courses of instruction - Lafayette College

495,496. Thesis in German. Tutorial
sessions related to an investigation of the
specific area chosen by the student for an
honors essay. Open to majors in German
who are candidates for departmental hon
ors. Prerequisite: Permission of research
instructor. Hours to be arranged.
Ms. Lamb-Faffelberger, Mr. McDonald
HEBREW
101,102. Elementary Hebrew. Funda
mentals of the spoken and written modern
language. Development of listening and
speaking skills and of facility in reading
and writing standard, unvowelled texts.
Introduction to the culture of Israel.
Class/laboratory. Staff
III, 112. Intermediate Hebrew. Review
and expansion of the basic grammar, vo
cabulary, and idioms. Development of
skills of self-expression and conversation.
Readings in short stories and in newspa
per and magazine articles, and monitoring
of television broadcasts in the language
laboratory to gain a deeper understanding
of Israeli culture. Staff
JAPANESE
101,102. Elementary Japanese. Funda
mentals of spoken and written Japanese.
Development of reading, writing, speaki-
ing, and listening skills. An introduction to
the culture of Japan. Class/laboratory. Staff
III, 112. Intermediate Japanese. Review
and expansion of the basic grammar and
vocabulary of the language. Short literary
and cultural readings. Attention to develop
ing reading and conversational skills and
a deeper understanding of the culture of
Japan.Class/laboratory. Prerequisites: Japa
nese 101,102 or equivalent proficiency. Staff
211,212. Japanese Civilization and Culture.
Major aspects of Japanese civilization and
culture from antiquity to the present, with
attention to the role of geography, systems
of thought and belief, social, economic, and
political organization and the arts, including
literature. Taught in English. Staff
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
290,291. Independent Study. These cours
es are intended to expand the student's ba
sic capability in the four linguistic skills
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Students learn new sentence structures,
vocabulary, and Chinese characters in addi
tion to what they have learned in the inter
mediate course, using a basic language
textbook, audio/visual media, and other
supplementary materials. Prerequisites:
111, 112 or equivalent. Staff
RUSSIAN
Requirements for the minor: A Russian
minor with a concentration in Russian
area studies requires seven courses chosen
from specified offerings in Russian, Histo
ry, and Government and Law, plus one
from Comparative Literature, History,
Interdisciplinary Studies, or Art.
101,102. Elementary Russian. Funda
mentals of the spoken and written lan
guage. Development of reading, writing,
speaking, and listening skills. An intro
duction to the culture of Russia. Class/
laboratory. S taff
111, 112. Intermediate Russian. Review
and expansion of the basic grammar and
vocabulary of the language. Short literary
and cultural readings. Attention to devel
oping reading, writing, and conversation
al skills and a deeper understanding of
Russian culture. Class/laboratory. Staff
211. Advanced Russian. A course in advanced
Russian grammar and syntax designed to de
velop a high degree of aural comprehension
and conversational fluency. Perceptive reading
and dear writing are stressed. Discussion of
the major social, ideological, and artistic trends
and movements of Russia. Staff
RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND
CIVILIZATION
209,210. Survey of Russian Literature.
A chronological study of the major literary
movements and styles from the seven
teenth century to the present in prose, poet
ry, and drama. Special attention is given to
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