Language Program Course Descriptions
2011-12 General Catalog
Language Program
218 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu
Lower-Division Courses
80D. Italian Culture Through Cinema. S
Film is used as a medium through which images of Italians and their culture are disseminated, perpetuated, and crystallized. Whether these representations offer historical perspectives or stereotypes, they are important documents for the study of Italian culture, society, history, and politics. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Italian 106. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): CC, T4-Humanities and Arts.) G. Centineo
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
109. Japanese Language, Culture, and Society. F
Examines the social and cultural aspects of the Japanese language. Topics include language planning; writing-system reform; standard Japanese; regional variation; honorifics; gender norms and practices; age variation; communication styles; loanwords and English; and minority languages and their speakers. (Formerly Japanese 110.) Prerequisite(s): Japanese 6, or consent of instructor. Enrollment limited to 25. S. Okamoto
150. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. S
Taught in Spanish. Students learn the major properties of the Spanish language from a linguistics perspective. Topics covered include: phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax. Prerequisite(s): Linguistics 111 or Linguistics 112; and Spanish 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63. Enrollment limited to 30. E. Zyzik
151. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Varieties of Spanish. W
Taught in Spanish. Explores the linguistic variety of the Spanish language in the Iberian Peninsula, the former Spanish colonies, and the Americas from a descriptive, synchronic perspective. Issues of languages in contact, variation in speech communities, and bilingualism are also introduced. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6, Spanish 56, Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63, or a score of 70 on the Spanish Placement Exam. Enrollment limited to 30. M. Gonzalez Pagani
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
201. Second Language Teaching. S
Helps novice instructors learn about the theory and practice of language teaching and learning. Focuses on current methods used in communicatively oriented classrooms. Topics include: listening comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and testing/assessment. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 20. E. Zyzik
210. Oral Communication in the U.S. Classroom: Strategies for International T.A.s (2 credits). F
Seminar for international graduate students who speak English as a second or foreign language. Focuses on oral competency and serves to qualify students as graduate teaching assistants in UCSC classrooms or laboratories. Enrollment restricted to international graduate students; language assessment administered by the Graduate Division. The Staff
Revised: 8/13/12
