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General Catalog Spring 2010
Posted Sep 29, 2009

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1010  Beginning Pashto I (4)
   This course emphasizes all skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Introduces students to the culture of Afghanistan. The major objective of the first year is to develop functional language ability in survival and social situations.

1020  Beginning Pashto II (4) Prerequisite: PSHTO 1010.
   This course continues the development of basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, with emphasis on active oral communication and familiarizing students with various aspects of the culture of Afghanistan.

1120  Intensive First Year Pashto (4)
   Intensive focus on development of listening and reading strategies with an emphasis on oral and written forms of communication.

2010  Intermediate Pashto I (4) Prerequisite: PSHTO 1020.
   Fourth-semester Pashto. Maintains a strong emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Through readings of more extensive texts and informal writing as a support for speaking, this course develops oral fluency toward narration, elaboration and paragraph-length discourse.

2020  Intermediate Pashto II (4) Prerequisite: PSHTO 2010.
   Third semester Pashto. Further development of vocabulary, speaking, writing and grammatical skills. Supplemental reading materials will provide insight into the culture of Afghanistan and will serve as a basis for in-class discussion.

4880  Directed Reading (1 to 4) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Readings selected by student ad designated professor to broaden student's background in area where no course is taught. Repeatable for credit when topic varies.

6880  Directed Reading (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
   Directed readings are designed for advanced graduates to pursue interests with a given professor that go beyond the boundaries of previous classroom work or available class offerings. Students will create a reading list and syllabus of assignments and meetings in conjunction with the professor.

7300  Graduate Language Study (1 to 4)


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