Browsing Foreign Languages and Literatures (21F) - Archived by Title
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21F.311 / 21F.312 Introduction to French Culture, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Ce cours est une introduction à la culture et la société françaises depuis la Révolution, mais surtout à partir du Second Empire. Nous tacherons de cerner ce qui définit ... -
21F.401 German I, Fall 2003
(2003-12)Introduction to German language and culture. Acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical concepts through active communication. Audio, video, and printed materials provide direct exposure to authentic German language and ... -
21F.402 German II, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Expansion of basic communication skills and further development of linguistic competency. Review and completion of basic grammar, building of vocabulary, and practice in writing short essays. Reading of short literary ... -
21F.404 German IV, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and contemporary media texts (film, TV broadcasts, Web materials). Discussion and exploration of cultural topics in their current social, ... -
21F.405 Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language & Culture, January (IAP) 2003
(2003-01)Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and cultural issues, using newspapers, journals, TV, radio broadcasts, and Web sources from Germany, Austria, and ... -
21F.405 Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language & Culture, January IAP 2005
(2005)Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and cultural issues, using newspapers, journals, TV, radio broadcasts, and Web sources from Germany, Austria, and ... -
21F.414 German Culture, Media, and Society, Fall 2004
(2004-12)Studies major texts and artistic expressions by analyzing them within the larger context of German cultural history. Investigates the German enlightenment, the culture of German liberalism and its increasingly nationalistic ... -
21F.501 / 21F.551 / 21F.571 Japanese I, Fall 2009
(2009-12)This course covers Japanese: The Spoken Language Lessons 1 through 6, providing opportunities to acquire basic skills for conversation, reading and writing. The program emphasizes active command of Japanese, not passive ... -
21F.501 Beginning Japanese I, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course covers Lessons 1 through 6 from Japanese: the Spoken Language, Part 1 (by Eleanor H. Jorden with Mari Noda, Yale University Press, 1987), providing opportunities to acquire basic skills for conversation, ... -
21F.502 Beginning Japanese II, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course covers Lessons 7-12A of JSL (Japanese: the Spoken Language, Part 1, by Eleanor H. Jorden with Mari Noda, Yale University Press, 1987), enhancing the basic skills for conversation, reading and writing. The class ... -
21F.703 Spanish 3, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Aims at consolidation and expansion of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Uses short stories and other readings, Hispanic television programs, and interactive video to study issues of current ... -
21F.704 Spanish 4, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Continued study of the language, literature, and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Materials are from Spain and Latin America and include films, short stories, novels, plays, poetry, and journalistic reports in various ... -
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Subject designed as a logical complement to Advanced Reading and Writing in Spanish. Unlike 21F.713, which focuses primarily on literary language, subject focuses on expository and journalistic writing that examines the ... -
21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition: Perspectives on Technology and Culture, Spring 2005
(2005-06)En este curso el estudiante perfeccionará su comunicación oral y escrita mediante el estudio y la discusión de temas relacionados al impacto social y cultural de la ciencia y la tecnología en ... -
21F.730 Twentieth and Twentyfirst-Century Spanish American Literature, Spring 2003
(2003-06)Este semestre la materia combina obras ya canonizadas de finales del siglo XIX y del XX con algunas obras de reciente aparición. De los géneros literarios, vemos poesía, el cuento corto, la novela y ... -
21F.740 The New Spain: 1977-Present, Fall 2005
(2005-12)This course deals with the vast changes in Spanish social, political, and cultural life that have taken place since the death of Franco. It examines the new freedom from censorship; the re-emergence of strong movements for ... -
21H.150J / 21F.043J Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, & Historical Experience, Fall 2002
(2002-12)An interdisciplinary subject that draws on literature, history, anthropology, film, and cultural studies to examine the experiences of Asian Americans in US society. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the ... -
21L.501 The American Novel, Fall 2002
(2002-12)The theme for this class is "American Revolution." We will read authors who record, on the one hand, the failures of the American revolution, with its dream of democracy and freedom for all, and on the other hand the ... -
24.906J / 21F.024J The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism, Fall 2006
(2006-12)This course describes development of bilingualism in human history (from Lucy to present day). It focuses on linguistic aspects of bilingualism; models of bilingualism and language acquisition; competence versus performance; ...