MODERN
LANGUAGES
The
Department of Modern Languages offers courses in
French,
German, Italian, Chinese and Spanish. Foreign-language studies
provide
the student with a foundation in written communication
and
comprehension skills of the language.
From a vocational standpoint, the program provides
skills useful in translation and interpretation, business,
commerce and foreign language-based research.
Foreign-language
studies include numerous opportunities
for
students to enhance language skills and inter-cultural
awareness through activities such as conversation
groups,
cultural excursions, poetry readings, and
foreign
film festivals.
An
Intensive Spanish Institute is offered through the
Foreign
Language Program. The institute offers a total-immersion
program in language instruction and cultural
workshops,
and it hosts numerous faculty lectures and
performances
related to Spain and Latin America. Students may earn up to 3.5 units of degree-applicable
credit
during the five-day program. The program is ideal
for
teachers who need to meet a second language requirement,
nurses
and emergency service personnel, students who
want
an in-depth language and cultural experience, and
community
members interested in Spanish language
and culture.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The
major requirements for an associate degree in foreign
languages
may be met by completing 18 course
units
from the foreign-language curriculum.
FRENCH COURSES
FRNCH 101 ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
4
units
, 4
hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory weekly
A
beginning course which meets four times weekly.
Pronunciation,
oral practice, study of French cultures and
civilization
and basic grammar of the French language.
(CAN:
FREN SEQ A combined with FRNCH -102)CSU:UC
FRNCH
102 ELEMENTARY FRENCH II
4
units
, 4
hours lecture, 1 hour lab weekly.
Prerequisite:
French 101, Elementary French I, or equivalent
(2
years high school French)
Continuation
of French 101. Pronunciation, oral practice,
study
of French culture and civilization, and basic
grammar
of the French language. (CAN: FREN SEQ A
combined
with FRNCH-101) CSU:UC
FRNCH
150 BEGINNING CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH
3
units,
3
hours lecture weekly
A
beginning course for students with little or no back-ground
in
French. Emphasis on understanding and
speaking
French in everyday situations, including
vocabulary
and phrases useful for studying and working
in
French-speaking countries. CSU
FRNCH
201 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
4
units,
4
hours lecture, 1 hour lab weekly
Prerequisite:
French 102 or three years of high school
French
or equivalent
Comprehensive
review of French grammar with special
emphasis
on practical and idiomatic usage. Reading
short
stories in French by well-known French authors.
Discussions
and written and oral reports in French
based
on reading selections. This course corresponds
to
the fourth year of high school French. (CAN: FREN 8
or
CAN: FREN SEQ B combined with FRNCH-202)
CSU:UC
FRNCH
202 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
4
units,
4
hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory weekly.
Prerequisite:
French 201 or four years of high school
French
or intermediate placement standing
Complete
review of French grammar. Oral discussion
and
written composition based on assigned readings of
current
French prose. Intensive reading of outstanding
French
literature. (CAN: FREN 10 or CAN: FREN SEQ
B combined with FRNCH-201) CSU:UC
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