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World Literatures and Cultures
WLC 1030: World Literatures and Cultures East to West and North to South (cross listed with CLC 1010)
Explore the roots of today’s global world through a selection of writers, artists, and works that have changed, challenged, and connected civilizations, past and present. Engage with a variety of visual material inspired by the literary masterworks under examination. Find out how stories - old and recent - relate so forcefully to our lives, how they shape our understanding of love, justice, power, happiness, and other universal aspects of the human condition. Travel from Europe to Asia, from Africa to the Americas; along the way, discover the artistic wonders of some of the capitals of world culture.
Explore the roots of today’s global world through a selection of writers, artists, and works that have changed, challenged, and connected civilizations, past and present. Engage with a variety of visual material inspired by the literary masterworks under examination. Find out how stories - old and recent - relate so forcefully to our lives, how they shape our understanding of love, justice, power, happiness, and other universal aspects of the human condition. Travel from Europe to Asia, from Africa to the Americas; along the way, discover the artistic wonders of some of the capitals of world culture.
No prerequisite required, can be used as a prerequisite for entry into the Minor in Comparative Literature and Civilization.
| Fall/Winter | WLC 1030 | Instructor: L. Pocci | Syllabus |
Comparative Literature and Culture
CLC 1010: World Literatures and Cultures East to West and North to South (cross listed with WLC 1030)
Explore the roots of today’s global world through a selection of writers, artists, and works that have changed, challenged, and connected civilizations, past and present. Engage with a variety of visual material inspired by the literary masterworks under examination. Find out how stories - old and recent - relate so forcefully to our lives, how they shape our understanding of love, justice, power, happiness, and other universal aspects of the human condition. Travel from Europe to Asia, from Africa to the Americas; along the way, discover the artistic wonders of some of the capitals of world culture.
CLC 2104A: International Children's Literature (cross listed with German 2260F)
This is an international survey of the children's novel as a genre from the 19th century on. We will consider works of pure fantasy, as well as realistic works. The course will cover literature meant for younger audiences and teenagers, considering such themes as child-parent relationships, growing up, the power of the imagination, identity formation, freedom etc. Taught in English (all works in English translation).
CLC 2133A: Italian Popular Films (cross listed with Italian 2241F and Film 2192F)
In this course you will examine the genre history, ideological implications, and cultural anxieties expressed by a selection of different Italian film genres. Popular films will introduce you to the most successful and exported genres of Italian Cinema: come and learn about Spaghetti Western, Comedy "Italian Style", the Poliziesco, the Giallo Thriller, and the Italian Horror film! Course Poster.
CLC 2700F: World Cultures/Global Screens (cross listed with Spanish 2700A/Film 2195A)
By looking at a body of films from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this course aims to expose students to a wide range of questions and debates around culture and identity, while also relating these matters to circulating discourses about the Global. Depending on each case study, the consecutive units focus on different critical approaches, alternatively addressing questions concerning the representation of racial, ethnic and cultural identities, matters of gender and female authorship, and issues of genre and stardom.
CLC 2129B: Mexico City (cross listed with Spanish 2102B and VAH 3390G)
Welcome to the megalopolis! 25 Million inhabitants; 7 centuries of history and culture. Examine Mexico City through its history of continuous transformations from the Aztec capital up to today. Identify traces of various pasts in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life, through art, film, and literature. Taught in English.
CLC 2131G: Rome: The Eternal City (cross listed with Italian 2242G)
Come learn to trace the past in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life from a cross discipline perspective! On our virtual journey we will explore artistic masterpieces, and architectural must sees, we will view cinematic representations of the city, and we will take virtual tours of the Vatican's main museums. Along the way we will read accounts, chronicles, and verses written by citizens, and amazed travellers, from Belli to Pasolini, and from Goethe to Stendhal. All roads lead to Rome!
CLC 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action (this course is cross listed with ICC/GERMAN/ITALIAN/SPANISH 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
CLC 3382F: Music, Dance & Performance in the Hispanic World (cross listed with Spanish 3591F)
This course will consider three topics in the performing and performance art of the Hispanic world that have generated global debate. We will begin with music and music education to change lives in Venezuela; continue with flamenco dance – declared a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO by 2010 – from Spain; and, finally, end with a travelling performance tour and video documentary created five-hundred years after Columbus’ arrival in the Americas by two border-crossing, US-based artists.
CLC 3391G: From Berlin to Hollywood: German Exile Cinema (cross listed with German 3360G and Film Studies 3397G)
This course focuses on German directors and actors who emigrated to the U.S. before and after the Nazi seizure of power, including Fritz Lang, Marlene Dietrich and Ernst Lubitsch. Topics include: expressionism, film noir, diaspora/exile, historical trauma, the anti-Nazi film/anti-fascist aesthetics, the Hollywood studio system, importing/exporting entertainment.
CLC 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with German/Italian/Spanish 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centred on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
Explore the roots of today’s global world through a selection of writers, artists, and works that have changed, challenged, and connected civilizations, past and present. Engage with a variety of visual material inspired by the literary masterworks under examination. Find out how stories - old and recent - relate so forcefully to our lives, how they shape our understanding of love, justice, power, happiness, and other universal aspects of the human condition. Travel from Europe to Asia, from Africa to the Americas; along the way, discover the artistic wonders of some of the capitals of world culture.
| Fall/Winter | CLC 1010 | Instructor: L. Pocci | Syllabus |
CLC 2104A: International Children's Literature (cross listed with German 2260F)
This is an international survey of the children's novel as a genre from the 19th century on. We will consider works of pure fantasy, as well as realistic works. The course will cover literature meant for younger audiences and teenagers, considering such themes as child-parent relationships, growing up, the power of the imagination, identity formation, freedom etc. Taught in English (all works in English translation).
| Fall 2018 | CLC 2104A | Instructor: V. Tumanov | Syllabus |
CLC 2133A: Italian Popular Films (cross listed with Italian 2241F and Film 2192F)
In this course you will examine the genre history, ideological implications, and cultural anxieties expressed by a selection of different Italian film genres. Popular films will introduce you to the most successful and exported genres of Italian Cinema: come and learn about Spaghetti Western, Comedy "Italian Style", the Poliziesco, the Giallo Thriller, and the Italian Horror film! Course Poster.
| Fall 2018 | CLC 2133A | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus Schedule |
CLC 2700F: World Cultures/Global Screens (cross listed with Spanish 2700A/Film 2195A)
By looking at a body of films from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this course aims to expose students to a wide range of questions and debates around culture and identity, while also relating these matters to circulating discourses about the Global. Depending on each case study, the consecutive units focus on different critical approaches, alternatively addressing questions concerning the representation of racial, ethnic and cultural identities, matters of gender and female authorship, and issues of genre and stardom.
| Fall 2018 | CLC 2700A | Instructor: C. Burucua | Syllabus |
CLC 2129B: Mexico City (cross listed with Spanish 2102B and VAH 3390G)
Welcome to the megalopolis! 25 Million inhabitants; 7 centuries of history and culture. Examine Mexico City through its history of continuous transformations from the Aztec capital up to today. Identify traces of various pasts in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life, through art, film, and literature. Taught in English.
| Winter 2019 | CLC 2129B | Instructor: A. Robin | Syllabus |
CLC 2131G: Rome: The Eternal City (cross listed with Italian 2242G)
Come learn to trace the past in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life from a cross discipline perspective! On our virtual journey we will explore artistic masterpieces, and architectural must sees, we will view cinematic representations of the city, and we will take virtual tours of the Vatican's main museums. Along the way we will read accounts, chronicles, and verses written by citizens, and amazed travellers, from Belli to Pasolini, and from Goethe to Stendhal. All roads lead to Rome!
| Winter 2019 | CLC 2131G | Instructor: L. Pocci | Syllabus |
CLC 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action (this course is cross listed with ICC/GERMAN/ITALIAN/SPANISH 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
| Fall 2018 | CLC 2500F | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
CLC 3382F: Music, Dance & Performance in the Hispanic World (cross listed with Spanish 3591F)
This course will consider three topics in the performing and performance art of the Hispanic world that have generated global debate. We will begin with music and music education to change lives in Venezuela; continue with flamenco dance – declared a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO by 2010 – from Spain; and, finally, end with a travelling performance tour and video documentary created five-hundred years after Columbus’ arrival in the Americas by two border-crossing, US-based artists.
| Fall 2018 | CLC 3382F | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
CLC 3391G: From Berlin to Hollywood: German Exile Cinema (cross listed with German 3360G and Film Studies 3397G)
This course focuses on German directors and actors who emigrated to the U.S. before and after the Nazi seizure of power, including Fritz Lang, Marlene Dietrich and Ernst Lubitsch. Topics include: expressionism, film noir, diaspora/exile, historical trauma, the anti-Nazi film/anti-fascist aesthetics, the Hollywood studio system, importing/exporting entertainment.
| Winter 2019 | CLC 3391G | Instructor: T. Nagl | Syllabus |
CLC 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with German/Italian/Spanish 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centred on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
| Winter 2019 | CLC 4500G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Digital Humanities
DH 2144B: Data Analytics: Principles and Tools (cross listed with CS 2034B)
A comprehensive and interdisciplinary introduction to data analytics using modern computing systems, with equal attention to fundamentals and practical aspects. Topics include sources of data, data formats and transformation, usage of spreadsheets and databases, statistical analysis, pattern recognition, data mining, big data, and methods for data presentation and visualization.
DH 2220A: Computing and Informatics in the Humanities I (cross listed with CS 2120A)
It's 2018 do you know how to code yet? We live in an era of unprecedented data generation and nowhere is that more apparent than in the life sciences. Without automated tools to help us process, format and mine our data, we are essentially helpless, buried by sheer volume.This course will teach you the basics of computer programming, oriented completely towards helping make you a 21st century scientist. Even if you end up choosing a career path outside of science, basic programming skills will enable you to grapple with problems and datasets that are inaccessible to those without these skills.
DH 2221B: Computing and Informatics in the Humanities II (cross listed with CS 2121B)
A continuation of DH 2220A with a deeper exploration of organizing and manipulating large data sets. Project-based course.
DH 3220A: Databases for the Humanities (cross listed with CS 3319A/3120A)
A study of modern database systems and their applications to and use in humanities and social science projects. Topics include database design, querying, administration, security, and privacy.
A comprehensive and interdisciplinary introduction to data analytics using modern computing systems, with equal attention to fundamentals and practical aspects. Topics include sources of data, data formats and transformation, usage of spreadsheets and databases, statistical analysis, pattern recognition, data mining, big data, and methods for data presentation and visualization.
| Winter 2019 | DH 2144B | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
DH 2220A: Computing and Informatics in the Humanities I (cross listed with CS 2120A)
It's 2018 do you know how to code yet? We live in an era of unprecedented data generation and nowhere is that more apparent than in the life sciences. Without automated tools to help us process, format and mine our data, we are essentially helpless, buried by sheer volume.This course will teach you the basics of computer programming, oriented completely towards helping make you a 21st century scientist. Even if you end up choosing a career path outside of science, basic programming skills will enable you to grapple with problems and datasets that are inaccessible to those without these skills.
| Fall 2018 | DH 2220A | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
DH 2221B: Computing and Informatics in the Humanities II (cross listed with CS 2121B)
A continuation of DH 2220A with a deeper exploration of organizing and manipulating large data sets. Project-based course.
| Winter 2019 | DH 2221B | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
DH 3220A: Databases for the Humanities (cross listed with CS 3319A/3120A)
A study of modern database systems and their applications to and use in humanities and social science projects. Topics include database design, querying, administration, security, and privacy.
| Fall 2018 | DH 3220A | Instructor: Laura Reid | Syllabus |
German
German 1030: German for Beginners
Practice speaking, understanding, reading and writing German in a dynamic class setting. Develop your communicative skills while learning interesting and useful things about the German-speaking countries. Consider taking part in one of our many study-abroad or exchange opportunities.
German 2200: Intermediate German
Improve your speaking, reading and writing skills in a small class setting. Find out more about the culture of the German-speaking countries through authentic readings, short films, songs, interviews and biographies, while building your vocabulary and reviewing all major areas of German grammar.
German 2220B: German Conversation
Practice speaking German through guided conversations, discussions, role plays, and games. Learn how to ask for and give advice, complain about something, ask someone a favour, explain things, respond to invitations, make small talk etc. . Improve your fluency while also learning about some current issues and cultural peculiarities of the German-speaking countries.
German 2260F: International Children's Literature (cross listed with CLC 2104A)
German 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/Spanish/Italian/CLC 2500F)
How can we bridge classroom and community to better understand languages and cultures in London, Ontario? This course develops intercultural competence through an examination of individual experiences of learning and maintaining language and cultural heritage in our community. We will connect interactive in-class activities about identity and memory, understandings and misunderstandings, and ideals of civil society with community-engaged-learning projects.
German 3305: Advanced German
Take your German to the next level while exploring topics such as travel, politics, history, film, music, fine art, literature, technology and the environment. Learn to speak and write more fluently, express yourself more idiomatically, and master the more challenging points of German grammar.
German 3360G: From Berlin to Hollywood: German Exile Cinema (cross listed with CLC 3391G/Film Studies 3397G)
This course focuses on German directors and actors who emigrated to the U.S. before and after the Nazi seizure of power, including Fritz Lang, Marlene Dietrich and Ernst Lubitsch. Topics include: expressionism, film noir, diaspora/exile, historical trauma, the anti-Nazi film/anti-fascist aesthetics, the Hollywood studio system, importing/exporting entertainment.
German 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Italian/Spanish/CLC 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centered on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
Practice speaking, understanding, reading and writing German in a dynamic class setting. Develop your communicative skills while learning interesting and useful things about the German-speaking countries. Consider taking part in one of our many study-abroad or exchange opportunities.
| Fall/Winter | German 1030 | Instructor: Section 001: V. Tumanov Section 002: A. Mioc Section 003: D. Darby Section 004: V. Tumanov |
Syllabus |
German 2200: Intermediate German
Improve your speaking, reading and writing skills in a small class setting. Find out more about the culture of the German-speaking countries through authentic readings, short films, songs, interviews and biographies, while building your vocabulary and reviewing all major areas of German grammar.
| Fall/Winter | German 2200 | Instructor: A. Lausch | Syllabus |
German 2220B: German Conversation
Practice speaking German through guided conversations, discussions, role plays, and games. Learn how to ask for and give advice, complain about something, ask someone a favour, explain things, respond to invitations, make small talk etc. . Improve your fluency while also learning about some current issues and cultural peculiarities of the German-speaking countries.
| Winter 2019 | German 2220B | Instructor: A. Lausch | Syllabus |
German 2260F: International Children's Literature (cross listed with CLC 2104A)
This is an international survey of the children's novel as a genre from the 19th century on. 3 German and 3 non-German novels constitute our reading list. The course will cover literature meant for younger & older audiences, considering such themes as child-parent relationships, growing up, the power of the imagination, identity formation, freedom etc. Connections to concepts from social science, history, religion, mythology and other disciplines will enrich the discussion.
Lectures in English (all works available in English translation).
Tutorials in German (excerpts from 3 German novels will be read).
| Fall 2018 | German 2260F | Instructor: V. Tumanov | Syllabus |
German 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/Spanish/Italian/CLC 2500F)
How can we bridge classroom and community to better understand languages and cultures in London, Ontario? This course develops intercultural competence through an examination of individual experiences of learning and maintaining language and cultural heritage in our community. We will connect interactive in-class activities about identity and memory, understandings and misunderstandings, and ideals of civil society with community-engaged-learning projects.
| Fall 2018 | German 2500F | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
German 3305: Advanced German
Take your German to the next level while exploring topics such as travel, politics, history, film, music, fine art, literature, technology and the environment. Learn to speak and write more fluently, express yourself more idiomatically, and master the more challenging points of German grammar.
| Fall/Winter | German 3305 | Instructor: A. Lausch | Syllabus |
German 3360G: From Berlin to Hollywood: German Exile Cinema (cross listed with CLC 3391G/Film Studies 3397G)
This course focuses on German directors and actors who emigrated to the U.S. before and after the Nazi seizure of power, including Fritz Lang, Marlene Dietrich and Ernst Lubitsch. Topics include: expressionism, film noir, diaspora/exile, historical trauma, the anti-Nazi film/anti-fascist aesthetics, the Hollywood studio system, importing/exporting entertainment.
| Winter 2019 | German 3360G | Instructor: T. Nagl | Syllabus |
German 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Italian/Spanish/CLC 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centered on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
| Winter 2019 | German 4500G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Intercultural Communications
ICC 2200G: Not 'Lost in Translation': Practice and Theory of Intercultural Communication
In our increasingly diversified and globalized world, we often need to collaborate to solve complex problems. Experiences in this course help you consider how you can use the theory and practices of Intercultural Communications to prepare you to be the best global citizen you can be. Reflect on a variety of personal and digital intercultural experiences, so that you do not get “Lost in Translation” between cultures!
ICC 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with German/Spanish/Italian/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
In our increasingly diversified and globalized world, we often need to collaborate to solve complex problems. Experiences in this course help you consider how you can use the theory and practices of Intercultural Communications to prepare you to be the best global citizen you can be. Reflect on a variety of personal and digital intercultural experiences, so that you do not get “Lost in Translation” between cultures!
| Winter 2019 | ICC 2200G | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
ICC 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with German/Spanish/Italian/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
| Fall 2018 | ICC 2500F | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
ICC 3300F/G: Making a Difference: Portfolio in Intercultural Communication
What do you need to be interculturally effective? Using local expereinces, gain global competencies by developing a comparative perspective on expectations, myths, roles, norms, rituals, and language. Figure out how to make a difference by applying your skills. Offered in both Fall 2018 and Winter 2019. Must email both borchert@uwo.ca and umll@uwo.ca for enrolment request.
| Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 | ICC 3300F/G | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
ICC 3800F/G: Working with a Mentor: Internship in Intercultural Communication
The Academic Internship is an unpaid, credit internship with a minimum of 60 hours. The internship will require students to make connections with academic study while undertaking supervised duties in organizations, businesses, or community groups with interests related to Intercultural Communication. Offered in both Fall 2018 and Winter 2019. Must email both borchert@uwo.ca and umll@uwo.ca for enrolment request.
| Fall 2018 & Winter 2019 | ICC 3800F/G | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
Italian
Italian 1030: Italian for Beginners
Do you ever say ‘espresso’, ‘martini’, ‘cappuccino’, ‘al dente’, ‘pizza’, ‘bruschetta’, patio, ‘paparazzi’, ‘vendetta’, ‘stiletto’, adagio, ‘cantato’? Then you already know some Italian! And did you know that words such as ‘management’ and ‘bank’ derive from Italian? Join IT 1030, and have fun learning in class and online the language of Dante, Fellini, Bocelli, Pavarotti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Prada, Versace and the famous bankers from Florence, the Medici family!
Italian 2200: Intermediate Italian
Do you already have a basic proficiency in Italian language? Would you like to keep feeding your passion for all things Italian? This is your course. Taught by native speakers, the course is designed to help you improve your vocabulary and develop your conversational and written skills using a variety of authentic materials, such as websites, songs, short stories, and films. Through these materials you will be constantly immersed in the language and culture of Italy, in class and online!
Italian 2241F: Italian Popular Films (cross listed with CLC 2133A and Film 2192F)
In this course you will examine the genre history, ideological implications, and cultural anxieties expressed by a selection of different Italian film genres. Popular films will introduce you to the most successful and exported genres of Italian Cinema: come and learn about Spaghetti Western, Comedy "Italian Style", the Poliziesco, the Giallo Thriller, and the Italian Horror film! Course Poster
Italian 2242G: Rome: The Eternal City (cross listed with CLC 2131G)
Come learn to trace the past in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life from a cross discipline perspective! On our virtual journey we will explore artistic masterpieces, and architectural must sees, we will view cinematic representations of the city, and we will take virtual tours of the Vatican's main museums. Along the way we will read accounts, chronicles, and verses written by citizens, and amazed travellers, from Belli to Pasolini, and from Goethe to Stendhal. All roads lead to Rome!
Italian 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/German/spanish/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
Italian 3300: Advanced Italian
Do you want to become better acquainted with a more sophisticated use of the Italian language? In Advanced Italian we will expand and consolidate your ability to comprehend Italian in a variety of social situations and refine your understanding and appreciation of both the history and the contemporary culture of Italy.
Italian 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Spanish/CLC/German 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centred on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
Do you ever say ‘espresso’, ‘martini’, ‘cappuccino’, ‘al dente’, ‘pizza’, ‘bruschetta’, patio, ‘paparazzi’, ‘vendetta’, ‘stiletto’, adagio, ‘cantato’? Then you already know some Italian! And did you know that words such as ‘management’ and ‘bank’ derive from Italian? Join IT 1030, and have fun learning in class and online the language of Dante, Fellini, Bocelli, Pavarotti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Prada, Versace and the famous bankers from Florence, the Medici family!
| Fall/Winter | Italian 1030 | Instructor: Y. Sangalli (sections 201 & 204); P. Pirani (sections 202 & 203) |
Syllabus |
Italian 2200: Intermediate Italian
Do you already have a basic proficiency in Italian language? Would you like to keep feeding your passion for all things Italian? This is your course. Taught by native speakers, the course is designed to help you improve your vocabulary and develop your conversational and written skills using a variety of authentic materials, such as websites, songs, short stories, and films. Through these materials you will be constantly immersed in the language and culture of Italy, in class and online!
| Fall/Winter | Italian 2200 |
Coordinator for both sections: L. Pocci |
Syllabus |
Italian 2241F: Italian Popular Films (cross listed with CLC 2133A and Film 2192F)
In this course you will examine the genre history, ideological implications, and cultural anxieties expressed by a selection of different Italian film genres. Popular films will introduce you to the most successful and exported genres of Italian Cinema: come and learn about Spaghetti Western, Comedy "Italian Style", the Poliziesco, the Giallo Thriller, and the Italian Horror film! Course Poster
| Fall 2018 | Italian 2241F | Instructor: Y. Sangalli | Syllabus Schedule |
Italian 2242G: Rome: The Eternal City (cross listed with CLC 2131G)
Come learn to trace the past in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life from a cross discipline perspective! On our virtual journey we will explore artistic masterpieces, and architectural must sees, we will view cinematic representations of the city, and we will take virtual tours of the Vatican's main museums. Along the way we will read accounts, chronicles, and verses written by citizens, and amazed travellers, from Belli to Pasolini, and from Goethe to Stendhal. All roads lead to Rome!
| Winter 2019 | Italian 2242G | Instructor: L. Pocci | Syllabus |
Italian 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/German/spanish/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
| Fall 2018 | Italian 2500F | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
Italian 3300: Advanced Italian
Do you want to become better acquainted with a more sophisticated use of the Italian language? In Advanced Italian we will expand and consolidate your ability to comprehend Italian in a variety of social situations and refine your understanding and appreciation of both the history and the contemporary culture of Italy.
| Fall/Winter | Italian 3300 | Instructor: L. Pocci | Syllabus |
Italian 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Spanish/CLC/German 4500G)
In this capstone course, students develop their own research project with a specific historical or geographical perspective centred on a designated general theme. Students work in conjunction with peers and professors and choose their own medium of presentation ranging from the traditional to the experimental.
| Winter 2019 | Italian 4500G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Spanish
Spanish 1030: Spanish for Beginners
More than 400 million people speak Spanish. Why don't you? Learning to speak Spanish opens the door to a broad and exciting world. Spanish 1030 is an elementary course for students who have never studied Spanish. You will learn basic vocabulary and grammar that will allow you to communicate with Spanish speakers about everyday matters.
Spanish 2200: Intermediate Spanish
Spoken worldwide, Spanish is the official language of 21 countries. Taught by native-speaking instructors, Intermediate Spanish will prepare you and will braoden your linguistic scope so you can make connections with local residents and deepen your experiences in Spanish-speaking countries. The primary emphasis of this course is on effective oral and written expression, so as to permit students who have completed this course to communicate their ideas and opinions with clarity in a variety of academic and social settings.
Spanish 2102B: Mexico City (cross listed with CLC 2129B and VAH 3390G)
Welcome to the megalopolis! 25 million inhabitants; 7 centuries of history and culture. Examine Mexico City through its history of continuous transformations from the Aztec capital up to today. Identify traces of the various pasts in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life through art, film, and literature. Taught in English.
Spanish 2214A: Comparative Grammar of English and Spanish
Is Spanish easier to learn than English? In this course you will compare the structure of both. You will learn, for example, that Spanish has more verb forms, and English has a simpler word order. Exploring the contrasts will lead to a deeper understanding of grammar.
Spanish 2215F: Exploring Hispanic Cultures I
This course is an introduction to reading, writing and researching in Hispanic visual, performing, literary, and cultural production. The course also includes considerations of Hispanic socio-linguistics, as seen over time in a variety of texts. We will explore culture from the Hispanic world including Europe, North Africa and the Americas. The course´s objectives are, through the realization of individual projects, to improve research abilities and Spanish language skills in conversation, reading and writing. This year, we will be focusing on the Hispanic world at war. Students will be doing research on major cultural figures and the impact of their work on their communities. This course will be taught in Spanish.
Spanish 2216G: Exploring Hispanic Cultures II
This course is an introduction to reading, writing, and researching in literature, film, popular culture and digital Spanish. Students develop foundations in these fields through a series of case studies across generic, historical, geographical areas of the Hispanic world. This year, the course will focus on food, markets, and cooking in the Hispanic world.
Spanish 2220B: Spanish Conversation (cross listed with Spanish 3327B)
This course will entail a variety of guided conversations in Spanish dealing with a selection of issues in contemporary Hispanic World (Spain, North America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Central and South America). Students will develop their communicative skills in Spanish through discussions of topics, ranging from social and political issues to TV and pop culture, films, music, fashion, food, and sports.
Spanish 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/German/Italian/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
Spanish 2700F: World Cultures/Global Screens (cross listed with CLC 2700A and Film 2195A)
By looking at a body of films from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this course aims to expose students to a wide range of questions and debates around culture and identity, while also relating these matters to circulating discourses about the Global. Depending on each case study, the consecutive units focus on different critical approaches, alternatively addressing questions concerning the representation of racial, ethnic and cultural identities, matters of gender and female authorship, and issues of genre and stardom.
Spanish 3300: Advanced Spanish Language
Are you interested in improving your oral and written abilities in Spanish? Whether you're working, traveling, or reconnecting with your family and heritage in a Spanish speaking country, this course, taught by native speakers, will help you to achieve your objective. Would you like to express yourself fluently, read newspapers, editorials, professional interviews, and literary articles as well as listen to the radio and watch television and movies? After this course you will. Although grammar is not the major emphasis at this level, you will improve your grammar and vocabulary through interesting activities such as: debates, cultural discussions, and presentations.
Spanish 3303B: The Structure of Spanish
This course will introduce students to basic concepts in linguistics from a Spanish perspective. It examines the different levels of structure, including the Spanish sound system (phonology), word formation (morphology), and sentence formation (syntax). It will also examine the relationships between form and meaning.
Spanish 3318A: The Sounds of Spanish
This course invites you to learn about the Spanish sound system, variation in the Hispanic world and Spain, and accent recognition. You will become familiarized with current topics in Hispanic phonetics and phonology via readings, music and movies. You will also have the opportunity to design and carry out an experiment.
Spanish 3319B: The Acquisition of Spanish (cross listed with Linguistics 2244B)
This course has three branches: review of experimental research as carried out by others; experimental research as conceived and carried out by you; and application to real life situations, the community. in the first of these we will review, based on the textbook and recent articles, what we know about second language acquisition. For the second part, in groups you will develop a research project that you will carry out and report on. For the third part you will work with a member of the community that wants to practice English.
Spanish 3327B: Spanish Conversation (cross listed with Spanish 2220B)
This course will entail a variety of guided conversations in Spanish dealing with a selection of issues in contemporary Hispanic World (Spain, North America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Central and South America). Students will develop their communicative skills in Spanish through discussions of topics, ranging from social and political issues to TV and pop culture, films, music, fashion, food, and sports.
Spanish 3421F: Translation I: Practical Texts
This course will enhance students’ knowledge of Spanish language and culture though direct experience in translation. Texts in English and Spanish will be chosen from a broad spectrum of interests such as: sports, science, technology, literature, film, banking, advertising, tourism, government and legal documents. Students will come to appreciate the “joys and sorrows” or “miseria y esplendor” (Ortega y Gasset) of translation.
Spanish 3521G: Hispanic Pop Culture
An introduction to the popular culture in the Hispanic World, including music, films, soap operas, graphic novels, and cartoons. The student will also learn the evolution of the popular artistic forms and their relationship with social movements and changes in social and political values.
Spanish 3561G: Gender and Hispanic Culture
This course will study some of the principal literary works written throughout the Hispanic world within a socio-cultural context from the fifteenth century to the present both in Spain and Latin America. The course will include the study of Hispano-Canadian writers. Special attention will be given to how these works were adapted to other genres and received by a variety of audiences over time.
Spanish 3591F: Music, Dance & Performance in the Hispanic World (cross listed with CLC 3382F)
This course will consider three topics in the performing and performance art of the Hispanic world that have generated global debate. We will begin with music and music education to change lives in Venezuela; continue with flamenco dance – declared a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO by 2010 – from Spain; and, finally, end with a travelling performance tour and video documentary created five-hundred years after Columbus’ arrival in the Americas by two border-crossing, US-based artists.
Spanish 3901G: Women Filmmakers (cross listed with WS 3357G and Film 3311G)
This course will explore the notion of film authorship in relation to its utterances and implications when associated to the praxis of women film directors, with a special emphasis on contemporary Hipanic voices. While troubling the notion of women's cinema, its definition, limits and limitations, a wide range of case studies - filsm emerging from dissimilar contexts of production and reception - will be mostly read and discussed in the light of feminist approaches to questions about gender and representation. In this sense, the course will also offer a historical and critical overview of feminist scholarship within film studies and of the ongoing debates in this ares of study.
Spanish 4412B: Spanish in Contact
Throughout its history, Spanish has come into contact with many other languages: Arabic in the Iberian Peninsula, indigenous languages in the Americas, and more recently - English. This course examines how such contact has influenced Spanish and the contact languages.
Spanish 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Italian/CLC/German 4500G)
--Cancelled for the upcoming 2018/19 year-- Spanish 4540F: Hispanic Masters and Masterpieces
This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to Ibero-American culture through a journey across the written cities, which include: Mexico City, Havana, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Lima, Panama, Guatemala, San Jose, Bogota and Santiago de Chile. Close attention will be paid to the connections between contemporary culture and cultural diversity with the cities' origins and foundations, which will be explored through the analysis of architectural and literary production.
More than 400 million people speak Spanish. Why don't you? Learning to speak Spanish opens the door to a broad and exciting world. Spanish 1030 is an elementary course for students who have never studied Spanish. You will learn basic vocabulary and grammar that will allow you to communicate with Spanish speakers about everyday matters.
| Fall/Winter | Spanish 1030 | Instructor: A. Garcia-Allen | Syllabus |
Spanish 2200: Intermediate Spanish
Spoken worldwide, Spanish is the official language of 21 countries. Taught by native-speaking instructors, Intermediate Spanish will prepare you and will braoden your linguistic scope so you can make connections with local residents and deepen your experiences in Spanish-speaking countries. The primary emphasis of this course is on effective oral and written expression, so as to permit students who have completed this course to communicate their ideas and opinions with clarity in a variety of academic and social settings.
| Fall/Winter | Spanish 2200 | Instructor: A. Garcia-Allen | Syllabus |
Spanish 2102B: Mexico City (cross listed with CLC 2129B and VAH 3390G)
Welcome to the megalopolis! 25 million inhabitants; 7 centuries of history and culture. Examine Mexico City through its history of continuous transformations from the Aztec capital up to today. Identify traces of the various pasts in the city's contemporary urban landscape and daily life through art, film, and literature. Taught in English.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 2102B | Instructor: A. Robin | Syllabus |
Spanish 2214A: Comparative Grammar of English and Spanish
Is Spanish easier to learn than English? In this course you will compare the structure of both. You will learn, for example, that Spanish has more verb forms, and English has a simpler word order. Exploring the contrasts will lead to a deeper understanding of grammar.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 2214A | Instructor: O. Tararova | Syllabus |
Spanish 2215F: Exploring Hispanic Cultures I
This course is an introduction to reading, writing and researching in Hispanic visual, performing, literary, and cultural production. The course also includes considerations of Hispanic socio-linguistics, as seen over time in a variety of texts. We will explore culture from the Hispanic world including Europe, North Africa and the Americas. The course´s objectives are, through the realization of individual projects, to improve research abilities and Spanish language skills in conversation, reading and writing. This year, we will be focusing on the Hispanic world at war. Students will be doing research on major cultural figures and the impact of their work on their communities. This course will be taught in Spanish.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 2215F | Instructor: R. Montano | Syllabus |
Spanish 2216G: Exploring Hispanic Cultures II
This course is an introduction to reading, writing, and researching in literature, film, popular culture and digital Spanish. Students develop foundations in these fields through a series of case studies across generic, historical, geographical areas of the Hispanic world. This year, the course will focus on food, markets, and cooking in the Hispanic world.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 2216G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Spanish 2220B: Spanish Conversation (cross listed with Spanish 3327B)
This course will entail a variety of guided conversations in Spanish dealing with a selection of issues in contemporary Hispanic World (Spain, North America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Central and South America). Students will develop their communicative skills in Spanish through discussions of topics, ranging from social and political issues to TV and pop culture, films, music, fashion, food, and sports.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 2220B | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Spanish 2500F: Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Culture in Action (cross listed with ICC/German/Italian/CLC 2500F)
Would you like to acquire lifelong competences that will allow you to build (self)-cultural awareness and interact meaningfully with other cultures in today's globalized world? Then Bridging Classroom and Community is your course! We will explore issues of identity, memory, immigration, prejudice, stereotype, and intercultural dialogue, while building a connection with our own London community, and its wealth of languages and cultures via collaborative projects between students and members of this community.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 2500F | Instructor: A. Borchert | Syllabus |
Spanish 2700F: World Cultures/Global Screens (cross listed with CLC 2700A and Film 2195A)
By looking at a body of films from Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, this course aims to expose students to a wide range of questions and debates around culture and identity, while also relating these matters to circulating discourses about the Global. Depending on each case study, the consecutive units focus on different critical approaches, alternatively addressing questions concerning the representation of racial, ethnic and cultural identities, matters of gender and female authorship, and issues of genre and stardom.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 2700A | Instructor: C. Burucua | Syllabus |
Spanish 3300: Advanced Spanish Language
Are you interested in improving your oral and written abilities in Spanish? Whether you're working, traveling, or reconnecting with your family and heritage in a Spanish speaking country, this course, taught by native speakers, will help you to achieve your objective. Would you like to express yourself fluently, read newspapers, editorials, professional interviews, and literary articles as well as listen to the radio and watch television and movies? After this course you will. Although grammar is not the major emphasis at this level, you will improve your grammar and vocabulary through interesting activities such as: debates, cultural discussions, and presentations.
| Fall/Winter | Spanish 3300 |
Course Coordinator: A. Garcia-Allen |
Syllabus |
Spanish 3303B: The Structure of Spanish
This course will introduce students to basic concepts in linguistics from a Spanish perspective. It examines the different levels of structure, including the Spanish sound system (phonology), word formation (morphology), and sentence formation (syntax). It will also examine the relationships between form and meaning.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3303B | Instructor: O. Tararova | Syllabus |
Spanish 3318A: The Sounds of Spanish
This course invites you to learn about the Spanish sound system, variation in the Hispanic world and Spain, and accent recognition. You will become familiarized with current topics in Hispanic phonetics and phonology via readings, music and movies. You will also have the opportunity to design and carry out an experiment.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 3318A | Instructor: Y. Rafat | Syllabus |
Spanish 3319B: The Acquisition of Spanish (cross listed with Linguistics 2244B)
This course has three branches: review of experimental research as carried out by others; experimental research as conceived and carried out by you; and application to real life situations, the community. in the first of these we will review, based on the textbook and recent articles, what we know about second language acquisition. For the second part, in groups you will develop a research project that you will carry out and report on. For the third part you will work with a member of the community that wants to practice English.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3319B | Instructor: O. Tararova | Syllabus |
Spanish 3327B: Spanish Conversation (cross listed with Spanish 2220B)
This course will entail a variety of guided conversations in Spanish dealing with a selection of issues in contemporary Hispanic World (Spain, North America, Mexico and the Caribbean, Central and South America). Students will develop their communicative skills in Spanish through discussions of topics, ranging from social and political issues to TV and pop culture, films, music, fashion, food, and sports.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3327B | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Spanish 3421F: Translation I: Practical Texts
This course will enhance students’ knowledge of Spanish language and culture though direct experience in translation. Texts in English and Spanish will be chosen from a broad spectrum of interests such as: sports, science, technology, literature, film, banking, advertising, tourism, government and legal documents. Students will come to appreciate the “joys and sorrows” or “miseria y esplendor” (Ortega y Gasset) of translation.
| Fall 2019 | Spanish 3421F | Instructor: F. Quintanilla | Syllabus |
Spanish 3521G: Hispanic Pop Culture
An introduction to the popular culture in the Hispanic World, including music, films, soap operas, graphic novels, and cartoons. The student will also learn the evolution of the popular artistic forms and their relationship with social movements and changes in social and political values.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3521G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Spanish 3561G: Gender and Hispanic Culture
This course will study some of the principal literary works written throughout the Hispanic world within a socio-cultural context from the fifteenth century to the present both in Spain and Latin America. The course will include the study of Hispano-Canadian writers. Special attention will be given to how these works were adapted to other genres and received by a variety of audiences over time.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3561G | Instructor: F. Quintanilla | Syllabus |
Spanish 3591F: Music, Dance & Performance in the Hispanic World (cross listed with CLC 3382F)
This course will consider three topics in the performing and performance art of the Hispanic world that have generated global debate. We will begin with music and music education to change lives in Venezuela; continue with flamenco dance – declared a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO by 2010 – from Spain; and, finally, end with a travelling performance tour and video documentary created five-hundred years after Columbus’ arrival in the Americas by two border-crossing, US-based artists.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 3591F | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
Spanish 3901G: Women Filmmakers (cross listed with WS 3357G and Film 3311G)
This course will explore the notion of film authorship in relation to its utterances and implications when associated to the praxis of women film directors, with a special emphasis on contemporary Hipanic voices. While troubling the notion of women's cinema, its definition, limits and limitations, a wide range of case studies - filsm emerging from dissimilar contexts of production and reception - will be mostly read and discussed in the light of feminist approaches to questions about gender and representation. In this sense, the course will also offer a historical and critical overview of feminist scholarship within film studies and of the ongoing debates in this ares of study.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 3901G | Instructor: C. Burucua | Syllabus |
Spanish 4412B: Spanish in Contact
Throughout its history, Spanish has come into contact with many other languages: Arabic in the Iberian Peninsula, indigenous languages in the Americas, and more recently - English. This course examines how such contact has influenced Spanish and the contact languages.
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 4412G | Instructor: Y. Rafat | Syllabus |
Spanish 4500G: Senior Research Project (cross listed with Italian/CLC/German 4500G)
| Winter 2019 | Spanish 4500G | Instructor: V. Wolff | Syllabus |
--Cancelled for the upcoming 2018/19 year-- Spanish 4540F: Hispanic Masters and Masterpieces
This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to Ibero-American culture through a journey across the written cities, which include: Mexico City, Havana, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Lima, Panama, Guatemala, San Jose, Bogota and Santiago de Chile. Close attention will be paid to the connections between contemporary culture and cultural diversity with the cities' origins and foundations, which will be explored through the analysis of architectural and literary production.
| Fall 2018 | Spanish 4540F | Instructor: F. Quintanilla | Syllabus |
Other Modern Languages:
Arabic
Arabic 1030: Arabic for Beginners
Arabic 1030 is designed for students with no or very little background in Arabic. It develops the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the application of grammatical structures and vocabulary development. Students will learn the Arabic script and sound system, enabling them to read and write simple texts. Besides teaching grammar and language skills, the course will introduce to students some aspects of Arabic culture.
Arabic 1035
Arabic 1035 is designed for students who have some previous background in Arabic, but not sufficient to allow them to register for Intermediate Arabic 2250. The course aims to further the development of the ability to use Modern Standard Arabic orally and in reading and writing, and expand vocabulary. The course will also assist students to gain a fundamental grasp of Arabic structures, and to have enough familiarity with Arabic culture and customs, and their distinctiveness from that of North America.
Arabic 2250: Intermediate Arabic
Arabic 2250 is designed to build upon skills in reading and writing developed in earlier courses. Students will gain increased vocabulary and a greater understanding of more complex grammatical structures. They will also widen their working vocabulary, learn key grammatical points, and practice conversation and dictation. Students will be able to approach prose, fiction, and non-fiction written in Arabic, and will continue to be introduced to Arabic Culture.
Arabic 1030 is designed for students with no or very little background in Arabic. It develops the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the application of grammatical structures and vocabulary development. Students will learn the Arabic script and sound system, enabling them to read and write simple texts. Besides teaching grammar and language skills, the course will introduce to students some aspects of Arabic culture.
| Fall/Winter | Arabic 1030 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Arabic 1035
Arabic 1035 is designed for students who have some previous background in Arabic, but not sufficient to allow them to register for Intermediate Arabic 2250. The course aims to further the development of the ability to use Modern Standard Arabic orally and in reading and writing, and expand vocabulary. The course will also assist students to gain a fundamental grasp of Arabic structures, and to have enough familiarity with Arabic culture and customs, and their distinctiveness from that of North America.
| Fall/Winter | Arabic 1035 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Arabic 2250: Intermediate Arabic
Arabic 2250 is designed to build upon skills in reading and writing developed in earlier courses. Students will gain increased vocabulary and a greater understanding of more complex grammatical structures. They will also widen their working vocabulary, learn key grammatical points, and practice conversation and dictation. Students will be able to approach prose, fiction, and non-fiction written in Arabic, and will continue to be introduced to Arabic Culture.
| Fall/Winter | Arabic 2250 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Hindi
-- CANCELLED for the upcoming 2018/19 year -- Hindi 1030/1035: Hindi for Beginners
Hindi is the language of one of the greatest civilizations in the history of the world. Besides its incredible ties to history, philosophy, science and art, the vibrant culture that uses it as the means of communication has far reaching influence in all our societies, from food to music and literature, from painting and sculpture to film. Canada, in particular, has a long history of close ties to India, and many of our artists are Indo-Canadian. Come and learn Hindi and savor the rich culture that it represents.
Hindi is the language of one of the greatest civilizations in the history of the world. Besides its incredible ties to history, philosophy, science and art, the vibrant culture that uses it as the means of communication has far reaching influence in all our societies, from food to music and literature, from painting and sculpture to film. Canada, in particular, has a long history of close ties to India, and many of our artists are Indo-Canadian. Come and learn Hindi and savor the rich culture that it represents.
| Fall/Winter | Hindi 1030 / 1035 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Japanese
Japanese 1036: Japanese for Beginners
By having knowledge of Japanese language, you will be able to enjoy and experience many aspects of Japanese culture - sushi, Anime, and Japanese technology, to name a few – so why not start now? This course is designed to build basic Japanese language ability by developing grammatical accuracy, comprehension and communicative ability in the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), and also to encourage awareness and understanding of Japanese culture.
Japanese 2260: Intermediate Japanese
This is a continuation of Japanese 1036. This course is designed to expand your basic communicative abilities in the four basic language skills, emphasizing the practical use of the language, and also to further enhance general knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and social appropriateness. For instance, when do we use casual form and polite form? In this course, the students will strengthen their Japanese skills by taking into account factors such as the proper time, place and occasion to use a certain form and will put this into practice.
By having knowledge of Japanese language, you will be able to enjoy and experience many aspects of Japanese culture - sushi, Anime, and Japanese technology, to name a few – so why not start now? This course is designed to build basic Japanese language ability by developing grammatical accuracy, comprehension and communicative ability in the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), and also to encourage awareness and understanding of Japanese culture.
| Fall/Winter | Japanese 1036 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus Section 001 Syllabus Section 002 |
Japanese 2260: Intermediate Japanese
This is a continuation of Japanese 1036. This course is designed to expand your basic communicative abilities in the four basic language skills, emphasizing the practical use of the language, and also to further enhance general knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and social appropriateness. For instance, when do we use casual form and polite form? In this course, the students will strengthen their Japanese skills by taking into account factors such as the proper time, place and occasion to use a certain form and will put this into practice.
| Fall/Winter | Japanese 2260 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Persian
Persian 1030/1035: Persian for Beginners
Persian or Farsi, the language spoken in present day Iran, has roots that go back thousands of years. Canada has been enriched by the many contributions of Persian speakers who have immigrated to this country, contributions not only in the realm of business and entrepreneurship but also in art, film, culture and thought. Learning Persian will put you in contact with an ancient civilization and a present day vibrant and diverse society.
Persian or Farsi, the language spoken in present day Iran, has roots that go back thousands of years. Canada has been enriched by the many contributions of Persian speakers who have immigrated to this country, contributions not only in the realm of business and entrepreneurship but also in art, film, culture and thought. Learning Persian will put you in contact with an ancient civilization and a present day vibrant and diverse society.
| Fall/Winter | Persian 1030 / 1035 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
Portuguese
Portuguese 1030/1035: Portuguese for Beginners
Portuguese, its sounds and cadences make one think of music and poetry! It is the language spoken in the ancient cities of Portugal and the vibrant cities of Brazil. Live the diversity that is Portuguese, the excitement of one of the most important emerging economies, the beauty of a culture that combines the rhythms of Africa with the dances of Europe and the poetry of the indigenous people of the America. Learn Portuguese!
-- CANCELLED for the upcoming 2018/19 year -- Portuguese 2200: Intermediate Portuguese
Comprehensive grammar review; further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
Portuguese, its sounds and cadences make one think of music and poetry! It is the language spoken in the ancient cities of Portugal and the vibrant cities of Brazil. Live the diversity that is Portuguese, the excitement of one of the most important emerging economies, the beauty of a culture that combines the rhythms of Africa with the dances of Europe and the poetry of the indigenous people of the America. Learn Portuguese!
| Fall/Winter | Portuguese 1030 / 1035 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
-- CANCELLED for the upcoming 2018/19 year -- Portuguese 2200: Intermediate Portuguese
Comprehensive grammar review; further development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
| Fall/Winter | Portuguese 2200 | Instructor: TBA | Syllabus |
