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Graduate Catalog

Foreign Languages and Literatures



Courses are offered in the following areas: African, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages (Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian/Malaysian, Japanese, Swahili, Southeast Asian Literature in Translation); Germanic, Romance, and Slavic Languages (Modern Languages Professional Courses, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish); Greek and Latin Languages (Greek, Latin). Master of Arts degree programs are offered in French and Spanish.


African, Asian, and Middle Eastern Languages

Arabic (ARAB) Courses

511 Elementary Arabic I (3-5)
Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; F; Y.

512 Elementary Arabic II (3-5)
Prereq: 511 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; W; Y.

513 Elementary Arabic III (3-5)
Prereq: 512 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; Sp; Y.

521 Intermediate Arabic I (3-5)
Prereq: 513 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; F; Y.

522 Intermediate Arabic II (3-5)
Prereq: 521 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; W; Y.

523 Intermediate Arabic III (3-5)
Prereq: 522 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; Sp; Y.

531 Advanced Arabic I (3-5)
Prereq: 523 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; F; Y.

532 Advanced Arabic II (3-5)
Prereq: 531 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; W; Y.

533 Advanced Arabic I (3-5)
Prereq: 532 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Arabic.
Burt; Sp; Y.


Chinese (CHIN) Courses

511 Elementary Chinese I (3-5)
Study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; F; Y.

512 Elementary Chinese II (3-5)
Prereq: 511 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; W; Y.

513 Elementary Chinese III (3-5)
Prereq: 512 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; Sp; Y.

521 Intermediate Chinese I (3-5)
Prereq: 513 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; F; Y.

522 Intermediate Chinese II (3-5)
Prereq: 521 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; W; Y.

523 Intermediate Chinese III (3-5)
Prereq: 522 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; Sp; Y.

531 Advanced Chinese I (3-5)
Prereq: 523 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; F; Y.

532 Advanced Chinese II (3-5)
Prereq: 531 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; W; Y.

533 Advanced Chinese III (3-5)
Prereq: 532 or equiv. Intensive study of spoken and written Mandarin.
Liu; Sp; Y.


Indonesian/Malaysian (INDO) Courses

511 Elementary Indonesian/Malaysian I (3-5)
Study of spoken and written Indonesian/Malaysian.
McGinn; F; Y.

512 Elementary Indonesian/Malaysian II (3-5)
Prereq: 511 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; W; Y.

513 Elementary Indonesian/Malaysian III (3-5)
Prereq: 512 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; Sp; Y.

521 Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian I (3-5)
Prereq: 513 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; F; Y.

522 Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian II (3-5)
Prereq: 521 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; W; Y.

523 Intermediate Indonesian/Malaysian III (3-5)
Prereq: 522 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; Sp; Y.

531 Advanced Indonesian/Malaysian I (3-5)
Prereq: 523 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; F; Y.

532 Advanced Indonesian/Malaysian II (3-5)
Prereq: 531 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; W; Y.

533 Advanced Indonesian/Malaysian III (3-5)
Prereq: 532 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Indonesian/ Malaysian.
McGinn; Sp; Y.

599 Special Studies (1-3)
Prereq: perm. Individual study of selected Southeast Asian topics.
McGinn; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.


Japanese (JAPN) Courses

511 Elementary Japanese I (3-5)
Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; F; Y.

512 Elementary Japanese II (3-5)
Prereq: 511 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; W; Y.

513 Elementary Japanese III (3-5)
Prereq: 512 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; Sp; Y.

521 Intermediate Japanese I (3-5)
Prereq: 513 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto: F; Y.

522 Intermediate Japanese II (3-5)
Prereq: 521 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; W; Y.

523 Intermediate Japanese III (3-5)
Prereq: 522 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; Sp; Y.

531 Advanced Japanese I (3-5)
Prereq: 523 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; F; Y.

532 Advanced Japanese II (3-5)
Prereq: 531 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; W; Y.

533 Advanced Japanese III (3-5)
Prereq: 532 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Japanese.
Miyamoto; Sp; Y.


Swahili (SWAH) Courses

511 Elementary Swahili I (3-5)
Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; F; Y.

512 Elementary Swahili II (3-5)
Prereq: 511 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; W; Y.

513 Elementary Swahili III (3-5)
Prereq: 512 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; Sp; Y.

521 Intermediate Swahili I (3-5)
Prereq: 513 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; F; Y.

522 Intermediate Swahili II (3-5)
Prereq: 521 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; W; Y.

523 Intermediate Swahili III (3-5)
Prereq: 522 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; Sp; Y.

531 Advanced Swahili I (3-5)
Prereq: 523 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; F; Y.

532 Advanced Swahili II (3-5)
Prereq: 531 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; W; Y.

533 Advanced Swahili III (3-5)
Prereq: 532 or equiv. Study of spoken and written Swahili.
Amoako; Sp; Y.


Southeast Asian Literature in Translation (INDO) Courses

540 Traditional Literature of Southeast Asia (3)
Survey of traditional literature of Southeast Asia in translation.
McGinn; W; Y.

545 Modern Literature of Southeast Asia (3)
Survey of modern literature of Southeast Asia in translation.
McGinn; Sp; Y.


Germanic, Romance, and Slavic Languages

Modern Languages (ML) Courses

510 Supervised Practice and Research in Language Laboratory (4)
For graduate students in teaching English as a foreign language, modern foreign language graduate associates, graduate teaching associates in linguistics, graduate education students, and teachers in secondary schools and colleges.

535 Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary School (4)
Readings and discussions of the cognitive development of children and second-language acquisition provide the basis for practical class work. Students design units and prepare learning activities to present in class. Lab experience includes 20 hours observation and participation on the elementary school level.

545 Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages (4)
Problems confronting students on level of instruction (elementary school, secondary school, college) at which they teach or plan to teach.

590 Special Topics (1-15, max 15)
Special graduate-level projects in various areas of modern foreign language study (literature, civilization, language development, and language technology) for graduate students with insufficient foreign language proficiency to participate in MLD graduate-level courses offered in the target languages. This course is not intended as a substitute for the 511-512-513 sequences in French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. (Credit does not count toward M.A. in French or Spanish.)

German (GER) Courses

511 German for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)

512 German for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.

513 German for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.

525 Studies in 19th Century German Literature (5)

526 Studies in 19th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 525.

527 Studies in 19th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 525 and 526.

529 Studies in 20th Century German Literature (5)

530 Studies in 20th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 529.

531 Studies in 20th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 529 and 530.

533 German Lyric Poetry (5)
Interpretative and critical study of German lyric poetry.

539 Grammatical Structure (5)
Selected problems in analysis and classroom presentation of German morphology and syntax.

541 Stylistics (5)
Advanced writing and stylistic analysis. Practice in variety of nonfiction prose techniques.

553 Studies in 18th Century German Literature (5)
Major works of Lessing, Schiller, and Goethe.

554 Studies in 18th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 553. See 553 for description.

555 Studies in 18th Century German Literature (5)
Continuation of 553 and 554. See 553 for description.

559 German Culture and Civilization (5)
Cultural and political development of Germany from its beginning to the demise of Holy Roman Empire of German Nation.

560 German Culture and Civilization (5)
Cultural and political development of Germany in 19th and 20th centuries.

561 Graduate Study in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland (as recommended by dept)
Research project must be approved in advance.

562 Graduate Study in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland (as recommended by dept)
Continuation of 561. See 561 for description.

563 Graduate Study in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland (as recommended by dept)
Continuation of 561 and 562. See 561 for description.

602 Seminar (5, max 10)
Topics to be announced. May be repeated when subject changes.

603 Seminar (5, max 10)
Continuation of 602. See 602 for description.

698 Independent Study in German (1-4, max 4)
Supervised reading on a specific topic.


Italian (ITAL) Courses

511 Italian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)

512 Italian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.

513 Italian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.

561 Graduate Study in Italy (as recommended by dept)
For study either in Ohio University's Summer Program in Italy or at accredited Italian university during academic year. Highly qualified student may go to Italy to complete research for graduate paper. Paper must be presented to departmental graduate committee by end of quarter following study in Italy.

562 Graduate Study in Italy (as recommended by dept)
Continuation of 561. See 561 for description.

563 Graduate Study in Italy (as recommended by dept)
Continuation of 561 and 562. See 561 for description.


Russian (RUS) Courses

511 Russian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)

512 Russian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.

513 Russian for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.

698 Independent Study in Russian (1-4, max 4)
For students who have established superior records and who have exceptional or native fluency in Russian.


Greek and Latin Languages

Faculty


Classical Languages (CLNG) Courses

598 Independent Study in Classical Literature (1-5, max 10)
Supervised reading on a specific topic.


Greek (GK) Courses

501 Beginning Greek (3-5)
Grammar, vocabulary, and reading of ancient Greek. Introduction to Ionic, Attic, and Koine (New Testament) dialects.

502 Beginning Greek (3-5)
Prereq: 501 or equiv. Continuation of 501. See 501 for description.

503 Beginning Greek (3-5)
Prereq: 502 or equiv. Continuation of 501-502. See 501 for description.

504 Greek Prose and Poetry (3-5)
Prereq: 1st yr Greek. Review of language principles. Readings adapted to needs and interests.

505 Greek Prose and Poetry (3-5)
Prereq: 504. Continuation of 504. See 504 for description.

506 Greek Prose and Poetry (3-5)
Prereq: 505. Continuation of 504-505. See 504 for description.

511 Greek Epic Poets (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from Homer and Hesiod.

512 Greek Tragedy (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and/or Euripides.

513 Readings in Greek Intellectual History (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from Plato, Thucydides, and/or the Sophists.

514 Greek Historians (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from Herodotus and Thucydides.

515 Greek Comedy (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from Aristophanes.

516 The Greek New Testament and the Milieu of Early Christianity (3-5)
Prereq: 506 or equiv. Readings in Greek from the New Testament, the early Greek fathers, and/or non-Christian writers of interest for the study of early Christianity.

598 Independent Study in Greek (1-5, max 10)
Supervised reading in Greek on a specific topic.


Latin (LAT) Courses

The prerequisite for a graduate minor in Latin is 18 hours of Latin above two high school units.

501 Latin for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Preparation for reading knowledge examination required by certain departments for master's and Ph.D. degrees. (Credit does not count toward degree.)

502 Latin for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 501. See 501 for description.

503 Latin for Graduate Reading Requirement (3-5)
Continuation of 501 and 502. See 501 for description.

511 Studies in Latin Literature of the Republic (3-5)
Extensive reading or study of special topics in period.

512 Studies in Latin Literature of the Republic (3-5)
Continuation of 511. See 511 for description.

513 Studies in Latin Literature of the Republic (3-5)
Continuation of 511 and 512. See 511 for description.

515 Studies in Latin Literature of the Early Empire (3-5)
Extensive reading or study of special topics in period.

516 Studies in Latin Literature of the Early Empire (3-5)
Continuation of 515. See 515 for description.

517 Studies in Latin Literature of the Early Empire (3-5)
Continuation of 515 and 516. See 515 for description.

519 Graduate Reading in Latin Literature (3-5)
Reading and essays to complement undergraduate work in Latin.

520 Graduate Reading in Latin Literature (3-5)
Continuation of 519. See 519 for description.

521 Graduate Reading in Latin Literature (3-5)
Continuation of 519 and 520. See 519 for description.

533 Special Work in Latin Syntax (3-5)
Development of style in writing Latin prose.

540 Special Problems in Latin (2-6, max 12)
Investigation of selected phases of classical study.



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