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IL 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introduction to teaching explores contemporary perspectives of education. It provides a basic introduction to instructional planning, curriculum, and classroom management. Additionally, the class provides opportunities for practice of proven teaching strategies designed to meet individual student needs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1041 - INTRO TO EARLY CHILDHOOD ED
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course is a general introduction to the theoretical, political, economic, and social issues that are inherent in the conduct and development of services for young children. The primary thrust is intended to provide students with both an overview of current issues and a basis for assessment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1042 - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FOR THE YOUNG CHILD
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to language and literacy for children birth through grade 4. Includes applied theories and stages of language development, transitions from oral to written expression, family literacy, and guidelines for the selection and use of quality literature.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1045 - YOUNG ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Prospective early childhood education teachers will identify, investigate and assess impacts of a variety of social agencies, organizations and current issues in early child hood education through planned interviews as well as class lectures, discussions and reports.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1047 - INTEGRATED CURRICULUM PRE-K - 4
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Engagement with general and specific issues related to the development of content and lessons that cross a broad range of curricular areas for children in pre-k through grade 4.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1049 - SEMINAR RELATED TO PRE-STUDENT TEACHING PRE-K
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This a weekly seminar that supports students during their pre-k practicum. This course is designed to facilitate student learning as they make connections between theory and practice. Students will receive guidance in the completion of required field practicum competencies and the preparation of the on-line pre-k portfolio.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1208 - READING/WRITING METHODS 1: PRE-KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is intended for teacher candidates who are pursuing prek-4 certification. It is the first in a two-course sequence that focuses on classroom teaching methods for literacy. It is also part of a set of courses that focus on literacy development and instruction. Other courses in the set include reading/writing methods 2: grades 2-4, language and literature for the young child, and literacy assessment and instruction for children with disabilities in inclusive settings. Teacher candidates in reading/writing methods 1 will have opportunities to build their knowledge about specific aspects of literacy, including: (a) oral language development, (b) emergent literacy, (c) concepts about print, (d) comprehension, and (e) writing. In addition, candidates will learn about specific instructional approaches and resources for supporting students in developing those aspects of literacy in pre-kindergarten - grade 1.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1209 - READING/WRITING METHODS 2: GRADES 2-4
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is intended for teacher candidates who are pursuing prek-4 certification. It is the second in a two-course sequence and builds on concepts introduced in reading/writing methods 1. It is also part of set of courses that focus on literacy development and instruction. Other courses in the set include language and literature for the young child, and literacy assessment and instruction for children with disabilities in inclusive settings. Teacher candidates in reading/writing methods 2 will have opportunities to build their knowledge about specific aspects of literacy, including: (a) word study—decoding, spelling, and vocabulary, (b) comprehension, and (d) composition, including handwriting. In addition, candidates will learn about specific instructional approaches and resources for supporting students in developing those aspects of literacy in grades 2-4.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1230 - INTRODUCTION TO INQUIRY IN ENGLISH EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course is designed to introduce students to basic issues in the teaching of writing, literature, and language with special emphasis on class discussions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1252 - INTRO TO FOREIGN LANG EDUC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A basic introduction course dealing with the most current issues in foreign language education in elementary, middle and secondary schools.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1257 - TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will explore strategies for teaching English language learns (ell’s) in formal and informal education settings. Students will be introduced to foundational theories and current research on the social and academic factors that influence ells learning experiences. The class will include a video component so students can observe instructional approaches for working with linguistically and culturally diverse ells.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1260 - INTRO TO SOCIAL STUDIES EDUC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A basic introductory course; primary focus is upon secondary schools as institutions in contemporary society and the role of social studies programs and teachers within this context.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1268 - SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS PRE-K - 4
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide a theoretical background in social studies education and to exemplify the appropriate principles and practices necessary to deliver effective social studies instruction in pre-k through grade 4.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1270 - INTEGRTG ART & MUSIC ELEM CLSSRM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
To introduce preservice classroom teachers to art and music contents and processes with relevance to their expected role in integrating authentic arts learning experiences in their instruction. Emphasis is placed on developmental aspects of children’s’ responsive and expressive skills in art and music.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1298 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
The student proposes and carries out an independent study project under the direction and supervision of an appropriate member of the faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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IL 1430 - INTRO TO SCIENCE EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The goal of the course is to (a) encourage prospective teachers to become critical and reflective in thinking about science, students and the practice of teaching; and (b) provide an overview of various components of the science teaching/learning process. Course activities are structured to promote reflective thinking, and to assist students who are considering the teaching profession by providing experiences with classroom settings. The course is very intensive, requiring a good deal of reading & writing. It also requires time outside of class for observing & interviewing students.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1433 - MATH AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG LEARNERS 1 (PRE-K-GRADE 4)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The first half of a two-semester course sequence in which pre-service teachers learn about young (pre-k through grade 4) children’s thinking related to core ideas in mathematics and science and gradually, through a series of scaffolded tasks, develop pedagogical skills for designing and implementing math and science instruction.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1434 - MATH AND SCIENCE METHODS 2 (PRE-K - GRADE 4)
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The second half of a two-semester course sequence in which pre-service teachers learn about young (pre-k through grade 4) children’s thinking related to core ideas in mathematics and science and gradually, through a series of scaffolded tasks, develop pedagogical skills for designing and implementing math and science instruction.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1473 - MATH FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Students will improve their mathematics knowledge and skills in numeration systems, integers, rationales, geometry, probability/statistics, and other selected topics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1479 - INTRO TO MATHEMATICS EDUC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Basic orientation to the issues, lectures, and resources in the field of mathematics education. Issues currently affecting the teaching and learning of mathematics focused on middle and secondary schooling.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1498 - DIRECTED STUDY IN MATH & SCI ED
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 9
The student proposes and carries out a study project under the direction and supervision of an appropriate member of the faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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IL 1505 - AUTISM: CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERVENTIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will present information on the characteristics of and intervention approaches for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDS). Introductory material will include diagnosis criteria and characteristics of ASDS. Current research on theories of etiology will be explored and analyzed. Screening tools and assessments specific to this population will be examined in detail. Intervention approaches (e.g. IBI/discrete trial, ABBLs, precision teaching, teacch) will be described and analyzed in terms of basic premises, research base, associated curricula, and evaluative guidelines from the autism society of America and national institute of mental health. Representatives from local education and behavioral health systems serving children with ASDS will present services/intervention models available in the area.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1560 - Early Education of Young Children with Disabilities
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
THE COURSE FOCUSES ON (1) AN OVERVIEW OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING ITS RATIONALE, HISTORICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS, EFFICACY, SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND CURRENT TRENDS AND PRACTICES; (2) THE DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN THE AREAS OF MOTOR, COGNITION, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATION, AND ADAPTIVE SKILLS; (3) DESIGNING PRESCHOOL CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH ADAPTATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS, EMBEDDED
LEARNING, AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTION.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1562 - ASSESSMENT: YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1563 - INCLUSION PRE-K
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will cover the rationale, service delivery methods, teaming components, family considerations and curriculum development that are a part of inclusive pre-k settings. In addition, it will cover adaptations, accommodations, and individualized instructional strategies for creating early childhood programs that meet the needs of children without disabilities in inclusive pre-k settings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1580 - FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUC
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course provides an overview of the field of special education. It includes such topics as 1) identification; 2) placement; 3) programming; 4) inclusion; 5) advocacy; and other topics relating to individuals with disabilities, and gifted and talented individuals. The course examines the various philosophical views of exceptionality.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1700 - EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE-ELEM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introductory field experience for undergraduate students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Offers opportunities to observe young children and assist master teachers in elementary school classrooms and early childhood education centers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1701 - EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE-SECONDARY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is an introductory field experience class for undergraduate students who plan to enter the teaching profession. The course provides opportunities for students to observe adolescent learners in middle and high school settings through observations in a classroom, talking with school personnel and meeting in student seminars at Pitt to reflect on what they have seen and heard. Students are provided with guidelines that will assist them in analyzing their observations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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IL 1704 - CURRENT ISSUES IN SECONDARY EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is an exploration of public schools and their programs with an emphasis on analyses of current trends, issues, influences, and problems that impact teaching theory and practice. The purpose of this course is to provide Undergraduate students with a well-rounded grounding in issues, influences, problems, and potential solutions related to 21st century learning environments. This course facilitates students’ development as academics and scholars by compelling them to engage in rich readings and discourse on these and related topics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1800 - PRE-STUDENT TEACHING PRE-K
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
Full-time practicum for teacher certification candidates. Provides opportunities to observe, plan, conduct, and evaluate instruction in the school setting and receive professional feedback from university supervisors and experienced master teachers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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IL 1850 - PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION/PRIMARY LIFE SKILLS PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
For this practicum, which is part of the case program, students will be placed in either a primary life skills classroom or a preschool special education program and will be mentored by a classroom teacher, co-teacher, or itinerant teacher depending on the placement. Students will be expected to complete specific requirements in these settings to fulfill state competencies and program requirements.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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IL 1852 - SEMINAR FOR PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION/PRIMARY LIFE SKILLS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Seminar for preschool special education/primary life skills practicum. This course is the seminar that accompanies the preschool special education/primary life skills practicum.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 1907 - COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IL 2511 - CURR PRG DVLP-LOW INCDNC DISABS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course addresses program and curriculum development for students with moderate/severe disabilities. Topics include the development of assessment, instruction/curricula for the following areas: personal management, social interaction, language communication, leisure, community, vocational, and functional academics.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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IRISH 0101 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The greatest part of the first term will be devoted to the presentation and practice of the basic sound patterns of the language, its fundamental sentence patterns, and sufficient vocabulary to illustrate and practice them. An introduction to the writing system will be offered together with the opportunity to acquire elementary writing and reading skills.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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IRISH 0102 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
At the end of the second term of the first year of study the student should be able to produce all the significant sound patterns of the language, to recognize and use the major grammatical structures within a limited core vocabulary. The student should be able a) to engage in simple conversations with native speakers about a limited number of everyday situations and b) to read and write simple material related to the situations presented.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0221 or IRISH 0101; MIN GRADE: ‘C’
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IRISH 0103 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 3
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The first term of the second year will concentrate on the further development of fluency in oral production and the improvement in the student’s ability to understand the flow of speech as uttered by a native speaker. Increased attention will be paid to reading as a means of augmenting are cognition vocabulary and writing as a drill and as a means of consolidating and communicating the knowledge gained.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0222 or IRISH 0102; MIN GRADE: ‘C’
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IRISH 0104 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 4
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
At the end of the second term of the second year the student should be able to converse comfortably with a native speaker on a variety of non-specialized subjects. The student will be offered an opportunity to experience and more fully understand the culture of the people who use the language through readings of various types. More complex writing tasks will be expected at this level.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0223 or IRISH 0103; MIN GRADE: ‘C’
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IRISH 0105 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 5
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course follows level 4, in which students have laid a foundation for further language learning. We now move on to more independent learning, self-discovering, reading articles, and engaging in higher level thinking. Students work on their own and in groups to dissect the mechanics of the language, rationalize texts, and make connections between grammar, natural speech, and idiomatic phrases. Students are expected to come to class enthusiastic and prepared and use this time to learn.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: LING 0224 or IRISH 0104; MIN GRADE ‘C’ FOR ALL LISTED COURSES
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IRISH 0106 - IRISH (GAEILGE) 6
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course follows on level 5. Students will continue to break down the mechanics of the language and work towards independent success and higher level thinking. They now move to making evaluations on texts, freely expressing opinions of guided lessons, and independent discovery of grammatical structures. They are equipped for more independent learning, reading articles on culturally relevant topics, both at home and in the community, and engaging in higher level thinking. They work on their own and in groups to dissect the mechanics of the language, rationalize the texts, and make connections between grammar, natural speech, and idiomatic phrases. Students are expected to come to class enthusiastic and prepared and use this time to learn.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: IRISH 0105; MIN GRADE ‘C’
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IRISH 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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IRISH 1905 - UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT IN IRISH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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IRISH 1909 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN IRISH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0001 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 1
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
An introduction to the Italian language, including basic grammar, vocabulary and speech patterns. Primary goal is to achieve competence in the spoken language, along with basic skills in reading and writing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0002 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 2
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
An introduction to the Italian language, including basic grammar, vocabulary and speech patterns. Primary goal is to achieve competence in the spoken language, along with basic skills in reading and writing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0001 or ITAL 0011; (MIN GRADE ‘C-’ for all courses listed)
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ITAL 0003 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a logical continuation of the first-year sequence. Emphasis continues to be placed on the oral-aural skills, but the reading and writing skills become increasingly stressed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0002 or ITAL 0012 or ITAL 0200; (MIN GRADE ‘C-’ for all classes listed)
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ITAL 0004 - INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a continuation of Italian 0003. Reading skill is emphasized even more than in Italian 0003 but continues to be accompanied by oral-aural and written work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0003 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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ITAL 0011 - ELEMN ITALIAN 1: PITT IN ITALY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
An introduction to the Italian language, including basic grammar, vocabulary and speech patterns. Primary goal is to achieve competence in the spoken language, along with basic skills in reading and writing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0012 - ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 2: PITT IN ITALY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
An introduction to the Italian language, including basic grammar, vocabulary and speech patterns. Primary goal is to achieve competence in the spoken language, along with basic skills in reading and writing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0050 - ITALIAN CONVERSATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course offers students the opportunity to improve their ability to converse in Italian. Discussions will center on topics of general interest.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ITAL 0055 - ITALIAN CONVERSATION AND CULTURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course focuses on developing the students’ listening and speaking proficiency in Italian by providing them opportunities to hear and speak Italian in a variety of contexts, expand their Italian vocabulary, practice different modes of communication (presentational. Interpretive and interpersonal), and learn specific verbal and non-verbal strategies to communicate successfully with others in Italian. Course work centers on a theme particularly relevant to Italian culture.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0004
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ITAL 0058 - FINDING (YOUR WAY TO) ITALY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The aim of this fifth semester Italian course is to provide students with the means to better understand Italy, its history and culture, while experiencing Italian everyday life first-hand, in one of its major cities and regions. The course is designed to improve, in particular, students, oral proficiency and sociolinguistic competence through immersion; it consists of various sections focused on different, but complementary social and linguistic skills pertaining to getting to know people and places, learning and discussing current Italian events, making cultural comparisons, and argue one’s opinions. All the while, students will get acquainted with the city and its territory, their influential past as well as their vibrant present. Emphasis is on acquiring the authentic oral communication skills necessary to navigate expertly Italian-speaking environments, and acquiring cultural knowledge through daily, immersive and exclusive practice of the Italian language.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0004
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ITAL 0060 - LITERARY ITALIAN 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to Italian literature and culture. The majority of readings are in the prose and poetry of modern Italian writers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0061 - LITERARY ITALIAN 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
We will read and discuss in Italian excerpts from Twentieth Century prose and poetry. The course emphasizes advanced language skills.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0004 (MIN GRADE ‘B-‘)
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ITAL 0065 - INTENSIVE ADVANCED ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOR STUDY ABROAD
Minimum Credits: 6
Maximum Credits: 6
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0080 - ITALIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course we will read, in English, excerpts from the works of Italy’s three greatest writers, Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0081 - Made in Italy: Ingenuity, Singularity, Style
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an introduction to the central themes of Italian Cultural Studies, tracing them from their origins in early modern period to the present day. Students explore Italy¿s unique contributions to the areas of image and style; human mobility; science, technology and design; performance and spectacle; humanism and human rights.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0086 - ITALIAN CINEMA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will present Italian movies from the forties to the present time. The films will provide us not only with the pleasure afforded by outstanding works of art but also with a means of assessing the central intellectual, historical, political, and economic phenomena that have shaped todays Italy.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0087 - FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ITALIAN FOOD CULTURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0088 - ITALIAN AMERICA ON SCREEN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 0100 - ITALIAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is a content-based introduction to the Italian language for students in professional contexts, including basic grammar, vocabulary, and speech patterns. The primary goals are to achieve competence in the spoken language, along with basic skills in reading and writing, while providing students the opportunity to learn about Italian industry and commerce.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PROG: (College of Business Admin) or (School of Nursing) or (Swanson School of Engineering)
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ITAL 0200 - ITALIAN FOR THE PROFESSIONS 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: ITAL 0100 (Min Grade C’); PROG: College of Business Admin or School of Nursing or Swanson School of Engineering
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ITAL 1030 - ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to enable students to improve their understanding and use of all essential elements of written Italian.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1032 - INTRODUCTION TO ITALIAN LINGUISTICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to Italian linguistics, designed for the student who wants to gain more knowledge about the structures of Italian. It covers the following subfields of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics and second language acquisition.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041)
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ITAL 1033 - READING (IN) ITALY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course aims to guide students in the close reading, interpretation and discussion of literary and non-literary Italian texts that feature various aspects of the past and present life and cultural history of the place where they have come to study.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1041 - ITALIAN THEATRICAL WORKSHOP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The transition from the study of a foreign language to the study of its literature is often a very difficult one; this course has been designed as a third-year Italian course which will serve as a bridge between these 2 phases of the Italian major curriculum. Working both individually and in group, students will engage in: oral reading, storytelling, role-playing, improvisation, the creation and enactment of their own dialogues & scenarios, close reading, study, interpretation & performance of pre-existing theatrical texts, adaptation to a script & performance of narrative pieces.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0004 (MIN GRADE ‘B-)
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ITAL 1060 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Period and literary topics are to be determined by the instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1063 - FROM PAGE TO STAGE: THE TRADITION OF THE ACTOR-AUTHOR IN THE ITALIAN THEATER
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1065 - SONGS OF THE ITALIAN SELF: ITALIAN LYRIC POETRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course we will read some of the most famous poems written in Italian, from the time of Dante and Petrarch to the present day.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1068 - ITALIAN NOVELLA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The novella is a characteristically Italian form of imaginative prose writing, with roots in medieval times. We will read works in the original, from the 1200’s to the present.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1070 - LITERATURE AND POLITICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will focus on the relationship between Italian literature and politics. We will pay particular attention to the ways in which literary works reflect, embrace, or question political problems, movements, or ideologies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ITAL 0060 or 0061 or 1041
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ITAL 1078 - FULBRIGHT SEMINAR IN ITALIAN STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The fulbright seminar in Italian studies is the spring-term undergraduate-level course offered by the visiting fulbright distinguished scholar from Italy. This course is typically offered in the fields of art history, cultural studies, film, history, literature, museum studies, political science, or urban studies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1079 - INTRO TO HOLOCAUST LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course surveys the central texts of the literature of the holocaust, while introducing students to the main issues and preoccupations of holocaust testimony in literature and film.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1080 - MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN PROSE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
In this course we will read some of the best known pieces of Italian short fiction, from Boccaccio’s Decameron and Renaissance tales to short stories of contemporary Italian writers.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1082 - ITALIAN RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to the literature of Renaissance Italy. Readings include a mixture of poetry and prose.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1083 - MODERN ITALIAN LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course focuses on a half dozen masterpieces of Italian narrative and poetry. They come from different moments of Italian cultural history—the Romantic, naturalistic, decadent, and nonrealistic periods, stretching from Manzoni in the early 1800’s to writers of our time.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1085 - DANTE, PETRARCH, AND BOCCACCIO
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio are not only the founding fathers of Italian literature but pivotal figures in Western civilization. This course will present the three writers against the historical and cultural background of pre Renaissance Europe.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1086 - ITALIAN THEATER IN ENGLISH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will be conducted entirely in English. It will deal with both stage plays and opera in Italy from Renaissance to our times.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ITAL 1088 - TOPICS ITALIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to the new interdisciplinary field of Italian-American studies with a particular focus on how that area of scholarship can shed light on our understanding of the past century of Italian-American culture in Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh. The class will consider the portrayal of Italian-Americans in literature and film from the interconnected perspectives of literary-historical interpretation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1089 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Period and literary topics are determined by the instructor.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1092 - ITALIAN TRANSLATION WORKSHOP: FROM THEORY TO BEST PRACTICES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This upper-division course constitutes a reconsideration of the student’s linguistic, cultural, and literary preparation in the context of translation theory and practice. Students will engage in translation work both from Italian to English and English to Italian though the former will predominate. Students will compile a translation dossier throughout the term, consisting of examples of translation work in a variety of genres and text types, and representing a number of different translation challenges. Students will work towards the goal of producing at least one translation for use by an organization, association, institution, or publication that needs translation to accomplish its mission.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1902 - DIRECTED STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 4
This course enables the student who has completed, or nearly completed, the Italian major to do research under the direction of a faculty member, on a topic of mutual interest.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1903 - HONORS DIRECTED RESEARCH: ITALIAN MAJORS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is offered to Italian majors who have high academic achievement, both in Italian and in general. These students are invited by the Italian faculty to engage in a research project under the direction of a faculty member with whom they have previously studied at the advanced undergraduate level.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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ITAL 1905 - INTERNSHIP IN ITALIAN
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
The student is placed in a job setting in which knowledge of Italian language and/or culture is useful.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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ITAL 1909 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 2
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
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JPNSE 0001 - FIRST YEAR JAPANESE 1
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
The first step in Japanese language study. The student will acquire a basic competence in speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on speaking and understanding as the student learns the sound system, basic vocabulary and essential sentence patterns. Writing will include the katakana and hiragana syllabaries.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0002 - FIRST YEAR JAPANESE 2
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
The second term in the systematic presentation of the modern standard language begun in Japanese 0001. Students will continue to develop all four skills—speaking, understanding, reading and writing with continued emphasis on content useful in everyday communications. Writing will include the syllabaries and about 50 selected kanji characters.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 0001 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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JPNSE 0003 - SECOND YEAR JAPANESE 1
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
The third term in the sequence of Japanese language instruction designed to increase the student’s proficiency in speaking and understanding of modern standard Japanese through the introduction of more complex grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions. Writing will include about 300 additional kanji characters.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 0002 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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JPNSE 0004 - SECOND YEAR JAPANESE 2
Minimum Credits: 5
Maximum Credits: 5
The fourth term in the sequence of Japanese language instruction designed to develop the student’s ability to carry on non-technical conversations while continuing to enhance the reading and writing skills. More complex grammatical structures and the study of about 300 additional characters are introduced.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 0003 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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JPNSE 0007 - JAPANESE CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to fundamental characteristics of the culture and civilization of Japan from earliest times to the present. As a gateway to more specialized training, it is designed for students having little or no previous knowledge of Japan. Students can expect to leave with a basic grasp of important historical periods, an appreciation of key figures and places of cultural significance, and an awareness of important social changes from earliest times to the present day. Students will improve their analytical skills as they read from outstanding examples of Japanese literature; they will synthesize relevant information about Japanese art, architecture, religion, literature, society, and history from lectures and background readings in order to present well-reasoned arguments about Japan; and they will develop a nuanced understanding of Japan’s place in a global context. This course aims to a) improve cultural literacy about Japan and the Japanese, b) increase familiarity with principal historical periods, c) introduce basic geography ’ location of principal Asian countries, Japanese islands, and Japanese cities, and d) identify important political, social, cultural, artistic, and literary themes for each of the principal periods covered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0032 - ELEMENTARY JAPANESE 2 FOR MBA
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
The student will continue to develop the skills of speaking, reading and writing begun in 0031. Special emphasis will again be on content useful in everyday communication.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0080 - CITY LIFE AND EAST ASIAN CULTURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a humanities based modular course designed as an introduction to important areas of East Asian civilization. The student will discover how literature, art and thought has flourished in the urban areas of china and Japan.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0081 - EAST ASIA IN THE WORLD
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
To enhance a greater understanding of East Asian cultures; to explore the interactions and relations between the peoples and cultures of East Asia (china and Japan) and the rest of the world, from ancient times to the present. Literary works, memoirs, autobiographies, diaries, historical records and films will be used. Themes involve such topics as the significance of travel in self-understanding, diaspora, immigration, and changing ideas of the homeland.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0083 - INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE LITERATURE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces, through English translations, some of the outstanding works which make up the literary heritage of Japan. The student becomes acquainted with a non-Western literary tradition by exploring similarities and differences in ways of thinking and modes of expression. Readings include selections from ancient poetry, classical Romances, forms of drama, early modern fiction, haiku poetry and modern novels.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 0085 - JAPANESE TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will look at a broad array of fictional works that deal with the supernatural in Japan. The material is arranged historically, ranging from the seventh century to contemporary times, and including ancient myths, theater and narrative fiction, poetry, picture-books, film and anime. The ostensible purpose of the course is to provide a broad view of Japanese literature and culture from a particular angle-the representation of the supernatural. However, by looking at the non-human and the non-natural, students are also encouraged to think about human society and individuality in different historical periods in Japan.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 1011 - BASIC JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The first is a series of courses in modern standard Japanese designed for the student with no previous knowledge of the language. Emphasis is on speaking and understanding and includes useful expressions and practical vocabulary.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 1012 - BASIC JAPANESE LANGUAGE 2
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The second in a series of courses, this is a continuation of Japanese 1011. The course continues to develop the student’s ability to speak and understand the language, with emphasis on conversation using everyday vocabulary and expressions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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JPNSE 1020 - THIRD YEAR JAPANESE 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The first term of the third-year Japanese language course whose primary goal is to develop a broad competency in speaking and reading through materials of academic and cultural interests and the discussion of those materials. The selection of reading materials is made in such a way that most of the characters in the Kyooiku Kanji list is covered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 0004 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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JPNSE 1021 - THIRD YEAR JAPANESE 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The second term of the third year level Japanese language course and a continuation of Japanese 1020. The student further develops competency through speaking and reading materials of academic and cultural interests and through discussion of those materials.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 1020 (MIN GRADE ‘C-‘)
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JPNSE 1023 - ASPECTS OF THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces the student to the Japanese language through a study of its structure, vocabulary and cultural heritage. Some topics discussed include word order, basic structural patterns, and particles such as WA and GA, sexism, and word formation. This course is useful for the Japanese studies student wishing to have a deeper understanding of the language as well as the linguistics student interested in gaining knowledge of a non-Indo-European language.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: JPNSE 0002
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