FRENCH 102 (CRNXXXX)
Dr. Andia Augustin Billy • M/W 9:30-10:45 AM • Location TBA
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Dr. Ryan Doherty • T/TH 1-2:15 PM • Location TBA
In this course, you will study one of the most spoken languages in the world and a language that has been vastly important in both world history and the history of Louisiana. You will learn to communicate in basic French and to read French texts. Even if French is not your (intended) major, this course can be of invaluable use to you; you may use French in your business, in your personal relations, as a research tool in graduate school, or even in math and the sciences. Studying French entails not only knowledge of the language, but an awareness of the history, culture and literature of France and the Francophone world.
French 202 (CRNXXXX)
Dr. Ryan Doherty • M/W 9:30-10:45 AM • Location TBA
In this course you will build on the French that you learned in high school or in your typical first year French course on the college level. The goal of this program is to help you more efficiently process basic concepts and move toward more fluency, independence, and subtlety in listening comprehension, oral and written expression, and reading. A language course is different from other courses at college because you actively work on oral communication skills. The only place you can work on these skills is in your French class. Other classes may not require your attendance because you can learn the material from the book; however, there is no substitute for the dynamic interaction that takes place between you and your teacher—a trained language acquisition specialist. When you finish this course, you should be able to carry on conversations in basic French and be able to read comfortably with the aid of a dictionary.
FREN 380/ LANG 380: Introduction to Comparative Literature: The Otherworldly (CRNXXXX)
Ryan Doherty • TUE/THR 2:30-3:45 pm • Location TBA
This course is designed to introduce students to the discipline of comparative literature and to enable students to trace literary traditions across languages, cultures, and time periods. In this course, students will read works in translation from around the world and will analyze not only the literatures and cultures that produced these works but will also investigate the languages in which they were originally written, the question of what is translatable, and how we should ethically and sensitively approach works written in other languages. This course will combine the rudiments of comparative linguistics, literary history, and cultural studies, and by the end of the course, students will be able to articulate knowledge of world trends in literature and language. The specific theme of this introductory
Spanish 102 (CRNXXXX)
Dr. Maureen Murov • TUE/THR 9:45-11 AM or 1-2:15 PM • Location TBA
Spanish 102 is a 2nd semester Spanish course. This course is designed to develop students' listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills in Spanish at a beginning level. Input in Spanish from comprehensible stories and music is at the core of this class. At the end of this course, the student will be on their way to communicating in Spanish and will better appreciate diverse elements of Hispanic cultures. Prerequisite Spanish 101.
Spanish 202: Intermediate Spanish (CRNXXXX)
Dr. Maureen Murov • MON/WED 9:30-10:45 AM • Location TBA
Spanish 202 is designed to build comprehension skills and communicative proficiency in Spanish. Class centers around the development of language in the context of culturally relevant stories and characters and incorporates reading, listening, and writing exercises as well as speaking practice. At the end of this course, the student will be on their way to communicating in Spanish and will better appreciate diverse elements of Hispanic cultures. Prerequisite: Spanish 201.
GEN 201: Introduction to Sexuality Studies (CRNXXX)
Dr. Andia Augustin-Billy • MON/WED/FRI 11-11:50 am • LOCATION TBA
Where do our ideas of sexuality come from? How do people in different social groups express their sexuality? In what way do race, gender, age, and ability complicate one’s sexual desires and obligations? In this introductory course, we will explore the way history, society, and culture have shaped sexuality. We will study key theories and concepts within the field and apply them to various sexual behaviors, intimacies, and practices in the United States and around the world.