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Communications, Arts & Humanities Division:
Department of Foreign Languages
Course Descriptions
FRE 101 - Elementary French I
FRE 102 - Elementary French II
FRE 111 - Intermediate French I
FRE 112 - Intermediate French II
GER 101 - German I
GER 102 - German II
ITA 101 - Elementary Italian I
ITA 102 - Elementary Italian II
RUS 101 - Elementary Russian I
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I
SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II
SPA 111 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 112 - Intermediate Spanish II
FRE 101 - Elementary French I
The basic principles of pronunciation and grammar of the French language are emphasized. Vocabulary dealing with everyday situations is covered. Listening and speaking skills are developed through laboratory practice and increased use of French in the classroom. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Reproduce with reasonable accuracy the sounds of the language.
- Respond in French in a satisfactory manner to basic conversational situations.
- Produce appropriate pattern and sentence transformation.
- Write in dictation form with a reasonable degree of accuracy from materials that have already been studied.
- Recall facts and observations of cultural interest.
Prerequisite: This course is for the student with fewer than two years of high school French. 3 hours each week 3 credits.
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FRE 102 - Elementary French II
This course stresses progress in the speaking writing and reading skills begun in FRE 101 and promotes greater understanding of French culture. The mandatory use of laboratory tapes further develops listening and speaking skills. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an increased understanding of the principles of good pronunciation.
- Show some facility in responding to familiar questions and requests given in French.
- Demonstrate in reading and writing an understanding of grammatical concepts previously presented.
- Exercise control of a larger vocabulary.
- Write in dictation form from familiar texts.
- Recall facts of culture contrasts shown in assigned reading.
Prerequisite: Elementary French I (FRE 101) or two years of high school French. 3 hours each week 3 credits.
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FRE 111 - Intermediate French I
Review of the basic sounds of the French language first-level vocabulary and grammatical content. Introduction of new language concepts and more advanced vocabulary and idioms. Weekly laboratory practice to strengthen understanding of fluent speech. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to read directly in French with increasing attention to correctness of sounds, rhythm, accentuation and intonation.
- Reproduce a representative number of the dialogue situations previously illustrated.
- Demonstrate correct use of essential grammatical and idiomatic structures previously presented.
- Produce original coherent sentences and short paragraphs.
- Write familiar texts by dictation.
- Identify patterns of cultural behavior or customs that have been presented in class discussions.
Prerequisite: Elementary French II (FRE 102) or three years of high school or one year of college French. 3 hours each week 3 credits.
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FRE 112 - Intermediate French II
Focus on understanding new language principles and the identification of these concepts in reading and writing. Reading in French from a variety of practical cultural and literary texts. Frequent listening and speaking practice. Weekly laboratory exercises for better understanding of fluent French. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Respond in French with reasonable accuracy and clarity to questions within the scope of the course.
- Read directly and accurately in the language at a level comprehensible to one fluent in French.
- Reconstruct or significantly modify learned responses or conversational patterns.
- Write coherent sentences and short paragraphs that use grammatical elements previously illustrated.
- Write in dictation form from class materials studied.
- Show some familiarity with French language contributions to the Western World and/or with cross-cultural contributions encountered in the course.
Prerequisite: Intermediate French I (FRE III) or four years of high school French. 3 hours each week 3 credits.
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GER 101 - German I
The basic principles of pronunciation and grammar of the German language are covered and vocabulary dealing with everyday situations is emphasized. Listening and speaking skills are developed through laboratory practice and increased use of German in the classroom. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Recognize the essential differences between the German and English pronunciation systems.
- Understand in oral and written form first-level content words and grammatical principles.
- Read aloud in German with due attention to principles of good pronunciation including word stress and intonation patterns.
- Produce appropriate pattern and sentence transformation.
- Write in dictation form with a reasonable degree of accuracy from materials that have been studied.
- Recall familiar facts of German culture from reading assignments.
Prerequisite: For students with less than two years of high school German or less than one semester of college German.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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GER 102 - German II
This course stresses progress in the speaking writing and reading skills begun in GER 101 and promotes understanding of German culture. The mandatory use of laboratory tapes further develops listening and speaking skills. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Respond in German to a representative number of daily situations.
- Produce with more accuracy the phonetic sounds of the language.
- Read familiar prose aloud in a manner acceptable to the fluent speaker.
- Carry out familiar requests made in German.
- Demonstrate increased command of vocabulary and elements of grammar.
- Briefly express ideas on a given topic.
- Recall familiar facts of German civilizations from reading assignments.
Prerequisite: German I (GER 101) or two years of recent successful high school German or one semester of successful college German.
3 hours each week
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ITA 101 - Elementary Italian I
Introduces the basic principles of pronunciation and grammar essentials of the Italian language. Continuing emphasis on development of listening and speaking skills. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Recognize the essential differences between the Italian and English pronunciation systems.
- Understand in oral and written form first-level content words and grammatical principles.
- Read aloud in Italian with due attention to principles of good pronunciation including word-stress intonation patterns.
- Produce appropriate pattern and sentence transformations.
- Write in dictation form with a reasonable degree of accuracy from materials that have been studied.
- Recall familiar facts of Italian and European civilizations from reading assignments.
3 hours each week
3 credits
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ITA 102 - Elementary Italian II
A continuation of Elementary Italian I with introduction to reading short cultural and practical essays. Weekly laboratory practice extends the basis for understanding the spoken language. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Respond in Italian to a representative number of daily situations according to dialogues illustrated.
- Produce with more accuracy the phonetic sounds of the language and include the correct rhythm, stress and linking components.
- Read familiar prose aloud in a manner acceptable to the fluent speaker.
- Carry out familiar requests made in Italian.
- Demonstrate increased command of vocabulary and elements of grammar.
- Express briefly ideas on a given topic when guidance is offered.
- Recall familiar facts of Italian and European civilizations from reading assignments.
Prerequisite: Elementary Italian I (ITA 101) or two years of high school Italian.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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RUS 101 - Elementary Russian I
This course introduces students to the Russian language by focusing on the development of functional competence in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as the expansion of cultural knowledge. Students completing this course will learn about the basic structure of Russian grammar and writing as well as become familiar with elementary conversational skills.
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Recognize the essential differences between the Russian and English pronunciation systems.
- Understand in oral and written form first-level content words and grammatical principles.
- Read aloud in Russian with due attention to principles of good pronunciation including word stress and intonation patterns.
- Produce appropriate pattern and sentence transformation.
- Write in dictation from with a reasonable degree of accuracy from materials that have been studied.
- Recall familiar facts of Russian and Slavic civilizations from reading assignments.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I
The basic principles of pronunciation and grammar of the Spanish language are covered and vocabulary dealing with everyday situations is emphasized. Listening and speaking skills are developed through laboratory practice and increased use of Spanish in the classroom.
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Recognize the essential differences between the Spanish and English pronunciation systems.
- Understand in oral and written form first-level content words and grammatical principles.
- Read aloud in Spanish with due attention to principles of good pronunciation including word stress and intonation patterns.
- Produce appropriate pattern and sentence transformation.
- Write in dictation form with a reasonable degree of accuracy from materials that have been studied.
- Recall familiar facts of Hispanic and Latin American civilizations from reading assignments.
Prerequisite: This course is for the student with less than two years of high school Spanish training or less than one semester of college Spanish.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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SPA 102 - Elementary Spanish II
This course stresses progress in the speaking writing and reading skills begun in SPA 101 and promotes understanding of Hispanic culture. The mandatory use of laboratory tapes further develops listening and speaking skills. Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Respond in Spanish to a representative number of daily situations.
- Produce with more accuracy the phonetic sounds of the language.
- Read familiar prose aloud in a manner acceptable to the fluent speaker.
- Carry out familiar requests made in Spanish.
- Demonstrate increased command of vocabulary and elements of grammar.
- Briefly express ideas on a given topic.
- Recall familiar facts of Hispanic and Latin American civilizations from reading assignments.
Prerequisite: Elementary Spanish I (SPA 101) or two years of recent successful high school Spanish or one semester of successful college Spanish.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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SPA 111 - Intermediate Spanish I
Active review of Spanish pronunciation and of fundamental grammatical elements. Study and practice with new concepts of grammar and idiomatic language. Class discussion of selected cultural essays news articles and/or literary excerpts. Laboratory practice is assigned for improving comprehension of Spanish spoken at normal conversation speeds.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Speak the language in meaningful sentences and appropriate phrases that can be understood by the fluent speaker.
- Respond appropriately to questions on reading selections previously discussed.
- Recall vocabulary, grammatical structures and appropriate correspondence to idiomatic structures in Spanish writings.
- Take dictation from familiar texts.
- Recall important facts and observations taken from selected readings on Hispanic and Latin American civilizations previously studied.
Prerequisite: Elementary Spanish II (SPA 102) or three years of high school or one year of college Spanish.
3 hours each week 3 credits
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SPA 112 - Intermediate Spanish II
Continued emphasis on active Spanish review of grammatical concepts and instruction in new principles. More attention is given to speaking and understanding the target language through variety of texts including essays and selected masterpieces in poetry and prose. Includes directed and free compositions to enhance writing skills. Laboratory practice is offered for better comprehension of spoken Spanish.
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate increasing skill in communicating in Spanish.
- Respond appropriately to questions arising from dialogue, readings and situations previously illustrated.
- Read silently in Spanish, concentrating on the ideas expressed in writing.
- Write complete and meaningful paragraphs and short compositions incorporating newly learned grammatical principles.
- Write in dictation form from familiar texts.
- Recall a significant number of facts or observations derived from selected essays on the Hispanic heritage.
Prerequisite: Intermediate Spanish I (SPA 111) or four years of high school Spanish.
3 hours each week 3 credits
Faculty
Dominque Rollando
MA, School for International Training
BTS, Academie de Paris
tel: 610.359.7369
office: 4319
email: drolland@dccc.edu
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JoseFrancisco Moreno
Ph. D, Texas Tech University
B.A. Spanish, Texas Tech University
tel: 610.359.5228
office: 2316
email: jmoreno@dccc.edu
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