary Korean 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: KOR 1302 Elementary Korean 1 or equivalent
this course is a continuation of KoR 1302 Elementary Korean 1. Students continue developing their communi- cative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. the course content will include language and vocabulary used in situational contexts, cultural and historical information about regions where Korean is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication and on developing reading comprehension and fluent writing skills. Students also read short pieces on modern Korean culture, write compositions and make presenta- tions on topics of personal interest. The course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the In- ternet, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the Korean language.
RUS1301 Beginner Russian (3 credits)
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed for international students who do not speak the language. It is designed to enable students to engage in the most basic communication of Russian. It also provides a good foundation for further study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. The course also aims to develop students’ academic skills and to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect. this course is intended for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of Russian, even at elementary level, should not take this course.
RUS1302 Elementary Russian 1 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: RUS1301 Beginner Russian or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of Russian while em- phasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on de- veloping conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner Russian and assumes knowledge of all the materials cov- ered in RUS1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included. RUS 1306 Pre-Intermediate Russian 2 (3 credits)
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(Previously Intermediate Russian 1)Prerequisite: None
Pre-intermediate Russian 2 is designed to motivate stu- dents to continue their study of the Russian language, to develop communication skills in real life situations, and to increase their knowledge and appreciation of Russian culture. The course is intended to be commu- nicative, and depends on active student participation. Many different learning resources, including textbooks, recordings, and computers are used. Students acquire new knowledge and review grammatical concepts and structures through readings and exercises.
SPN1301 Beginner Spanish (3 credits)
Prerequisites: None
This course is designed to enable students to engage in the most basic communication of Spanish. It also provides a good foundation for further study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabulary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. the course also aims to develop students’ academic skills and to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect. this course is intended for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of Spanish, even at elementary level, should not take this course.
SPN1302 Elementary Spanish 1 (3 Credits)
Prerequisite: SPN1301 Beginner Spanish or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of Spanish while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner Spanish and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in SPN 1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
SPN 1303 Elementary Spanish 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: SPN 1302 Elementary Spanish 1 or equivalent
this course is a continuation of SPN 1302 Elementary Spanish 1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course content will include language
and vocabulary used in situational contexts, cultural and historical information about regions where Spanish is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication and on developing reading comprehension and fluent writing skills. Students also read short pieces on modern Spanish culture, write compositions and make presentations on topics of personal interest. The course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the Internet, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the Spanish language. tUR1301 Beginner turkish (3 credits)
Prerequisites: None
this course is designed in such a way as to en¬able students to engage in the most basic com¬munication of turkish. It also provides a good foundation for further study of the language. Practice is given in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic vocabu¬lary and elementary grammatical structures are introduced. The course also aims to de¬velop students’ academic skills and to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect. this course is designed for beginners only; students with a prior knowledge of turkish, even at elementary level, should not take this course.
TUR 1302 Elementary Turkish 1 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: TUR1301 Beginner Turkish or equivalent
This course will continue the basics of Turkish while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, speaking and writing skills at elementary level. Focus will be on developing conversational proficiency and control of basic grammar and vocabulary. the course follows Beginner Turkish and assumes knowledge of all the materials covered in tUR 1301. a component promoting cross-cultural understanding and sound academic skills is also included.
TUR 1303 Elementary Turkish 2 (3 credits)
Prerequisite: TUR 1302 Elementary Turkish 1 or equivalent
this course is a continuation of tUR 1302 Elementary turkish 1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The course content will include language and vocabulary used in situational contexts, cultural and historical information about regions where Turkish is spoken. Emphasis will be placed on improving proficiency in oral communication
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and on developing reading comprehension and fluent writing skills. Students also read short pieces on modern Turkish culture, write compositions and make presentations on topics of personal interest. The course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the Internet, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the Turkish language.