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Foreign Languages
Foreign Languages and
the General College Curriculum
French |
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French Course Listing | Greek Course
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Latin Course Listing
Professor: Dr. Steegar (Chair)
Associate Professors: Dr. Jones, Dr. Ortiz, Dr. Penny
Assistant Professor: Mr. Rivera
Adjunct Faculty: Mrs. Caglayan, Mr. Dow, Mrs. Hood
Foreign Languages and the General
College Curriculum
fulfillment of the foreign language requirement at Campbell University depends
on the degree sought by the student as follows:
1. Students pursuing the B.S. or B.S.W. degree must pass either
the 201-level course in the language or attain a satisfactory score on a
nationally-normed equivalency examination approved in advance by the Chair of the
Foreign Language Department.
2. Students pursuing the B.A. degree must pass either the
202-level course in the language or attain a satisfactory score on a nationally-normed
equivalency examination approved in advance by the Chair of the Foreign Language
Department.
3. Students pursuing the B.B.A. degree are required to complete
two foreign language courses. This requirement may be met by presentation of two
or more high school units (years) in the same language.
The student may choose from the following languages currently
offered at Campbell: French,
Greek, Latin, and Spanish.
Students whose native language is not English are exempt from
the foreign language requirements; however, they must complete both English 101
and 102 with a grade of "C" or better.
Students in the Lundy-Fetterman School of Business must have
two years of high school language or pass 101 and 102 of the same language at
Campbell University.
Requirements for a Major in French (CIP
16.0901)
To achieve a major in French, the student must complete the
following: FREN 201-202 Intermediate French, 221, 222 Survey of French
Literature, 231-232 French Composition and Conversation, 300 History and
Civilization of France, 305 Phonetics and Pronunciation of French, and three
additional French courses above the intermediate level.
Requirements for a Major in Spanish
(CIP 16.0905)
To achieve a major in Spanish, the student must complete the
following: SPAN 201-202 Intermediate Spanish, 221, 222 Survey of Spanish
Literature, 231-232 Spanish Composition and Conversation, 241, 242 Survey of
Spanish-American Literature, 305 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation, and 341,
342 Spanish/Latin-American Civilization.
Requirements for Teacher Licensure in French (CIP 13.1325) or
Spanish (CIP 13.1330)
The requirements for those majoring in French or Spanish and
who seek licensure to teach in levels K-12 are the same as above but with
the following additions: FREN or SPAN 400 (Methods and Materials of Romance
Language Teaching) and the completion of the professional education sequence in
the School of Education.
Requirements for a Minor in a Foreign Language
A minor in French or Spanish requires eighteen hours beyond
the 102 level. Prerequisites: Students enrolling in courses above the 202 level
must have completed French or Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202, or the equivalent.
French Course Listing (FREN 000)
101-102 Elementary French I, II (3, 3)
Introduction to the basic skills of the language: reading,
writing, speaking, aural comprehension, and culture. In French 101 emphasis is on
vocabulary, use of articles, present tense of regular and irregular verbs, the
imperative and numbers. French 102 covers the passé composé, telling time,
object pronouns and the imperfect tense.
201-202 Intermediate French I, II (3, 3)
Review and development of the basic skills, continued
exposure to cultural elements. French 201-202 cover formation and use of the
subjunctive, negatives, relative pronouns, the future and conditional tenses .
There is extensive reading and discussion in French. Prerequisites: FREN 101, 102
or equivalent placement.
221, 222 Survey of French Literature (3, 3)
Introduction to the masters of French literature and their
major works. 221 begins with the Chanson de Roland and ends with the major
authors of the 18th century. 222 begins with the major authors of the
19th Century and continues to the present.
231-232 French Composition and Conversation (3, 3)
Emphasis is on improving competency in speaking and
understanding standard French and on developing proficiency in the written
language.
300 History and Civilization of France (3)
Traces the origins and development of French history and
civilization, highlighting topics such as geography, education, religion,
immigration, and the political system.
301 Advanced French Grammar (3)
An intensive review of French grammar with emphasis on the
more advanced points of grammar including the verb system and idiomatic usage.
305 Phonetics and Pronunciation of French (3)
Individual instruction in French pronunciation, corrective
techniques and practice in phonetic transcription.
310 Business French (3)
An introduction to business practices in France, writing a
resume and cover letter, interviewing for a job, etc.
331-332 Advanced Composition/Conversation (3, 3)
Continued emphasis (from 231-232) is on improving competency in speaking and
understanding French and in developing competency in the written language.
Materials include real-time tapes of French newscasts. The students base their
work on listening, transcribing, discussing and writing about the material.
400 Methods and Materials of Romance Language Teaching (3)
A fundamental methods course for teachers of K-12 foreign
languages. Topics of lectures, discussions and reading include the historical
evolution of language, adapting methods to situational needs, resources for
foreign language teachers, integrating the foreign language into the content
areas, teaching language in context, testing, and evaluation. Projects include
presenting a lesson plan unit in class, videotaping and critiquing a lesson in
class, presenting a focused research study with conclusions, and reporting conference and
research proceedings. Required for K-12 licensure.
410 Special Topics in Literature (1-3)
Investigation of topics in literature under the supervision
of an instructor, reading, textual analysis, discussion, and term paper.
440 Seventeenth-Century French Literature (3)
A study of French Classicism concentrating on the works of Corneille, Racine, Moliere, Pascal, Bossuet and Boileau
450 Eighteenth-Century French Literature (3)
A survey of major texts of the "philosophes" concentrating on Diderot,
Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu.
460 Romanticism and Realism (3)
The first part of the 19th century in French
literature, including major works of authors from Chateaubriand to Flaubert.
470 Symbolism and Naturalism (3)
Major works of French authors in the latter part of the 19th
Century.
480 Twentieth Century French Literature (3)
Reading and discussion of literary movements and the major
writers of poetry, theater and the novel in the 20th century.
Greek Course Listing (GREE 000)
101-102 Elementary Greek (3, 3)
A survey of the elements of Hellenistic (koiné) Greek grammar, illustrated
systematically from the Greek New Testament.
201-202 Intermediate Greek (3, 3)
Readings from the Greek New Testament with a review of grammar at the
intermediate level. Introduction to Greek-based exegetical tools and the textual
apparatus. Prerequisites: GREE 101 - 102.
Spanish Course Listing (SPAN 000)
101-102 Elementary Spanish I-II (3, 3)
Introduction to the basic skills of reading, writing,
speaking, aural comprehension, and culture in a contextualized format.
Grammatical concepts include the usage of present tense of regular,
irregular and stem-changing verbs, present progressive tense, articles,
concepts of noun/adjective agreement, prepositions, preterit and imperfect
tenses of regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs, reflexive verbs, direct
and indirect object pronouns, an introduction to commands, and the subjunctive
mood. Vocabulary is presented in thematic units. No prerequisites.
201-202 Intermediate Spanish I-II (3, 3)
Continued practice in the basic skills; review of grammar; reading of selected
literary texts, and continued study of cultural elements.
Grammatical concepts include the usage of the present and past subjunctive
mood, the perfect tenses, and conditional verb forms. Spanish 202 incorporates
brief readings and discussions based on literary works in the form of short stories, poems, and essays from Latin American and Spanish authors.
Prerequisites: SPAN 101-102 or equivalent placement.
221, 222 Survey of Spanish Literature (3, 3)
Introduction to the masters of Spanish literature and their
major works. 221 studies works from the 12th to the 18th centuries
including El cantar del mío Cid, La Celestina, Don Quijote,
and works of Lope de Vega and Calderon de la Barca.. 222 studies authors from
the 19th and 20th centuries including Unamuno, Baroja, Ortega, García Lorca and Cela.
231-232 Spanish Composition and Conversation (3, 3)
Emphasis on improving competency in speaking and understanding Latin American
and Castilian Spanish and developing proficiency in the written language.
Methods of instruction include lecture, group discussion, and essay writing as a
process. Textual materials used include current events from news sources and the
internet, essays from the textbook, and student essays for presentation and
critique.
241 Survey of Spanish-American Literature I (3)
Introduction to the texts characteristic of the Spanish American
colonial period, which includes vestiges of medieval thought in Renaissance
literature, Renaissance literature, the Baroque, Neoclassic and Romantic
literature. The time period covered is from 1492 to the late 1880’s.
Representative authors of the chronicle, the travel diary, the protonovel,
novel, short story, and essay are discussed, along with samples from each genre.
Pre-Columbian texts in transliteration are discussed as well.
242 Survey of Spanish-American Literature II (3)
A continuation of the first survey course (241) with an
historical focus on the literary movements and authors in Latin America from
1880 to the present. Reading and discussions focus on representative authors of
this period. Literary periods include late Romanticism, Modernism, Vanguard,
Boom and Post-Boom.
301 Advanced Spanish Grammar (3)
Study of and practice with more elaborate and idiomatic grammar forms used in
articles and literary texts. Grammar is observed contextually and is
incorporated into compositional and essay production.
305 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation (3)
A study of phonetic transcription and individual instruction
in Spanish pronunciation. The phonetic alphabet and pronunciation practice are
incorporated into the study.
310 Business Spanish (3)
Introduction to business practices and interactional
modes in Spain and Latin America. Practice in writing resumes, queries, and
cover letters.
320 Spanish Literature/Middle Ages through Renaissance (3)
A survey of major writers and genres in Spanish literature
including the early poetry of the jarchas, El Cantar de Mio Cid, Don Juan
Manuel, Archipreste de Hita, and La Celestina.
331-332 Advanced Composition/Conversation (3, 3)
Continued emphasis (from the 231 and 232 classes) is on improving competency
in speaking and understanding Latin American and Castilian Spanish and
developing proficiency in the written language. There is a greater emphasis on
speaking proficiency. Methods of instruction include lecture, group discussion,
and essay writing as a process. Textual materials used include current events
from news sources and the internet, essays from the textbook, and student essays
for presentation and critique.
341, 342 Spanish/Latin-American Civilization (3, 3)
Part I -- Traces the origins and development of Spanish history and
civilization from medieval to modern times. Part II -- A study of Latin America
from pre-Columbian to modern times.
400 Methods and Materials of Romance Language Teaching (3)
A fundamental methods course for teachers of K-12 foreign
languages. Topics of lectures, discussions and reading include the historical
evolution of language, adapting methods to situational needs, resources for
foreign language teachers, integrating the foreign language into the content
areas, teaching language in context, testing, and evaluation. Projects include
presenting a lesson plan unit in class, videotaping and critiquing a lesson in
class, presenting a focused research study with conclusions, and reporting conference and
research proceedings. Required for K-12 licensure.
410 Special Topics in Literature (1-3)
Investigation of topics in literature under the supervision
of an instructor, reading, textual analysis, discussion, and term paper.
420 Latin American Short Story (3)
A study of the short story and essay focusing on Latin
American authors from the late 19th to the mid-20th
centuries, including Esteban Echeverria, Tomas Carasquilla, Javier de Viana,
Ruben Dario, Rafael Arrevalo Martinez, Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Luisa Valenzuela.
440 Spanish Golden Age (3)
A study of major writers of the Spanish Golden Age excluding
Cervantes. Included are Garcilazo de la Vega, the anonymous writer of
Lazarillo de Tormes, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, and Calderon de la Barca.
450 Cervantes (3)
A study on the literary works of Don Miguel de Cervantes with
emphasis on Don Quixote. Other works include his Entremeses and the
Novelas ejemplares.
460 Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature (3)
A survey of Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism which includes philosophers
and writers such as Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, Benito Perez Galdos, and Emilia
Pardo Bazan.
470 Generation of 1898 (3)
A survey of major writers of the Spanish Generation of ’98
including Antonio Machado, Azorin, Pio Baroja, and del Valle Inclan, and Unamuno.
480 Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3)
A survey of major writers of 20th Century Spain
including Jose Ortega y Gassett, writers of the Generation of ’27 such as Jorge
Guillen, Pedro Salinas, Rafael Alberti, and Federico Garcia Lorca.
Latin Course Listing (LATN 000)
101-102 Elementary Latin (3, 3)
Introduction to the pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.
The course includes the reading of prose and a survey of the history and
civilization of Rome.
201-202 Intermediate Latin (3, 3)
Continuation and review of Latin grammar. The course includes
readings in Latin prose and a continuation of the survey of Roman history and
civilization. Prerequisites: Latin 101-102 or equivalent placement.
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