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In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester. Early registration discounts do not apply to undergraduate courses.
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Chinese
Noncredit
For students who have had little or no previous exposure to the language. Introduces the basics of pronunciation and of the structural and writing systems of standard modern Chinese (Mandarin Chinese).
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Tue Fri @ 10:30 AM-12:10 PM in Humanities 1040
Instructor: He, Xiang
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Noncredit
Designed for students who have completed CHI 1010 and 1020 or the equivalent. Consolidates the foundation that students have acquired through previous coursework and introduces more complex grammatical structures and background cultural information.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Tue Fri @ 12:30 PM-02:10 PM in Humanities 1040
Instructor: He, Xiang
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq: CHI1020
Cost: $625
French
Noncredit
For students who have had little or no previous exposure to the language. Presents the essential structures of spoken and written French by involving the student in situations that concretely represent the concepts of the language.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Tue Fri @ 10:30 AM-12:10 PM in Humanities 2052
Instructor: Rasolofo, Andoveloniaina
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Hebrew
Noncredit
For beginning students and those with rudimentary training in Hebrew. The course stresses reading, writing, and speaking by involving students in situations that concretely express the concepts of the language.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 10:30 AM-12:10 PM in Online ONLINE
Instructor: Kadosh, Lea
Type of Instruction: Online - Synchronous
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Italian
Noncredit
For students who have had little or no previous exposure to the language. Presents the essential structures of spoken and written Italian by involving the student in situations that concretely represent the concepts of the language.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 02:30 PM-04:10 PM in Online ONLINE
Instructor: Farina, Patrizia
Type of Instruction: Online - Synchronous
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Noncredit
A continuation of ITA 1010. Increased time is devoted to reading and writing. The development of oral skills remains the primary objective of the course.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 04:30 PM-06:10 PM in Online ONLINE
Instructor: Farina, Patrizia
Type of Instruction: Online - Synchronous
Prereq: ITA1010
Cost: $625
Spanish
Noncredit
A continuation of SPA 1010. Increased time is devoted to reading and writing. Development of oral skills remains the primary objective of the course.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 10:30 AM-12:10 PM in Online ONLINE
Instructor: Symons, Deborah
Type of Instruction: Online - Combined
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Noncredit
For students already familiar with the fundamentals of spoken and written Spanish. Through various reading assignments, students are given a context for discussion to increase vocabulary and speaking ease. Weekly compositions serve as an aid for grammar review.
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Mon Thu @ 06:30 PM-08:10 PM in Humanities 1040
Instructor: Menendez-Conde, Ernesto
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
Noncredit
This theatrical translation workshop combines literary analysis and creative writing. Students read Latin American plays in Spanish, discuss them in English, and translate scenes, examining not only the words, but also gestural, visual and cultural meanings. For the final project, class collaboratively translates an entire play and stages a reading. Students should comprehend written Spanish. (Contact professor with questions.)
Term Dates: Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, December 16
Meeting Times: Thu @ 08:30 AM-12:10 PM in Humanities 2046
Instructor: Thome, Andrea
Type of Instruction: Traditional
Prereq:
Cost: $625
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