CLASSICAL LANGUAGES

Requirements for Minor
The minor in Classical Languages requires study of either Latin or Greek through 102 plus three courses taught in English: Comparative Literature 103, 121, and 125.

Greek
The following courses are available and will be offered provided sufficient student interest exists.
101, 102. Elementary Greek. Emphasis on achieving skills necessary for sustained reading of Attic Greek texts. Inductive system of continuous reading complemented by deductive study and exercises in grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and composition. Recitation. Mr. Marblestone

111, 112. Intermediate Greek. Fall: A close reading of at least one major dialogue of Plato with attention to the intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of classical Greece. Spring: A close reading of at least one tragedy of Sophocles or of Euripides with attention to its dramatic art and intellectual and moral content. Recitation. Mr. Marblestone

Latin
The following courses are available and will be offered provided sufficient student interest exists.
101, 102. Elementary Latin. Emphasis on achieving skills necessary for sustained reading of classical Latin texts. Fundamentals and exercises in grammar, syntax, and development of vocabulary. Some work on Latin roots for vocabulary-building in English and enhancement of knowledge of European languages. Recitation. Mr. Marblestone

111, 112. Intermediate Latin. Fall: Reading of short selections in prose and in the poetry of Catullus with attention to the political, moral, and cultural climate of the late Roman Republic. Spring: Reading of at least one book of Tusculan Disputations of Cicero and of selections from the Satyricon of Petronius against the background of the early Roman Empire. Recitation. Mr. Marblestone

211. Advanced Latin. Courses such as: Latin Lyric Poetry, Latin Elegy, Latin Prose of the Early Empire, Latin Satire, Medieval Latin, Latin Philosophy, Lucretius, and Cicero. Mr. Marblestone

See Course Catalog for a complete listing of Classics courses offered at Lafayette..

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FRENCH

Requirements for the Major
Comprised of eight courses (or fewer, if students obtain advanced placement) beyond Elementary French (101-102). Students are required to complete the language sequence up to and including Advanced French (101-102, 111-112, and 211) or demonstrate equivalent proficiency that would allow for advanced placement. Following completion of the language sequence, majors are required to take two 300-level courses and three 400-level courses, one of which must be taken during the senior year. The department recommends that students who plan to undertake graduate work in French complete all the courses in the 421, 422, 423, 424 sequence and, in the senior year, pursue honors work. All majors are urged to take one or more courses in Comparative Literature (101, 102, 225). In some cases, courses taken at other institutions may be used to satisfy the requirements for the major.

Requirements for Minor
Comprised of five courses (or fewer, if students obtain advanced placement) beyond Elementary French (101-102). Students are required to complete the language sequence up to and including Advanced French (101-102, 111-112, and 211) or demonstrate equivalent proficiency that would allow for advanced placement. Following completion of the language sequence, minors are required to take two 300-level courses.

In exceptional cases, approved courses other than those listed above may be used to satisfy the requirements.

Language Courses
Business French (225) is an elective course and is only required of majors in International Economics and Commerce.

The department strongly recommends that all first-year students who have studied two or more years of French prior to entering college take the placement examination that is administered by the department to determine their level of achievement. Students who would prefer to take French self-paced courses should contact Professor Lalande.

French Literature and Civilization Surveys
Prerequisite for courses in this group: French 211 or equivalent. Students who perform exceptionally well in French 112 may be admitted with approval of the instructor.

French Seminars
Prerequisite: One course at the 300 level. Students who perform exceptionally well in French 211 may be admitted with approval of the instructor.

Faculty
Olga Anna Duhl, Roxanne Lalande, George M. Rosa & Christian Reyns-Chikuma

See Course Catalog for a complete listing of French courses offered at Lafayette.

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GERMAN

Requirements for the Major
Eight courses beyond German 101-102. Students are required to complete the elementary to advanced language course sequence, (101-102, 111-112, and 211 or 225). An alternative to this sequence is open to qualified students possessing a high degree of linguistic proficiency. For example, a different course pattern is available to students scoring high on a standardized placement test or to those who received AP credit after attaining a prescribed score on an AP German test. Qualified students demonstrating proficiency within the range of a certain level of linguistic ability are considered for placement in advanced courses comparable to their achievement.

Following successful completion of the language sequence, majors are required to take five courses on the 300- and/or 400 level, one of which must be taken in residence during senior year. The department recommends that all majors enroll in upper-level German seminars (423, 424, and 431), the advanced seminar (441), and that they consider doing honors work in the senior year (495-96), especially when planning to begin a graduate study program in Germanistics. All majors are urged to take one or more courses in comparative literature (191, 102, 225). In some cases, comparable courses taken at other institutions may be used to satisfy the requirements.

Requirements for Minor
Eight courses beyond German 101-102. Students are required to complete the elementary to advanced language course sequence, (101-102, 111-112, and either 211 or 225). An alternative to this sequence is open to qualified students possessing a high degree of linguistic proficiency in German. For example, a different course pattern is available to students scoring high on a standardized placement test or to those who received AP credit after attaining a prescribed score on an AP German test. Qualified students demonstrating proficiency within the range of a certain level of linguistic ability are considered for placement in advanced courses comparable to their achievement. In exceptional cases, approved courses other than those listed above may be used to satisfy the requirements for the minor.

Language Courses
Business German (225) is required of majors in International Economics and Commerce.

The department strongly recommends that all first-year students who have studied two or more years of German prior to entering college take the placement examination that is administered by the department in order to determine proper placement in a course based on the appro- priate level of achievement. Any student wishing to take a self-paced German course should contact Professor Lamb-Faffelberger.

German Culture and Civilization Courses
Prerequisite for courses in this group: German 211, German 225, or equivalent. Students who perform exceptionally well in German 112 may be admitted with approval of the instructor.

German Literature and Culture Survey

German Seminars
Prerequisite for courses in this group: Successful completion of at least one 300-level course.

Faculty
Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger, Edward McDonald & Rado Pribic

See Course Catalog for a complete listing of German courses offered at Lafayette.

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101, 102. Elementary Hebrew. Fundamentals of the spoken and written modern language. Development of listening and speaking skills and of facility in reading and writing standard, unvowelled texts. Introduction to the culture of Israel. Class/laboratory. Staff

111, 112. Intermediate Hebrew.
Review and expansion of the basic grammar, vocabulary, and idioms. Development of skills of self-expression and conversation. Readings in short stories and in newspaper and magazine articles, and monitoring of television broadcasts in the language laboratory to gain a deeper understanding of Israeli culture.

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JAPANESE

101, 102. Elementary Japanese.
Fundamentals of spoken and written Japanese. Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. An introduction to the culture of Japan. Class/laboratory.

111, 112. Intermediate Japanese.
Review and expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary. Short literary and cultural readings.
Attention to developing reading and conversational skills and a deeper understanding of the culture of Japan. Class/laboratory. Prerequisites: Japanese 101, 102 or equivalent proficiency.

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RUSSIAN

Requirements for the minor
Seven courses chosen from the offerings in Russian, History, and Government and Law, plus one from Comparative Literature, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, or Art.

101, 102. Elementary Russian. Fundamentals of the spoken and written language. Development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. An introduction to the culture of Russia. Class/laboratory. Staff

111, 112. Intermediate Russian.
Review and expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary. Short literary and cultural readings. Attention to developing reading, writing, and conversational skills and a deeper understanding of Russian culture. Class/laboratory. Staff

211. Advanced Russian.
A course in advanced grammar and syntax designed to develop a high degree of aural comprehension and conversational fluency. Perceptive reading and clear writing are stressed. Discussion of the major social, ideological, and artistic trends and movements of Russia. Staff

RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND
CIVILIZATION 209, 210.
Survey of Russian Literature. A chronological study of the major literary movements and styles from the seventeenth century to the present in prose, poetry, and drama. Special attention is given to the ideological and historical background. Prerequisite: Russian 112 or equivalent. Staff

311. Russian Short Story.
A study of the Russian novella and short story with emphasis on nineteenth- and twentieth- century fiction. Reading and interpretation of works by writers such as Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gorky, Babel, Olesha, Solzhenitsyn, and others. Prerequisite: Russian 112 or equivalent. Staff

316. Soviet Russian Literature.
A study of developments from 1917 to the present for their literary, social and political significance. Reading and interpretation of works by writers such as Mayakovsky, Gladkov, Fadeyev, Katayev, Simonov, Panova,
Evtushenko, Trifonov, and others. Prerequisite: Russian 112 or equivalent. Staff

460. Reading and Research in Russian. This course gives the advanced student the opportunity to investigate intensively an area of special interest. The student is required to meet with the instructor periodically throughout the semester and at the end submit a scholarly paper and to take an oral examination. Hours arranged. Offered as needed. Staff

See Course Catalog for a complete listing of Russian courses offered at Lafayette.

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SPANISH

Requirements for the major
Demonstrated competence in the language, eight courses beyond Spanish 111-112 (or ten courses beyond Spanish 101-102, or 103). Students are required to complete the language sequence up to and including Spanish 211 or demonstrate equivalent proficiency for advanced placement. After completion of the language sequence, majors take one survey of civilization (Spanish 303, 304, 313, or 314), two surveys of literature (Spanish 310, 311, 317, or 318), three seminars (Spanish 425, 435, and either 421, 423, 427, or 428), and one course in Hispanic studies in consultation with a faculty adviser in Spanish.

Designed to meet the specific needs of majors interested in studying abroad or teaching, the Hispanic studies requirement may be fulfilled by choosing from FLL 380 or 381 (the teaching internship in Spanish), or by taking any 300- or 400-level course in Spanish. By senior year, all candidates for the major are required to take Spanish 425 and 435. In lieu of 435 and a course in Hispanic studies (described above), students in their junior year may propose a research topic for an honors thesis (Spanish 495, 496) to be completed during their senior year.

Requirements for Minor
Demonstrated competence in the language, four courses beyond Spanish 111-112 (or six courses beyond Spanish 101-102, or 103). Students are required to complete the language sequence up to and including 211 or demonstrate equivalent proficiency for ad- vanced placement. After completion of the language sequence, minors may take any three courses or seminars at the 300- or 400-level with at least one focused on literature.

Language Courses
General prerequisite: Students having two or more years of high school Spanish are required to take a placement examination (AP or SAT II) before enrolling in their first course in Spanish. First-year students may take the SAT II placement test during summer orientation, or, at any point in their college careers, students may make an appointment with the department to take the test.

Hispanic Literature and Civilization Surveys
General prerequisite: Spanish 211, equivalent, or permission of instructor

Hispanic Literature and Civilization Seminars
General prerequisite for the following 400-level courses: one course at the 300 level.

Language skills
Courses at the 100- or 200-level are primarily designed to help students acquire the linguistic competence necessary to pursue literary and cultural studies in Spanish through work with the language as well as selected texts and multimedia resources.

Heritage speakers
Students who speak Spanish at home may wish to work closely with a faculty adviser to address specific academic needs not met in the classroom. Those who have already had formal schooling in Spanish prior to starting college are encouraged to begin at the 300- or 400-level or request conference courses in Spanish. Those who speak Spanish and received most or all of their schooling in English prior to beginning college study may wish to consult with faculty teaching Spanish 211 in order to create a more individualized program of study.

Faculty
Sidney Donnell, Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci, Michael Jordan, Denise Galarza Sepúlveda. Visiting Instructors: Richard Shupp, Camille Qualtere, Bonnie Butler.

See Course Catalog for a complete listing of Spanish courses offered at Lafayette.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Professor Pribic, Chair (Foreign Languages and Literatures), Professor Peleg (Government and Law); Associate Professors DeVault (Economics and Business), Veshosky (Civil and Environmental Engineering); Assistant Professors Jordan (Foreign Languages and Literatures), Sanborn (History)

In this major, you gain a multifaceted perspective on world issues and foreign policy from several fields of study while preparing for a career in foreign service, international banking, insurance, law, government, information and social agencies, multinational businesses, the military, journalism, and teaching. Because the major requires the scholarly insights and analytical tools of several disciplines, students are exposed to a variety of viewpoints in the social sciences and humanities. A required concentration in four major disciplines-government, history, economics, and foreign languages-provides a diversified and balanced view of international relations. Majors are strongly encouraged to study abroad. You may also consider a semester studying international relations in Washington, D.C. A variety of other activities are available such as a three-day European Union simulation at the State Department and various embassies in Washington, D.C.

Requirements for the major
Foreign Language requirement: Advanced level language proficiency (e.g. French 211, German 211, Spanish 211; or an equivalent Japanese or Russian language course). Economics and Business requirement (three courses): 101, 210, and one international economics seminar chosen from an approved list. Government and Law requirement (three courses): 102 and two 200-level courses chosen from an approved list. History requirement (three courses): 105 and two courses at or above the 200-level chosen from an approved list. Two additional courses must be taken from the list of approved IA-related courses in Economics and Business, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Government and Law, or History. International Affairs thesis courses or Independent Study courses may also be used to satisfy this requirement. All majors are required to complete IA 261: Research Methods and IA 362: Seminar. Students earning advanced placement course credit must still complete a total of 16 courses and so must select from a list of approved courses:

Foreign Languages: Any foreign language course (minimum 211 or above)

Economics and Business: Normally completing 101, 210, and one international economics seminar chosen from the following:
344, 345, 346, 347, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356

Government and Law: Normally completing 102 and two courses chosen from the following: 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239

History: Normally completing 105 and two courses chosen from the following: 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 243, 244, 245,
246, 248, 249, 255, 261, 262, 265, 270, 354, 368, 370, 371, 372, 373

International Affairs: 261, 362 (seminars); 495, 496 (Honors Thesis); 301, 302 (Independent Study)

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