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Stanford Bulletin, Archive 2008-09
Stanford Bulletin, Archive 2008-09
Undergraduate courses in Special Language Program
SPECLANG 75. Greek Culture, Ideals, and Themes
Introduction to Greek culture and its global influence in a social historical context, through images from its past and institutions in contemporary Greek society. Limited enrollment. GER:DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom
3 units, Spr (Prionas, E)
SPECLANG 123A. Beginning Armenian, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Armenian culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 123B. Beginning Armenian, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Armenian culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 123C. Beginning Armenian, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Armenian culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 129A. Beginning Ukrainian, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Ukrainian culture.
3 units, Aut (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 129B. Beginning Ukrainian, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Ukrainian culture.
3 units, Win (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 129C. Beginning Ukrainian, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Ukrainian culture.
3 units, Spr (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 130A. Intermediate Ukrainian, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 130B. Intermediate Ukrainian, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 130C. Intermediate Ukrainian, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Jarboe, L)
SPECLANG 134A. Beginning Haitian Creole
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Haitian culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 138A. Beginning Navajo, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Navajo culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 138B. Beginning Navajo, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Navajo culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 138C. Beginning Navajo, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Navajo culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 144A. Beginning Tagalog, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Tagalog culture.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 144B. Beginning Tagalog, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Tagalog culture.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 145A. Intermediate Tagalog, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 145B. Intermediate Tagalog, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 145C. Intermediate Tagalog, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 150A. Beginning Vietnamese, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Vietnamese culture.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 150B. Beginning Vietnamese, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Vietnamese culture.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 150C. Beginning Vietnamese, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Vietnamese culture.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 151A. Intermediate Vietnamese, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 151B. Intermediate Vietnamese, Second quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 151C. Intermediate Vietnamese, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 152A. Beginning Hindi, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Hindi culture.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 152B. Beginning Hindi, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Hindi culture
4 units, Win (Malhotra, P)
SPECLANG 152C. Beginning Hindi, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Hindi culture.
4 units, Spr (Malhotra, P)
SPECLANG 153A. Intermediate Hindi, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
4 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 153B. Intermediate Hindi, Second Quarter
Second year sequence requires completion of first year or consent of the instructor. Focus on expanding all language skills, mastering grammar patterns and new vocabulary through authentic readings, writing essays, oral presentations and the use of multimedia-based materials. Focus on cultural proficiency.
4 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 153C. Intermediate Hindi, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
4 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 154A. Advanced Hindi, First Quarter
4 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 154B. Advanced Hindi, Second Quarter
4 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 154C. Advanced Hindi, Third Quarter
4 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 156A. Beginning Indonesian, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Indonesian culture.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 156B. Beginning Indonesian, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Indonesian culture.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 156C. Beginning Indonesian, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Indonesian culture.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 157A. Intermediate Indonesian, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 157B. Intermediate Indonesian, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 157C. Intermediate Indonesian, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 158A. Advanced Indonesian, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 158B. Advanced Indonesian, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 158C. Advanced Indonesian, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 159A. Beginning Punjabi, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Punjabi culture.
3 units, Aut (Dhillon, R)
SPECLANG 159B. Beginning Punjabi, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Punjabi culture.
3 units, Win (Dhillon, R)
SPECLANG 159C. Beginning Punjabi, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Punjabi culture.
3 units, Spr (Dhillon, R)
SPECLANG 160A. Intermediate Punjabi, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 160B. Intermediate Punjabi, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 160C. Intermediate Punjabi, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 162C. Beginning Tamil, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Tamil culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 164A. Beginning Czech, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Czech culture.
3 units, Aut (Dusatko, J)
SPECLANG 164B. Beginning Czech, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Czech culture.
3 units, Win (Dusatko, J)
SPECLANG 164C. Beginning Czech, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Czech culture.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 165A. Intermediate Czech, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Dusatko, J)
SPECLANG 165B. Intermediate Czech, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Win (Dusatko, J)
SPECLANG 165C. Intermediate Czech, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Dusatko, J)
SPECLANG 167A. Beginning Polish, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Polish culture.
3 units, Aut (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 167B. Beginning Polish, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Polish culture.
3 units, Win (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 167C. Beginning Polish, Third Quarter
First year sequence enables students to express themselves in spoken and written Polish while mastering basic vocabulary and grammar structures. Introduction to the culture.
3 units, Spr (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 168A. Intermediate Polish, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 168B. Intermediate Polish, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Win (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 168C. Intermediate Polish, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Bartoszewski, L)
SPECLANG 170A. Beginning Modern Greek, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Greek culture.
4 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 170B. Beginning Modern Greek, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Greek culture.
4 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 170C. Beginning Modern Greek, Third Quarter
Emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening. Student-centered, interactive approach focuses on mastering the basic grammar structures and basic vocabulary through a multimodal approach. Introduction to the Greek culture.
4 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 171B. Intermediate Modern Greek, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
4 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 172A. Modern Greek Language and Culture through Literature and Film, First Quarter
Accelerated. Vocabulary enrichment through multimedia, online materials.
4 units, Aut (Prionas, E)
SPECLANG 172B. Modern Greek Language and Culture through Literature and Film, Second Quarter
Accelerated. Vocabulary enrichment through multimedia, online materials.
4 units, Win (Prionas, E)
SPECLANG 172C. Modern Greek Language and Culture through Literature and Film, Third Quarter
Accelerated. Vocabulary enrichment through multimedia, online materials.
4 units, Spr (Prionas, E)
SPECLANG 173A. Beginning Hungarian, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Hungarian culture.
3 units, Aut (Szoke, E)
SPECLANG 173C. Beginning Hungarian, Third Quarter
Emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening. Student-centered, interactive approach focuses on mastering the basic grammar structures and basic vocabulary. Introduction to the Hungarian culture.
3 units, Spr (Szoke, E)
SPECLANG 174A. Beginning Quechua, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Quechua culture.
3 units, Aut (Fajardo, J)
SPECLANG 174B. Beginning Quechua, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Quechua culture.
3 units, Win (Fajardo, J)
SPECLANG 174C. Beginning Quechua, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Quechua culture.
3 units, Spr (Fajardo, J)
SPECLANG 176B. Beginning Thai, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Thai culture.
3 units, Win (Moore, R)
SPECLANG 177A. Intermediate Thai, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Moore, R)
SPECLANG 177B. Intermediate Thai, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 177C. Intermediate Thai, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Moore, R)
SPECLANG 178A. Beginning Sign Language, First Quarter
Comprehension and production skills; cultural awareness necessary for communication. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Aut (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 178B. Beginning Sign Language, Second Quarter
Comprehension and production skills; cultural awareness necessary for communication. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Win (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 178C. Beginning Sign Language, Third Quarter
Comprehension and production skills; cultural awareness necessary for communication. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Spr (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 179A. Intermediate Sign Language, First Quarter
Additional functional structures, lexical items, and history. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Aut (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 179B. Intermediate Sign Language, Second Quarter
Additional functional structures, lexical items, and history. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Win (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 179C. Intermediate Sign Language, Third Quarter
Additional functional structures, lexical items, and history. Limited enrollment.
4 units, Spr (Haas, C)
SPECLANG 184A. Intermediate Sanskrit, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Porta, F)
SPECLANG 184B. Intermediate Sanskrit, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Porta, F)
SPECLANG 184C. Intermedidate Sanskrit, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Porta, F)
SPECLANG 186A. Beginning Serbo-Croatian, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Serb and Croat culture.
3 units, Aut (Staff)
SPECLANG 186B. Beginning Serbo-Croatian, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Serb and Croat culture.
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 186C. Beginning Serbo-Croatian, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Serb and Croat culture.
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 188B. Advanced Serbo-Croatian, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 192A. Beginning Kazakh, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Kazakh culture.
3 units, Aut (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 192B. Beginning Kazakh, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Kazakh culture.
3 units, Win (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 192C. Beginning Kazakh, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Kazakh culture.
3 units, Spr (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 193A. Intermediate Kazakh, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Aut (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 193B. Intermediate Kazakh, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Win (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 193C. Intermediate Kazakh, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, Spr (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 198Q. Modern Greece in Film and Literature
(S,Sem) Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to sophomores. Cultural and literary highlights. Filmmakers include Kakoyannis, Dassen, Boulmetis, Angelopoulos, and Scorsese; readings from Eugenides, Gage, Kavafis, Kazantzakis, Samarakis, Seferis, and Elytis. GER:DB-Hum, DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom
3-5 units, Aut (Prionas, E)
SPECLANG 215A. Modern Greek for Heritage Language Learners, First Quarter
For students of Greek background. Sources include authentic texts, multimedia materials, and Greek media.
2-4 units, alternate years, not given this year
SPECLANG 215B. Modern Greek for Heritage Language Learners, Second Quarter
For students of Greek background. Sources include authentic texts, multimedia materials, and Greek media.
2-4 units, alternate years, not given this year
SPECLANG 215C. Modern Greek for Heritage Language Learners, Third Quarter
For students of Greek background. Sources include authentic texts, multimedia materials, and Greek media.
2-4 units, alternate years, not given this year
SPECLANG 222A. Intermediate Norwegian, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 224A. Advanced Vietnamese, First Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 224B. Advanced Vietnamese, Second Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 224C. Advanced Vietnamese, Third Quarter
Grammar structures and vocabulary through authentic materials. Cultural proficiency.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 229C. Beginning Pashto, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Pashto culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 230A. Intermediate Pashto, First Quarter
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 230B. Intermediate Pashto, Second Quarter
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 230C. Intermediate Pashto, Third Quarter
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 235A. Beginning Basque, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Basque culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 235B. Beginning Basque, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Basque culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 235C. Beginning Basque, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Basque culture.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 238A. Beginning Uzbek, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Kunanbaeva, A)
SPECLANG 238B. Beginning Uzbek, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 238C. Beginning Uzbek, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 241A. Ukrainian for Speakers of a Slavic Language, First Quarter
3 units, Aut (Fleishman, E)
SPECLANG 241B. Ukrainian for Speakers of a Slavic Language, Second Quarter
3 units, Win (Staff)
SPECLANG 241C. Ukrainian for Speakers of a Slavic Language, Third Quarter
3 units, Spr (Staff)
SPECLANG 244A. Beginning Pali, First Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 244B. Beginning Pali, Second Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
3 units, not given this year
SPECLANG 244C. Beginning Pali, Third Quarter
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, and sentence patterns through speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
3 units, not given this year
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