AFRICAN AND ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES History and criticism of the Israeli film from the early 1950's to the present. The course will survey through readings, lectures, discussions, and film screenings the emergence of the Israeli cinema as an independent art form. All films will have English subtitles. (I) HBR 3410 Third-Year Modem Hebrew 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 2201 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) HBR 3411 Third-Year Modem Hebrew 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 3410 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) HBR 3530 The Hebrew Language in Jewish Life. S. Credits: 3 Description of Hebrew as a cohesive factor in Jewish communities around the world, from ancient times until the present. (I) HBR 4420 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 3410 or equivalent or consent of instructor. The aim of this course is for students to gain advanced proficiency in the three major styles of Israeli Hebrew-everyday spoken Hebrew, mass communi- cation Hebrew, literary Hebrew. The course will meet 4 times a week. HBR 4421 Advanced Hebrew Conversation and Composition 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 4300 or equivalent. This course is an advanced continuation of HBR 4300. It will meet 4 times a week. HBR 4850 The Structure of Modem Hebrew. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 1121, or LIN 3010, or con- sent of instructor. The history of Hebrew; survey of the major features of the Hebrew sound system; word formation and sen- tence structure; the (controlled) growth of Hebrew vocabulary; learning Hebrew as a second language. Modem Hebrew Literature in Translation HBT 3110 Israeli Literature in Translation. S. Credits: 3 Readings in Israeli fiction from the 1940s to the 1970s. Topics include stories of childhood, war, the kibbutz, images of the Arab, women, the Holocaust, nostalgia, and social change. (L) HBT 3200 Introduction to Modem Hebrew Literature 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: Two years of college Hebrew or the equivalent. Readings in modern Hebrew literary texts, both short fiction and poetry, geared to the third-year level stu- dent. A study of the literature is emphasized though some language work is done to aid reading compre- hension. Texts are in Hebrew; language of instruction is Hebrew. HBT 3210 Introduction to Modem Hebrew Literature 2. Credits: 3; Prereq: Two years of college Hebrew or the equivalent; Coreq: none. This course is a continuation of HBT 3200. A variety of Hebrew texts, both fiction and poetry, are presented. The selections are more contemporary and include recently published stories and poems taken from cur- rent Israeli literary periodicals. Language of instruc- tion is Hebrew. HBR 4800 Translating Hebrew Texts. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 2201 or the equivalent. The creative art of translating Hebrew poems and short stories into English. Introduction to theories of translation; instruction in the practical skill of transla- tion. Hebrew texts are studied for diction, tone and style, then translated. ft Grading is oA S-U basis only. HEB 4905 Individual Work. F, S. Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: Permission of the department. Hebrew Literature HEB 4140 Readings in Classical Hebrew Literature. F,S Credits: 3: Prereq: HBR 2201 or consent of instructor. The aim of this course is to teach students the neces- sary skills for reading literary texts of earlier periods of Hebrew Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, and Medieval Hebrew. HMW 4202 Reading in Modem Hebrew Literature 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: HBR 3411 or consent of instructor. The course will cover the following major topics: modern Hebrew fiction, the Palmach generation (gen- eration of 1948), from the Palmach generation to the generation of the state, and fiction of the 70's and 80's. HMW 4203 Reading in Modem Hebrew Literature 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: HMW4202. The course will cover the following major topics: Modem Hebrew poetry, the Alterman and Shlonsky generation, poetry of the 50's and 60's, and poetry of the 70's and 80's. Japanese Language JPN 1120 Beginning Japanese 1. F. Credits: 5 (1) JPN 1121 Beginning Japanese 2. S. Credits: 5; Prereq: JPN 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) JPN 2201 Second-Year Japanese 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) JPN 2202 Second-Year Japanese 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 2201 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) JPN 2222L Second-Year Japanese Reading and Conversation Lab 1. F. Credits: 2; Prereq: JPN 1121 or equivalent. Coreq: JPN 2201 only for majors and those who opt for a more intensive second-year. This course is meant to supplement JPN 2201 to pro- vide students with the opportunity for increased exposure to both the written and spoken language. JPN 2223L Second-Year Japanese Reading and Conversation Lab 2. S. Credits: 2; Prereq: JPN 2201. Coreq: JPN 2202 only for majors and those who opt for a more intensive second- year. JPN 3400 Third-Year Japanese 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 2202 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) JPN 3401 Third-Year Japanese 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 3400 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I) JPN 3500 Japanese Culture. S. Credits: 3 An introduction to Japanese culture with emphasis on tracing the origin and development of important aspects of Japanese literature, art, religion, and soci- ety. All readings in English. (I) JPN 4850 Structure of Japanese. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 1121, or LIN 3010, or consent of instructor. Linguistic analysis of modern standard Japanese. Topics covered include phonology, morphology, syn- tax, semantics, and writing. Readings and discussions in English. Japanese Literature in Translation JPT 3100 Japanese Literary Heritage. F. Credits: 3 An investigation of literary texts from the eighth through the seventeenth-centuries presented within the framework of Western literary and feminist criti- cism. (L) JPT 3120 Modem Japanese Fiction in Translation. S. Credits: 3 A critical examination of texts from the eighteenth- century to the present analyzed with the aid of Western literary and feminist criticism. (L) JPT 3130 Japanese Women Writers: The Classical Period. F. Credits: 3 A critical investigation of the vernacular masterpieces written by women of the Heian (794-1185) and Kamakura periods (1185-1333) explored from a femi- nist literary perspective. (L) JPT 3140 Japanese Women Writers. S. Credits: 3 An exploration of selected texts by modern women writers supported by readings on feminist literary criticism. (L) JPT 3150 WAKA: Traditional Japanese Poetry. Credits: 3 An historical survey of poetry beginning with the clas- sical period and ending with contemporary examples analyzed with the incorporation of gender issues within poetics. (L) Japanese Literature JPW 4120 Bungo: Advanced Readings in Literary Japanese. Credits: 3 An introduction to reading classical Japanese litera- ture in the original aided by current Japanese scholar- ship and commentaries by noted specialists. JPW 4130 Readings in Japanese Literature. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: JPN 3400 or the equivalent. A fourth-year language course based on literary texts, incorporating advanced reading skills and the analy- sis of literature in the original. Shona Language SHO 1120 Beginning Shona 1. F. Credits: 5 (I) SHO 1121 Beginning Shona 2. S. Credits: 5; Prereq: SHO 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (1) SHO 2201 Second-Year Shona 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: : SHO 1121 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (1) SHO 2202 Second-Year Shona 2. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SHO 2201 (grade of C or better, or S) or the equivalent. (I) Swahili Language SWA 1120 Beginning Swahili 1. F. Credits: 5 () SWA 1121 Beginning Swahili 2. S. Credits: 5; Prereq: SWA 1120 (grade of C or better, or S), or the equivalent. (I)