2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

Music—AppliedThe Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a loglearn about the historical, political, social, and cultural contexts in whichthey were produced. (Sp) [IV-NW]3823 German Culture and Thought. Prerequisite: junior standing.Introduces major themes in German cultural history and analytical toolsstudents can bring to the further study of German and/or other Europeanliteratures and cultures in translation. Specific topics may vary. (F)3843 Twentieth-Century European Culture and Identity. Prerequisite:junior standing. Offers and overview of twentieth-century Europeanculture and identity. Students are made aware of a culture and peopledifferent from the United States. In an attempt to understand what makesEurope a unique entity, we will examine how political, social, andeconomic forces and events in Europe relate to cultural ideas and artisticproductions. (F) [IV-WC]3853 The Rise of Romanticism. Prerequisite: Honors’ standing. Study ofthe rise of Romanticism by reading European literary, theoretical, andphilosophical texts with emphasis on material from particular Romanticmovements. Education, changing relationships and gender will be givenconsideration. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]3943 German Cinema. Prerequisite: junior standing. This course willprovide an overview of German cinema throughout the 20th century, witha focus on the cinematic representation of national identity and genderidentity in Germany. We will examine the impact of shifting politicalstructures on film production throughout German history, as well asinfluential theories of German national cinema. (F)3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Will consist oftopics designated by the instructor in keeping with the student’s majorprogram. The topics will cover materials not usually presented in theregular courses. (F, Sp)3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides anopportunity for the Honors candidate to work on a special project in thestudent’s field. (F, Sp)4003 Movements in World Literature (Crosslisted with English 4003).Prerequisite: junior standing. May be repeated with change of subjectmatter; maximum credit nine hours. Focuses on texts within a literarymovement (literature other than canonical American or British). Alsoattention to critical and theoretical questions about concepts such as genre,nation, national building, national identity, etc. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]4113 Luso-Brazilian Civilization. Prerequisite: minimum of 30 hoursearned. Taught in English. An introduction to Luso-Brazilian cultural historyand literatures through a series of readings and films. The course beginswith the poetry of Luis de Camões and the discovery of Brazil, and endswith the impact of European immigrants in the 20th century on theliterature and music of Brazil. (Sp) [IV-WC]4123 Culture of Afro-Brazilian Popular Music. Prerequisite: juniorstanding. The development of five centuries of Afro-Brazilian music fromthe experience of slavery during Brazil’s colonial beginnings to theemergence of contemporary styles. Special attention will be paid to the useof musical and other popular cultural forms in social protest, politics, andthe crisis of violence in contemporary Brazil. (Sp) [IV-NW]4173 Introduction to Francophone Literatures in Translation(Slashlisted with MLLL 5173. Prerequisite: senior standing. Examines theliterary, social, and political issues forefronted by the Francophoneliteratures of West Africa, the Caribbean, and Polynesian Islands, Maghreb(chiefly Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco), and Quebec. (Sp) [IV-NW]4443 Exploring Music in Literature: Poetry and Drama of Lorca.Prerequisite: junior standing. Explores the relationships that exist betweenmusic and literature in Lorca, including Spanish folksong, Flamenco as asocio-cultural phenomenon, focusing on ethnic identity, and contemporaryorchestral compositions. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]4553 Latin America in Its Literature: The Search for a Latin-AmericanIdentity. Prerequisite: Junior standing. The course fosters an understandingof the political nature, impetus and implications of Latin-Americanliterature. It examines stereotypes and the basis upon which they areconstructed and develops an awareness of the varied identities reflected inLatin-American literature. (F) [IV-WC]4663 Gender and Cross-Cultural Issues in Eastern European Women’sWriting. Prerequisite: junior standing. Exploration of gender issues incultures in flux and ideologies in turmoil through lectures, discussions, filmscreenings, journal writing, and small group work. Texts, both written andvisual, are examined within literary, historical and sociological contexts.(Sp) [IV-WC]4753 Language, Culture and Cognition. Prerequisite: junior standing.Cognitive science holds that the human mind is inherently embodied andabstract concepts are largely metaphorical. This course will introduce thecognitive view of metaphor and how it plays a critical role in language andcognition in the cultural context. Also pursues a cross-linguistic andcross-cultural perspective on the study of languages as a window intocognition and culture. (Irreg.)G4813 Techniques of Teaching a Foreign Language. An overview of thebasic theoretical aspects which affect teaching and learning in foreignlanguage education. Analysis of current methods and materials, withemphasis on the development of appropriate skills to put those methodsinto practice. (F)G4823 Foreign Language in the Elementary School. Prerequisite: 4813;both courses may be taken concurrently. Special problems associated withteaching foreign languages in the elementary school; FLES and FLEX programs,immersion programs, content-based instruction; communicative teaching.4970 Seminar. 1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May berepeated with change of content; maximum credit six hours. Varied topicsin literature in English translation. (Irreg.)4993 Epics of India: Ramayana and Mahabarata . Prerequisite: juniorstanding. Reading of the two great epics of India. Special attention will bepaid to narrative structure and the role of the storyteller. The courseinvolves extensive weekly reading along with weekly writing assignmentsand a semester-long research project which students will publish on theinternet (no previous web publishing experience is required. (Sp) [IV-NW]G5063 Early Literary Criticism. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Anintroduction to the main critical ideas of the West, ranging from Plato toRousseau. Concepts like idealism, realism, nominalism, and materialismwill be discussed with substantial readings from Plato, Aristotle, Horace,Longinus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Immanuel Kant,and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. (F)G5073 Contemporary Literary Criticism. An introduction tocontemporary linguistic, psychoanalytic and sociological literary theory andcriticism. Readings and discussions will include questions of methodology andwill demonstrate how these methods can be applied to particular texts. (Sp)G5173 Introduction to Francophone Literature in Translation(Slashlisted with MLLL 4173). Prerequisite: graduate standing. Examinesthe literary, social, and political issues forefronted by the Francophoneliteratures of West Africa, the Caribbean and Polynesian Islands, Magreb(chiefly Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco), and Quebec. (Sp)G5910 Problems in Research. 2 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: permission ofinstructor. May be repeated with change of content; maximum credit fourshours. An individual course of intensive research with the area andproblem to be determined by the student and directing instructor. (Irreg.)G5920 Field Research in Foreign Education. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite:5833. Classroom oriented field research on the use of various methods ofteaching foreign language in the classroom. Possible topics include aspectsof language acquisition, evaluation, proficiency, communicative methodsin foreign language education. (F, Sp, Su)Music—AppliedThese courses take on the designator of the specific instrument or voice.2000 Freshman and/or Sophomore Secondary Piano, Violin, etc. 1 to 2hours. Prerequisite: permission of adviser and instructor. May be repeated;maximum credit toward B.F.A., B.M.A., B.M.E., and B.M. degrees, eighthours. For freshman and sophomore music students studying in asecondary (or minor) performance area. (F, Sp, Su)2010 Freshman and/or Sophomore Piano, Violin, etc., forNon-Performance Music Majors. 1 to 2 hours. Prerequisite: permission ofadviser and instructor. May be repeated; maximum credit toward theB.F.A., B.M.A., B.M.E., or B.M. degree, eight hours. For freshman andsophomore music students in the B.F.A., B.M.A., B.M.E., and B.M. (MusicHistory or Music Theory majors) degree programs who are studying in theirprincipal performance area. (F, Sp, Su)2020 Freshman and/or Sophomore Piano, Violin, etc., for PerformanceMajors. 2 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: permission of adviser and instructor.May be repeated; maximum credit toward the B.M. degree, eight hours.155 Course Descriptions