Language and Culture
Courses 2009-2010
Arabic Chinese European Studies German Hindi Latin Persian
Sanskrit Spanish
“Destinations I” by Pietro Adamo
Current as of Dec. 8, 2009
Department of Language Studies
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE
STUDIES
Room 235, North Building
Acting Chair, Language Studies
Michel Lord
Room 237, North Building
905-828-5292
michel.lord@utoronto.ca
Academic Counsellor
Rosa Ciantar
Room 235, North Building
905-828-3725
rosa.ciantar@utoronto.ca
Departmental Assistant and Special
Projects Coordinator
Belinda Grayburn
Room 235, North Building
905-569-4321
belinda.grayburn@utoronto.ca
Course Advisor for German Studies
Professor Stefan Soldovieri
Room 270, North Bldg.
905-828-5284
stefan.soldovieri@utoronto.ca
Advisor for Languages Courses (non- degree)
Professor Azita Taleghani
Room 261B, North Bldg.
905-569-4575
azita.taleghani@utoronto.ca
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES
TIMETABLE 2009-2010
NB: Please note that there are no corresponding programs of
study in the Department of Language Studies for the courses
listed.
Course #
Course title
Section
Time
Instructor
ARA212Y5Y
Elementary Arabic
L0101
M/W 10-12
ShehadiMishaiel
ARA312Y5Y
Intermediate
Arabic
L0101
T/TH 111
El Tahry /.
Shalaby
CHI100Y5Y
Modern Standard
Chinese I
L0101
T/TH 911
Chen
CHI101Y5Y
Modern Chinese I
L0101
T/TH 1-3
Chen
FGI200Y5Y
Europe: NationState to
Supranational
Union
L0101
M/W 1-2
Hatton
TUT0101
TUT0201
M 2-3
W 2-3
Hatton
Hatton
GER100Y5Y
Intro German I
L0101
L0201
L0301
M/W/F 9-10
M/W/F 1011
M/W/F 1-2
Schafer
GER101H5S
Intro German I:
Continuation
L0101
M/W/F 12
Schafer
GER150H5S
German Cultural
Studies
L0101
W 3-5
Euchner
GER200Y5Y
Intro German II
L0101
M/W/F 121
Euchner
GER300Y5Y
Intermediate
German I
L0101
T 12-1
TH 12-2
Dittrich
GER330H5S
Topics in German
L0101
M 2-4
Euchner
Cultural Studies
GER354H5F
Topics in German
Cinema Studies
L0101
TH 2-4
Jamal
GER490H5F
GER490H5S
Independent Study
L0101
TBA
TBA
HIN212Y5Y
Introduction to
Hindi
L0101
T/TH 122
LAT100Y5Y
Introductory Latin
L0101
T/TH 1-3
Gearey
PRS210H5F
Elementary
Persian I
L0101
W/F 1-3
Taleghani
PRS211H5S
Elementary
Persian II
L0101
W/F 1-3
Taleghani
SAN291Y5Y
Introductory
Sanskrit
L0101
T/TH 3-5
Tatelman
SPA100Y5Y
Spanish for
Beginners
L0101
T/TH 6-8
pm
VictorianoMartinez
SPA220Y5Y
Intermediate
Spanish
L0101
M 10-12
W 10-11
VictorianoMartinez
Cont.
Deep
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ARA212Y5 Elementary Arabic
Introduction to the grammar and basic vocabulary of standard or
literary Arabic, the one language written and read, and also spoken
throughout the Arab world. [72L, 24P]
Exclusion: ARA210H5, ARA211H5, NMC210Y1/NML210Y1 or
higher/Native users.
ARA312Y5 Intermediate Arabic
Begins with a review of basic grammar and proceeds with the reading
of simple, connected prose passages that typify normal patterns of
Arabic syntax. More literary and idiomatic passages are introduced
gradually. [72L, 24P]
Exclusion: Native users/NMC310Y1/NML310Y1
Prerequisite: ARA211H5/ARA212Y5
CHI100Y5 Modern Standard Chinese I
Intended for students with no or minimal background in any Chinese
dialect, this course is an introduction to Modern Standard Chinese as
a foreign/second language in listening, speaking, reading, writing
and translation. Minimum of 550 Chinese characters will be covered.
[72L, 24P]
Exclusion: CHI101Y5/EAS100Y1/EAS101Y1 or higher
CHI101Y5 Modern Chinese I for Students with Prior Background
Designed for students who can speak and understand elementary
Chinese of any dialect because of family backgrounds but have not
studied pinyin, nor read and write enough to take a second-year
course. Minimum of 700 single Chinese characters will be covered.
[72L, 24P]
Exclusion: CHI100Y5, EAS101Y1, EAS100Y1
FGI200Y5 Europe: Nation- State to Supranational Union
An analysis of the development of European political regimes since
1789. This course identifies the decisive forces and factors affecting
the operation of constitutions and institutions within the countries
which came to form the European Union: nationalism,
multinationalism, internationalism and supranationalism. [48L, 24T]
Exclusion: HIS241H5, 242H5, EUR200Y5
For Distribution Requirement purposes this is a Humanities or a
Social Science course.
GER100Y5 Introductory German I
An intensive language course for students with no previous
knowledge of German. Practice in comprehension, reading, writing
and speaking. This is a language course. [72L]
Exclusion: Grade 12(U) German (LWG4U/LWA4U), or equivalent/
GER101H5
GER101H5 Introductory German I: Continuation
An intensive language course for students who have studied German,
but who have not quite attained OAC level. Practice in
comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is the
spring term of GER100Y5. This is a language course. [36L]
Exclusion: Grade 12(U) German (LWG4U/LWA4U), or equivalent
/GER100Y5
GER150H5 German Cultural Studies I
How did Germany come to be a political and economic powerhouse in
the European Union? Does cultural and intellectual life in
contemporary Germany reflect both eastern and western traditions?
How can we define this "Germany" today, as it becomes increasingly
multicultural? These and other broad questions are examined in their
cultural, social and intellectual history from the Middle Ages to the
present. This course is taught in English and is open to all students.
[24L]
GER200Y5 Introductory German II
Continuation of work done in GER100Y5/101H5. Expansion of
grammar and vocabulary, practice in comprehension, translation,
composition, and conversation. This is a language course. [72L]
Exclusion: GER200H1/201H1, 202Y5
Prerequisite: Grade 12(U) German, (LWG4U/LWA4U) or equivalent/
GER100Y5/ 101H5
This course is not open to fluent speakers of German.
GER300Y5 Intermediate German I
(Formerly GER301H5)
German at the intermediate level: extension of vocabulary, specific
problems of grammar, practice in translation, essay-writing, reading
and conversation. Students taking this course and intending to major
in German must take the equivalent of a full literature course
(GER325H5/329H5/335H5/ 355H5) as well. The Department reserves
the right to place students in the appropriate course in the series
GER200Y5, 300Y5, 400Y5. This is a language course. [72L]
Exclusion: GER300H5, 301H5
Prerequisite: GER200Y5/201H1/202Y5
GER330H5 Topics in German Cultural Studies
This course covers various topics in the culture of German-speaking
countries. Such topics may include Berlin, Weimar culture, unification
and the politics of memory in postwar Germany. This course may be
repeated for credit with new content. [24L]
Prerequisite: GER204H5, GER205H5
Recommended Preparation: GER150H5
GER354H5 Topics in German Cinema Studies
This course will cover various topics that may include genre studies,
a period focus (Weimar, New German Cinema, Nazi Cinema, GDR
Cinema), directors (Fritz Lang, Wim Wenders), or themes
(transnational cinema, cinema and the city, film and history, film and
literature, etc.). This course may be repeated for credit with different
content. It counts toward the Minor in Cinema Studies. Knowledge of
German is not required. [24L, 24P - includes screening of films]
Exclusion: GER351H5,352H5
Recommended Preparation: GER353H5
GER490H5 Independent Study
An independent research paper or scholarly project supervised by a
member of staff on a literary or cultural topic. Students must submit
a written proposal that includes a provisional project or paper title,
plan of study and preliminary bibliography. Open only to students in
their fourth year of study.
Prerequisite: Written permission of the instructor and of the
Department to be obtained by May 1st for the Fall Session; by
November 1st for the Winter Session.
HIN212Y5 Introduction to Hindi
Intensive introduction to phonology, grammar, syntax of the modern
Hindi language; emphasis on basic writing and reading. [72L, 24P]
Exclusion: NEW212Y1or higher/SAS 202Y1 or higher/Native users
LAT100Y5 Introductory Latin
An intensive introduction to Latin for students who have no
knowledge of the language. This course will aid in the preparation for
the reading of Latin literature. [72L, 24P]
Exclusion: LAT150H5, LAT151H5, LAT100Y1, LAT101H1, LAT102H1.
Students who have studied Latin previously must obtain permission
from the Department of Language Studies before enrolling.
PRS210H5 Elementary Persian I
The fundamentals of modern standard Persian grammar, with
emphasis on attaining fluency in reading and writing simple texts.
Also serves as a basis for classical Persian. [48L]
Exclusion: NML260Y1/Native users
PRS211H5 Elementary Persian II
Continuation of the study of Persian; preparation for the reading of
Persian literature. [48L]
Exclusion: Native users
Prerequisite: PRS210H5
SAN291Y5 Introductory Sanskrit
This introductory course looks at mastering the reading and writing
of the Devanagari script and studying the grammar of the classical
Sanskrit language. There will be close analytical reading of simple
Sanskrit texts, which are used to reinforce the grammatical study
done in the first half of this course. The aim is to bring students to
the point where they are comfortably able, with the help of a
dictionary, to read simple, narrative Sanskrit. Texts in Sanskrit. [72L,
24P]
Exclusion: SAN390H5, SAN391H5, RLG260Y1
SPA100Y5 Spanish for Beginners
Introduction to the Spanish language for beginning students;
overview of basic grammatical structures, development of vocabulary
and oral and written expression. [72L, 24P]
Exclusion: SPA100Y1/Grade 12 Spanish or equivalent knowledge of
Spanish
SPA220Y5 Intermediate Spanish
Intermediate Spanish for non-natives. Intensive grammar review of
the structures of Spanish integrated with an introduction to reading
authentic Spanish material, with practice designed to build
vocabulary and to improve oral and written expression. [48L, 24P]
Exclusion: SPA220Y1, SPA319Y1 or higher
Prerequisite: OAC/Grade 12 U Spanish/SPA100Y1/SPA100Y5
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