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Non Language-Specific Courses

FL (FOREIGN LANGUAGES) PREFIX DEPARTMENTAL COURSES

Courses that carry an FL designation are departmental courses that are one of the following:

a) A regular courses taught in English, with no language prerequisites;

b) An occasional offering with variable title and content, taught in English;

c) A foreign language for which a regular catalog number is not available.

Note: Although FL Prefix courses DO count toward a foreign language major or minor, restrictions do apply. Please consult your advisor for details. If they are language courses, they may also fulfill BA, International Studies, or MA language requirements. Please refer to the WLL Department and your academic advisor for more information.

 

FL 199 Special Studies (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 299 Special Studies (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 331 Women in the Middle East (4)
Aims to explore the role and status of women in the contemporary Middle East with respect to institutions such as the family, law, education, work and politics-areas which intersect and overlap with broader cultural questions about women and their place in tradition, modernity, nation-building, Islam and the West. This course is the same as Intl 331 and WS 331; course may only be taken once for credit. Conducted in English.

FL 335 Icelandic Sagas (4)
Explores the sagas and the cultural milieu in which they were created. Conducted in English. Recommended prerequisite: Sophomore inquiry.
[Course taught every other year.]


FL 399 Special Studies (Credit to be arranged.)


FL 401/501 Research (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 403/503 Thesis (Credit to be arranged.)


FL 404/504 Cooperative Education/Internship (Credit to be arranged.)


FL 405/505 Reading and Conference (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 407/507 Seminar (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 408/508 Workshop (Credit to be arranged.)

FL 409/509 Practicum (Credit to be arranged.)


FL 410/510 Selected Topics (Credit to be arranged.)


FL 447/457 Major Forces in World Literature (4)
A study of literary forms, theories, and movements, such as Classical Drama, Medieval Romance, Existentialism, Structuralism, The Absurd, Nativism and Roots. Recommended prerequisite: 12 credits of literature. Conducted in English. For current offerings, see online course schedule.
[Not taught every year.]


FL 448/548 Major Figures in World Literature (4)
Concentrated study of the canon of one or more major writers: for example, Dostoevsky, Cervantes, Goethe. Recommended prerequisite: 12 credits of literature. Conducted in English. For current offerings, see online course schedule.

FL 449/549 Major Topics in World Literature (4)
Study of the treatment of topics in one or more cultures of the world. Such topics as Europe as self and other, Don Juan, exile, the quest, outlaws and bandits, ghosts, fairies and gods.
Recommended prerequisite:12 credits of literature. Conducted in English. For current offerings, see online course schedule.
[Not taught every year.]


FL 493/593 Language Proficiency Testing and Teaching (4) Application of proficiency standards in testing and teaching at the novice and intermediate levels. Introduction to ILR/ACTFL/ETS/FSI guidelines and compatible testing methods. Discussion of pragmatic issues; testing technique and test validity; use of teaching materials; logistics. Recommended prerequisite: three years of a foreign language.  Conducted in English.
[Not taught every year.]


FL 498/598 Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages (4)
Study and analysis of various pedagogical theories as applied to the learning and teaching of foreign languages. Special emphasis on discourse and content analysis. Recommended for prospective language teachers. Conducted in English. Recommended prerequisite: three years of a foreign language.

FL 560 Principles of Scholarly Research (4)

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