DUTC 202 Intermediate Dutch (4). S. Core: Foreign Language. A continuation of 101.

FREN 113 Multisensory-Structured French III (4). The third course in a three-course sequence of language study designed to meet the special needs of at-risk students. Materials are presented with an emphasis on understanding the nature of language. Introduction to cultures where French is spoken, including North Africa, West Africa, and Quebec provides the opportunity for understanding how the language and culture interacts to shape expression in various contexts. The course is open to students who, on the basis of adequate documentation, are continuing from 112. Completion of French 113 satisfies the foreign language requirement.

FREN 123 Intermediate French (4). Core: Foreign Language. This is the third course in a three-course intensive sequence of language study which aims to develop proficiency in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing in French, allowing an intermediate level of interaction with native speakers and understanding of authentic text. An introductory study of francophone cultures provides insights into the historical, cultural, sociological and faith contexts that have shaped the French language. Completion of French 123 (or 202) satisfies the foreign language core requirement.

FREN 202 Intermediate French (4). F and S. Core: Foreign Language. This course provides further training in spoken and written French, the study of the structure of the language, practice in listening. reading, and writing, and continuing study of francophone cultures. This final course in the four-course sequence provides insights into the historical, cultural, sociological and faith contexts that have shaped the French language. Completion of French 202 (or 123) satisfies the foreign language core requirement.

GERM 123 Intermediate German (4). F, I, S. Core: Foreign Language. A closely integrated sequence involving two semesters and the interim for students who have completed two years of high school German but who, on the basis of a placement test, are not prepared for 201. The course is also open with the permission of the department to students in teacher education programs who have had no foreign language in high school.

GERM 202 Intermediate German (4). S. Core: Foreign Language. Continuation of 201. Prerequisite: 201

GREE 202 Intermediate Greek (3). S, alternate years. Core: Foreign Language. This course includes readings in Homer's Odyssey, with special emphasis put on gaining reading proficiency in Greek poetry and to exploring some major themes of Greek religion and mythology. Prerequisite: three semesters of Greek.

GREE 203 Readings in Herodotus (3). F. Core: Foreign Language. In this course, special emphasis is placed on gaining reading proficiency in Greek prose, with some attention to the characteristics of Herodotus as historian in relation to Thucydides.

GREE 206 New Testament Greek: The Epistles (3). S. Core: Foreign Language. A study is made of some of the Pauline Epistles. Prerequisite: 205

GREE 207 Greek Tragedy (3). S, alternate years. Core: Foreign Language. This course includes a close reading of at least one Greek tragedy with attention to its poetic and dramatic qualities. Those matters of Greek culture, literary tradition and history that help us to understand the tragedies are also noted. Prerequisite: three semesters of Greek.

JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese (4). Core: Foreign Language. This semester completes the study of basic Japanese grammar and syntax. By the end of the semester the student will have been introduced to all the basic grammar patterns of Japanese and will have mastered a total of 500 "kanji".

LATN 202 Intermediate Latin II (3). Core: Foreign Language. This course involves a study of selected prose and poetry in Latin which may include the Metamorphoses of Ovid and the Confessions of Augustine. Prerequisite: three years of high school Latin or LATN 201.

LATN 205 Latin of the Late Republic and Early Empire (3). Core: Foreign Language. This class includes readings in the prose and poetry of major writers which are selected to survey the development of classical Latin literature and to serve as an introduction to the advanced genre courses. Prerequisite: LATN 202, three years of high school Latin, or permission of the instructor.

LCTL 202 Less Commonly Taught Languages (4). Core: Foreign Language. A continuation of 201, this course concentrates on developing communicative skills to enable the learners to engage in meaningful verbal interactions with other Swahili speakers. In order to achieve this goal, most lessons are task-based, both pedagogic and real-life tasks. Activities such as role-play, creating sample materials, discussion, story telling, describing scenes, and studying authentic cultural objects are used. Reading and writing passages are carried out as would be in a Swahili-speaking community. Prerequisite: LCTL 201 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 123 Intermediate Spanish (4). S. Core: Foreign Language. This is an intensive course for students who have had at least two years of Spanish in high school but who, on the basis of a placement test, are not adequately prepared for the 200-level. In the rapid-track course, students complete the equivalent of four semesters of language study in one year. Emphasis is on the four skills as well as an understanding of the Hispanic world through readings and cultural study.

SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish (4). F. Core: Foreign Language. A continuation of Spanish 201.

SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish (4). F. Core: Foreign Language. This is a fourth-semester course, offered in the fall, intended specifically for students who have successfully completed three years of high school Spanish. There is an accelerated review of essential grammar topics as well as a study of literary and cultural readings.

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