This course introduces students to literature and film from around the globe and teaches comparative literary and cultural studies analysis.

Students practice conversations with native Japanese speakers to expand the repertoire of active vocabulary and grammar patterns and improve their conversational skills. Taught in Japanese.

Review and extension of basic grammar, intensive vocabulary- building, and development of idiom on the basis of conversation, reading, and writing activities (in Russia). Credit not allowed for both RUSS 2691 and RUSS 2001.

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Korean and to the culture of Korean-speaking regions.

Introductory course that surveys various fields in linguistics, including first/second language acquisition, phonetics/phonology, morphology/syntax, semantics/pragmatics, language variation, computational linguistics/natural language processing, and writing systems. Credit not allowed for both LING 2100 and LING 2001.

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Chinese (Mandarin) and to the culture of Chinese-speaking regions.

Development of language skills through discussions, compositions, journals, oral reports, and presentations. Individual and group projects use interviews, explore German surroundings, and focus on cross-cultural issues. Admission by application only.

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French and to the culture of French-speaking regions.

Language practicum in the local community with written and oral classroom presentations. Part of the intensive summer Chinese language program (LBAT). Admission by application only.

Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French and to the culture of French-speaking regions.