2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

provided that each course taken has a differentculture studied. Division of ContinuingEducation only. Perspectives integrated: GLOB,SPSY. Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s): (AN 2210or SO 2220) and junior status. (INTG)IS 4700 Psychology andLiterature3 creditsSee EN 4700 for course description.Perspectives integrated: LITY, SPSY. Springs.Prerequisite(s): junior status. (INTG)(INCO)LA – LatinThe Global Perspective (1986-2005 GeneralEducation requirement) is satisfied either bycompleting one of the following sequences:LA 1030 and LA 1040LA 2030 and LA 2040or by completing a departmental proficiencytest and one semester at the Intermediate IIlevel (LA 2040).LA 1030 Fundamentals ofLatin I4 creditsAn introduction to classical Latin languageand culture. Exact knowledge of grammaticalforms. Translations both from and into Latin.Latin roots in English. Sketches of Romanhistory. Students with no more than two yearsof high school Latin or no previous study ofLatin. Unscheduled. Corequisite(s): LA 1900.(GACO)LA 1040 Fundamentals ofLatin II4 creditsContinuation of LA 1030. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): LA 1030 or equivalent.Corequisite(s): LA 1900. (GACO)LA 1900 Fundamentals of Latin –Lab0 creditA self-directed lab. Students completeassignments in the Language LearningResource Center (Hyde 221). Unscheduled.Corequisite(s): LA 1030 or LA 1040.LA 2030 Intermediate Latin I 3 creditsContinuation of first year Latin; more advancedwork in classical Latin and literature. Readingsin prose and poetry. Translations. Sketches ofRoman history and esthetics. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): three or more years of highschool Latin, or one year of university first-yearLatin. (GACO)LA 2040 Intermediate Latin II 3 creditsContinuation of LA 2030. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): LA 2030 or equivalent.(GACO)LL – Language and LinguisticsLL 1180 Guided LanguagePractice I1–3 creditsAn opportunity for intensive language practicevia language laboratory, audio, video or DVDand/or conversation with instructor. Credit isbased on a contract designed by the instructorand the student. Can be taken for grade orPass/No Pass, in conjunction with or independentlyof a classroom course. Student chooseslanguage (French, German, Latin, Spanish orother language approved by the DepartmentChair). Repeatable for credit. Unscheduled.LL 2000 Introduction to Language andLinguistics3 creditsParticipants examine the nature of language,language systems and language in context.Topics include: the notion of the sign-both phonologicaland orthographic-and the interfacebetween semiotics and semantics, i.e., the wayin which signs are used to convey meaning;how individuals learn and use their first language,the influence of gender, ethnicity, age,social class and level of education on languageuse; written register (academic writing, e-mail,chatrooms, etc.); spoken register (peer-talk,family talk, slang, swearing, etc.); linguisticimperialism; ways in which language shapesand is shaped by society and individual identity;the implications of sociolinguistic theoryon the teaching of both first and second languages.Includes quantitative research andstudents are required to undertake originaldata collections and analysis. Falls and Springs.(QUAN)(QRCO)LL 2180 Guided LanguagePractice II1–3 creditsAn opportunity for intensive language practicevia language laboratory, audio, video or DVDand/or conversation with instructor. Credit isbased on a contract designed by the instructorand the student. Can be taken for grade orPass/No Pass, in conjunction with or independentlyof a classroom course. Student chooseslanguage (French, German, Latin, Spanish orother language approved by the DepartmentChair). Repeatable for credit. Unscheduled.LL 2400 Foreign LanguageProject1–3 creditsDesigned to allow students who study awayfrom the Plymouth campus an opportunity towork on a credit-bearing program in cooperationwith a Plymouth faculty person. Amongpossible projects: a diary in the target languageof activities during travel abroad or while workingwith a foreign language-speaking group;a group of reports in the target language ofintern work; a specific reading project connectingreading with sites visited, etc. Studentsarrange in advance the concept of the projectand select the level and credits based on lengthand complexity of the project. Prior consent ofthe Department. Unscheduled.LL 2810 The Study of Language 3 creditsParticipants examine the nature of language,language systems and language in context,including the notion of the sign – both phonologicaland orthographic – and the interfacebetween semiotics and semantics, i.e., the wayin which signs are used to convey meaning. Inexamining the various families of languagearound the world, looks specifically at the Indo-European languages, including English. Falls.(QUAN)(QRCO)LL 2820 Sociolinguistics: Language andSociety3 creditsExamines language and society. Explores howindividuals use language differently, dependingon gender, ethnicity, age, social class, levelof education, written register (e-mail, chatrooms,etc.), spoken register (peer-talk, familytalk, slang, swearing, etc.) and linguistic imperialism.Looks at the ways in which languageshapes and is shaped by society and individualidentity. Looks at the implications of sociolinguistictheory on the teaching of both first andsecond languages and the role of the Englishfor Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) specialistas an advocate for immigrant childrenand their families. Students are required toundertake some original data collection andanalysis. Springs. (QUAN)(QRCO)LL 2850 American SignLanguage I3 creditsSee SE 2850 for course description. Falls.LL 2860 American SignLanguage II 3 creditsSee SE 2860 for course description. Springs.Prerequisite(s): LL 2850 or SE 2850.LL 3100 The History and Structure of theEnglish Language 3 creditsParticipants examine the phonology, morphologyand syntax of English, the history ofEnglish and World Englishes. This is an introductionto the formal aspects of the Englishlanguage system. Briefly considers the relevanceof linguistic knowledge to teaching firstand second languages, when and how to teachgrammar and ways to integrate grammar intoa communicative curriculum. Falls.LL 3170 Seminar: Foreign Literatures inTranslation3 creditsForeign literature in translated form. Lecture,individualized study, reports in English. Nolanguage knowledge needed. Unscheduled.CoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 277