88 DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES A. B. Butler, W. Hall, C. Johnson Students with previous foreign language instruction are expected to continue the study of the same language until a reasonable proficiency is attained; then they may profitably undertake the study of another. Ordinarily, two years of one foreign language in high school are considered the equivalent of one year of college language study for purposes of determining the course in which a student is eligible to continue. Normally, a student entering with some high school foreign language training enrolls in language courses as follows: (a) after one year of language study in high school he enters Course 2 or 3 of that language; (b) after two years of study he enters Course 4; (c) after three years he enters Course 5 or 6. At the discretion of the Foreign Language Department a proficiency test may be given to determine the proper placement of a student. The intensive two-year program of study in one language is directed toward the achievement of the following objectives: The ability to get the sense of what a native says when he is enunciating carefully and speaking simply on a general subject. The ability to talk on prepared topics without obvious faltering and to use the common expressions needed for getting around in the foreign country, speaking with a pronunciation readily understandable to a native. The ability to grasp directly the meaning of simple, nontechnical prose without excessive recourse to the dictionary. The ability to write correctly material developed orally in the classroom, and to write a short, simple letter. To acquire a working command of the sound patterns and grammar patterns of the foreign language and a knowledge of its main differences from English. To gain an awareness of language as an essential element among the learned and shared experiences that combine to form a particular culture and some knowledge of the geography, history, literature, art, and social customs, and contemporary civilization of the foreign people. General Foreign Languages 11. Introduction to Linguistic Science. Descriptive, comparative, and historical linguistics. Language as a physical, social, and cultural phenomenon. Prerequisite: one year of college language study or the equivalent. Three quarter hours. Hall 89 French 1,2,3. Elementary French. An introductory course training the student to comprehend spoken and written French of moderate difficulty and to speak and write it simply himself. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Butler 4,5,6. Intermedate French. Further training in audio-lingual skills and in writing French; progressively advanced reading from modern authors. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Butler 7,8, 9. Conversational French. Fluency in spoken French is developed through intensive practice in the language laboratory and situation drills with realia and visual aids in the classroom. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Butler French 12. The Culture of France. The language, literature, and people of France studied in illustrated lectures. Given in English. Three quarter hours. (May not be given.) Butler 21,22,23. Selected Readings in French. Representative authors from the contemporary period. Written and oral reports. Pre- requsite: two years of college French or the equivalent. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Butler German 1,2,3. Elementary German. An introductory course training the student to comprehend spoken and written German of moderate difficulty and to speak and write it simply himself. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Johnson 4,5,6. Intermediate German. Further training in audio-lingual skills and in writing German; progressively advanced reading from modern authors. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 7,8,9. Conversational German. Intensive language laboratory drill and simulated daily-life situations in the classroom, developing in the student a practical ability to use the language. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff German 12. The Culture of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A survey of German contributions in the fields of philosophy, art, music, and science. Illustrated lectures. Given in English. Three quarter hours. (May not be given.) Johnson 21,22,23. Selected Reaedings in German. Representative selections from German, Austrian, and Swiss authors. Written and oral reports. Prerequisite: two years of college German or the equivalent. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff