FORL-FOREIGN LANGUAGE - 2005-07 Catalog
Modern Languages & Literatures Department

FORL 101, 102, 103 Foreign Language I, II, III (4) (4) (4)

Organized group instruction arranged for students who wish to acquire basic skill in a foreign language indicated by subtitle. Laboratory drill required. Language taught in its cultural context. To be taken in numerical sequence. 3 lectures, 1 activity.

FORL 121, 122 Intermediate Foreign Language I, II (4) (4)

Review of grammar in a foreign language. Practice in writing, speaking and listening and oral expression within a cultural context. To be taken in numerical sequence. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: FORL 103 or consent of instructor.

FORL 200 Special Problems for Undergraduates (1)

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at the lower division level. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

FORL 210 Introduction to Research Methods and Literary Criticism (4)

Methods and techniques of doing research. Critical thinking and library research in languages other than English. Introduction to the most important philosophical and theoretical schools of thought, as seen and applied in academic research. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: GE A1.

FORL 400 Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1–2)

Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 8 units. Prerequisite: Consent of department head.

FORL 460 Senior Project (4)

Selection and completion of a project under faculty mentorship. Projects represent individual, well-defined problems and potential solutions that reflect pertinent scholarly activity in the field of modern languages and literatures, with special emphasis on one of the languages/cultures taught in the department. Total credit limited to 4 units. Prerequisite: FORL 210, advanced composition in primary and/or secondary language, senior status and consent of instructor.

FORL 470 Selected Advanced Topics (4)

Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.