Academics

International Languages Courses

American Sign Language Courses

AM 145 - American Sign Language I: Designed mainly to introduce ASL and to focus on the development of basic conversational skills, emphasizing receptive abilities. (4 credits)
AM 146 - American Sign Language II: This course continues to stress the development of basic conversational skills with emphasis on expanding vocabulary and expressive skills. Prerequisite: AM 145. (4 credits)
AM 147 - American Sign Language III: This course promotes the shifting from comprehension to production of ASL, to bring one's current ASL fluency to a point of self-generated ASL. Prerequisite: AM 146. (4 credits)
AM 148 - American Sign Language IV: This course encourages the student to expand his or her command of discourse in ASL on various everyday topics. Prerequisite: AM 147. (4 credits)
AM 149 - American Sign Language V: A course intended to encourage majors in Deaf Studies to further develop their conversational ASL abilities, particularly in the area of self expression. Prerequisite: AM 148. (4 credits)
AM 151 - Fingerspelling I: This course is designed to develop basic skills in receptive and expressive fingerspelling. Prerequisite: AM 147. (1 credit)
AM 152 - Fingerspelling II: This course is designed to improve receptive and expressive fingerspelling skills to intermediate/advanced levels. Prerequisite: AM 151. ( 1 credit)
AM 153 - Deaf Culture: This course is designed to introduce students to the American Deaf Culture, and definitions of culturally linked terms and philosophies. Prerequisite: AM 145 or instructor approval. (3 credits)
AM 154 - History of Deafness: This course is designed to introduce students to the history of deaf people and the sociological, psychological, educational, and political forces which have shaped the field of deafness. Prerequisite: AM 145 or instructor approval. (3 credits)
AM 155 - Structure of American Sign Language: This course acquaints students with the information and research concerning phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics of American Sign Language. This class will be conducted in American Sign Language without voice. Prerequisite: AM 147 or instructor approval. (3 credits)
AM 156 - A Survey of Deafness: This survey course provides students an overview of deafness, including such topics as career options, deaf culture, language, communication modes, adaptive equipment and causes of deafness. (1 credit)
AM 157 - ASL/English Translation: This course is an introduction to the process of working between two languages. Students will analyze textual material and translate from the source into the target language with the goal of maintaining semantic accuracy. Prerequisite: AM 155 or instructor approval. (4 credits)
AM 205 - Introduction to Interpreting: An introduction and overview of the profession of sign language interpretation, including standards of practice. Code of Ethics for Interpreters, professionalism, business practices, and assessment skills. Prerequisite: AM 145-149. AM 151, AM 152 or instructor approval. (4 credits)
AM 206 - Consecutive Interpreting: This skills development course focuses on the task of interpretation and transliteration skills between American Sign Language, English, and other communication modes used by deaf people using consecutive interpreting strategies. Prerequisites: AM 145-149, AM 151, AM 152 or instructor approval. (4 credits)
AM 207 - Simultaneous Interpreting: This skills development course focuses on the task of interpretation and transliteration between American Sign Language, English and other communication modes used by deaf people using simultaneous interpreting strategies. Prerequisite: AM 206. (4 credits)
AM 208 - Observation/Practicum in Interpreting: This course provides students opportunities to shadow, observe, and interact with professional interpreters in a supervised observation/practicum setting. Class discussions will be held in seminar format. Prerequisite: AM 207. (3 credits)
AM 209 - Advanced Interpreting: This course continues the development of skills in interpretation and transliteration in order to prepare students for employment. Emphasis is placed on practical application of theory and process of interpreting in class and lab situations. Prerequisite: AM 207. (4 credits)
AM 210 - Specialized Interpreting: This course introduces students to areas of interpreter specialization. Each area of specialization will include vocabulary, techniques, practical text to analyze and interpret. Prerequisite: AM 207. (2 credits)
AM 211 - Internship in Interpreting: This course provides internship experiences to students in the final semester of the interpreter preparation program. Site visits will be made by the instructor. Prerequisite: AM 210. (3 credits)

Arabic Courses

ARA 111 - First Year Arabic I: Description pending.
ARA 112 - First Year Arabic II: Description pending.

Chinese Courses

CHI 101B - Conversational Chinese I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral listening skills, reading, and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Chinese-English words developed. (3 credits)
CHI 102B - Conversational Chinese II: A continuation of CHI 101B, Conversational Chinese I. Prerequisite: CHI 101B. (3 credits)
CHI 111 - First Year Chinese I: The development of language skills in listening speaking and writing. Oral emphasis. (4 credits)
CHI 112 - First Year Chinese II: A second semester course designed to continue and improve skills learned in CHI 111. Prerequisite: CHI 111. (4 credits)

English as Second Language (ESL) Courses

ESL 110B - English as a Second Language I: This course focuses on the student's acquisition and control of the basic sound structures and sentence patterns of English. Prerequisite: Placement Test. (3 credits)
ESL 111B - English as a Second Language II: This course focuses on the student's acquisition and control of the basic sentence patterns of English. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 110B. (3 credits)
ESL 115B - Reading and Communication for International Students I: Development of reading and communication skills through analysis of assigned texts, study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as needed, and guided discussion. Prerequisite: Placement Test. (3 credits)
ESL 118B - Reading and Communication for International Students II: Development of reading and communication skills through analysis of assigned texts; study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as needed; and guided discussion. Prerequisite: Placement Test or both ESL 110B and ESL 115B. (3 credits)
ESL 119B - Reading and Communication for International Students III: Development of reading and communication skills through analysis of assigned texts; study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as needed; and guided discussion. Prerequisites: Placement Test or both ESL 111B and ESL 118B. (3 credits)
ESL 120 - English as a Second Language III: An intermediate level course that continues the development of the basic sentence patterns of English in increasingly difficult contexts. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 111B. (3 credits)
ESL 121 - English as a Second Language IV: An intermediate level course that continues the development of the basic sentence patterns of English in increasingly difficult contexts. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 120. (3 credits)
ESL 122 - Pronunciation and Listening Skills for International Students I: Focuses on improvement of sound production and listening comprehension; attention given to the vowel/consonant system, reduced forms, stress and intonation. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 120. (3 credits)
ESL 123 - Reading for International Students I: Development of reading skills through analysis of assigned texts; systematic study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as necessary. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 120. (3 credits)
ESL 124 - Grammar for International Students I: A beginning course focusing on the forms and meanings of attention is also given to oral skills. Prerequisites: Placement Test or ESL 121 and 123. (3 credits)
ESL 125 - Reading for International Students II: Development of reading skills through analysis of assigned texts; systematic study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as necessary. Prerequisites: Placement Test or ESL 123 and 124. (3 credits)
ESL 126 - Grammar for International Students II: An intermediate course focusing on the forms and meanings of English structure. Emphasis is on writing skills; however, attention is also given to oral skills. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 124. (3 credits)
ESL 127 - Pronunciation and Listening Skills for International: Emphasis is on improvement of listening comprehension; attention given to consonant system and reduced forms. Prerequisites: Placement Test or ESL 125 and 126. (3 credits)
ESL 129 - Written English for International Students: For ESL students who need further practice in advanced grammar and writing; focuses on sentence combining and analysis of rhetorical modes used in paragraph development. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 128.
ESL 132 - Reading for International Students III: Development of reading skill through analysis of assigned texts; systematic study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as necessary. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 125 and 128. (3 credits)
ESL 135 - Reading and Conversation for International Students: Development of reading skill through analysis of assigned texts, systematic study of vocabulary and idioms; explanation of grammar difficulties as necessary. Prerequisite: Placement Test or ESL 129 and 132. (3 credits)
ESL 138 - Intermediate Writing for International Students: For non-native students who need further practice in expressing their ideas in written form. Includes practice in grammar, editing, sentence combing, and word choice. Prerequisites: Placement Test or ESL 129 and 132. (3 credits)
ESL 139 - Composition for International Students: Improvement of writing skills for non-native speakers; emphasis on writing for academic purpose; attention given to sentence combining and grammatical errors made by ESL students. Prerequisites: Placement Test or ESL 135 and 138. (3 credits)

French Courses

FREN 101B - Conversational French I: A course emphasizing spoken communications. Speaking skills, oral listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of French-English words developed. (3 credits)
FREN 102B - Conversational French II: A course emphasizing a continuation of skills acquired in FREN 101B. Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. (3 credits)
FREN 105 - First Year Business French I: A course that deals intensively with French business practices and French business language intended for students who encounter French-speaking clients in various professional situations. (4 credits)
FREN 107 - French for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism I: Students with no prior knowledge of French who work in hotels, restaurants or in tourist settings learn to communicate effectively with their French-speaking clientèle. (3 credits)
FREN 111 - First Year French I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language acquisition skills. (4 credits)
FREN 112 - First Year French II: The further development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated communication in all four language acquisition skills. Prerequisite: FREN 111 or equivalent. (4 credits)
FREN 205 - Second Year Business French I: An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to further perfect their ability in business French and their knowledge of French business practices. Prerequisite FREN 105. (4 credits)
FREN 206 - Second Year Business French II: An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to perfect their language abilities and knowledge of business French and French business practices. Prerequisite FREN 205. (4 credits)
FREN 207 - French for Hotel Restaurant and Tourism II: Students with previous knowledge of French in the area of hotel, restaurant and tourism increase their communication skills in their respective employment fields. Prerequisite: FREN 107. (2 credits)
FREN 211 - Second Year French I: Continuation of French language skills and intensive reviews of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through and introduction to French literary readings. Prerequisite: FREN 112 or equivalent. (3 credits)
FREN 212 - Second Year French II: Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected French literary readings. Prerequisite: FREN 211 or equivalent. (3 credits)

German Courses

GER 101B - Conversational German I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking, listening, reading and writing skills explored. German culture also emphasized. (3 credits)
GER 102B - Conversational German II: A course emphasizing a continuation of the skills acquired in GERM 101B. Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. (3 credits)
GER 105 - First Year Business German I: A course that deals intensively with German business practices and German business language intended for students who encounter German-speaking clients in various professional situations. (4 credits)
GER 106 - First Year Business German II: An applied language course for learners who want to communicate with ease with German-speaking clients and further their knowledge of commercial and managerial German. Prerequisite GER 105. (4 credits)
GER 107 - German for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism I: Students with no prior knowledge of German who work in hotels, restaurants, or tourist settings learn to communicate effectively with their German-speaking clientèle. (3 credits)
GER 111 - First Year German I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on communication in all four language acquisition skills. (4 credits)
GER 112 - First Year German II: The further development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on more sophisticated communication in all four language acquisition skills. Prerequisite: GER 111 or equivalent. (4 credits)
GER 205 - Second Year Business German I: An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to further perfect their ability in business German and their knowledge of German business practices. Prerequisite GER 106. (4 credits)
GER 206 - Second Year Business German II: An applied intermediate language course for learners who want to prefect their language abilities and knowledge of business German and German business practices. Prerequisite GER 205. (4 credits)
GER 207 - German for Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism II: Students with previous knowledge of German in the area of hotel, restaurant and tourism increase their communication skills in their respective employment fields. Prerequisite GER 107. (2 credits)
GER 211 - Second Year German I: Continuation of German language skills and intensive review of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through an introduction to German literary readings. Prerequisite: GER 112 or equivalent. (3 credits)
GER 212 - Second Year German II: Further amelioration and perfection of grammatical structures, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through selected German literary readings. Prerequisite: GER 211 or equivalent. (3 credits)

Greek Courses

GRE 198B - Conversational Greek I: Description pending.
GRE 198B - Conversational Greek II: Description pending.

Italian Courses

ITAL 101B - Conversational Italian I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Italian-English words developed. (3 credits)
ITAL 102B - Conversational Italian II: A course emphasizing a continuation of skills acquired in ITAL 101B. Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Prerequisite: ITAL 101B. (3 credits)
ITAL 111 - First Year Italian I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, and writing. Oral emphasis. (4 credits)
ITAL 112 - First Year Italian II: A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in ITAL 111. Prerequisite: ITAL 111 or permission of the Department. (4 credits)
ITAL 211 - Second Year Italian I: Continuation of Italian language skills with intensive review of grammatical structures. Emphasis on speaking, reading and writing skills. Introduction to Italian prose writing. Prerequisite: ITAL 112. (3 credits)
ITAL 212 - Second Year Italian II: Continuation of review of grammatical structures. Structured conversation, reading of one novel and writing based on assigned topics. Prerequisite: ITAL 211. (3 credits)
ITAL 221 - Italy and Its Culture: introduction to Italian Culture and its influence on the World Community; a general examination of Italy's physical, historical, political, and administrative identity. An introduction to and assessment of the contributions of its major achievers in various areas of human endeavor: Art, Religion, Science, etc. A glance at Italy's popular culture as reflected in its films and other documents of contemporary daily life. Taught in English, no knowledge of Italian required. (3 credits)

Japanese Courses

JPN 101B - Conversational Japanese I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral and listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Japanese-English words developed. (3 credits)
JPN 102B - Conversational Japanese II: Students will continue to develop speaking, oral and listening skills and vocabulary. Prerequisite: JPN 101B.
JPN 111 - First Year Japanese I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, and writing. Oral emphasis. (4 credits)
JPN 112 - First Year Japanese II: A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in JPN 111. Prerequisite: JPN 111. (4 credits)
JPN 211 - Second Year Japanese I: Designed to continue the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Contextual studies. Prerequisite: JPN 112. (3 credits)
JPN 212 - Second Year Japanese II: Designed to continue the development of language skills learned in JPN 211. Prerequisite: JPN 211. (3 credits)

Korean Courses

KOR 101B - Conversational Korean I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking skills, oral and listening skills, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Korean-English words developed. (3 credits)
KOR 102B - Conversational Korean II: Students will continue to develop speaking, oral and listening skills and vocabulary. Prerequisite: KOR 101B. (3 credits)
KOR 111 - First Year Korean I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, and writing. Oral emphasis. (4 credits)
KOR 112 - First Year Korean II: A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in KOR 111. Prerequisite: KOR 111. (4 credits)
KOR 211 - Second Year Korean I: Designed to continue the development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Contextual studies. Prerequisite: KOR 112. (3 credits)
KOR 212 - Second Year Korean II: Designed to continue the development of language skills learned in KOR 211. Prerequisite: KOR 211. (3 credits)

Latin Courses

LAT 111 - First Year Latin I: The development of language skills, particularly reading and writing; structural analysis. (3 credits)
LAT 112 - First Year Latin II: A second semester course designed to continue and improve the skills learned in Latin 111. Prerequisite: LAT 111. (3 credits)

Portuguese Courses

PORT 198B - Conversational Portuguese I: Description pending.
PORT 198B - Conversational Portuguese II: Description pending.

Russian Courses

RUS 111 - First Year Russian I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. (4 credits)
RUS 112 - First Year Russian II: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. Prerequisite: RUS 111 or equivalent. (4 credits)
RUS 211 - Second Year Russian I: Structural review, conversation, and writing, readings in modern literature. Prerequisite: RUS 112. (3 credits)
RUS 212 - Second Year Russian II: Structural review, conversation, and writing, readings in modern literature. Prerequisite: RUS 211. (3 credits)

Spanish Courses

SPAN 101B - Basics of Spanish I: A course emphasizing spoken communication. Speaking, oral listening, reading and writing skills explored. A vocabulary of Spanish-English words developed. (3 credits)
SPAN 102B - Basics of Spanish II: A course emphasizing a continuation of the skills acquired in SPAN 101B. Increased fluency and further vocabulary development stressed. Prerequisite: SPAN 101B. (3 credits)
SPAN 105B - Spanish for Health Professions I: An introductory course emphasizing spoken communication. Students study basic grammatical concepts in a variety of practical settings and specialized vocabulary needed by personnel in the health professions. (3 credits)
SPAN 106B - Spanish for Health Professions II: A continuation of Spanish 105B; students continue studying specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by health professions personnel and apply it in practical settings. (3 credits)
SPAN 107B - Spanish for the Hospitality Industry I: An introductory course emphasizing spoken communication. Students study specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by hospitality workers and apply these in a wide variety of practical settings. (3 credits)
SPAN 108B - Spanish for the Hospitality Industry II: A continuation of SPAN 107B. This course emphasizes spoken communication. Students continue studying specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by hospitality workers and apply these in a wide variety of practical settings. Prerequisite: SPAN 107B, or equivalent knowledge of basic Spanish structures and vocabulary. (3 credits)
SPAN 109B - Spanish for Law Enforcement I: Emphasizes spoken communication, including the specialized vocabulary and basic grammatical concepts needed by Law Enforcement personnel. Will provide applications of Spanish in situations ranging from domestic violence to reading the Miranda warning. (3 credits)
SPAN 111 - First Year Spanish I: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. (4 credits)
SPAN 112 - First Year Spanish II: The development of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; structural analysis. Emphasis is placed on speaking. Prerequisite: SPAN 111. (4 credits)
SPAN 211 - Second Year Spanish I: Designed to continue the development of language skills learned and practiced in SPAN 111 and 112. Prerequisite: SPAN 112. (3 credits)
SPAN 212 - Second Year Spanish II: Designed to continue the development of language skills learned and practiced in SPAN 211. Prerequisite: SPAN 211. (3 credits)
SPAN 226 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I: Designed for students who have an informal training in Spanish, but little or no formal instruction. Emphasis on grammar, transfer of literacy skills, vocabulary enrichment and cultural awareness. (3 credits)
SPAN 227 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II: Designed for students who have an informal training in Spanish, but little or no formal instruction. Emphasis on grammar, transfer of literacy skills, vocabulary enrichment and cultural awareness. Prerequisite: SPAN 226. (3 credits)

Tagalog Courses

FIL 198B - Conversational Tagalog I: Description Pending.
FIL 198B - Conversational Tagalog II: Description pending.

Thai Courses

THAI 198B - Conversational Thai I: Description pending.
THA 198B - Conversational Tha II: Description pending.