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Modern Languages and Literatures

Language and Literature Courses at SLU
Course listings generally offered during the fall and spring semesters

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Chinese / French / German / Italian / Japanese / Spanish / Swahili /
Literature in Translation Courses
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Chinese

  Fall Semester Courses:
  CHIN101A Elementary Chinese w/Lab
  CHIN147A Advanced Beginning Chinese (Guided self-study course)
  CHIN348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
  Spring Semester Courses:
  CHIN102 Elementary Chinese w/Lab

French - Top

In addition to the courses listed for fall and spring, two 400-level courses are generally offered each semester.
Fall Semester Courses:

FR101 Elementary French w/Lab

FR103 Intermediate French w/Lab
FR200 Advanced French: Contemporary France
FR231 French Conversation
FR348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
FR428 French Women Writers
FR489 Independent Study
Spring Semester Courses:
FR102 Elementary French w/Lab
FR104 Intermediate French w/Lab
FR202 Advanced French: Culture of Quebec
FR215, 216 Introduction to French Civilization
FR231 French Conversation
FR232 Creative Writing
FR490 Independent Study
FR498 Honors Project
The following courses are offered on an occasional basis:
FR247 French Culture
FR402 Modern French Theater
FR403 Modern Prose Fiction in France
FR404 French Film
FR405 Poetic Expression
FR410 Francophone Literature and Culture
FR413 The Theater of the Classical Age
FR417 19th Century French Novel
FR425 Fashioning Identity
FR426 Culture and Identity
FR428 French Women Writers

German - Top

Fall Semester Courses:
GER101 Elementary German w/Lab
GER103 Intermediate German w/Lab
GER201 Advanced German: Conversations Through Media and Film
GER218 The New German Film
GER348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
Spring Semester Courses:
GER102 Elementary German w/Lab
GER104 Intermediate German: Popular Youth Literature and Film
GER202 Advanced German: The Holocaust in Youth Literature and Film
GER424 Seminar
GER490 Independent Study
GER498 Honors Project
The following courses are offered on an occasional basis:
GER217 20th Century German Literature
GER218 The New German Film
GER219 Vienna: Turn of the Century
GER247 Questions of National Identity
GER316 Love and Sex, Marriage and Divorce in German Literature
GER335 Reality and Fantasy
GER337 The Individual and Society
GER423 Seminar
GER489 Independent Study

Italian - Top

  Fall Semester Courses:
  ITAL101 Elementary Italian w/Lab
  Spring Semester Courses:
  ITAL101 Elementary Italian w/lab
  ITAL102 Elementary Italian w/Lab

Japanese - Top

Fall Semester Courses:
JAPN101 Elementary Japanese w/Lab
JAPN103 Intermediate Japanese w/Lab
JAPN 348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
LTRN225 Japanese Film and Culture
Spring Semester Courses:
JAPN102 Elementary Japanese W/Lab
These courses are offered on an occasional basis:
LTRN224 Modern Japanese Literature and Film
LTRN225 Japanese Film and Culture
LTRN226/S&T226 Introduction to Japanese Drama
JAPN490 Independent Study 

Spanish - Top

Fall Semester Courses:
SPAN101 Elementary Spanish w/Lab

SPAN103 Intermediate Spanish w/Lab

SPAN201 Advanced Spanish
SPAN241 Latinos in the United States
SPAN246 Latin American Film
SPAN323 Introduction to Spanish Literature
SPAN 348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
SPAN 443 Contemporary Hispanic American Literature
Spring Semester Courses:
SPAN102 Elementary Spanish w/Lab
SPAN104 Intermediate Spanish w/Lab
SPAN202 Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPAN213 Cultures of Spain
SPAN490 Independent Study
SPAN498 Honors Project
The following courses are offered on an occasional basis.
SPAN203 Spanish for Spanish Speakers
SPAN211 Latin American Cultures
SPAN213 Cultures of Spain
SPAN339 Literature, Film, & Popular Culture in Spanish
SPAN344 Survey of Latin American Literature
SPAN345 Literary Translation: Theory and Practice
SPAN346 Oral Expression in Spanish
SPAN347 Pablo Neruda
SPAN348A Afrohispanic Culture and Literature
SPAN348B: Hispanic Women Writers: Desiring Power
SPAN443 Contemporary Hispanic American Literature

Swahili - Top

Fall Semester Courses:
SWAH101 Beginning Swahili w/Lab
SWAH102 Advanced Swahili w/Lab
SWAH348A SPTP: Teaching Languages
Spring Semester Courses:
SWAH101 Beginning Swahili w/Lab
SWAH102 Advanced Swahili w/Lab

Literature in Translation Courses - Top

  The following courses are offered on an occasional basis:
  LTRN218 The New German Film
  LTRN219 Vienna: Turn of the Century
  LTRN225 Japanese Culture and Film
  LTRN226 Japanese Drama

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