Courses

• CAS LC 412: Fourth Year Modern Chinese 2
  Advanced-level readings in modern Chinese. Discussion in Chinese of literary materials in various forms and styles. Special attention to works written between 1919 and 1949. Regular compositions required.
• CAS LC 420: Topics in Chinese through Media
  Introduction to Chinese-language media from various countries and critical analysis of differences in reporting on current events. Topics may include economic, political, legal, socio-cultural issues, and various media. Conducted in Chinese. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Topic for Fall 2012: Social and Cultural Issues in the newspapers of contemporary Chinese societies.
• CAS LC 491: Directed Study: Chinese
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LC 492: Directed Study: Chinese
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LD 111: Amharic 1
  First semester four-skill Amharic course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, cultural understanding, and writing using the Amharic alphabet.
• CAS LD 112: Amharic 2
  This second semester four-skill Amharic course leads toward proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, cultural understanding, and writing using the Amharic alphabet.
• CAS LD 115: Zulu 1
  First semester four-skill Zulu course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing and cultural understanding.
• CAS LD 116: Zulu 2
  Second-semester four-skills Zulu course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing and cultural understanding. This course is a continuation of the first semester's work, expanding students' ability to communicate in everyday contexts.
• CAS LD 119: Igbo 1
  First semester four-skill Igbo course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
• CAS LD 120: Igbo 2
  Second-semester four-skills Igbo course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. This course builds on the first semester, expanding students' ability to communicate in everyday contexts.
• CAS LD 211: Amharic 3
  This third-semester four-skill Amharic course develops competence and confidence in the use of Amharic in reading, writing, speaking and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate mid level of proficiency.
• CAS LD 212: Amharic 4
  This fourth-semester four-skill Amharic course develops competence and confidence in use of Amharic in reading, writing, speaking and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate high level of proficiency. Satisfactory completion of LD 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LD 215: Zulu 3
  Continued conversational practice with particular focus on grammatical structures. Readings, writings, and discussions concerning traditional, contemporary, and oral literature. First language speaker available.
• CAS LD 216: Zulu 4
  This four-skills African language course in fourth-semester isiZulu develops communicative competence and confidence in the use of isiZulu in reading, writing, speaking and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate high level of proficiency.
• CAS LD 219: Igbo 3
  This third-semester four-skill Igbo course develops competence and confidence in the use of Igbo in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate mid-level proficiency.
• CAS LD 220: Igbo 4
  This fourth semester four-skills Igbo course develops communicative competence and confidence in the use of Igbo in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in culturally acceptable ways. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate high-level of proficiency.
• CAS LD 311: Amharic 5
  Designed to help students develop proficiency in the language from the intermediate to advanced level. Study and discussion of various issues in Amharic society, culture and history, and traditional and contemporary literature.
• CAS LD 312: Amharic 6
  Designed to help students continue to develop proficiency in the language at the advanced level. Study and discussion of various issues in Amharic society, culture and history, and traditional and contemporary literature.
• CAS LD 315: Zulu 5
  This fifth-semester course is designed to take students' proficiency in isiZulu from the intermediate to the advanced level; it includes study and discussion of various issues in Zulu society, culture and history, and traditional and contemporary literature.
• CAS LD 316: Zulu 6
  This sixth-semester course builds on Zulu 5, helping students to develop their proficiency in the language at the advanced level. Continuing study of various language and cultural issues pertaining to Zulu society.

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