Modern Langauges and Literatures Courses

Course Schedule

Course schedule for upcoming/previous semesters can be checked on the CUNYFirst website at http://bit.ly/course_schedule (Choose "Institution" and "Term". Then, type the course subject (e.g., ESL, ESR, ELJ, etc.). Select "Undergraduate LaGuardia CC" in Course Career and uncheck "Show Open Classes Only". Finally, click on "Search".)

• Spring 2013/Summer 2013 Schedule
• Fall 2013 Schedule

Textbooks

• Modern Languages and Literatures Courses Textbook (Fall 2012)

Course flyers

• Japanese courses brochure
• Japanese courses flyer (Spring 2013)
• Japanese courses flyer (Fall 2013)
• Japanese for Heritage Students

Courses

Please refer to the 2012-2013 catalog for the latest list of course offerings.

• ELM101 American Sign Language I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) as used by the Deaf community, including vocabulary, syntax, grammar, semantics, language in use and Deaf cultural notes. It focuses on the development of language and communication competencies.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, ESL/R099, MAT096
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELM102 American Sign Language II before credit is granted for ELM101 American Sign Language I.
  
• ELM102 American Sign Language II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course builds on the foundations of American Sign Language 1 (ELM 101). The course focuses on American Sign Language as used by the Deaf community and includes instruction in vocabulary, syntax, grammar, semantics, language in use and Deaf cultural behavior. The course focuses on the development of language and communication competencies.
  Prerequisite: ELM101
  
• ELM103 American Sign Language III
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course builds on students' ASL competences and their use of ASL in a variety of discourse and narrative settings. Skills to be developed are: spatial organization, semantic awareness, complex use of ASL grammar and syntax, the use of classifiers, cultural perspectives of content and Deaf people's views of both Deaf and hearing worlds.
  Prerequisite: ELM102
  
• ELM104 American Sign Language IV
  3 credits: 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course focuses on the advanced development of students' ASL competences and their use of ASL in a variety of discourse and narrative settings. Skills to be developed are: spatial organi-zation, spatial visualization and mapping work; analysis of semantics, complex use of ASL grammar and syntax, the use of classifiers, and cultural perspectives of contents and Deaf culture and bilingual perspectives.
  Prerequisite: ELM103
  
• ELM111 ASL Fingerspelling, Numbers and Glossing 1
  1 credit, 2 hours (1 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course introduces the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling , numbers and glossing. It focuses on the development of ASL parameters, including hand shapes, orientation, location, movement and non-manual signals. Prerequisite: CSE099, ESA/ENG/ENA099/ENC101, ESL/R099, MAT095
  Pre-corequisite: ELM102
  
• ELM112 Fingerspelling, Numbers & Glossing 2
  2 credits, 3 hours (2 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course builds on the foundations of American Sign Language (ASL) fingerspelling, numbering and glossing covered in ELM 111. The course focuses on the further development of ASL parameters, including hand shapes, orientation, location, movement and non-manual signs.
  Prerequisite: ELM111 Pre-corequisite: ELM103
  
• ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELA102 Arabic 2 before credit is granted for ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1.
  
• ELA102 Elementary Arabic 2
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELA101 Elementary Arabic 1.
  Prerequisite: ELA101
  
• ELA201 Modern Arabic Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with the literary production of authors from the Arabic-speaking world. Reading and analysis of representative works of different styles, genres and literary periods will be selected every semester. This course is taught in Arabic. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENG098, ESL097
  
• ELV101 Elementary Bengali 1
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills within a sociolinguistic context of Bengali-speaking people through work in the classroom and the
  language laboratory.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  Note: Student must successfully complete ELV102 before credit toward graduation is granted for ELV101 Elementary Bengali 1.
  
• ELV102 Elementary Bengali 2
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELV101. Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills will be further developed within a sociolinguistic context of Bengali-speaking peoples through work in the classroom and the language laboratory. All writing will be done using Bengali script.
  Prerequisite: ELV101 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELV103, Intermediate Bengali
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop functional language proficiency and increase the ability to communicate accurately in Bengali within a socio-cultural context. The four communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are emphasized with particular attention paid to sentence and paragraph structure, grammatical features, and oral and written fluency. The Bengali writing system will be reinforced. Taught in Bengali. Prerequisite: ELV102 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELV105 Bengali for Heritage Students
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to enable heritage speakers of Bengali to enhance their reading and writing competence through a review of grammar and usage, basic composition strategies and analysis of primary material in the language. This course is taught in Bengali. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENG098, ESL097
  
• ELV201 Modern Bengali Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with modern Bengali literature through selected readings from various genres. Representative authors from West Bengal and Bangladesh will be studied. This course is taught in Bengali.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELC101 Modern Chinese I
  3 credits: 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  The basic course in Modern Chinese (Mandarin) is designed to develop primary listening and speaking skills through work in the classroom and language laboratory. Students will learn the pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary of Chinese in the context of important aspects of the culture affecting the communication process. Students will be introduced to the romanized writing system (pinyin).
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  Note: Student must successfully complete ELC102 before credit toward graduation is granted for ELC101 Modern Chinese 1.
  
• ELC102 Modern Chinese II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This is a continuation of ELC101. Listening and speaking skills will be further developed through work in the classroom and the language lab. Students will learn more about Chinese pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary in selected cultural contexts. The basic Chinese writing system will be introduced.
  Prerequisite: ELC101
  
• ELC103 Intermediate Chinese
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is the third in a sequence. The purpose of the course is to help students build functional language proficiency and increase their ability to communicate in Mandarin Chinese with confidence and ease. The course continues to focus on the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, with a strong emphasis on sentence structure, grammatical features, oral and written translation fluency and vocabulary building.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELC105 Modern Chinese for Heritage Students
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed for Chinese heritage students who wish to enhance their communicative skills.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELC150 Skills Maintenance in Modern Language
  1 credit; 2 lab hours
  This laboratory course is designed to maintain foreign language skills during an interruption in the study sequence. Individual instruction is directly related to a student's particular field of interest. Hours are individually arranged.
  Prerequisite: ELC101
  
• ELC201 Modern Chinese Literature
  3 credits, 3 hours
  This course introduces students to modern Chinese literature and culture. Readings will be taken from various genres of literature, with an emphasis on modern Chinese literary expression. The course aims at strengthening the student's ability to read and discuss literature in Chinese. Special attention will be paid to the Chinese literary tradition and its relationship to Western literature.
  Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELC202 Contemporary Chinese Literature
  3 credits, 3 hours
  This course is an introduction to contemporary Chinese literature. It aims at familiarizing students with the literature written in Chinese from 1949 to the present, and the concomitant transformation of Chinese socio-cultural milieu since the creation of the People's Republic of China. This course is taught in Chinese. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELC203 Classic Chinese Literature
  3 credits, 3 hours
  This course is an introduction to classical Chinese literature. It
  aims at strengthening students' ability to read and comprehend original texts written in wen yan wen, classical written Chinese. Furthermore, it enables students to have direct, zero-distance contact with genuine Chinese culture and ideology. This course is taught in Chinese.
  Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELF101 Elementary French I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELF 102 before credit is granted for ELF101 Elementary French 1.
  
• ELF102 Elementary French II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This is a continuation of Elementary French I.
  Prerequisite: ELF101
  
• ELF103 Intermediate French
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop language skills. The relationship between speaking, reading and writing is emphasized. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELF105 French for Francophones
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to enable students who speak French at an intermediate level to develop further oral and written skills through interviews, reading and writing assignments. This course will also emphasize spelling, grammar and vocabulary needed to pursue academic coursework in French.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELF150 Skills Maintenance in Modern Language
  1 credit; 2 lab hours
  This laboratory course is designed to maintain foreign language skills during an interruption in the study sequence. Individual instruction is directly related to a student's particular field of interest. Hours are individually arranged.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELF201 French Literature from a Global Perspective
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is an introduction to the literature and culture of French speaking countries through various forms of literary expression. Readings and discussions will emphasize the rich contributions of African, Caribbean and North American writers and artists, as well as responses to them from France and the United States.
  Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELF250 Contemporary Francophone Literature in Translation
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course examines the thematic and stylistic variety of contemporary French language literature in different genres in English translation. Students will explore themes of identity, memory, time, sex and sexuality, the Pan-African diaspora, colonial and post-colonial relations, the Enlightenment heritage, the links to national and international movements, and the politics of resistance and language choice through the analysis of representative poems, stories, novellas and novels.
  Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101
  
• ELG103 Intermediate Greek
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop language skills. The relationship between speaking, reading and writing is emphasized. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELH101 Elementary Hebrew I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELH102 before credit is granted for ELH101 Elementary Hebrew I. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELH102 Elementary Hebrew II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of Elementary Hebrew I. It is designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing through work in the classroom and the language laboratory. Prerequisite: ELH101
  
• ELH201 Contemporary Hebrew Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is an introduction to literature written in modern Hebrew and the culture of Israel. Its goal is to familiarize students with an author, a genre or a theme and to explore the socio-cultural milieu in which it developed. This course is taught in modern Hebrew. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELI101 Elementary Italian I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELI102 before credit is granted for ELI101 Italian I.
  
• ELI102 Elementary Italian II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This is a continuation of Elementary Italian I.
  Prerequisite: ELI101
  
• ELI103 Intermediate Italian
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop functional language proficiency and increase the ability to communicate accurately in Italian within a socio-cultural context. The four communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are emphasized with particular attention paid to sentence and paragraph structure, grammatical features, and oral and written fluency. This course is taught in Italian.
  Prerequisite: ELI102
  
• ELI150 Skills Maintenance in Modern Language
  1 credit; 2 lab hours
  This laboratory course is designed to maintain foreign language skills during an interruption in the study sequence. Individual instruction is directly related to student's particular field of interest. Hours individually arranged.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELI250 Italian Literature in Translation
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This introduction to Italian literature begins with a discussion of Dante's Hell as a medieval outcry against political corruption. The course concludes with Italo Calvino's twentieth-century portrait of a man who takes to the trees as a form of social commentary. The class will explore literary themes in social and political context through diverse media. The course will be conducted in English, and students will read the literary works in English translation. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, ESL098
  
• ELJ101 Elementary Japanese 1
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELJ102 before credit is granted for ELJ101 Elementary Japanese 1.
  
• ELJ102 Elementary Japanese 2
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELJ101 Elementary Japanese 1.
  Pre- or Corequisite: ELJ101
  
• ELJ103 Intermediate Japanese 1
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop functional language proficiency and increase the ability to communicate accurately in Japanese within a socio-cultural context. The four communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are emphasized,
  with particular attention paid to sentence and paragraph structure, grammatical features, and oral and written fluency. The Kanji writing system will be introduced and reinforced. Taught in Japanese. Prerequisite: ELJ102 or Exemption Exam
  Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ESL097
  
• ELJ104 Intermediate Japanese 2
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed as a continuation of Intermediate Japanese 1 with greater emphasis on reading and writing. It also continues to familiarize students with literary Japanese. This course will be taught in Japanese.
  Prerequisite: ELJ103 or Exemption Exam Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ESL097
  
• ELJ110 Intensive Japanese 1 & 2
  6 credits, 8 hours (6 lecture, 2 lab)
  This course is an intensive course for beginners using a communicative approach to develop conversational skills and provide the student with a foundation in Japanese grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and familiarity with the culture of Japanese-speaking people. This course is equivalent to ELJ101-102, and it is not open to native or heritage speakers of Japanese.
  Prerequisite: ESL098
  
• ELJ201 Modern Japanese Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with modern Japanese literature through selected readings with an emphasis on expository style. Representative authors from the Meiji, Taisho, Showa and post-war literature will be selected. [Readings are in Japanese] Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELJ250 Japanese Literature In Translation
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is an introduction to Japanese literature in English translation. Selected classics of Japanese literature representative of the major genres from the early to the modern period will be read and discussed. Thematic and stylistic variety of various genres will be explored. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not required.
  Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101
  
• ELK101 Elementary Korean I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory. The Korean script han'gul will be used from the onset.
  Note: Student must successfully complete ELK102 before credit toward graduation is granted for ELK101 Elementary Korean 1. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELK102 Elementary Korean II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELK101.
  Prerequisite: ELK101
  
• ELK103 Intermediate Korean
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Korean within a cultural context. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELK105 Korean for Heritage Students
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed for Korean heritage students who wish to enhance their communicative skills.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELK150 Skills Maintenance in Modern Language
  1 credit; 2 lab hours
  This laboratory course is designed to maintain foreign language skills during an interruption in the study sequence. Individual instruction is directly related to a student's particular field of interest. Hours individually arranged.
  Prerequisite: ELK101
  
• ELK201 Modern Korean Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with Korean literature through selected readings from twentieth century authors. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELP101 Elementary Polish I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELP102 before credit toward graduation is granted for ELP101 Elementary Polish I. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELP102 Elementary Polish II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELP101.
  Prerequisite: ELP101
  
• ELP103 Intermediate Polish
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Polish within a cultural context. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELP105 Polish for Heritage Students
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed for Polish heritage students who wish to enhance their communicative skills.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELP201 Polish Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with Polish literature through selected readings from the earliest times to the present. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELZ101 Elementary Portuguese I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELZ102 before credit is granted for ELZ101 Elementary Portuguese I. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELZ102 Elementary Portuguese II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This is a continuation of Elementary Portuguese I.
  Prerequisite: ELZ101
  
• ELR101 Elementary Russian I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory. The Cyrillic alphabet will be introduced from the onset.
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELR102 before credit toward graduation is granted for ELR101 Elementary Russian 1.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELR102 Elementary Russian II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of ELR101.
  Prerequisite: ELR101
  
• ELR103 Intermediate Russian
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Russian within a cultural context. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELR105 Russian for Heritage Students
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed for Russian heritage students who wish to enhance their communicative skills.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELR201 Russian Literature of the 20th Century
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with key works by Russian writers from the end of the tsarist monarchy to the present. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELS101 Elementary Spanish I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course for beginners is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through work in the classroom and the language laboratory.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELS102 before credit is granted for ELS101 Elementary Spanish I.
  
• ELS102 Elementary Spanish II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, I lab)
  This is a continuation of Elementary Spanish I.
  Prerequisite: ELS101
  
• ELS103 Intermediate Spanish
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to further develop language skills. The relationship among speaking, reading and writing is emphasized. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELS105 Spanish for Fluent Speakers I
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed to enable the native speaker of Spanish to master the intricacies of Spanish accentuation and spelling, to expand his/her vocabulary and to allow him/her to conduct a basic grammatical analysis of the sentence.
  Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELS150 Skills Maintenance in Modern Languages
  1 credit, 2 lab hours
  This laboratory course is designed to maintain foreign language skills during an interruption in the study sequence. Individual instruction is directly related to student's particular field of interest. Hours individually arranged.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101
  
• ELS200 Latin American Literature I
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course deals with an introduction to Latin American literature and its relationship to the dynamics of social change. The course also traces the influence of European, North American, African and pre-Columbian elements on Latin American literary movements. Topics include pre-Columbian literatures, colonization and exploration, the wars of independence and abolition. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELS201 Latin American Literature II
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is a continuation of Latin American Literature I. The second term deals with urbanization, social consciousness, alienation, black awareness and the new revolutions.
  Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELS204 Latin American Civilizations
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course deals with an in-depth study of the peoples and cultural institutions of Latin America through the examination of selected topics such as caudillismo, machismo, mestizaje, honor, slavery and aboriginal traditions as reflected in different forms of literary and artistic expression. Students will learn to comment critically on Latin American civilization and to make significant comparisons with their own backgrounds and experiences. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELS205 Latin American Civilizations
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course deals with an in-depth study of peoples and cultural institutions of Latin America through the examination of selected topics such as caulillismo, machismo, mestizaje, honor, slavery and aboriginal traditions as reflected in different forms of literary and artistic expression. Students will learn to comment critically on Latin American civilization and to make significant comparisons with their own backgrounds and experiences. In English. No exemption credit in Spanish.
  Prerequisite: CSE099; ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 Note: Not open to students with credit for ELS/HUS104
  
• ELS 209 Spanish Grammar and Usage
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is designed as a descriptive study of the structure of the Spanish language, while offering writing practice through the analysis of lexical and morphological variations and differences in register in selected texts. Students will analyze Spanish syntax, increase their understanding of the structures of Spanish and develop stylistically correct prose. They will also be able to recognize dialectical variations, differences in register and linguistic calques. Taught in Spanish.
  Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, ELS210
  
• ELS211 Spanish Literature 1
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will familiarize students with the literature of Spain from the Middle Ages through the 1700. Students will read and analyze representative works of different styles, genres and literary periods selected every semester. This course is taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: ELS105 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELS212 Spanish Literature 2
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course traces the development of peninsular Spanish literature from Romanticism to the present. Students will learn about the thematic, stylistic and ideological characteristics of representative movements such as romanticismo, realismo, costumbrismo, Generacion del 98, Generacion del 27, vanguardismo and pre and post Civil War neorrealismo. Feminist literature will also be considered. The course will include genre theory as it pertains to poetry drama, the short story, the novel and the essay. In Spanish. Prerequisite: ELS105
  Pre- or Corequisite: CSE095, ENG098, ESL097
  
• ELS210 Advanced Spanish Composition
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is designed as an introduction to the study of fiction and stylistics in the Spanish language. Students learn to identify and utilize effective communicative strategies in written Spanish. They also build an adequate vocabulary for career or academic purposes. Weekly assignments will stress critical and composition skills. Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELS215, Introduction to Hispanic Literature
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course is designed to introduce students to Hispanic --Spanish and Latin American -- fiction, poetry, and drama through readings of representative authors from major periods, and to familiarize students with the basic tools and methodology of literary analysis. This course is taught in Spanish.
  Prerequisite: ELS106 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELS220 Spanish for Global Business
  3 credits; 3 hours
  The course is designed to enable the student to become familiar with the culture of the business world in Spanish-speaking countries and with basic concepts of business, economics and finance. Emphasis is placed on both oral and written communications that are standard in Latin American and Spanish business settings. Students will build language skills around pertinent terminology and develop a cross-cultural understanding of different styles of conducting business.
  Prerequisite: ELS105 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELS230, History of the Spanish Language
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course traces the development of the Spanish language from the Vulgar Latin of the Middle Ages to contemporary Standard Spanish. The course focuses on the historical and cultural factors that determined changes in the morphological, lexical, phonological, semantic and syntactic development of modern Spanish. The influence of Arabic, the Amerindian and African languages, as well as contact with modern English will be considered. Taught in Spanish.
  Prerequisite: ELL101, ELS105
  
• ELS250 Contemporary Latin American Fiction in Translation
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course explores the thematic and stylistic variety of contemporary Latin American fiction in English translation. Students will explore the themes of dictatorship, struggle with nature, the plight
  of natives, mestizaje, social and political unrest and alienation through the analysis of representative stories, novellas and novels. Experimental and fantastic fiction will also be considered. Students will learn about the literary movements that influenced the writers in question.
  Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101
  
• ELS270 Literature of the Caribbean
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course deals with a comparative study of the novel, drama, poetry, and essay of the countries in the Caribbean basin. Course content will change according to instructor and student preferences. Representative authors may include Marti, Hostos, Llorens Torres, Guillen, Lezama Lima, Mir, Bosch, Cesaire, Carpentier and Ferre.
  Prerequisite: Placement Exam
  
• ELT101 Elementary Tibetan I
  3 credits, 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This is a course for those with little or no understanding of Tibetan. The course will focus on development of aural comprehension, and speaking and reading skills. Students will be expected to correctly produce the Tibetan sound system, master and reproduce basic sentence patterns, and achieve the ability to engage in basic Tibetan conversation.
  Pre-corequisite: ESL098
  Note: A student must successfully complete ELT102 Elementary Tibetan II before credit is granted for ELT101 Elementary Tibetan I.
  
• ELT102 Elementary Tibetan II
  3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is a continuation of Elementary Tibetan I. The course will focus on development of aural comprehension, speaking and reading skills. Students will be expected to correctly produce the Tibetan sound system, master and reproduce basic sentence patterns, and achieve the ability to engage in basic Tibetan conversation at an advanced basic to low intermediate level.
  Prerequisite: ELT101 or Exemption Exam
  
• ELT105 Tibetan for Heritage Speakers
  3 credits, 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab)
  This course is designed for heritage speakers of Tibetan. Communicative approach is used to develop conversational skills and provide the student with a foundation in grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. The main goal is that students improve their knowledge of the Tibetan language and culture through reading selected literary and sacred texts. This class is taught in Tibetan. Prerequisite: Exemption Exam
  
• ELN101 Introduction to Bilingualism
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course will cover the basic rationale, principles, and applications of a bilingual philosophy of learning. It will consider psychological, social and political factors of bilingualism, including past and present legislation. It will also examine language acquisition theories, representative models of bilingualism and bilingual instruction and issues related to the maintenance of language and culture. Field trips to various schools in the city will constitute a significant part of the course.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 This is a Writing Intensive course.
  
• ELN105 Languages of the World and of New York City
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course explores language use and language history, particularly in the New York metropolitan area. It is an investigation of the features of indigenous languages of the Americas as well as those belonging to the influx of languages from around the world, revealing their deep-seated similarities and surprising differences. It examines the preservation and change of languages and their use in cultural communities in the urban setting.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, ESL/R099 Pre- or Corequisite: MAT095
  This is a Writing Intensive course.
  
• ELN194 The Puerto Rican Community Minority Group Experience
  3 credits; 3 hours
  This course examines the Puerto Rican community in order to provide an enhanced awareness of and sensitivity to the value systems of New York City's minorities. Students will experience firsthand the cultural heritage of one of the city's largest minorities and will learn about their contributions, conditions, and problems. Field trips will include El Barrio, Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and other organizations.
  Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 This is a Writing Intensive course.