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General Catalog 2002-2003
Posted April 4, 2002

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2700  Holocaust Literature (3) Fulfills Humanities Integration.
   An introduction designed to explore the unique referential perspective--the reality of meaningless atrocities--and to study different 'artistic' attempts to convey the reality of the inconceivable and invent a voice for the 'unspeakable.'

3570  Images of Women in Ancient Greece and Rome (3) Fulfills Humanities Integration.
   Through the art, archaeological remains, epic, drama, poetry, and documentary sources of the ancient world, students will examine how women were represented and what women's lives were really like.

3620  Theatre and the Performing Arts in Old-Regime France (3) Fulfills Humanities Integration.
   This course explores aspects of theatrical, operatic, musical, and dance life in 17th- and 18th-century French society.

3630  Greek Drama: Myth and the Modern Cinema (3) Fulfills Fine Arts or Humanities Integration.
   Presents introduction to: the themes, strategies and structure of Greek tragedy and comedy, especially as scripts for performance; the mythic background; and the subgenre of film derived from Greek myth, tragedy, and comedy.

4900  Special Topics (1 to 4)
   Themes and topics of special interest not normally taught or covered elsewhere. Repeatable when specific topics vary.

5265  Topics in Romance Linguistics (3) Cross listed as LING 5265.
   Meets with LING 6265. A linguistic approach to significant aspects of one or more Romance languages. Information on current topics available in the Linguistics Office.

5410  L2 Methodology (3) Cross listed as LING 5811.
   An examination of approaches and methods in second-language teaching, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Discussion of current assessment procedures. Focus on educators' implicit theories of L2 learning and teaching. Includes critiqued peer teaching. This course is restricted to students in the ESL Teaching Minor, TESOL Certificate, and FL major.

6410  L2 Methodology: Adult (3) Cross listed as LING 6810. Prerequisite: LING 6000 or. Corequisite: LING 6000.
   Meets with LING 5810. An examination of approaches and methods in second language teaching, as well as the theories of language and language acquisition on which they are based. Discussion of current assessment procedures. Open only to the following: current graduate teaching assistants and teaching fellows in the Department of Languages and Literature, TESOL Certificate candidates in good standing, and MA Linguistics candidates. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6420  Instructional Design and Materials Development (3) Cross listed as LING 6816.
   Provides a survey and analysis of second language curriculum and syllabus design as well as materials development.

6430  Qualitative and Quantitative Issues in L2 Research Design (3) Cross listed as LING 6170.
   Meets with LING 5170. An introduction to the aims and procedures of quantitative research, including research designs, and basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Graduate students are expected to perform at a superior level.

6450  Topics in L2 Pedagogy (1 to 3) Cross listed as LING 6819.
   Introduces teaching assistants to basic classroom procedures for beginning L2 teaching at the secondary and adult levels; adaptation of the basic procedures to materials that the T.A.'s are currently using in their classes. Information on current topics available in Linguistics Office.


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