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Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed.

A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information. In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.

Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Before enrolling for the first time in any language offered by the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, all students with knowledge of the language, however acquired, must be tested to determine the course for which they should register. Information about the tests is available from the departmental undergraduate adviser.

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Arabic: ARA

Lower-Division Courses

506. First-Year Arabic I.
Not open to native speakers of Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic. Six class hours a week for one semester; additional hours in the computer laboratory are required.

507. First-Year Arabic II.
Not open to native speakers of Arabic. Continuation of Arabic 506. Six class hours a week for one semester; additional hours in the computer laboratory are required. Prerequisite: Arabic 506 or the equivalent.

412K. Second-Year Arabic I.
Not open to native speakers of Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic. Four class hours a week for one semester; additional hours in the computer laboratory are required. Prerequisite: Arabic 507 or the equivalent.

412L. Second-Year Arabic II.
Not open to native speakers of Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic. Four class hours a week for one semester; additional hours in the computer laboratory are required. Prerequisite: Arabic 412K or the equivalent.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Arabic.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Arabic Readings and Grammar I.
Prerequisite: Arabic 412L or the equivalent, and consent of instructor.

320L. Arabic Readings and Grammar II.
Continuation of Arabic 320K. Prerequisite: Arabic 320K or the equivalent.

322. Introduction to Arabic Literature.
Discussion of the forms, subjects, and ideals of Arabic literature as preparation for further work in the field. Prerequisite: Arabic 412L or the equivalent, or upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Arabic.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

330K. Advanced Readings in Arabic I.
Prerequisite: Arabic 320L or the equivalent.

330L. Advanced Readings in Arabic II.
Prerequisite: Arabic 330K or the equivalent.

360K. Arabic Literature in Translation.
Study of selected major works of Arabic literature in English translation. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 3: Images of Women in Modern Arabic Fiction. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 323K (Topic 2: Images of Women in Modern Arabic Fiction) and Women s Studies 340 (Topic 13: Images of Women in Modern Arabic Fiction).

360L. Topics in Arabic Language and Literature.
Study of various aspects or periods of Arabic language or literature. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Arabic.

Topic 1: Levantine Arabic I. Arabic 360L (Topic 1) and 360L (Topic: Spoken Levantine Arabic) may not both be counted.

369. Conference Course in Arabic Language and Literature.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Arabic language or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of upper-division Arabic and consent of instructor.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Prerequisite: For 679HA, admission to the Arabic Language and Literature Honors Program; for 679HB, Arabic 679HA.

Hebrew: HEB

Lower-Division Courses

604. Accelerated First-Year Hebrew.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Designed for students with extensive background in Hebrew, acquired through formal or informal education, and good conversational skills. Emphasis on enhancing reading and writing skills. Five class hours a week for one semester; one and one-half hours of computer laboratory work is also required each week. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Hebrew 604 and 506 may not both be counted; Hebrew 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

605. Accelerated Second-Year Hebrew.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Designed for students with extensive background in Hebrew. Emphasis on all four language skills. Five class hours a week for one semester; one and one-half hours of computer laboratory work is also required each week. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Hebrew 605 and 312K may not both be counted; Hebrew 605 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Hebrew 604 with a grade of at least C or consent of instructor.

506. First-Year Hebrew I.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Modern Israeli Hebrew. Five class hours a week for one semester. Hebrew 604 and 506 may not both be counted.

507. First-Year Hebrew II.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Continuation of Hebrew 506. Five class hours a week for one semester. Hebrew 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Hebrew 506 with a grade of at least C.

508. First-Year Biblical Hebrew I.
Introduction to biblical Hebrew, including basic lexicon and grammar. Emphasis on reading the Hebrew Bible; selected texts may include the Creation, the Tower of Babel, the binding of Isaac, the Joseph story, and the David and Goliath story. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.

509. First-Year Biblical Hebrew II.
Builds on material covered in Hebrew 508. A thorough study of biblical Hebrew grammar, with emphasis on the verb system and the rules of sentence structure. Selected texts include biblical chapters of poetic, legal, and prophetic nature, such as the Ten Commandments, chapters from the Book of Leviticus, Psalms 23, 27, and 121, Proverbs 8 and 10, Isaiah 53, and Jeremiah 31. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Hebrew 508 or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.

312K. Second-Year Hebrew I.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Modern Israeli Hebrew. Hebrew 605 and 312K may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Hebrew 507 with a grade of at least C.

312L. Second-Year Hebrew II.
Not open to native speakers of Hebrew. Continuation of Hebrew 312K. Hebrew 605 and 312L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Hebrew 312K or the equivalent.

313K. Second-Year Biblical Hebrew I.
Builds on material covered in Hebrew 508 and 509. A thorough study of biblical Hebrew grammar, with emphasis on nominal structures and complex sentence structures. Students are introduced to the historical development of biblical Hebrew phonology and to the commonly used reference works. Selected texts include large sections from Genesis, the Book of Judges, the Book of Job, and the Scroll of Ruth. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Hebrew 509 or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.

313L. Second-Year Biblical Hebrew II.
Builds on material covered in Hebrew 313K. A study of biblical Hebrew, with an introduction to Mishnaic and Modern Hebrew. Focus on the historical development of the Hebrew language. The texts studied are taken from the Hebrew Bible and the Mishnah, and include poems from the Golden Age in Spain and Modern Hebrew poetry and prose. Prerequisite: Hebrew 313K or the equivalent.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Hebrew.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

321. Hebrew Grammar.
Phonology, morphology, and syntax of Hebrew. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 312L or the equivalent; or consent of instructor.

322. Introduction to Hebrew Literature.
Discussion of the forms, subjects, and ideals of Hebrew literature. All texts are in Hebrew. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 312L or the equivalent; or consent of instructor.

325. Advanced Conversation and Composition.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 312L or the equivalent; or consent of instructor.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Hebrew.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

346. Topics in Hebrew Literature and Drama.
The principal Hebrew prose and poetic works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; contemporary literature, 1948 to the present. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Hebrew 312L or the equivalent; or consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Modern Hebrew Drama.

369. Conference Course in Hebrew Language and Literature.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Hebrew language or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of upper-division Hebrew and consent of instructor.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters. Must be taken for special honors in addition to the major requirement. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing and admission to the Hebrew Language and Literature Honors Program; for 679HB, Hebrew 679HA.

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