AMELANG 15T:
Intermediate to Advanced Turkish Conversation
Students develop communicative skills while discussing real-life issues, current events and cultural topics. The goal is to use culturally appropriate forms in formal and informal conversations, expressing emotions, feelings, and ideas in social and academic contexts. Pronunciation, vocabulary building, presentational language and daily readings are stressed. Students lead class discussions and prepare short presentations. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
AMELANG 70A:
Accelerated First-Year Swahili, Part 1
First quarter of the two-quarter accelerated sequence. For students with little or no prior experience studying Swahili. Students acquire beginning proficiency in Swahili at an accelerated pace through intensive listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with special insight into Swahili-speaking cultures. Emphasis is on authentic materials and active use of the language in real-world contexts in order to develop functional abilities. Completion of AMELANG 70B fulfills the University foreign language requirement.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 70B:
Accelerated first-year Swahili part 2
Continuation of AMELANG 70A. Completes the first-year sequence in two rather than three quarters. Students develop first-year proficiency in Swahili at an accelerated pace through active language use and participation in Swahili-speaking practices. Emphasis is on development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing through authentic materials and appropriate cultural contexts. Fulfills the University foreign language requirement. Prerequisite: AMELANG 70A or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 71A:
Accelerated Second-Year Swahili, Part 1
Accelerated Second-Year Swahili, Part 1. Accelerated Swahili second year is the third part of the accelerated sequence. It is designed for students who have prior experience studying Swahili. Completion of accelerated first year Swahili , or equivalent is a prerequisite. Students acquire proficiency in Swahili at an accelerated pace through intensive listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with special insight into Swahili-speaking cultures. Emphasis is on authentic materials and active use of the language in real-world contexts in order to develop functional abilities.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 71B:
Accelerated Second-Year Swahili, Part 2
. It is designed for students who have prior experience in studying Swahili. Completion of second year accelerated part two Swahili , or equivalent is a prerequisite. Students acquire proficiency in Swahili at an accelerated pace through intensive listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with special insight into Swahili-speaking cultures. Emphasis is on authentic materials and active use of the languagenin real-world contexts in order to develop functional abilities.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 84A:
Accelerate First-Year Turkish, Part 1
First part of the accelerated first-year sequence. AMELANG 84A and 84B complete the first year in two quarters rather than three quarters. Fulfills the University Language requirement.nnGoal is to engage in interactions with Turkish speakers using socially and culturally appropriate forms. Emphasis is on the accelerated development of language proficiency, listening comprehension, reading and writing skills through conversational practice and in-class/online writing activities. Discussion of culture and social life is integrated into daily language learning activities through authentic materials.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
AMELANG 84B:
Accelerated First-Year Turkish, part 2
Second part of the accelerated first-year sequence. AMELANG 84A and 84B complete the first year in two rather than three quarters. AMELANG 84B (Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 2) fulfills the University language requirement.nGoal is to engage in interactions with Turkish speakers using socially and culturally appropriate forms. Emphasis is on the accelerated development of language proficiency, listening comprehension, reading and writing skills through conversational practice and in-class/online writing activities. Discussion of culture and social life is integrated into daily language learning activities through authentic materials.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 99:
Undergraduate Directed Reading
This course does not fulfill the University language requirement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
AMELANG 100A:
Beginning Amharic, First Quarter
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 100B:
First-Year Amharic, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 100A. Prerequisite AMELANG 100A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 100C:
First-Year Amharic, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 100B. Prerequisite AMELANG 100B. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 106A:
First-Year Swahili, First Quarter
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
AMELANG 106B:
First-Year Swahili, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 106A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 106A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 106C:
First-Year Swahili, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 106B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 106B. Fulfills the University foreign language requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 108A:
Third-Year Swahili, First Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 107C. Prerequisite: AMELANG 107C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
AMELANG 108B:
Third-Year Swahili, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 108A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 108A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 108C:
Third-Year Swahili, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 108B. Prerequisite: amelang 108B or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 126:
Reflection on the Other: The Jew and the Arab in Literature (COMPLIT 145, JEWISHST 106)
How literary works outside the realm of Western culture struggle with questions such as identity, minority, and the issue of the Other. How the Arab is viewed in Hebrew literature, film and music and how the Jew is viewed in Palestinian works in Hebrew or Arabic (in translation to English). Historical, political, and sociological forces that have contributed to the shaping of these writers' views.nnGuest lectures about the Jew in Palestinian literature and music.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
AMELANG 128A:
First-Year Hebrew, First Quarter (JEWISHST 101A)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
AMELANG 128B:
First-Year Hebrew, Second Quarter (JEWISHST 101B)
Continuation of AMELANG 128A. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 128A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 128C:
First-Year Hebrew, Third Quarter (JEWISHST 101C)
Continuation of AMELANG 128B. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 128B. Fulfill the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 129A:
Second-Year Hebrew, First Quarter (JEWISHST 102A)
Continuation of AMELANG 128C. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 128C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 129B:
Second-Year Hebrew, Second Quarter (JEWISHST 102B)
Continuation of AMELANG 129A. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 129A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 129C:
Second-Year Hebrew, Third Quarter (JEWISHST 102C)
Continuation of AMELANG 129B. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 129B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 131A:
Hebrew Forum (JEWISHST 104)
Intermediate and advanced level. Biweekly Hebrew discussion on contemporary issues with Israeli guest speakers. Vocabulary enhancement. Focus on exposure to academic Hebrew.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
AMELANG 134A:
First-Year Igbo, First Quarter
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 134B:
First-Year Igbo, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 134A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 134A
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 134C:
First-Year Igbo, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 134B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 134B. Fulfills University Foreign Language requirement
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 140A:
First-Year Yiddish, First Quarter (JEWISHST 104A)
Reading, writing, and speaking.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 140B:
First-Year Yiddish, Second Quarter (JEWISHST 104B)
Continuation of AMELANG 140A. Prerequisite: AMELANG.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 140C:
First-Year Yiddish, Third Quarter (JEWISHST 104C)
Continuation of AMELANG 140B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 140B. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 141A:
Second-Year Yiddish, First Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 140C. Prerequisite: AMELANG 140C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 141B:
Second-Year Yiddish, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 141A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 141A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 141C:
Second-Year Yiddish, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 141B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 141B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 144A:
First-Year Modern Persian, First Quarter
One-year sequence. Modern Persian for beginners; concentrates on rapidly developing basic skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding modern Persian. Strong emphasis is on the links between language and culture. The course is based on a fully integrated multimedia program. Students will learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
AMELANG 144B:
First-Year Modern Persian, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMLELANG 144A. One-year sequence. Modern Persian for beginners; concentrates on rapidly developing basic skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding modern Persian. Strong emphasis is on the links between language and culture. The course is based on a fully integrated multimedia program. Students will learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 144A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 144C:
First-Year Modern Persian, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 144B. One-year sequence. Modern Persian for beginners; concentrates on rapidly developing basic skills in speaking, reading, writing, and understanding modern Persian. Strong emphasis is on the links between language and culture. The course is based on a fully integrated multimedia program. Students will learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 144B. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 145A:
Second-Year Modern Persian, First Quarter
Continuationof AMELANG 144C. Expands students' proficiency in Persian language and culture at intermediate level through various texts and multimedia. It stresses oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Students will continue to learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities. Students will be introduced to contemporary as well as classical short poems by famous Persian poets like Rumi. Prerequisite: Placement nnTest, AMELANG 144C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
AMELANG 145B:
Second-Year Modern Persian, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 145A. Expands students' proficiency in Persian language and culture at intermediate level through various texts and multimedia. It stresses oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Students will continue to learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities. Students will be introduced to contemporary as well as classical short poems by famous Persian poets like Rumi. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 144A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 145C:
Second-Year Modern Persian ,Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 145B. Expands students' proficiency in Persian language and culture at intermediate level through various texts and multimedia. It stresses oral fluency, written expression, and reading comprehension. Students will continue to learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities. Students will be introduced to contemporary as well as classical short poems by famous Persian poets like Rumi. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 144B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
AMELANG 146A:
Third-Year Persian, First Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 145C. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 145C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 146B:
Third-Year Persian, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 146A. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 146A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 146C:
Third-Year Persian, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 146B. Prerequisite: Placement Test, AMELANG 146B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 153:
Introduction to Twi
Introduction to the Twi language especially designed for Center for African Studies students going to Ghana in the Summer.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
AMELANG 153A:
First-Year Twi, First Quarter
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 153B:
First-Year Twi, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 153A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 153A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 153C:
First-Year Beginning Twi, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 153B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 153B. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 154A:
Second-Year Twi, First Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 153C. Prerequisite: AMELANG 153C.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 154B:
Second-Year Twi, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 154A. Prerequisite: AMELANG 154A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 154C:
Second-Year Twi, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 154B. Prerequisite: AMELANG 154B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 170A:
Biblical Hebrew, First Quarter (JEWISHST 107A, RELIGST 170A)
Establish a basic familiarity with the grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew and will begin developing a facility with the language. Students that are enrolled in this course must also enroll in Beginning Hebrew. This course requires no prior knowledge of Hebrew and will begin with learning the alphabet. By the end of the year, students will be able to translate basic biblical texts, will be familiar with common lexica and reference grammars, and will have sufficient foundational knowledge to enable them to continue expanding their knowledge either in a subsequent course or own their own.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
AMELANG 170B:
Biblical Hebrew, Second Quarter (JEWISHST 107B)
Continuation of 170A
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
AMELANG 170C:
Biblical Hebrew, Third Quarter (JEWISHST 107C)
Continuation of 170B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
AMELANG 185A:
Second-Year Turkish, First Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 184C. Designed for students with previous knowledge of Turkish who wish to learn in depth about Turkish culture, history, social life, literature, cuisine and artistic trends. Emphasis on developing intermediate proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Class discussions and activities aim to enable students to perform various tasks in the target language. Prerequisite: AMELANG 184C.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 185B:
Second-Year Turkish, Second Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 185A. Main focus is on class discussions and essay writing practices about daily life in Turkey. Prerequisite: AMELANG 185A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
AMELANG 185C:
Second-Year Turkish, Third Quarter
Continuation of AMELANG 185B. Main focus is on class discussions and essay writing practices about daily life in Turkey. End of quarter presentation in Turkish. Prerequisite: AMELANG 185B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
AMELANG 187A:
First-Year Yoruba, First Quarter
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 187B:
First-Year Yoruba, Second Quarter
Continuation of 187A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 187C:
First-Year Yoruba, Third Quarter
Continuation of 187B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 188A:
Second - Year Yoruba
The continuation of 187C
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 188B:
Second Year Yoruba
Continuation of 188B
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 188C:
Second Year Yoruba- 3rd qtr
Continuation of 188B
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
AMELANG 221A:
Beginning Tigrinya, first quarter
The basic introductory course in Tigrigna is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of Tigrigna and who are interested in learning about the culture, literature, social life Introductory courses in Tigrigna that will help students with all the four language skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. nIn addition, cultural elements through audiovisual will be introduced throughout the course.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
AMELANG 221B:
Beginning Tigrinya, second quarter
Continuation of amelang 221A . Prerequisite 221A
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
AMELANG 221C:
Beginning Tigrinya, Third Quarter
Continuation of Amelang 211B- Prerequisite Amelang 221B- Fulfills the University Foreign Language requirement
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
AMELANG 297:
Directed Reading in African and Middle Eastern Languages
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Emami, A. (PI);
Ergul, S. (PI);
Fashokun, A. (PI);
Greif, E. (PI);
Hashem, E. (PI);
Levitow, J. (PI);
Mkhize, L. (PI);
Mukoma, S. (PI);
Negip-Schatt, S. (PI);
Obeid, K. (PI);
Porat, G. (PI);
Rutechura, M. (PI);
Shemtov, V. (PI);
Sow, P. (PI)
AMELANG 395:
Graduate Studies in African and Middle Eastern Languages
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Ajaelo, G. (PI);
Assenyoh, K. (PI);
Camara, D. (PI);
Elbaz, E. (PI);
Emami, A. (PI);
Ergul, S. (PI);
Fahimi, S. (PI);
Fashokun, A. (PI);
Greif, E. (PI);
Hashem, E. (PI);
Karakus, N. (PI);
Levitow, J. (PI);
Mkhize, L. (PI);
Mugabo, V. (PI);
Mukoma, S. (PI);
Nyam, K. (PI);
Obeid, K. (PI);
Porat, G. (PI);
Rutechura, M. (PI);
Rwigara, D. (PI);
Salti, R. (PI);
Shemtov, V. (PI);
Tesfamariam, I. (PI)
