Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum: CLAC
(LANG 270/LANG370)
Wittenberg offers a distinctive, nationally recognized Cultures and Language Across the Curriculum Program (CLAC) that allows students to use their language skills in a wide variety of disciplines. You can read about the program in USA Today by following this link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-07-24-IHE_languages24_ST_N.htm
This courses listed below offer students the opportunity to earn an additional credit by completing a CLAC module. Prerequisite: You must either have completed or be enrolled in a 3rd semester language course (any language course numbered above 112).
In the CLAC program, you will work with your professor and a member of the language department to design and complete a project directly related to what you’re learning in the course and tailored to your skill level in the language. CLAC offers you the chance to use your knowledge of another language to further your study of another discipline. You’ll discover that even with an intermediate knowledge of a foreign (i.e. one course beyond 112), you can make discoveries about the material you’re studying and share your insights with your colleagues. CLAC offers you the opportunity to use your language skills in a real world setting and to gain insight into how culture and language intersect with the academic disciplines that interest you. The CLAC module will be listed on your transcript and indicate in which course you had your CLAC experience. Your transcript will demonstrate to potential employers or graduate schools that you have used your knowledge of a foreign language to engage in meaningful work in a discipline. CLAC modules also count toward the language requirement for International Studies majors and minors.
To register for a CLAC experience in this course, speak with your instructor in the first two weeks of classes.
New courses and courses featured especially for Spring 2012:
Art 130C, Non-Western Art, Glowski
Art 243H, Medieval Art, Gimenez-Berger
Art 340, Modern Art, Gimenez-Berger
Chemistry 281, Analytical Chemistry, Cline
Chemistry 300, Junior Seminar, Cline,
Chemistry 400, Senior Seminar Cline,
Communication 222A, Graphic Storytelling, Smith
Communication 290S, Media Literacy, Smith
Economics 260, Economies of East Asia, Frost
Geology 111b, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Bladh
History 227, U.S.Since 1945, Wood
Honors 300R, Bioethics and Religion, Nelson
Honors 300H, Medieval Art, Gimenez-Berger
Music 124, Applied Voice, McCormack
Music 183, Opera Studio, McCormack
Music 324, Applied Voice, McCormack
Philosophy 211, Modern Philosophy, McHugh
Psychology 150, Proseminar: Abnormal Psychology, Little
Religion 134, Introduction to Chinese and Japanese Religion, Oldstone-Moore
Religion 200, Pilgrimage : Journey to the Sacred, Oldstone-Moore
Religion 241R, Christian Tradition, Nelson
Religion 335, Confucianism and its Critics, Oldstone-Moore
Comprehensive List of Courses offering CLAC modules (if you are taking one of these classes, please speak with the professor if you are interested in completing a CLAC module associated with the course):
Chinese 112F: Elementary Chinese II
(5 semester hours)
Fan, Zhewei
Prerequisite: Chinese 111 or placement.
Continuation of 111. Gaining further skill in using putonghua with every day conversational topics will be important. We will also learn to read and write more of the characters used to represent those concepts. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Chinese 130A/C: Introduction to Chinese Culture
(4 semester hours)
Fan, Zhewei
Choy, Howard
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course is an introduction to Chinese culture from ancient to modern times aiming at providing students with fundamental knowledge of this Asian civilization. We will first study China in the pre-modern period, and then proceed to focus on its modern developments. Students will learn aspects of Chinese history, literature, art, philosophy, and religion by reading primary sources in English translation.
Chinese 212: Intermediate Chinese II
(5 semester hours)
Choy, Howard
Prerequisite: Chinese 211 or placement
This is the second part of a two-semester course in intermediate Chinese. Students will continue to develop the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in daily life situations and self-expressions. It is intended to lay a solid foundation for everyday communication in Chinese and further study of the language. Students should be prepared for a steady expansion of their vocabulary and are expected to speak the language in classroom activities. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Chinese 230S: Language in Society
(4 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
Prerequisite: Chinese 311 or permission of instructor
This is an advanced Chinese course. Students will continue to develop reading strategies and writing skills. The opportunity to work with more lively, thought-provoking materials will be valuable for the interdisciplinary study of the language, literature, and culture. Students will read authentic literary writings published in the 1990s and 2000s. This course emphasizes different styles of writing and current thoughts on humanity with extensive discussion and frequent composition assignments in Chinese.
Chinese 430: Chinese Topics: Translation Workshop
(4 semester hours)
Fan, Zhewei
Prerequisites: Chinese 311 or Chinese 312 or permission of instructor
This is a fourth year course in advanced Chinese. Students will advance from the basic language skills to the practices and theories of translation from Chinese to English and English to Chinese. By the end of this course, students will have developed skills in translating literary, journalistic, legal texts, etc. Class work is conducted primarily in Chinese.
Chinese 490: Independent Study
Tutorials for the student who has excelled in previous study of putonghua. Thematic content chosen according to student's intellectual interests. Conducted entirely in putonghua.
French 112F/01: Beginning French II
(5 semester hours)
Adrien, Max
Prerequisite: French 111 or placement.
Grammar review, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
French 112F/02: Beginning French II
(5 semester hours)
Wilkerson, Timothy
Prerequisite: French 111 or placement.
Grammar review, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
French 150F: Intermediate French
(5 semester hours)
Adrien, Max
Prerequisite: French 112 or placement
Study of French in the context of the liberal arts. Readings in French literature, culture and history; composition, oral practice; thorough and systematic review of French grammar. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
French 230S: Language in Society
(4 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
French 263/1.1: La Culture et le film francophones (Francophone Culture and Film)
(2 semester hours)
Wilkerson, Timothy
Prerequisite: French 112 or placement
This content-based culture course uses film to explore various aspects of French history in preparation for French 264 while focusing on grammar review and conversation. Taught in French.
French 264/1.2: Moments de l’histoire francophone (Highlights of Francophone History)
(2 semester hours)
Wilkerson, Timothy
Prerequisite: French 112 or placement
This course focuses on selected great moments in the history of France and Francophone countries and focuses on grammar review and reading/writing skills. Taught in French.
Prerequisite : 4 semester hours of French at the 200 level
This course examines filmic and textual representations of Forbidden Love in French Masterpiece Literature. Textual readings will be drawn from Plato’s Symposium and French Masterpiece Literature throughout the ages. Among others, main authors include Joseph Bédier, Jean Racine, Molière, La Fontaine, Diderot, Laclos, Flaubert, Maupassant, Anouilh, etc. Taught in French. Writing intensive.
French 450/1W: Senior Seminar
(4 semester hours)
Wilkerson, Timothy
Prerequisites: One 300 level French course
Required of majors. A review of material presented in upper-level French courses from the past four years including literature, history, philosophy, and various cultural topics. Taught in French. Writing intensive.
French 490: Independent Study
French 491: Internship
German 107/01: Elementary German I in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
(4 semester hours)
T. Bennett/Institute for German Language & Culture in Wittenberg
Prerequisite: None
Notes: Taught in Wittenberg, Germany
Guided in large measure by the same set of learning outcomes that define German 111, German 107 is offered “on site” and employs specially targeted communicative strategies to provide students with the skills necessary for basic day-to-day linguistic survival in Germany. There are no prerequisites for this course. Offered only in Wittenberg, Germany.
German 108/01: Elementary German II in Lutherstadt Wittenberg
(2 semester hours)
T. Bennett/Institute for German Language & Culture in Wittenberg
Prerequisite: Successful completion of German 107 or permission of instructor
Notes: Taught in Wittenberg, Germany
Offered as a tutorial, German 108 employs similar communicative strategies to those defining German 107, but makes use of materials designed exclusively to prepare students for the Council of Europe A2 (or novice-high) exam. Prerequisite: Successful completion of German 107 or permission of the instructor. Offered only in Wittenberg, Germany.
Prerequisite: German 111 or placement.
Explication of grammar, continued oral practice, reading of literary and/or cultural texts, and related explication of grammar. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
German 230S: Language in Society
(4 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
German 230/1.1: Deutsch für Fortgeschrittene
(4 semester hours)
T. Bennett/Institute for German Language & Culture in Wittenberg
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Notes: Taught in Wittenberg, Germany
This course is intended for students who are progressing, or have already progressed beyond the elementary level of German language learning. Using a variety of communication-based strategies, it aims to develop students’ oral and writing skills in German through the intermediate level. While the City of Luther during the Reformation, during GDR times, and since “reunification” acts as the default theme of the course, this may be changed subject to declared student interests. Many of the assignments will be completed through guided interaction with local Wittenbergers.
German 230/1.2: Deutsch für Fortgeschrittene: Fortsetzung
(2 semester hours)
T. Bennett/Institute for German Language & Culture in Wittenberg
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Notes: Taught in Wittenberg, Germany
Continuation of German 230/1.1.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Notes: Open only to students on the semester program in Wittenberg, Germany
The course highlights major historical developments that shape the contemporary sense of German identity and examines how these events contribute to the cultural narrative of what it means to be German. Based on a study of theories of cultural memory, students will examine how these narratives change over time to reflect the ways in which different eras look to the past to construct a contemporary sense of community and cultural authenticity. As part of the course, students will be able to take advantage of Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen, Sachsen, Berlin, and Brandenburg as a living laboratory where they can study the very architecture of cultural memory in the form of memorials, monuments, and museums which embody myths of national identity. Reformation sites in Wittenberg, the Wartburg in Eisenach, the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig, national monuments in Berlin (including the Holocaust memorial), for example, will provide opportunities for students to consider not only the various historical periods which these monuments commemorate but the role their idealization plays in monumental culture. Students will write frequent short essays and keep a journal. At the conclusion of the course, they will work in groups to complete presentations examining the development of contemporary historical myths and contrast contemporary images to myths of past eras (e.g. at the turn of the century or during the cold war.)
German 264/1.1: Deutsche Geschichte und historische Quellen (German History and Historical Sources)
(2 semester hours)
Barry, David
Prerequisite: Successful completion of German 112 or German 200 level placement
Through the study of German, students will read and discuss texts and films that narrate German history and become conversant with major historical events in German-speaking Europe. The course will also help students work on language skills necessary for narrating past events.
German 265/1.2: Nationale Identität und kulturelle Vielfalt (National Identity & Cultural Diversity)
(2 semester hours)
Barry, David
Prerequisite: Successful completion of German 112 or German 200 level placement
Through readings, film, and discussion, students study the histories that have shaped German identity in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and which shape contemporary discussions of pluralism in German-speaking Europe. The course also focuses on developing the language skills necessary to engage in basic research and discussion of these issues.
German 460/1W: The German Stage and the Critical Gaze
(4 semester hours)
Barry, David
Prerequisite: One German course at the 300 level
Study of tragedy and comedy both as literary stylistic modes and in social context. Writing intensive.
German 490: Independent Study
German 491: Internship
Japanese 112F: Beginning Japanese II
(5 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Prerequisite: Japanese 111 or placement
The course continues to introduce the basic Japanese communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will increase understanding of the Japanese cultural perspective, and gain insight into the nature of language study. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Japanese 130A/C: 20th Century Japanese Novelists
(4 semester hours)
Quimby, Joanne
Prerequisite: Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will cover twelve major Japanese novels of the 20th century. We will proceed chronologically, covering roughly one novel per decade of the 20th century. As we read, relevant historical and cultural background will also be introduced and discussed, and supplemental readings may be provided at the instructor’s discretion. Through close readings and discussion, the novels will serve as an entry point to our exploration of Japanese literature, culture and history. We will also consider literary history, literary expression, and readership. The primary goals of this course are to engage students in their exploration of the literature of another culture, to challenge them to think critically and creatively about the ideas expressed, and to share our ideas with each other.
Japanese 212: Intermediate Japanese II
(5 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Prerequisite: C- or above in Japanese 211 or placement.
The course continues to introduce the fundamental Japanese communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will begin to utilize the language to establish contacts with people beyond the walls of Wittenberg, and increase understanding of the Japanese cultural perspective. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
Japanese 312: Advanced Japanese II
(4 semester hours)
Quimby, Joanne
Prerequisite: C- or above in Japanese 311 or placement.
A continuation of Japanese 311, the goal of the course is to develop culturally and socially appropriate proficiency in the four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Japanese 430: Advanced Study of Japanese II
(4 semester hours)
Quimby, Joanne
Prerequisite: C- or above in Japanese 312
This course is designed to meet the needs of Japanese language students who have surpassed the highest levels of Japanese language study available in existing courses at the university. In Spring 2012, this will be taught as a close reading and literary translation course. We will read a variety of authentic literary materials in Japanese, will examine them closely in terms of both language and literary expression, and will practice a variety of approaches to translation into English. Additional readings in English on translation theory and practice will be required.
Japanese 490: Independent Study
Russian 112F: Beginning Russian II
(5 semester hours)
Zaharkov, Lila
Prerequisite: Russian 111 or placement.
Continuation of 111, practice with conversation and grammatical patterns. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Russian 130A/C: Journey Into the Fantastic
(4 semester hours)
Zaharkov, Lila
Taught in English, no prerequisites.
Join us in this course as each hero/ine takes a journey into a fantastic world! While it may be as “normal” as a hero/ine in a fairy tale on a quest, it might be as fantastic as a journey into the future 600 years from now or maybe to another planet! While journeying into the world of the fantastic, readers will be introduced to the best writers of 19th and 20th century Russian literature who use this medium just for fun, or maybe to discover other truths! No Russian is required! All readings, lectures, and discussion in English. Fulfills either the “A” Fine, Performing, and Literary Arts or “C” Non-Western Cultures General Education requirement.
Russian 230S: Language in Society
(4 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
Russian 262/1.2: Art of Translation
(2 semester hours)
Zaharkov, Lila
Prerequisites: Russian 263
Introduction to the practice of good translation including more advanced topics in Russian grammar such as verbs of motion, verbal aspect and verb. Special attention to idiomatic expressions and formulaic speech patterns.Â
Russian 264/1.1: Voices from the Past
(2 semester hours)
Zaharkov, Lila
Prerequisites: Russian 260
Students will study the main currents of Russian history through readings, biographies, and films. Additional grammatical topics for reading Russian will be included.
Russian 490: Independent Study
Spanish 112F/01: Beginning Spanish II
(5 semester hours)
Henlon, Sheree
Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or placement.
Grammar, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 112F/02: Beginning Spanish II
(5 semester hours)
Staff
Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or placement.
Grammar, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 112F/03: Beginning Spanish II
(5 semester hours)
McIntyre, Christine
Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or placement.
Grammar, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 112F/04: Beginning Spanish II
(5 semester hours)
Staff
Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or placement.
Grammar, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 112F/05: Beginning Spanish II
(5 semester hours)
Garcia, Victor
Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or placement.
Grammar, composition, oral practice, and reading. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 150F: Intermediate Spanish
(5 semester hours)
Garcia, Victor
Prerequisite: Spanish 112 or placement.
This course is designed to offer students at the intermediate level an opportunity to acquire communicative skills, improve their formal knowledge of the language, and develop an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic cultures. Lab component may be completed through an optional Service Learning Program tied to the course. Ninety minutes per week of independent lab time required.
Spanish 230S: Language in Society
(4 semester hours)
Imai, Terumi
Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will look at language as it creates and responds to its cultural and social environments. Our main focus will be on the variation in one language, which results from different social statuses and purposes. We will seek to explain as well as describe such facts. Why do regional varieties of US English continue to exist after all these years of mass media influence? Why does one variety of a language gain and maintain such great prestige (the so-called standard variety)? Why are we prejudiced against some varieties of language, and what reasons do we offer for those prejudices? Why do men and women speak differently? Is English a sexist language? If so, what linguistics facts support such an interpretation? These are some of the questions we will be asking in this course. We will focus on the language variation in English but will also read some articles on Japanese language variation to see if these variation patterns hold among different languages.
Spanish 260/1.1: El mundo contemporáneo (Contemporary Issues of the Hispanic World)
(2 semester hours)
Blanco, Fernando
Prerequisite: Spanish 112, 150 or placement examination.
This course aims to develop students’ knowledge in relevant contemporary issues currently modeling the life and destiny of Hispanic countries in relation to the world. The course also includes a review of some of the most complex aspects of Spanish grammar, and expands vocabulary for conversation.
Spanish 263/1.2: El cine y el cambio social (Film and Social Change)
(2 semester hours)
Blanco, Fernando
Prerequisites: Spanish 112, 150 or 200 level placement
This course introduces students to films from Spain and Latin America that intersect with social and historical transitions. Students will explore the cultural context of each film, analyze major themes, and discuss the role of film as a reflection of and catalyst for social change. Course also includes selected grammar topics and focuses on colloquial vocabulary that triggers opportunities for class conversation.
Prerequisites: Four semester hours of 200-level courses in Spanish
This course gives students the opportunity to gain an understanding of the Spanish-speaking world by examining its rich cultural heritage. Through reading and writing activities, student learners will explore the complexity of the Hispanic world and how historical events have influenced human contact. The course will help students develop language skills for description and narration in the past. Writing intensive.
Spanish 265/1.2W: La diversidad en el mundo hispano (Diversity in the Spanish-Speaking World)
(2 semester hours)
Blanco, Fernando
Prerequisites: Four semester hours of 200-level courses in Spanish
This course will provide students the opportunity to explore human diversity in the Spanish-speaking world, in both historical and contemporary contexts. Through reading, viewing and writing activities students will gain an understanding of the complexities of identity, ethnicity, and multiculturalism across the Hispanic world, including the United States. The course will aid students in developing language skills to express and support opinion. Writing intensive.
Spanish 302A/1W: Introduction to Hispanic Literature II
(4 semester hours)
Henlon, Sheree
Prerequisite: Eight semester hours at the 200 level including Spanish 264 and Spanish 265
Continuation of Spanish 301, provides the student with a survey of 19th and 20th centuries. Significant figures and literary currents of the Hispanic world are presented. Writing intensive.
Spanish 430/1.1: Intensive Spanish Conversation
(2 semester hours)
McIntyre, Christine
Prerequisite: One 300 level Spanish class
Expansion of oral communication skills in different areas of concentration such as business, medicine, literature and politics. Emphasis on modes of expression and lexicon enhancement
Spanish 434/1.2: Spanish Pronunciation
(2 semester hours)
McIntyre, Christine
Prerequisite: One 300 level Spanish class
Introduction to Spanish phonology with particular attention to speech characteristics and to dialectal differences in Peninsular and Spanish American phonology. Oral drill to improve pronunciation and diction.
Spanish 450/1W: Senior Seminar
(4 semester hours)
Blanco, Fernando
Prerequisites: Spanish 301 or 302 and one 400 level Spanish course
In-depth study of a literary movement, problem, author, or genre. Topic to be chosen by instructor. Required of each Spanish major. Writing intensive.
Spanish 490: Independent Study
Spanish 491: Internship
