ARABIC

375.116

BEGINNING ARABIC (4.5) Tahrawi/Sakaji   Limit 18 per section   May not be taken Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory

NOTE: Section 02 is for students who have a significant ability to understand and speak standard Arabic.  Course will continue to focus on reading, writing, and grammar    
Continuation of 375.115. Introductory course in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic.  Presents basic grammatical structures and a basic vocabulary.  Through oral-aural drill in classroom, tapes in Language Laboratory, and reading/writing exercises, students attain a basic level of competence on which they can build in subsequent years of study.

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02

MTWThF 12

TTh 3:30-6pm

375.216 (H)

INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (4) Tahrawi  Limit 18   Prereq: 375.215 or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 375.215. Designed to bring students up to competency level required for third/fourth year Arabic.  Students will consolidate and expand their mastery of the four basic skills acquired in 375.115-116.  More authentic material--written, audio, and visual--will be used, and culture will be further expanded on as a fifth skill.

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MTWTh 11

375.302 (H)

ADVANCED ARABIC READING AND WRITING (3) Tahrawi  

Limit 18   Prereq: Two years of Arabic or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 375.301. Designed to enhance students’ ability to read, discuss, and write about various topics covered in traditional and contemporary Arabic texts. 

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MW 2:30-4
3-4:30

CHINESE

373.112

ACCELERATED BEGINNING CHINESE (3.5) Hsieh     Limit 15 Prereq: 373.111 or Perm Req’d. Lab Req’d. Continuation of 373.111. For students who have significant, previously acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in 373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used.

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WThF 1

373.116

ELEMENTARY CHINESE (4.5) Hsieh/Feng    Limit 15 per section  Prereq: 373.115 or Perm. Req=d Continuation of 373.115. Introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese. Goals: mastery of elements of pronunciation and control of basic vocabulary of 800-900 words and most basic grammatical patterns.  Students work first with Pin-Yin system, then with simplified version of written Chinese characters.  Note:  Student with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take 373.111-112.

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02

03

MTWThF 12

MTWThF  2

MTWThF  3

373.212 (H)

ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (3.5) Lievens     Limit 15 Prereq: 373.211 or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 375.211. For students who possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking.  The course focuses on reading and writing.  Students will work with either simplified or traditional character.

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MTW 10

373.216 (H)

INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (4.5) Lievens   Limit 15 per section   Prereq: 373.215 or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 373.215. Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns.  Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters.  Note:  Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take 373.211-212. 

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02

MTWThF 11

MTWThF 12

373.316 (H)

UPPER INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (3.5) Chi / Hsieh   Limit 15 per section Prereq: 373.315 or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 373.315. This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern essays and short stories. Class discussions will be in Chinese insofar as feasible, and written assignments will be given. 

Sec. 01 - Regular   Sec. 02 - Accelerated

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02

     MW 2 -3:15

MW 2 -3:15

373.416 (H)

ADVANCED CHINESE (3) Chi      Limit 15 Continuation of 373.415. Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc.  Students should understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion need not focus primarily on detailed explanations of grammar.  Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content.

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MW 3:30-5

373.421 (H)

CLASSICAL CHINESE (3) Staff Prereq: 373.416 or equiv. Limit 15 Students are required to have knowledge of traditional Chinese characters in order to read short selections of early literary prose.

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T 4:30-6pm

Th 4-5:30
F 12-1:30

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

370.600

ORAL SKILLS FOR INTERNATIONAL TAs Shiffman   Limit 10   No auditors. Graduate students only Through a variety of communicative activities, prospective international teaching assistants work to improve fluency, accuracy, and intelligibility in speaking and increase listening comprehension for the classroom.

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MTW   12

370.601

COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN THE AMERICAN CLASSROOM Shiffman   Limit 10 per section Open to graduate students   No auditors Perm Req’d.  Prospective international teaching assistants work to improve their English language skills while familiarizing themselves with the culture of the American classroom and effective teaching strategies.  Students are videotaped practice teaching.

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02

MTW   9

MTW 10

HINDI

381.102

BEGINNING HINDI II (3) Saini/Maheshwari Prereq: 381.101  Limit 15 
NOTE: Section 02 is for students who have a significant ability to understand and speak standard Hindi.  Course will continue to focus on reading, writing, and grammar    
Continuation of 381.101. Course focuses on acquisition of additional vocabulary and grammatical structures in culturally authentic contexts, listening, speaking, reading, and writing comprehension.

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02

TTh 3:35-4:50

MW 2-3:30

381.202 (H)

INTERMEDIATE HINDI II (3) Saini Limit 10   Prereq. 381.201 or Perm Req’d. Continuation of 381.201. Course provides refinement of basic language skills in cultural context.  Emphasis will be on expansion of vocabulary and grammatical structures and further development of communicative skills.

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TTh 2-3:15

381.312 (H)

HINDI CONVERSATION II (3) Maheshwari  Prereq: 381.311 or Perm Req’d Continuation of 381.311. Advanced training in spoken Hindi for students who have completed Intermediate Hindi or have equivalent knowledge and fluency. Communicative activities such as task-oriented acts, role plays, and group discussions will assist in the development of good interactive skills.

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MW 5-6:15pm

JAPANESE

378.102

SLOW PACED BEGINNING JAPANESE II (3) Nakao  Prereq: 378.101 or Perm. req’d  Limit 15    A continuation of 378.101, part two of a four-semester introductory course for students who want to study Beginning Japanese at a slower pace attending three classes rather than five classes per week.  Lab required.

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WThF 1

378.104

SLOW PACED BEGINNING JAPANESE IV (3) Takakusaki  Prereq: 378.103 or Perm. req’d     Limit 15    A continuation of 378.103, part four of a four-semester introductory course for students who want to study Beginning Japanese at a slower pace attending three classes rather than five classes per week.  Lab required.

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MW 2-3:15

378.116

BEGINNING JAPANESE (4.5) Zon Prereq: 378.115   Limit 15 per section   May not be taken Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory  Continuation of 378.115. Goals of the course are mastery of pronunciation, basic grammar and vocabulary. Chinese characters, or Kanji will be introduced. In addition to written exercises and tests, oral-aural drills in class and work in the language laboratory are important.

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02

03

MTWThF 11

MTWThF 12

MTWThF   2

378.216 (H)

INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE (4.5) Katagiri   Prereq: 378.215 or equivalent
Lab required   Limit 15 per section Continuation of Beginning Japanese and Intermediate Japanese I, with training in spoken and written language, increasing their knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji.

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02

MTWThF 11

MTWThF 12

378.312 (H)

JAPANESE CONVERSATION (2.5) Katagiri   Limit 15      Prereq: 378.311 or equivalent Advanced training in spoken Japanese, at the completion of Intermediate Japanese, available to those with equivalent proficiency. Students will develop more interactive skills, using authentic audio/video materials. No reading/writing instructions.

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M 10

Th 3

378.316 (H)

UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE (3.5) Zon     Lab Req’d.   Limit 15   Prereq: 378.315 or equivalent.  Continuation of 378.315. Emphasis shifts toward reading, while development of oral-aural skills also continues apace.  The course presents graded readings in expository prose and requires students to expand their knowledge of Kanji, grammar, and both spoken and written vocabulary.

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TW 10

Th 10:30

378.416 (H)

ADVANCED JAPANESE (3.5) Nakao Limit Sec.01: 8; Limit Sec. 02: 7 Limit 15   Prereq: 378.415   Lab Req’d. By using four skills in participatory activities (reading, presentation, and discussion), students will develop reading skills in modern Japanese and deepen and enhance their knowledge on Kanji and Japanese culture. Lec. and Sec. 02 added 11/12/04

Lec.

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Sec. 02

M 1, F 2

M 11

M 12

KISWAHILI

379.152

BEGINNING KISWAHILI II  (3) Maina  Limit 15  Continuation of 379.151. This introductory course focuses on vocabulary and presents some of the basic grammatical, phonological, and sociological elements of the Kiswahili language.  Students are exposed to different facets of the cultures of eastern Africa (especially Tanzanian and Kenyan). Cross-listed with Africana Studies

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MW 4-5:30
2-3:30

KOREAN

380.102

ELEMENTS OF KOREAN II  (3) Kang    Limit 18  Prereq: 380.101 or Perm. Req=d.  Continuation of 380.101. Focuses on improving speaking fluency to limited proficiency so that one can handle simple daily conversations with confidence. It provides basic high-frequency structures and covers Korean holidays.

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MTW10

380.202 (H)

INTERMEDIATE KOREAN FOR READING AND WRITING II (3) Kang Limit 18   Prereq: 380.201 or equivalent. Continuation of 380.201. Aims for improving writing skills with correct spelling. Reading materials of Korean people, places, and societies will enhance cultural understanding and awareness, including discussion on family tree.

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MTW 11

380.302 (H)

ADVANCED KOREAN II (3) Kang Limit 18   Prereq: 380.301 or equivalent. Continuation of 380.301. Emphasizes reading literacy in classic and modern Korean prose. By reading Korean newspapers and professional articles in one’s major, it enables one to be well-versed and truly literate.

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MTW 1

300.332 (H)

KOREAN AMERICAN FICTION (3) Rhee Limit 20  See Humanities for course description. Cross-listed with Humanities and History.

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M 1-4

PERSIAN

382.102

BEGINNING PERSIAN II  (3) Shahegh  Prereq: 382.101 or equivalent  Limit 18    Taught in Persian. Continuation of 382.101. The basic modern Persian enables students to learn the Persian alphabet, phonology, morphology, and the basic syntax. Students will also learn reading, writing, and translating basic sentences. Course taught in Persian.  

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MW 4-5:30

382.202 (H)

INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN II  (3) Shahegh  Prereq: 382.101 Limit 18        Taught in Persian.  Continuation 380.201. Designed for students who are proficient in listening and speaking skills and have an ability to read and write at a high novice level. Course taught in Persian.

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MW 5:30-7pm

RUSSIAN

377.132

ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN II (4) Samilenko/ Czeczulin   May not be taken S/U.   Prereq: 377.131  Section 02 taught at Goucher Continuation of 377.131. Designed to give student a firm foundation in the language, with special emphasis on the development of vocabulary, basic reading, and conversational skills. 

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02

MTWF 12

MTWF 1:30

377.209 (H)

INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN II (4) Czeczulin Continuation of 377.208. Intensive oral work; continued emphasis on grammar and reading comprehension.

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MTWF 10

377.210 (H)

RUSSIAN CONVERSATION & COMPREHENSION (3) Samilenko  Development of conversational skills through contemporary Russian instructional videos, tapes, and short readings.  Students memorize, create, and perform written dialogues and skits.  Periodic oral reports.

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MWF 11

377.253 (H)

THE SOUL OF RUSSIA: RUSSIAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION  (3) Czeczulin  The evolution of Russian culture and civilization from the Mongol invasion to the present day conducted through a study of literary texts, architecture, art, music, film, and multimedia.  Taught in English at Goucher 

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MWF 12:30

377.318 (H)

CHEKHOV (3) Samilenko   
Chekhov's short stories and plays studied against the social, political, and philosophical background of his time.  Close readings and in-depth stylistic analysis.  Designed for advanced students.

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MWF 9

377.396 (H)

              (W)

SENIOR RUSSIAN SEMINAR II: 20TH CENTURY PROSE (3) Samilenko  Perm Req’d. Rotating topics in 20th century prose, poetry, drama, or film

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MWF 10

377.506

INDEPENDENT STUDY  Through arrangement with the instructor.