Courses
LLIT-105 Writing from Afar (3)
Through guided close readings of short texts, paintings, and maps from a variety of cultures and historical periods, we will explore the diverse motives that initiate travel and the equally diverse consequences travelers experience and visit on the cultures they encounter. We will investigate works of authors such as Ovid (Rome, 1bc), Marco Polo (Venice, 13c), Alexis de Tocqueville (France, 18c), Alexandra David-Neel (France, 19/20c), and Italo Calvino (Italy, 20c). As this is a writing-intensive course, our close readings will generate frequent in-class writing exercises and 4 papers of multiple drafts. By the end of this course students should feel confident analyzing texts from a variety of cultures, and synthesizing their own critical and personal appreciations of these.
Attributes: YLIBLLIT-107D CC Intro to World Myths (3)
An introduction to the mythic systems of classical antiquity found in various cultures (in translation): Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Indian, African and Pre-hispanic. Students learn to identify and determine the importance of common transcultural archetypes, including the Hero and the Trickster, the Poet and the Fool, and the Temptress and the Crone (among others). Required of all Foreign Language majors.
Attributes: CC YLIBLLIT-209D French Cinema&Lit in Trans (3)
This course explores contemporary French literary culture and society through the art and language of French cinema. A study of the major trends (‘nouvelle vague”) and genres of film since the end of World War II is included. Films by directors such as Marguerite Duras, Claude Lelouch, Alain Resnais, Francois Truffaut, and others are screened in French with English subtitles. Course includes some readings in translation.
Attributes: YLIBLLIT-230P P1 Hisp/Latino-Film&Lit (3)
This course examines the images of and the attitudes toward Spanish-speaking peoples within Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States and in the rest of the world. Films and works of literature will be studied as sources of information, and students will investigate and analyze the portrayal of Hispanic/Latino peoples in literary and cinematic media. Includes both written and oral presentations. All films in Spanish with English subtitles.
Attributes: P1 WGST YLIBLLIT-380 Topics in French Studies (3)
LLIT 380: Topics in French Studies Fall 2018 Topic: Paris through the lenses: THE CITY OF LOVE, LIGHTS, CULTURE and Cosmopolitanism: Through films, class participants will discover Paris, the city of love, lights, culture and cosmopolitanism. The course will explore the evolution of this global cosmopolitan crossroad referred to as the capital of the world, and meet the “most admirable people in the universe” (George Sand). This course examines movies whose plot takes place in Paris. Students will learn how to read and analyze the complexity of signs that constitute a cinematographic text and will understand how a film is a literary genre. Students will explore how French and International cinema contributes to constructions of national and regional identity. How do constructions of gender interact with class, politics, and ethnicity? This course addresses these questions through a critical overview of French and International cinema since the fifties. We will explore cinematic expressions of gender, sexuality, immigration, exile, historical memory, national identity, and globalization using multiple approaches. During the semester, we will critically discuss and analyze movies from directors that include Francois Truffaut, Jean Luc Godard, Luc Besson, Leos Carax, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Vincente Minnelli, Woody Allen, et al. The class will be taught in English. Cross-listed with LFRN 380.
Attributes: YLIB
LFRN-107D P5 Begin Frn-Fisher France (4)
An intensive language immersion program offered in the summer at the Universite de Caen, France. Five hours of weekday instruction, daily journal, group discussion, museum visits, and excursions are part of the program. Must be taken with LFRN 210D French Culture and Civilization.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLFRN-111 P5 Elementary French I (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of French structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Italian culture. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the first part of the elementary sequence; students are highly advised to continue with LITL 112 in the following semester to avoid problems with retention of language structures.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLFRN-112 P5 Elementary French II (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of French structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Italian culture. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the second part of the elementary sequence.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-111 D- OR LFRN-101C D-LFRN-211 P5 Intermediate French I (3)
The intermediate two-course sequence is designed to strengthen and advance student?s communication abilities in French as well as intercultural competences. This course develops the four basic language skills acquired in the elementary sequence through the study of more advanced grammatical structures, expansion of vocabulary, continued attention to oral and written communication, and an increased emphasis on reading comprehension. Cultural awareness is emphasized through the use of authentic materials from the diverse cultures and geographies of the French-speaking world.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-112 D- OR LFRN-102D D-LFRN-212 P5 Intermediate French II (3)
The intermediate two-course sequence is designed to strengthen and advance student?s communication abilities in French as well as intercultural competences. This course develops the four basic language skills acquired in the elementary sequence through the study of more advanced grammatical structures, expansion of vocabulary, continued attention to oral and written communication, and an increased emphasis on reading comprehension. Cultural awareness is emphasized through the use of authentic materials from the diverse cultures and geographies of the French-speaking world.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-211 D-LFRN-315 Panorama Litteraire I (3)
The course is an overview of French literature of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (from 17th/18th/19th centuries. It will introduce students to the major literary canons of these three centuries through films and representative major authors and their works.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-212 D- AND LFRN-230 D-LFRN-316 Panorama Litteraire II (3)
The course is an overview of French literature of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It will introduce students to the major literary canons of these two centuries through films and representative majors authors and their works.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-212 D- AND LFRN-230 D-LFRN-317 Panorama Litteraire III (3)
The course is an overview of the major literary and cultural production of the French-speaking world other than France. It will introduce students to the major literary canons of the Francophone countries through films and representative major authors and their works.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-212 D- AND LFRN-230 D-LFRN-319 French Civ. Today (3)
The course is an in-depth discussion of what it means to be French today. What are the contemporary challenges of France’s historical concept of “la Francite”? Through texts, films and other media, students will explore the fundamental notions that form the basis of the ?baggage culturel francais? by introducing them to the social, political, economic, intellectual and artistic manifestations of French civilization today. Topics such as immigration, the republican value of “la laicite” and “homogeneite and multiculturalisme in France” will be discussed.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-212 D- AND LFRN-230 D-LFRN-380 Topics in French Studies (3)
LFRN 380: Topics in French Studies Fall 2018 Topic: Paris through the lenses THE CITY OF LOVE, LIGHTS, CULTURE and Cosmopolitanism: Through films, class participants will discover Paris, the city of love, lights, culture and cosmopolitanism. The course will explore the evolution of this global cosmopolitan crossroad referred to as the capital of the world, and meet the “most admirable people in the universe” (George Sand). Cross-listed with LLIT 380.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LFRN-212 D- AND LFRN-230 D-LFRN-496 Independent Study (1 TO 3)
A course intended to take up special problems and to cover gaps in the major’s preparation. This course can be repeated, as content varies from year to year. Completion of the Independent Study/Tutorial Authorization form is required.
Attributes: YLIB
LITL-111 P5 Elementary Italian I (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Italian structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Italian culture. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the first part of the elementary sequence; students are highly advised to continue with LITL 112 in the following semester to avoid problems with retention of language structures.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLITL-112 P5 Elementary Italian II (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Italian structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Italian culture. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the second part of the elementary sequence.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LITL-111 D- OR LITL-101C D-LITL-210D CC Italian Culture & Civ (3)
This intensive summer program immerses students in an analysis of Italian history, geography, culture, civilization, and the arts. Through readings, lectures, interviews, debates, excursions, and museum visits, students engage in discussions to compare Italian cultural, political, and social attitudes to American practices and attitudes. Class meets formally for three hours daily and informally for specific group and/or individual projects. Final research paper is due after return to the U.S. Taught in English. Must be taken with LITL 107C or 207D. For more information, see the director of study abroad.
Attributes: CC YLIB
LSPN-100 Spanish Review of 111 (1)
This refresher course of elementary Spanish structure and vocabulary is offered during the first seven weeks of the semester only. It is designed for students who enroll in LSPN 112 or who plan to enroll in LSPN 112 the following semester. S/U grading. (May not be used to fulfill NYS Education requirements.) Formerly titled Spanish Review of 101.
Attributes: YLIBLSPN-107D P5 Beg Spn:Hispanic World (4)
An intensive language immersion program offered in the summer in a Spanish-speaking country. Language courses are designed to develop students? communication abilities in everyday Spanish. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed. Must be taken with LSPN 210D. For more information, see the director of study abroad.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLSPN-111 P5 Elementary Spanish I (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Spanish structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the first part of the elementary sequence; students are highly advised to continue with LSPN 112 in the following semester to avoid problems with retention of language structures.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLSPN-112 P5 Elementary Spanish II (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Spanish structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the second part of the elementary sequence.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-111 D- OR LSPN-101C D-LSPN-121 Conver Span Health I (3)
Physiological vocabulary and conversational usage in Spanish. Presentation parallels topical coverage in NURS 300. One class session per week plus language lab practice.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: (LSPN-101C D- AND LSPN-102D D-) OR (LSPN-102D D- AND LSPN-103D D-)LSPN-122 Conversationl Span Hlth II (3)
Spanish vocabulary and conversational usage covering pathological terms. Presentation parallels topical coverage in NURS 311. One class session per week plus language lab practice.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-121 D-LSPN-207D P5 Int Spn:Hispanic World (4)
An intensive language immersion program offered in the summer in a Spanish-speaking country. Language courses are designed to develop students? communication abilities in everyday Spanish. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed. Must be taken with LSPN 210D. For more information, see the director of study abroad.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLSPN-210D CC Hispanic Culture & Civ (3)
An intensive language immersion program offered in the summer in a Spanish-speaking country. Through readings, excursions, lectures, interviews, debates, and museum visits, students engage in discussions to compare the regional Hispanic cultural, political, and social attitudes to American practices and lifestyle. Must be taken with LSPN 107D, 207d or 307d. For more information, see the director of study abroad.
Attributes: CC YLIBLSPN-211 P5 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
The intermediate two-course sequence is designed to strengthen and advance student?s communication abilities in Spanish as well as intercultural competences. This course develops the four basic language skills acquired in the elementary sequence through the study of more advanced grammatical structures, expansion of vocabulary, continued attention to oral and written communication, and an increased emphasis on reading comprehension. Cultural awareness is emphasized through the use of authentic materials from the diverse cultures and geographies of the Spanish-speaking world.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-112 D- OR LSPN-102D D-LSPN-212 P5 Intermediate Spanish II (3)
The intermediate two-course sequence is designed to strengthen and advance student?s communication abilities in Spanish as well as intercultural competences. This is a bridge course between lower and upper division Spanish classes designed to provide a review and expansion of the four communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on Spanish grammar acquisition and vocabulary building. Cultural awareness is emphasized through the use of authentic materials from the diverse cultures and geographies of the Spanish-speaking world.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-211 D- OR LSPN-102D D-LSPN-220D P1 Art of Hispanic World (3)
This introduction to the arts of the Spanish-speaking world provides an appreciation and understanding of the cultural variations and diversity of the arts of Spain, Latin America, and the Caribbean. We explore the historical and cultural interrelationships that enrich the aesthetic creativity of these many nations as well as their impact on the arts in the U.S. The course is taught bilingually. Films shown for the course may include subtitles.
Attributes: ISRS P1 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-211 D-LSPN-230P P1 Hisp/Latino-Film&Lit (3)
This course examines the images of and the attitudes toward Spanish-speaking peoples within Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States and in the rest of the world. Films and works of literature will be studied as sources of information, and students will investigate and analyze the portrayal of Hispanic/Latino peoples in literary and cinematic media. Includes both written and oral presentations. All films in Spanish with English subtitles.
Attributes: ISRS P1 WGST YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-211 D-LSPN-307D P5 Adv Spn:Hispanic World (4)
An intensive language immersion program offered in the summer in a Spanish-speaking country. Language courses are designed to develop students? communication abilities in everyday Spanish. The four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed. Must be taken with LSPN 210D. For more information, see the director of study abroad.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLSPN-311 Advanced Spanish I (3)
One of two non-sequential courses designed to deepen the student?s communication skills in Spanish. This course aims to improve speaking and listening comprehension skills through a variety of cultural materials and projects. Class activities include discussions, presentations, and other interactive activities. Students explore the use of Spanish in professional fields, such as business, social services, health care, and education. Spanish grammar is thoroughly reviewed with emphasis on those elements of the structure of Spanish that are often the most troubling to non-native learners.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- AND LSPN-230 D-LSPN-312 Advanced Spanish II (3)
One of two non-sequential courses designed to deepen the student?s communication skills in Spanish. This course aims to improve reading and writing skills through a variety of cultural materials and projects. Class activities include discussions, writing assignments, and translations. Students explore the use of Spanish in professional fields, such as business, social services, health care, and education. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary and contrastive analysis of English and Spanish grammar. LSPN 312 may be taken before LSPN 311.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- AND LSPN-230 D-LSPN-318 NYC in Hispanic Lit & Film (3)
Considered by many as the “Center of the World” in the 20th century, New York City has also become a gathering place for numerous artists from around the globe. This course examines the representations of New York City in selected texts, films, music, and other cultural expressions by Spanish, Latin American, and Latino artists.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- AND LSPN-230 D-LSPN-320 Readings in Hispanic Lit (3)
This course develops students? language skills as well as cultural awareness through a selection of representative works of the literatures of Spain and Latin America, with an emphasis on authors from the 1800s to the present. Students read and discuss a variety of genres?fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction?which illustrates the diversity and power of literary texts. Close reading and critical thinking will provide a broader understanding of cultural and social realities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- AND LSPN-230 D-LSPN-324 Stylistics and Translation (3)
Addresses advanced grammar, syntax, and stylistics through translation both into and from the target language. The comparative approach accentuates stylistic usage between the languages and conveys a sense of formal versus vernacular style. Requires completion of two 200-level Spanish courses to register.
Attributes: YLIBLSPN-330 Discovering Spain (3)
Students are introduced to the main factors that configure modern Spain in order to understand its development as well as its contributions to world civilization. Landscape, history, politics, economics, society, culture, and everyday life will be covered. Students? language skills are expanded through class discussions and related activities.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- AND LSPN-230 D-LSPN-340 Topics in Hispanic Studies (3)
Advanced course examining a specific topic or area in linguistic, literary, or cultural studies in the Spanish-speaking world. Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Fall 2018 Topic: Gael Garcia Bernal?s impact on Global Cinema. Actor, activist, director, polyglot? Garcia Bernal has had an immense impact not only on the cinematic world, but is a staunch activist for immigration, equality, and most basic human rights (access to clean water). Through this course, we will explore the many ways in which Garcia Bernal has grown from a rising Mexican star to a global Renaissance man.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-212 D- OR LSPN-202D D- AND LSPN-230P D-LSPN-401 Sem: Latin American Lit (3)
The topic for this semester is magical realism, one of the major developments of modern literature. The works selected are all primary examples of this literary phenomenon in Latin America. We will analyze the history of this movement, which combines the fantastic and the real, and discuss its applications by outstanding authors of the region. There will also be a close reading and analysis of the texts, with some references to the other arts. Students will also develop their skills in research and criticism. Requires completion of two 300-level Spanish courses to register.
Attributes: YLIB
Pre-requisites: LSPN-301 D-LSPN-440 Sem in Hispanic Studies (3)
Advanced seminar examining a specific topic or area in linguistic, literary, or cultural studies in the Spanish-speaking world. Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Fall 2018 Topic: Gael Garcia Bernal?s impact on Global Cinema. Actor, activist, director, polyglot? Garcia Bernal has had an immense impact not only on the cinematic world, but is a staunch activist for immigration, equality, and most basic human rights (access to clean water). Through this course, we will explore the many ways in which Garcia Bernal has grown from a rising Mexican star to a global Renaissance man.
Attributes: YLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Spanish, Spanish -Class: Junior, SeniorLSPN-480 Capstone Project (3)
A senior capstone project is required for the Spanish major and is devoted to the completion of a research project in the field of Hispanic Studies. While much of the work is done by each student independently in consultation with a Spanish faculty member, there may be occasional group meetings in which students discuss their respective projects. The project culminates in a public presentation of the student?s work. The senior capstone project will be graded Pass, Fail or Honors and should be taken during the student?s senior year.
Attributes: YLIB ZCAP ZRES
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Spanish, Spanish -Class: Junior, SeniorLSPN-490 Internship (1 TO 3)
Enables students to apply and enhance their language usage at a work setting and to fulfill the requirements for the Spanish for Health Professions minor or certificate.
Attributes: YLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Class: SeniorLSPN-496 Independent Study (1 TO 3)
This course provides the opportunity for investigation of a special topic or project of interest to a student and a supervising Spanish faculty member. Students must contact the faculty member and request permission to register. Students must complete prepare a course proposal. Completion of the Independent Study/Tutorial Authorization form is required.
Attributes: YLIB
SGNL-111 P5 Elem Sign Language I (3)
American Sign Language is a visual-spatial language rather than a spoken one. This is the first course of a two-course sequence at the beginning level. The course emphasis is on developing receptive skills (perceiving and comprehending), and initial expressive skills (signing with grammatical and affective facial expressions and other non-manual signals) in order to understand and communicate with others.
Attributes: P5 YLIBSGNL-112 P5 Elem Sign Language II (3)
American Sign Languages is a visual-spatial language rather than a spoken one. This is the second course of a two-course sequence at the beginning level. This course introduces more advanced linguistic features, cultural protocols and further vocabulary for students to function in simple ASL conversations.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: SGNL-111 D-
LARA-111 P5 Elementary Arabic I (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Arabic structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of Middle Eastern culture. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the first part of the elementary sequence.
Attributes: P5 YLIBLARA-112 P5 Elementary Arabic II (3)
The introductory two-course sequence is designed to cover thoroughly the basic elements of Arabic structure and to introduce the student to a variety of cultural aspects of the Middle East. Although all four language skills are developed, the active skills of speaking and understanding are emphasized. This course is the second part of the elementary sequence.
Attributes: P5 YLIB
Pre-requisites: LARA-111 D-