Courses

Courses offered in English are designated WL.

CHINESE

WLC 101 - Elementary Chinese I

WLC 102 - Elementary Chinese II

WLC 203 - Intermediate Chinese

WLC 204 - Business Chinese

WLC 206 - Chinese Language and Culture

WLC 208 - Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition

WLC 210 - Introduction to Chinese Culture and Literature

WLC 220 - Language across the Curriculum

WLC 271 - Chinese Language and Literature Discussion

WLC 272 - Chinese Language and Literature Discussion

WLC 302 - Modern China

WLC 340 - Advanced Languages across the Curriculum

WLC 363 - Special Studies in Chinese

WLC 371 - Independent Study 

 

FRENCH LANGUAGE

WLF 101 - Elementary French I

WLF 102 - Elementary French II

WLF 203 - Intensive Intermediate French

WLF 206 - Communicating in French I

WLF 208 - Communicating in French II

WLF 210 - Reading in French

WLF 220 - Language Across the Curriculum

WLF 245 - French for the Professions

WLF 304 - Advanced Conversation and Composition

WLF 306 - Translation and Stylistics 

WLF 340 - Advanced Languages Across the Curriculum





FRENCH LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

WLF 245 - French for the Professions

WLF 263 - Special Topics In French

WLF 271 A - French Language and Discussion

WLF 271 B - French Language and Discussion

WLF 316 - French Poetry

WLF 317 - French Narrative Prose

WLF 318 - French Dramatic Literature

WLF 325 - The Making of Modern France: From the Ancien Régime to the French Revolution

WLF 329 - Current Events: Contemporary Spoken French via the Web 

WLF 332 - Surrealism

WLF 363 - Special Studies in French

WLF 371 - Independent Study

WLF 373 - Preparation for Senior Thesis

WLF 374 - Thesis

WLF 376 - Seminar



GERMAN LANGUAGE

WLG 101 - Elementary German I

WLG 102 - Elementary German II

WLG 103 - Intensive Elementary German

WLG 111 - Beginning Business German

WLG 203 - Intermediate German

WLG 206 - German Language and Culture

WLG 208 - German Conversation and Composition

WLG 218 - Creative Writing in German

WLG 220 - Language Across the Curriculum

WLG 263 - Special Topics In German

WLG 271 - German Language and Literature Discussion

WLG 272 - German Language and Literature Discussion

WLG 301 - Business German

WLG 304 - Advanced German Composition and Conversation

WLG 340 - Advanced Languages across the Curriculum 

 

GERMAN LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

WLG 215 - Introduction to German Literature

WLG 216 - Contemporary German Culture

WLG 341 - The Age of Goethe

WLG 343 - German Narrative Prose

WLG 356 - Theater In the German Speaking World

WLG 357 - German Literature of the Twentieth Century

WLG 363 - Special Studies in German

WLG 371 - Independent Study

WLG 374 - Thesis

WLG 376 - Seminar 



ITALIAN LANGUAGE

WLI 101 - Elementary Italian I

WLI 102 - Elementary Italian II

WLI 103 - Intensive Elementary Italian

WLI 203 - Intermediate Italian

WLI 206 - Italian Language and Culture

WLI 208 - Italian Conversation and Composition

WLI 220 - Language Across the Curriculum

WLI 263 - Special Topics in Italian 

WLI 271 - Italian Language and Literature Discussion

WLI 304 - Advanced Conversation and Composition        

WLI 340 - Advanced Languages Across the Curriculum 

ITALIAN LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION

WLI 263 - Special Topics in Italian 

WLI 301 - Business Italian

WLI 310 - Il Rinascimento Italiano

WLI 315 - Italy and Music

WLI 363 - Special Studies in Italian

WLI 371 - Independent Study 



JAPANESE

WLJ 101 - Elementary Japanese I

WLJ 102 - Elementary Japanese II

WLJ 203 - Intermediate Japanese

WLJ 206 - Japanese Language and Culture

WLJ 207 - Advanced Intermediate Japanese I

WLJ 208 - Advanced Intermediate Japanese II

WLJ 210 - Introduction to Japanese Culture and Literature

WLJ 220 - Language across the Curriculum

WLJ 271 - Japanese Language and Literature Discussion

WLJ 272 - Japanese Language and Literature Discussion

WLJ 311 - Contemporary Japan

WLJ 340 - Advanced Languages Across the Curriculum

WLJ 363 - Special Studies in Japanese

WLJ 371 - Independent Study 



SPANISH COURSES

WLS 101 - Elementary Spanish I

WLS 103 - Alternative Second Semester Spanish

WLS 203 - Intermediate Spanish

WLS 206 - Communicating in Spanish I

WLS 208 - Communicating in Spanish II

WLS 211 - Spanish Literature and Culture

WLS 212 - Spanish-American Literature and Culture

WLS 220 - Language Across the Curriculum

WLS 221 - Spanish For Heritage Speakers

WLS 231 - Word of Mout Literature and Food

WLS 263 - Special Topics in Spanish

WLS 271 - Spanish Language and Literature Discussion

WLS 272 - Spanish Language and Literature Discussion

WLS 301 - Business Spanish

WLS 304 - Advanced Conversation and Composition

WLS 313 - Literature of the Golden Age

WLS 317 - Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century

WLS 319 - Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction

WLS 321 - Spanish-American and Latino Performance Arts

WLS 323 - Spanish in the Media

WLS 324B - Spanish-American/Latino Film

WLS 325 - Advanced Studies: Environmental Perspectives 

WLS 328 - Advanced Studies: Speculative Fiction 

WLS 330 - Spanish-American Thought

WLS 331 - Tales of the Wondrous Lands: The Hispanic Transatlantic World

WLS 334 - Cervantes

WLS 340 - Advanced Languages Across the Curriculum

WLS 341 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Workshop

WLS 351 - Studies in Spanish for Specific Purposes 

WLS 363 - Special Studies in Spanish

WLS 371 - Independent Study

WLS 374 - Thesis

WLS 376 - Senior Seminar



SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANGUAGE COURSES

WLX 101 - Self-Instructional Basic Study 

WLX 102 - Self-Instructional Basic Study

WLX 201 - Self-Instructional Intermediate Study

WLX 202 - Self-Instructional Intermediate Study

WLX 220A - Language across the Curriculum-Arabic 

WLX 220H - Language across the Curriculum-Hebrew 

WLX 220I - Language across the Curriculum-Hindi 

WLX 220K - Language across the Curriculum-Korean 

WLX 220P - Language across the Curriculum-Portuguese 

WLX 220R - Language across the Curriculum-Russian 

WLX 340A - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Arabic

WLX 340H - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Hebrew

WLX 340I - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Hindi

WLX 340K - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Korean

WLX 340P - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Portuguese

WLX 340R - Advanced Language across the Curriculum-Russian

WLX 371 - Independent Study 

 

LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

These courses are open to all students. Knowledge of a foreign language is not a prerequisite, with the exception of WLL 399.

WLL 231 - Mystery Fiction Around the World

WLL 232 - Lived Experiences: Latinx Feminism 

WLL 233 - Multilingual America 

WLL 237 - Becoming "Asian": Asian American Cultural Representations and Identities 

WLL 238 - Out of Home/Place: Chinese-American Experiences and Writing in Diaspora 

WLL 239 - Japanese Popular Culture

WLL 241 - Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

WLL 242 - Modern Japanese Literature in Translation

WLL 243 - The World of Japanese Animation

WLL 244 - Viewing China: Visual Cultural and Transnational Cinema

WLL 245 - China and the West: The Myth of the Other

WLL 246 - Fictional and Factual: History and the Novel in China

WLL 247 - Japanese Woman: Gender, Gender Relations, and Sexuality in Contemporary Japan

WLL 248 - Muslims in the New Europe

WLL 249 - Image of the Enemy in German Film 1919-1945

WLL 250 - An Outline of German Civilization: The Eighteenth Century to the Present

WLL 251 - Contemporary German Cinema

WLL 252 - Italian Cinema: From Fiction to Film

WLL 253 - Italian Civilization in Translation

WLL 255 - Introduction to Film Theory and Criticism

WLL 256 - Twenty-First Century Italian Movies

WLL 257 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

WLL 258 - Chinese Civilization I: Literary Culture in Classical China

WLL 259 - Chinese Civilization II: Culture and Literature of Late Imperial China

WLL 263 A-D - Topics in Foreign Literature and Culture

WLL 264 - Maritime Asia: Diasporic Migrations and Cultural Encounters 

WLL 265 - Latinos in the United States

WLL 266 - Images of Revolution and Social Upheaval: France 1789-1939

WLL 267 - Modern Japanese Culture and Society

WLL 269 - Cultural China: Trends and Themes

WLL 271 - Directed Reading in WLL

WLL 272 - Directed Reading in WLL

WLL 273 - Dante's Divine Comedy

WLL 275 - The Study Abroad Experience

WLL 305 - East Asian Cinema: History, Genres, and Waves 

WLL 321 - Women In France Since The Revolution

WLL 322 - The French Film

WLL 324 - Race and Nature in French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures 

WLL 326 - Suspected Whiteness: The Transatlantic Construction of Race in Spain 

WLL 363 A-D - Topics in Foreign Literature and Culture 

WLL 371 - Independent Study

WLL 374 - Thesis

WLL 376 A-D - Seminar

WLL 399 - Professional Internship in World Languages