Foreign Languages
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Spring 2005

 

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HISTORY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE

 

FRENCH 4015            4:30-7:15 T                  DR. ELIZA GHIL                    3 CREDITS

 

This course concentrates on the historical evolution of the French language, i.e., of sounds, morphological forms, syntactic structures and lexical elements, from the early Middle Ages to the present.  Special attention will be given to Old French and a number of medieval texts will be read and analyzed from a linguistic and stylistic point of view.

 

            This linguistic study will be supplemented with occasional remarks about the historical events that influenced the evolution of French (Gauls, Romans, Franks, Vikings, François I, Napoléon I).  The stylistic value of archaisms in modern French, and the fate of some traditional grammatical categories such as the imperfect subjunctive today will also be briefly mentioned.

 

            Requirements: a mid-term exam, an oral presentation (mandatory for graduate students only), and a final exam.

 

            TEXTS:            Peter A. Machonis: Histoire de la Langue du Latin à l’Ancien Français, Lanham: University Press of America, 1990.

 

Peter Rickard: History of the French Language, 2nd edition, Routledge, 1996 (or the latest edition).

 

 

 

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SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE

 

SPANISH   3101         2:00-2:50   MWF                     DR. ELAINE S. BROOKS   3 CREDITS

 

 

            This course presents selections and/or complete works by representative writers from Spain and from Latin America, mostly from the 17th century to the 20th century.  We will study narrative forms, poetry, drama and essays with also an overview of the historical periods in which each literary work was composed.  The student will be asked to complete written assignments that analyze the texts and assess students’ comprehension.  Lectures will typically alternate with class discussions.  The class will be conducted in English.

 

            There will be two 1-hour exams during the semester and a final exam.

 

            TEXT: Edward H. Friedman, L. Teresa Valdivieso and Carmelo Virgillo.

                                    Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica.  5th edition.

                                    Boston, et.al.: McGraw-Hill College, 1999.

 

 

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SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE

 

FRENCH 3101            12:00-12:50 MWF                   DR. JEAN CRANMER           3 CREDITS

 

 

            Readings from representative French writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.  Writers whose works will be studied and analyzed include Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Hugo, Musset, Stendhal, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Proust, Gide, Colette, Apollinaire, Sartre, Robbe-Grillet, and Ionesco.

 

            The survey text is the only required reading.  One or two short reports will be assigned.  Class lectures are in English.  There are three tests and a final examination.

 

TEXT: Berg, R.J., et al: Littérature Française: Textes et Contextes, Vol. 2

 

 

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ADVANCED FRENCH COMPOSITION AND SYNTAX

 

 

FRENCH 3042            11:00-11:50 MWF                   DR. JOHN PERRET                3 CREDITS

 

 

            The course will be conducted in French.  Frequent written assignments will implement the classroom presentations of relevant grammatical topics.  The stress will be on acquiring a command of the present-day written language.  Idioms, vocabulary building and verbs will receive special attention.  No term paper will be required.  Three or four announced tests and the final will account for three-fourths of the grade.  Classroom participation and written assignments account for the remainder.

 

TEXT: Limouzy and Bourgeac:  Manuel de composition française

 

 

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DEMONSTRATION OF ORAL PROFICIENCY

 

 

 

FRENCH 3197     12:00-12:50 MWF DR. JEAN CRANMER           1 CREDIT

 

 

            This course is to be taken concurrently with French 3101.  Presentation of a detailed “explication de texte” in English to the professor teaching the course, and discussion of the chosen text with the professor in a manner designed by him/her.  Successful completion of this 1 credit course with the pass/fail grading fulfills the general degree requirement for oral competency in English which is also a College of Liberal Arts requirement. (See page 218 of the UNO General Catalog 2003-2005)

 

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GERMAN CONVERSATION

 

 

GERMAN 3031                      11:00-12:15 TH           MS. SUSANNE GREGOR     3 CREDITS

 

            The aim of this course is to increase the student’s language proficiency and to encourage an active use of German.  The topics draw on student’s own experiences and build specific language skills such as describing things and expressing opinions.  In addition to the textbook authentic video and newspaper material and the internet will be used as a stimulus for oral discussion.  There will be periodic homework assignments, vocabulary texts and the final exam will be an oral presentation.

 

TEXT: Moeller et al.: Kaleidoskop. Kultur, Literatur und Grammatik. Houghton Mifflin 2002 (Sixth Edition), Chapter 6-10

 

 

 

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ADVANCED SPANISH COMPOSITION AND SYNTAX

 

 

SPANISH 3042           1:00-1:50 MWF           MS. LISBETH PHILIP                        3 CREDITS

 

 

            Learn to apply the various guidelines for good writing in Spanish through selected reading materials that vary from simple journalistic styles to more complex essay styles.  Each reading will be followed by class activities to enhance comprehension and practice the vocabulary and grammar introduced.

 

            There will be workbook exercises, one translation and a composition for each chapter covered.  There will be a mid-term exam and a final exam.  The class will be conducted in Spanish.

 

                       

TEXT:             Domenicis & Reynolds, Repase y Escriba (4th edition, with accompanying

                                    workbook)      

                                  

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DEMONSTRATION OF ORAL PROFICIENCY

 

 

SPANISH 3197           2:00-2:50 MWF             DR. ELAINE S. BROOKS   1 CREDIT

 

 

            This course is to be taken concurrently with Spanish 3101.  Presentation of a detailed “explication de texte” in English to the professor teaching the course, and discussion of the chosen text with the professor in a manner designed by him/her.  Successful completion of this 1 credit course with the pass/fail grading fulfills the general degree requirement for oral competency in English which is also a College of Liberal Arts requirement. (See page 293 of the UNO General Catalog 2003-2005)

 

 

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ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION

 

 

SPANISH 4031           3:00-4:15 MW DR. ARTIGAS                        3 CREDITS

 

            This conversation course (for undergraduate/graduate) is aimed at improving the spoken proficiency of students.  Besides the requested texts, students will discuss a great variety of topics.  They will be asked to bring articles from newspapers and magazines regarding news from the Spanish speaking world, or from the Spanish community of the city of New Orleans. 

            Undergraduate students will give one oral presentation.  Graduate students will give three oral presentations in order to receive graduate credit.

            All students will prepare oral exercises  for each class.  The format of the class will be the “cooperative learning,” thus if students do not prepare their oral assignments, it will be difficult for the group to develop a conversation.  

            Also all students will prepare written exercises for each class.  These written exercises are part of the grade.  The purpose of these exercises is to help students to learn new vocabulary and to correct grammatical mistakes that they might have in the spoken language.  Without grammar and new vocabulary it will be difficult to improve conversational skills.

            There will be one Oral Final Examination in the Language Lab, and two written examinations: Mid-Term and a Final Written Examination.

 

            TEXTS:          Perspectivas.  Mary Ellen Middle, et. al.  (Thomson/Heinle)

                                    De viva voz.  Michael D. Thomas (McGraw-Hill) 

 

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STUDIES IN HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

 

EL SIGLO ILUSTRADO EN ESPAÑA Y AMÉRICA

 

SPANISH 6295           4:30-7:15 T                  DR. GARCÍA-CASTELLÓN  3 CREDITS

 

            Entirely conducted in Spanish, this course gives an overview of social patterns, beliefs, institutions, intellectual and artistic activity of the “Españas” under the despotic Bourbon rule until the emancipation of continental America (i.e., 1700-1825).  The period is of crucial importance concerning the fixation of the Latin American “criollo” conscience.  Some texts of the epoch will help us to observe the social growth and resistance to change in Spain, as well as the events that ushered the independence movements in America.  Slides with Spanish and American works of art and music samples will give us a feeling for the epoch’s civilizational tone.

 

Requirements: A term paper (some 20 pages, including bibliography and notes); a class presentation; active class participation.

 

            TEXTS: (all obtainable through Internet, Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes, http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/catalogo.shtml

 

                                    Benito Jeronimo Feijoo’s Teatro critico universal

                                    Mariano Jose de Larza: Articulos de costumbres

                                    Simon Bolivar’s Discursos y proclamas

                                    Andres Bello: Pensamiento politico

 

 

 

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STUDIES IN SPANISH-AMERICAN FICTION

 

SPANISH 4175           4:30-7:15 H                 DR. JULIE JONES                            3 CREDITS

 

            In this course we will examine narrative by such writers as Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa and Angeles Mastretta and by such film directors as Luis Buñuel.  Works to be discussed include both short stories, novels (but note that I have made a point of choosing short novels) and two feature films.  Our discussions will focus on, but will not be limited to the social and economic context developed in our readings.  Grades will be based on class discussion, mid-term and final exams, an oral report and, in the case of graduate students, a term paper of 8-10 pages.  The class will be conducted in Spanish.

 

            Readings include:

 

                                    Jorge Luis Borges, selected short stories (photocopies)

                                    Julio Cortázar, La autopista del sur y otros cuetos, Penguin 014025580X

                                    Gabriel Garcia Márquez, La mala hora, Ediciones de Bolsillo 9871138038

                                    Angeles Mastretta, Arráncame la vida, Vintage 0375701990

                                    Juan Rulfo, selected short stories (photocopies)

                                    Mario Vargas Llosa, Lituma en los Andes, Planeta 8408043137

 

                                    (Used copies of the texts are available on-line)


 

 

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FRENCH LITERATURE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

 

 

FRENCH 4154            4:30-5:45 MW             DR. J. JOHN PERRET            3 CREDITS

 

            This course surveys masterworks of nineteenth-century French poetry, prose and theater with an emphasis on the major movements: Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism.  The approach is thematic, e.g., “The Cost of Social Mobility” and “The Writer’s Vision.”

            The presentation will be lecture (in French) and discussion (in French and occasionally English).  There will be a mid-term exam, a short paper (c. 4 pages) in French for undergraduates, a longer paper (12-15 pages) in French for graduate students, and a final examination.

 

TEXTS:          Lagarde & Michard: XIXe Siècle-Les Grands Auteurs du Programme

                        Balzac: Le Père Goriot

                        Flaubert: Madame Bovary

                        Hugo: Hernani

                       

Graduate students will also read:

 

                        Jarry:  Ubi Roi

                        Stendhal: Le Rouge et le Noir

 

 

 

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FRENCH PHONETICS

 

 

FRENCH 3002                        1:30-2:45 TH               DR. TONY C. BELD             3 CREDITS

 

            This course will focus on the phonetic system of French.  We will look at several varieties of French and their phonetic systems.  You will learn the most basic oppositions in language through the study of French, Cajun, Creole, Canadian, Haitian, and various African francophones.  You will learn the International Phonetic Alphabetic for French and how to use it to transcribe francophone speech.  You will also learn more about grammar, culture, and language in general.  This course will not only improve your pronunciation of French but it will also heighten your awareness of francophone speech so that you are able to comprehend different varieties of French.

 

TEXTS:          The Internet: you will need a computer with a soundcard and Internet access in order to do your work for this class.  If you do not have a computer with a soundcard and Internet access at home, you will be required to do your work in one of the many computer labs on campus.  You will also need to own a headset-microphone combination in order to listen and record yourself during the course.   Handouts will also be given to students.

 

Diane Dansereau, Savoir Dire (HM: 1st edition)

 

 

 

 

 

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READINGS IN FRENCH CULTURE AND THOUGHT

 

 

FRENCH 3205            2:00-2:50 MWF                       DR. DENIS AUGIER  3 CREDITS

 

            An overview of French intellectual, cultural and artistic history from 476 to 1900.  We will study the evolution of French society throughout this period, encounter key characters (Charlemagne, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Napoléon), and discuss artistic movements (Baroque classicisme, rococo, romantisme).  This is one of the ideal courses to prepare you for French 3500, “Tutorial for Graduating Majors”.

 

            There will be a mid-term and a final exam.  Readings, discussions and assignments will be in French.

 

TEXTS:          Steele and St. Onge.  La Civilisation française en évolution, Vol. I (only)

 

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TUTORIAL FOR GRADUATING MAJORS

 

 SPANISH 3500             8:00-8:50 MWF                       DR. ELAINE BROOKS  1 CREDIT

 

This course prepares majors for the completion of their requirements in the B.A. in Spanish through advising by a designated professor. The course concludes with the Written Exit Exam, a 2-hour long comprehensive exam written in Spanish. Pass/Fail. Other requirements: an oral mid-term exam and regular meetings with the Advisor to discuss the Topic Lists

 

Text: “The Topic Lists”

 

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ROMANCE LINGUISTICS

 

ROML 6005             6:00-8:45 MWF                       DR. JOKE MONDADA   3 CREDITS

 

 

In this course we will study the history and structure of the major Romance languages, French, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian and Spanish. Students will learn how to recognize related words in these languages giving them a basic concept of changes that Latin words underwent in their evolution into the modern Romance languages. Some other Romance languages, such as Catalan, and some Romance-based creoles will also be discussed during the semester.

A comparative study of the phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of each of the major languages will complete the diachronic fundamentals of this course.

 

There will be two exams: a midterm examination and a final examination. Students will write a paper on some aspects of one or more of the Romance languages, and they will present their paper to the class. The class will be conducted in English.

 

TEXTS: Harris, Martin and Nigel Vincent. Eds. The Romance Languages. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Boyd-Bowman, Peter. From Latin to Romance in Sound Charts. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1994.

Latin Italian Spanish Portuguese French EnglishCognate
PARĬCULUM parecchio parejo parelho pareil pair, peer

‘like’ ‘equal’

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TUTORIAL FOR GRADUATING MAJORS

 

 FRENCH 3500             7:00-7:50 T                      DR. JEAN CRANMER   1 CREDIT

 

This course prepares majors for the completion of their requirements in the B.A. in French through advising by a designated professor. The course concludes with the Written Exit Exam, a 2-hour long comprehensive exam written in French. Pass/Fail. Other requirements: an oral mid-term exam and regular meetings with the Advisor to discuss the Topic Lists

 

Text: “The Topic Lists”