DESCRIPTIONS


SSA 3730 Language in African Society. F, S.
 Credits: 3
The role of language (European and African) in the
development of African societies. Language and
nation building. (S)
SSA 4750 The Structure of an African Language. F, S.
 Credits: 3; May be repeated with a change in the lan-
guage presented.
The structure of one of the following four: Akan, Ga,
Swahili, Yoruba.
SSA 4905 Individual Work. F, S, SS.
 Credits: I to 5; Prereq: Permission of the Department.
SST 4110 African Folktales. F, S.
 Credits: 3
A comparative study of Sub-Saharan African folktales.
Their typology, classification, structure, and content.
Their symbolism and aesthetics. The impact of mod-
ern cultural settings and modem media on the African
folktale.
Arabic Language and Literature
ARA 1120 Beginning Arabic 1. F.
 Credits: 5 (1)
 ARA 1121 Beginning Arabic 2. S.
 Credits: 5; Prereq: ARA 1120 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (1)
 ARA 2201 Second-Year Arabic 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 1121 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 ARA 2202 Second-Year Arabic 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 2201 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (1)
 ARA 3130 Arabic Literary Heritage 1. F.
 Credits: 3; May be repeated with a change in content.
 A survey of classical Arabic literature in translation.
 The course covers pre-Islamic poetry, and early
 Islamic poetry, Omayyad, Abbasid, and Andalusian
 literatures. All readings in English. (L)
 ARA 3131 Arabic Literary Heritage 2. S.
 Credits: 3
 A survey of modern Arabic literature in translation.
 The course covers the Arab literary renaissance, influ-
 ence of western culture, new literary genres, Maghribi
 literature, and the 20th century. All readings in
 English. (L)
 ARA 3240 Third-Year Arabic 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 2202 (grade of C or better or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 ARA 3241 Third-Year Arabic 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 3440 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 ARA 3500 Arabic Culture. F, SS.
 Credits: 3
 An introduction to Arabic culture with special refer-
 ence to art, literature, religion, and society. Emphasis
 on Arab contributions to philosophy, medicine, math-
 ematics, and architecture. All readings in English. (I)
 ARA 3510 The Arab Woman. F, S.
 Credits: 3
 This course examines the role and status of Arab
 women in their respective societies. The course will
 examine the internal dynamic of Arab culture which
 influences the role of an Arab woman. (I)
 ARA 352Q The Maghrib and Its Peoples. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: None
 A comparative cultural survey of Algeria, Libya,
 Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia, collectively known
 as the Maghrib. (I)
 ARA 3840 History of the Arabic Language and
 Linguistics. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 1121 or the equivalent.
 This course will trace the evolution of Arabic Linguistic
 theory by looking at the influence of Greek philosophy


and Islam. The evolution of Arabic as a language will be
studied from the points of view of its Semitic origin, and
the evolution of the vernaculars.
ARA 4400 Advanced Arabic Conversation and
Composition 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 3241 or the equivalent.
This course is designed to bring the student to an
advanced level in the speaking, hearing, reading, and
writing of spoken, mass communication, and literary
Arabic.
ARA 4401 Advanced Arabic Conversation and
Composition 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 4420 or equivalent.
This course is an advanced continuation of ARA 4400.
ARA 4403 Conversation and Comprehension Skills in
an Arabic Dialect S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 4420 or 4421, or consent of
 instructor. May be repeated with a different dialect as the
 target.
 This course aims at giving the student an opportunity
 and experience in conversing through the medium of a
 selected Arabic dialect.
 ARA 4420 Arabic Through the Texts. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Permission of the Instructor.
 This course is intended for advanced students of
 Arabic. Its purpose is to teach the more complex
 grammar, idiomatic expressions, and sophisticated
 stylistic forms of the language.
 ARA 4550 Arabic Folklore. S.
 Credits: 3
 A comparative survey of Arabic folklore through the
 Middle East and North Africa. Berber folklore of the
 Maghrib is also covered.
 ARA 4820 The Structure of an Arabic Dialect.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 4850 or consent of instructor.
 This course may be repeated once with a different dialect as the
 target.
 This course will focus on a contrastive analysis of the
 dialect selected and standard Arabic in the areas of
 morphology and syntax.
 ARA 4850 The Structure of Standard Arabic. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: ARA 1121 or the equivalent or LIN
 3010.
 Insight into the major properties of the Arabic language
 in the areas of syntax, morphology, and sociolinguistics.

 Chinese Language
 CHI1120 Beginning Chinese 1. F.
 Credits: 5 (1)
 CHI1121 Beginning Chinese 2. S.
 Credits: 5; Prereq: CHI 1120 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 CHI 2201 Second-Year Chinese 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 1121 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 CHI 2202 Second-Year Chinese 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 2201 (grade of C or better, or
 S), or the equivalent. (I)
 CHI 2220L Second-Year Chinese Conversation Lab 1.
 F.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: CHI 1121 or the equivalent.
 This course is designed to supplement CHI 2201 to
 provide students the opportunity for improving their
 fluency in the grammar patterns of spoken Chinese.
 Required of East Asian Lang. & Lit. majors in the
 Chinese track.
 CHI 2221L Second-Year Chinese Conversation Lab 2.
 F.
 Credits: 2; Prereq: CHI 2201 or the equivalent.
 This course is a continuation of CHI 2220L. Required for
 majors, optional for others.


CHI 3410 Third-Year Chinese 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 2202 (grade of C or better, or
S), or the equivalent. (I)
CHI3411 Third-Year Chinese 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 3410 (grade of C or better, or
S), or the equivalent. (I)
CHI3500 Chinese Culture. F.
 Credits: 3
An introduction to Chinese culture with emphasis on
its philosophy, language, society, art and people as a
whole. All readings in English. (I)
CHI4340 Reading and Writing in Chinese for Native
or Near Native Speakers. 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: Speaking proficiency in one
Chinese dialect.
Intended for students who speak a Chinese dialect
and who desire to acquire reading proficiency.
Emphasis is on recognition of written characters and
reading at an accelerated pace.
CHI4341 Speaking and Writing in Chinese for
Native or Near Native Speakers 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 4001 or permission of instructor.
 CHI4850 Structure of Chinese. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI 1121, or UN 3010, or consent
 of instructor.
 An introduction to phonological, grammatical, and
 discourse structures of Mandarin Chinese, with an
 emphasis on its contrastive aspects with English.

 Chinese Literature in Translation

 CHT 3110 Chinese Literary Heritage. S.
 Credits: 3
 An introduction to pre-modern Chinese literature in
 translation. Topics to be chosen from classical poetry,
 short stories, novels, and drama. Emphasis is on the
 interplay between orthodox values and the folk tradi-
 tion. All readings in English. (L)
 CHT 3124 Modem Chinese Fiction in Translation. F.
 Credits: 3
 A survey of modern Chinese fiction in translation.
 Samples are from the early 20th Century through the
 contemporary era, and include writers of the early
 Republic, the P.R.C., and Taiwan. Focus is on fiction
 as a vehicle for social change. All readings in English.
 (L)

 Chinese Literature

 CHW 4130 Readings in Chinese Literature. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: CHI3410 or the equivalent.
 The course introduces the advanced language student
 to a sampling of Chinese writers who were active dur-
 ing 1920-1940, a period of tremendous social change
 that brought about the development of modern ver-
 nacular genres. All readings in Chinese.

 Modem Hebrew Language

 A Placement Test will be given during the first class
 meeting.
 HBR 1120 Beginning Modem Hebrew 1. F.
 Credits: 5 (1)
 HBR 1121 Beginning Modem Hebrew 2. S.
 Credits: 5; Prereq: HBR 1120 (grade of C or better, or
 S) or the equivalent. (I)
 HBR 2280 Second-Year Modem Hebrew 1. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 1121 (grade of C or better, or
 S) or the equivalent. (I)
 HBR 2201 Second-Year Modem Hebrew 2. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 2200 (grade of C or better, or
 S) or the equivalent. (I)
 HBR 3213 The Israeli Cinema.
 Credits: 3


tt Grading is on S-U basis only.