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Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Professors V.Arizpe,
L. B. Cooke, N. J. Dyer, E.Espina, R. J. Golsan, M.C.Hawthorne,
C.W.Kallendorf (Interim Head), S.J.Miller, T.J.Mitchell, S.M.Oberhelman,
E. Urbina; Associate Professors N.
J. Bracher, O.M. Cooke, R.K.Curry, E.P.Garrison, C. F. Konrad,
T.V.Laane, R.Larson, E. Mallen, M. Martin-Rodriguez, E.T.Rich,
R. R. Shandley, C.J.Steppich, E.Williams; Assistant
Professors V. Adan-Lifante, F. Ciccolella, J. C. Galdo, H.
A. Kallendorf, A. Luiselli, L. Powell, J. P. Villalobos; Senior
Lecturers N.L.Arizpe, I.R.Bakelmann, J.A.Caraballo, F.M.Miller,
C.D.Schaile, F.Vionnet-Bracher; Lecturers N.
Carrero, S. Dennis, N. I. Golsan, F.-A. Haase, S. F. Zaidi
Incoming students who inted to enroll for the first
time in a Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian,
or Latin course at Texas A&M University, who have previous
knowledge, however acquired, of the language in which they plan
to enroll, and who have no college credit in the language, must take
a placement test to determine the appropriate course for their
level of ability. The foreign language placement test also serves
as a basis for credit by examination.
Students will be expected to complete the 201 and
202 language courses in sequence before taking upper-division courses.
Those who already have a high level of proficiency may either request
an examination for credit in the courses or begin with a higher
level course with approval of instructor. Once, however, students
register for a higher-level language course, they are no longer
eligible to receive credit for prerequisite courses.
International students whose native language is
not English are exempted from satisfying the University foreign
language requirement. These students are not allowed to register
for courses in their native language (101, 102) which are used
to fulfill that requirement.
Modern Languages
(MODL)
220. Contemporary French Culture. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Cultural and practical orientation for students
participating in the summer study abroad programs in France;
brief introduction to contemporary social and cultural institutions;
discussions of French university system; oral reports and final
paper; readings and discussion in English and French. Prerequisite:
FREN 101 or equivalent.
221. World Literature. (3-0). Credit 3.
Representative works in translation of major
authors and texts from various cultures to A.D. 1500, including
such authors as Homer, biblical writers, Greek dramatists,
Sappho, Virgil, Marie de France, Dante, Lao Tzu, and works
like Gilgamesh and The Bhagavad Gita. Prerequisite: ENGL104.
Cross-listed with ENGL 221.
222. World Literature. (3-0). Credit 3.
Representative works in translation of major
authors from A.D. 1500 to the present from various cultures,
including such authors as Cervantes, Moliere, Goethe, Tolstoy,
Mahfouz, Munif, Achebe, Tolstaya, Vargas Llosa and Duras. Prerequisite:
ENGL 104. Cross-listed with ENGL222.
230. Contemporary German Culture. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Cultural and practical orientation for students
participating in the summer study abroad programs in Germany;
brief introduction to contemporary social and cultural institutions;
discussions of German university system; oral reports and final
paper; readings and discussion in English and German. Prerequisite:
GERM 101 or equivalent.
232. Exploratory German Language and Culture.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to the fundamentals of German language
and culture; immersion in a European culture; acquisition of
skills and insights necessary to experience life in Germany;
study of comparisons and contrasts between German and North
American culture.
240. Contemporary Russian Culture. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Cultural and practical orientation for students
participating in the summer study abroad programs in Russia;
brief introduction to contemporary social and cultural institutions;
discussions of Russian university system; oral reports and
final paper; readings and discussion in English and Russian.
Prerequisite: RUSS 101 or equivalent.
250. Contemporary Spanish Culture. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Cultural and practical orientation for students
participating in the summer study abroad programs in Spain;
brief introduction to contemporary social and cultural institutions;
discussions of Spanish university system; oral reports and
final paper; readings and discussion in English and Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent.
260. Contemporary Mexican Culture. (1-0).
Credit 1.
Introduction to contemporary Mexican social,
cultural, and political institutions; discussion of Mexican
university system; readings and discussion in Spanish and English.
For preparation for study abroad program in Mexico. Prerequisite:
SPAN 101 or equivalent.
289. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of modern
languages. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval
of department head.
337. Russian Drama. (3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to the masterpieces of Russian
drama from the 19th century to the present; includes such authors
as Pushkin, Chekhov, Gorky, Arbuzov, Rozov and Petrushevskaya.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; approval of
instructor. Cross-listed with RUSS 337.
341. Russia's Artistic Heritage. (3-0).
Credit 3.
A multimedia introduction to Russian culture;
Russian masterpieces in art, architecture, dance, theater,
literature, film and music characteristic of the different
periods of Russian culture from its prehistoric beginnings
to the present; conducted in English. Cross-listed with RUSS
341. May be taken twice with approval of department head.
342. Russian Novel in Translation. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Major works of Russian prose of the 19th and
20th centuries; literary analysis with regard to its social
background and chief cultural movements; readings and lectures
in English. Prerequisite: 3 credits of English literature at
200-level or above. Cross-listed with RUSS 401. May be taken
twice with approval of department head.
352. Hispanic Literature and Film. (3-0).
Credit 3.
The language of film, and film as fiction; the
relationship between film and literature; films as expressions
of cultural realities through the adaptation of Hispanic literary
works; readings and lectures in English.
362. Hispanic Literature in the United
States. (3-0). Credit3.
Contemporary literature by Hispanic authors
of the United States writing in English; representative works
from the major Hispanic communities of the U.S. Prerequisite:
ENGL 104. Cross-listed with ENGL 362.
484. Internship. (3-0). Credit 3.
Directed internship in a private firm or public
agency to provide experience and learning appropriate to the
student's degree program and career objectives. Must be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Junior
or senior classification.
485. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4. I,
II
Individual supervision of readings or assigned
projects, selected for each student individually. Written and
oral reports. No class meetings. Prerequisite: Approval of
department head.
489. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4.
I, II, S
Selected topics in an identified area of modern
languages. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval
of department head.
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