The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics offers the following Majors and Classes:
PASPA131. Span.Gram.& Comp.II
This course is designed to improve the student's mastery of the language through written and oral exercises accompanied by a review of advanced grammar.
PASPA161. Readings in Hispanic Lit
This course deals with selected contemporary readings from both Spanish and Latin American literatures. Texts have been chosen which present the students with a window on Hispanic culture and which focus on fundamental socio-political and philosophical issues.
PASPA210. Intermediate Spanish I
Review of the essentials of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation, and composition. Reading of modern prose.
PASPA211. Intermediate Spanish II
Review of the essential of grammar, vocabulary building, conversation, and composition. Reading of modern prose.
PASPA252. Latin American Cinema
Film as a major expression of Latin American culture and as a system of signification.
PASPA253. Hispanic Culture
Spanish and Spanish American culture, focusing on the history, art, architecture, dress, values, beliefs and language of these societies.
PASPA262. ChildrensLit.HispanicWrd
A study of children's literature of Spain and Spanish America. Readings from traditional children's poems, stories, plays and from works written for children by distinguished authors such as Benavente, Gabriela Mistral, and Garcia Lorca.
PASPA322. Adv.Spanish Conversation
Intensive class discussions, oral reports, and debates based on cultural materials taken from newspapers, journals, radio, television and films.
PASPA360. El Quijote
The literary and social background structure, themes and style of El Quijote.
PASPA361. Contemp.Lat.Amer.Lit.Trn
Selected major authors of present-day Spanish America including Borges, Carpentier, Fuentes, Paz, Garcia Marquez.
PASPA362. Spanish Literature I
Origin of the Spanish language and literature, with readings of representative works to illustrate principal periods and genres from the beginnings to 1700.
PASPA363. Spanish Literature II
Continuation of Spanish Literature I, treating of Spanish authors of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
PASPA364. The Bible in Spanish
Reading for vocabulary development & appreciation for the Bible as literature.
PASPA365. Spanish-Amer. Modernismo
The literature of Spanish America during the Modernismo.
PASPA367. Contemporary Spanish-Ame
CONTEMPORARY SPANISH-AMERICAN NOVEL Reading and interpretation of Spanish-American novelists of the modernist period to the present. Brief study of today's Spanish-American short story in last part of course.
PASPA370. Adv. Spanish Phonetics
Intensive training in the recognition and production of the sounds of Spanish speech.
PASPA371. Adv.TranslationSpan.-Eng
Theory and practice in the translation of short texts from Spanish into English in various fields. Guidance in the use of materials essential to the translation process.
PASPA372. Adv.Trans/Eng./Spanish
Theory and practice in the translation of short texts from English and Spanish in various fields. Guidance in the use of materials essential to the translation process.
PASPA373. SpnshPhonetics&Phonology
Spanish phonetics in theory and practice, including exercises in transcription and contrastive analysis of the English and Spanish sound systems.
PASPA374. LyrPoetyinPuretoRico I
Lyric Poetry In Puerto Rico I. A panoramic study of Puerto Rican poetry from beginning until today. An analysis of the most prominent authors, their themes & style in different epochs.
PASPA376. Basic Prin. of Transl.
Basic Principles of Translation Specific problems of Spanish to English and English to Spanish translation, with emphasis on idiomatic expressions. Some attention to specialized vocabulary. Use of bilingual dictionaries.
PASPA460. Cervantes
Life and works of Cervantes; careful reading of Don Quijote, the Novelas Ejemplares, and his theater; emphasis on their significance to contemporary man.
PARUS101. Elementary Russian II
Continuation of PARUS101. Intended for beginners to develop a speaking & reading knowledge of the Russian language. Involve an introduction to the essentials of Russian grammar & the read ing of graded texts, with special emphasis on the acquisition of an idiomatic conversational, inductive method.
PARUS210. Second-Year Russian I
Development of language skills, emphasis on speaking, translation drills, and grammar.
PARUS211. Second-Year Russian II
Development of language skills, emphasis on speaking, translation drills, and grammar.
PARUS320. Third-Year Russian I
Advance course in Russian, emphasis on conversation and composition.
PARUS321. Third-Year Russian II
Advance course in Russian, emphasis on conversation and composition.
PARUS330. Trans. Techn. & Sci. Rus
TRANSLATION OF TECHNICAL & SCIENTIFIC RUSSIAN> Acquisition of translating skills in the areas of technical & scientific Russian. Considers the individual desires of students in physics, chemistry, & the other sciences.
PARUS331. Advan. Grammer & Comp.I
Analysis of grammatical constructions. Study and excercise in style. Practical excercise in composition.
PARUS332. Advan. Conver.& Comp. II
Advanced Conversation and Composition II. An intensive reading-converstion course. Covers a variety of subjects including literary and linguistics topics. Recommended for non-native majors and minors.
PARUS333. Advan. Reading & Comp.
Advanced Reading and Composition. Reading and composition designed to develop writing for advanced work. Study of various styles and their effect in literary compositions. Required for majors. Recommended for minors.
PARUS334. Adv. Rus. Syn. & Styl I
Advanced Russian Syntax and Stylistics Characterization and use of various oral and written styles. Examination of lexical and grammatical synonymy and polysemy. Readings from various communicative areas.
PARUS335. Adv. Rus. Syn. & Styl II
Advanced Russian Syntax and Stylistics A continuation of PARUS334 Advanced Russian Syntax and Styalistics I.
PARUS340. Adv. Russian Phrase.Conv
ADVANCED RUSSIAN PHRASEOLOGY & CONVERSATION> Advanced skills in Russian phraseology & conversation.
PARUS350. Advanced Readings
Readings in unadapted literary texts, related conversation, & composition.
PARUS351. Tolstoy And Dostoevsky
Major novels of Russia's two greatest writers Tolstoy's War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, and others.
PARUS352. Russian Literature I
Russian Literature from its origins through the end of the 18th century. Discussion of representatives works and movements.
PARUS353. Russian Literature II
Representative works and movements in Russian literature from the beginning of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
PARUS360. Russian Civilization
Civilization and culture of Russia and the Soviet Union.
PARUS361. Contemp. Soviet Life
Contemporary Soviet Life - Social life, art, economics, education, view of life, and personal aspirations of the Soviet citizen today.
CEGRM102. College German I
Continuation of CEGRM101.
CEGRM202. College German II
Continuation of CEGRM201.
PAGRM121. Advanced German II
Students must follow class instruction in German, speak and write simple idiomatic German and read and discuss increasingly difficult assignments in literary German.
PAGRM210. Intermediate German I
Designed to expand the student's competence and fluency in speaking, understanding, reading and writing German, and to acquaint the student with various aspects of the literature and culture of Germany.
PAGRM211. Intermediate German II
A continuation of Intermediate German I.
PAGRM212. Intermediate Readings I
This course involves a review of grammar, the reading of texts of moderate difficulty, analytical study of compound works, gerunds, & participial construction.
PAGRM213. Intermediate Reading II
This course involves a review of grammar, the reading of texting of texts of moderate difficulty, analytical study of compound words, gerunds, & participial construction.
PAGRM220. Advanced German I
Intensive study of idiomatic written & spoken German. Readings from Contemporary authors & discussion of these works. Conducted in German. Oral & written composition.
PAGRM221. Advanced German II
Students must follow class instruction in German, speak & write simple idiomatic German & discuss increasingly difficult assignments in literary German, particularly in the second semester.
PAGRM230. Contemp. German Writers
A selected study of contemporary German literature, works by Boll, Grass, Durrenmatt, Frisch, Handke, and Weiss.
PAGRM281. Translation I
Intensive practice in the skills of translating professional texts from German into English and from English into German.
PAGRM282. Translation II
Continuation of Translation I with more intensive exposure to the skills of translation. Recommended for qualified students interested in a possible future career as bilingual secretary, translator of commercial texts, etc.
PAGRM283. German Repertory & Dic.I
Basic German for singing; enunciation and pronunciation; vocabulary.
PAGRM320. Business German I
Development of effective communication models with emphasis on the terminology of economics. Treatment of basic principles governing commercial organizations in the German-speaking countries.
PAGRM321. Business German II
Development of effective communication models with emphasis on the terminology of economics. Treatment of basic principles governing commercial organizations in the German-speaking countries.
PAGRM330. Intro to German Lit I
Designed to introduce the student to the literary genres and to investigate social problems exposed in modern German literature.
PAGRM331. Reading Scientific Germa
Designed to teach the student to master the structure of scientific German and to enable him to read books and articles in the fields of natural sciences.
PAGRM333. Age of Goethe
German literature jof the Storm and Stress and the Classical period. Primary focus on the close reading and oral and written interpretation of selected dramas of Goethe and Schiller. Critical analysis of selected works of other writers of the period, from Klopstock to the early Romantics.
PAGRM334. NineteenthCent.GermanLit
Reading, interpretation, and critical analysis of the prose and poetry of Moerike, Heine, Storm, Droste-Huelshoff, Keller, Stifter, and others.
PAGRM340. Adv German Comp/Convrstn
Continuous oral and written practice of the language to gain fluency in conversation, a concern for stylistics, and an ability to use the method of the "explication de texte."
PAGRM344. German Stylistics I
Fine points of grammar. Analysis of various modes of expression. Study of writing techniques. Written assignments to practice specific styles, especially expository and argumentative.
PAGRM345. German Stylistics II
Fine points of grammar. Analysis of various modes of expression. Study of writing techniques. Written assignments to practice specific styles, especially expository and argumentative.
PAGRM362. GrmnCltreBismarktopresnt
Survey of the cultural, social and political development in Germany from the time of Bismarck (1815-1898) to present-day divided Germany.
PAGRM363. German Civilization I
Students read and discuss orally and in writing material on German history, folklore and geography as well as contemporary problems of divided Germany: re-unification, the respective political and educational systems and cultural trends.
PAGRM364. German Civilization II
Students read and discuss orally and in writing material on German history, folklore and geography, as well as contemporary problems of divided Germany; re-unification, the respective political and educational systems and cultural trends.
PAGRM381. German/English Transiati
Written transiation of materials from the student's field of study. Discussion of basic problems in German to English translation with examples from students' projects.
PAGRM383. Translation of Texts
Introduction to principles and techniques of translation. Translation of texts from the natural and social sciences, current events, and contemporary culture. Translations mainly from German into English.
PAGRM430. Modern German Drama I
A study of selected German plays from Gerhart Hauptmann to Friedrich Durrenmatt.
PAGRM431. Modern German Drama II
A continuation of Modern German Drama I.
PAGRM480. Adv. Transl. Seminar I
Advanced Translation Seminar I Study of cultural-connotative transfer variants. Equivalency a nd interference analysis.
PAGRM481. Adv. Transl Seminar II
Advanced Translation Seminar II Translation theory. Sight and multiple-stage translation of various language registers.
NEGAE102. Beginning Gaelic I (NYU)
A continuation of NEGAE 100 or 101.
NEGAE201. Interm.Gaelic II (NYU)
Improves the student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEGAE202. Interm. Gaelic II (NYU)
A continuation of NEGAE201.
NEGAE301. Advanced Gaelic (NYU)
A continuation of NEGAE202.
CEFRE102. College French I
Continuation of CEFRE 101.
CEFRE201. College French II
Level 2. A single examination that covers the French language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through the second year of college study. It includes reading and listening skills.
CEFRE202. College French II
Continuation of CEFRE201.
PAFRE201. Intermediate French
Review and continued study of the fundamentals of French with work in vocabulary building. Listening and speaking practice. Open to freshmen by qualifying test and interview; open to others who have completed FR101-102.
PAFRE221. Practical Conversatnl Fr
Practical Conversational French. A course designed to increase proficiency in speaking French, stressing practical daily conversation.
PAFRE230. French Conv. & Compositn
Increases facility and accuracy in both oral and written expression. Class discussion and compositions on questions of current interest, often using periodicals and films as starting points.
PAFRE231. Wrtg.&SpeakngAb.Cont.Iss
Writing and Speaking About Contemporary Issues. Practice in active use of the language for communication; discussions based on French magazine articles, films, and recordings. Language structures and stylistics strengthened through written assignements.
PAFRE240. Translation: French
Designed to develop the facility of translation into English with texts which are graded as to level of difficulty. Readings include several modern short stories, current newspaper articles, magazine articles, and excerpts from various texts.
PAFRE241. Survey of French Literat
The important philosophical ideas and stylistic trends in French literature from the Chanson de Roland to the present.
PAFRE242. Survey of French Lit. II
The important philosophical ideas and stylistic trends in French Literature from the Chanson de Roland to the present.
PAFRE260. Commercial French I
A course geared to giving the student a command of the business language. It will introduce the most common vocabulary of the basic business topics and provide the student with a thorough review of the structure of the language.
PAFRE261. Commercial French II
A continuation of Commercial French I.
PAFRE320. Adv/FrenchConversation I
Promotes authenticity of accent and fluency in oral communication French via a multimedia approach that encourages in-depth discussion and study of current cultural and literary events in French-speaking countries. Students receive individualized instruction in advanced syntax and vocabulary.
PAFRE321. Adv. Conversation II
Continuation of Adv. Conversation I with emphasis on vocabulary utilized in the discussion of abstract ideas, attitudes, sentiments, character and personality.
PAFRE340. EighteenthCent.FrenchLit
Examines the leading philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment with representative reading from each; included is a reading of significant plays and novels of the period.
PAFRE341. NineteenthCent.FrenchLit
This course examines the backgrounds and distinctive features of Romantic and Realistic periods; it includes readings in prose and poetry from representative authors, including Hugo, Vigny, Musset, Stendahl, Balzac, Zola, Flaubert, Daudet and Maupassant.
PAFRE343. MasterpiecesOf FrenchLit
Masterpieces of French Literature Reading, interpretation & analysis of selected texts in French literature, from medieval times. Course conducted in French.
PAFRE362. French Culture & Civ. I
An introduction to French history in all its aspects from its origin to the present.
PAFRE363. French Culture & Civ. II
An introduction to French history in all its aspects from its origin to the present.
PAFRE366. The French Revolution
The French Revolution and Napoleon. The origins and progress of the Revolution in France.
PAFRE390. Intro to Con.& Sim.Inter
Introduction to Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting The field of cross-cultural communications (with emphasis on French-speaking world) and practice in the techniques of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. French-English, English #NAME?
PAFRE431. Adv. French Grammar
Advanced French Grammar A review of the most important structural features of French, with special emphasis on areas of interference with English structure.
PAFRE490. History of French Lang.
Diachronic development of French from Latin with emphasis on phonological and morphological change. Course work includes problems in reconstruction, textual analysis, discussions of theoretical topics, and external history.
NEFNN102. Beg. Finnish I (NYU)
A continuation of NEFNN 100 or 101.
NEFNN201. Interm. Finnish II (NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEFNN202. Interm. Finnish II (NYU)
A continuatin of NEFNN201.
NEFNN301. Adv. Finnish (NYU)
A continuation of NEFNN202.
NEDUT102. Beginning Dutch I (NYU)
A continuation of NEDUT100 or 101.
NEDUT201. Interm.Dutch II (NYU)
Improves the student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEDUT202. Interm.Dutch II (NYU)
A continuation of NEDUT201.
NEDUT301. Advanced Dutch (NYU)
A continuation of NEDUT202.
NEDNS102. Beg. Danish I (NYU)
A continuation of NEDNS100 or 101.
NEDNS201. Interm.Danish II (NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEDNS202. Interm.Danish II (NYU)
A continuation of NEDNS201.
NEDNS301. Advanced Danish (NYU)
A continuation of NEDNS202.
NECZE102. Beg. Czech I (NYU)
A continuation of NECZE100 or 101.
NECZE201. Interm. Czech II (NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NECZE202. Interm. Czech II (NYU)
A continuation of NECZE201.
NECZE301. Adv. Czech (NYU)
A continuation of NECZE202.
NECHI105. Beg.ChineseI(MandarinNYU
Beginning Chinese I (Mandarin) (NYU) Duplicates NECHE190 or NECHE104
NECHI107. Beg.ChineseI(CantoneseNY
Duplicates NECHI192 Beginning Chinese I (Cantonese) (NYU) An introduction to the spoken and written language, emphasizing the four skills of comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Prepares student for situations which may be encountered in native speaking countries. Continuation of NECHI 104 or NECHI 105.
NECHI108. Beg.ChineseI(CantoneseNY
A continuation of NECHI 192 or NECHI 107. TItle: Beginning Chinese I (Cantonese) (NYU).
NECHI214. Intermed.Chin.II(Cant.NY
Intermediate Chinese II (Cantonese) (NYU) The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NECHI215. Intermed.Chin.II(CantonN
Intermediate Chinese II (Cantonese) (NYU) A continuation of NECHI214.
NECHI322. Adv.Chinese(MandarinNYU)
A continuation of NECHI213.
NECHI324. Adv.ChineseCantoneseNYU)
Advanced Chinese (Cantonese) (NYU) A continuation of NECHI215.
PACHI102. Introductory Chinese II
Continuation of Introductory Chinese I.
PACHI210. Intermediate Chinese I
A more advanced study of modern Chinese with emphasis on speaking and reading.
PACHI211. Intermediate Chinese II
A continuation of Intermediate Chinese I.
PACHI212. Intermediate Mandarin II
Continuation of CHI 102.
PACHI240. Chinese Newspaper Rdgs.I
Introduction to journalistic writings, including materials selected from newspapers and magazines.
PACHI241. Chinese NewspaperRdgs.II
Continuation of Chinese Newspaper Readings I.
PACHI242. Readings Modern ChineseI
Selected readings in modern Chinese materials in the social sciences and humanities.
PACHI243. Readings Mod.Chinese II
Selected readings in modern Chinese materials in the social sciences and humanities.
PACHI320. Advanced Chinese Conv.I
Conversation practice on political, economic, scholarly, and other subjects.
PACHI321. Advanced Chinese Conv.II
Continuation of Adv.Chinese Conversation I
PACHI370. Chinese Culture
A study of Chinese civilization and society with emphasis on social structure and roles, economic relations, literary and artistic trends, and political organization. The enduring features of both rural and urban life in traditional Chinese culture from the classical age to the present will be emphasized.
NECAT102. Beg. Catalan I (NYU)
A continuation of NECAT 100 or 101.
NECAT201. Interm. Catalan II (NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NECAT202. Interm. Catalan II (NYU)
A continuation of NECAT 201.
NECAT301. Adv. Catalan (NYU)
A continuation of NECAT 202.
NEBEN102. Beginning Bengali I
A continuation of NEBEN100 or 101.
NEBEN201. Interm. Bengali II
Improves the student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scences and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEBEN202. Intermen. Bengali II
A continuation of NEBEN201.
NEBEN301. Advanced Bengali
A continuation of NEBEN202.
NEARM102. Beg. Armenian I (NYU)
A countinuation of NEARM100 or 101.
NEARM201. Interm. ArmenianII (NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEARM202. Interm. ArmenianII (NYU)
A continuation of NEARM201.
NEARM301. Adv. Armenian (NYU)
A continuation of NEARM202.
NEARA102. Beg. Arabic I (NYU)
Continuation of NEARA100 or 101.
NEARA201. Intermed. Arabic II(NYU)
Improves the student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEARA202. Interm.Arabic II (NYU)
A continuation of NEARA201.
NEARA301. Advanced Arabic (NYU)
A continuation of NEARA202.
PAAMH102. Elementary Amharic II
A countinuation of Elementary Amharic I.
PAAMH211. Intermediate Amharic I
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations. nations.
PAAMH212. Intermediate Amharic II
A continuation of Intermediate Amharic I.
PAAMH321. Advanced Amharic I
Lecture, five hours. Readings in Amharic literature and the contemporary press. Discussions mainly in Amharic.
PAAMH322. Advanced Amharic II
A continuation of Advanced Amharic I.
NEALB102. Beg. Albanian I (NYU)
A continuation of NEALB 100 or 101.
NEALB201. Interm. AlbanianII(NYU)
The student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and cultural accomplishments of native speaking nations.
NEALB202. Interm.Albanian II (NYU)
A continuation of NEALB201.
NEALB301. Adv. Albanian (NYU)
A continuation of NEALB202.
NEAFR102. Begin. Afrikaans I (NYU)
Beginning Afrikaans I (NYU) Continuation of NEAFR100 or 101.
NEAFR201. Intermed. Afri. II (NYU)
Intermediate Afrikaans II (NYU) Improves the student's ability to speak the language using contemporary stories, slides and film strips depicting everyday scenes and
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