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Continuation of ASL:1002; emphasis on ASL grammar and the signer's perspective; exploration of Deaf culture through readings and videos. Taught in American Sign Language.

This course is a continuation of ASL:1001 and ASL:1002. This is the third course in a four-semester sequence of courses.


Advanced grammatical constructions and vocabulary are introduced. Goals for the course include improved conversational fluency as well as familiarity with American deaf culture. Exams test both expressive and receptive skills, including the use of appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and functional usage. Grading will be based on exams, projects/presentations, papers as well as class and laboratory attendance. Classes are conducted entirely in American Sign Language. An average of 75% or better on expressive and receptive elements of the course is highly encouraged to move ahead to ASL IV. It is our department policy to administer a placement test to students who have taken ASL elsewhere and are asking to join the ASL sequence here at Iowa. Placement tests can be scheduled by emailing asl-program@uiowa.edu. Students taking more than 1 year off from the ASL sequence will be required to contact the ASL Program to schedule a placement test, which will determine their placement in an ASL I-IV course.

This course uses a flipped learning model. Students will watch video lectures, complete video workbook assignments and online assessments asynchronously. Students will meet synchronously twice a week in the classroom to participate in interactive dialogues and signing activities. Regular attendance at ASL and Deaf events will also be required.

Prerequisites: ASL:1002
World Languages Third Level Proficiency
Focus on reading and interpretation of Roman poets, such as Vergil and Catullus.

This course continues the study of the Latin language by focusing on three significant poets of the Classical Period: Catullus, Virgil, and Ovid. Students learn to read, analyze, and metrically scan Latin poetry in unedited form. Emphasis on improving translation and recitation skills. Grades are based on daily assignments, weekly quizzes, and three exams. Support materials and a free tutoring service are available.

Prerequisites: CLSL:1002
World Languages Third Level Proficiency

FREN:2001 is the third of a four-semester sequence designed to provide students, both potential majors and non-majors, with an introduction to French and the French-speaking world. In this course, you will explore many different aspects of the French world and work with others in the class through role-playing and other activities to engage meaningfully in French with concerns of contemporary life in French-speaking communities. Knowledge of the grammatical structures taught in the first two semesters is assumed but each chapter of the book provides the opportunity for individual grammar review. Grammar is studied through exercises and also associated with readings in French and with the re-writing of compositions. FREN:2001 is a language class and vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading, writing, and speaking will be stressed but at the same time French will be used as the medium by which we gain access to knowledge about the French-speaking world.  Students are expected to attend class regularly, to turn in assignments (typed with double-spacing) on time, to hand in only their own work, unread and unedited by anyone else, to show initiative in the preparation of materials, and to work regularly toward class goals. Students are expected to spend a minimum of 8 hours a week in preparation for actual class sessions. Classes are conducted in French. [NOTE: Native speakers of French should not register for courses below the third-year level. Please see the course supervisor for further details.] 

This course meets four days per week in the classroom for 4 s.h.  The remaining 1 s.h. is earned through completion of out of class activities that include (but not limited to) online lab assignments and written papers. 

Prerequisites: FREN:1010 or FREN:1002 or French Placement score of 176 or higher
Requirements: completion of prerequisites or two years of high school French
World Languages Third Level Proficiency
Proficiency in spoken and written German; German-speaking cultures of central Europe, their historical background; emphasis on refinement of reading skills.

Students gain intermediate proficiency in spoken and written German. They also increase their knowledge of and insights into the German speaking cultures of Central Europe and their historical background. Ample opportunity is provided to increase and sharpen communicative skills.

Our language-classes are student-centered. Students work with others in the class through role-playing and other activities to acquire and practice new vocabulary and structures. Some knowledge of the grammatical structures taught in the first two semesters is assumed but there is some grammar in each chapter. Correct structures are practiced through exercises, readings, and writings. Classes are conducted in German.

We use the textbook “Stationen” and its online materials (Hawkshop at a special discount). “Stationen” combines engaging cultural topics with authentic readings and contextualized grammar in a unifying context. Each chapter revolves around a city or region in the German-speaking countries, taking you on a virtual exploration.  We use the accompanying video component that contains footage of videoblogs from eleven cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and serves as windows to their diverse societies and contemporary culture. These snapshots of everyday life connect interview clips with images of public spaces to move students into the scenarios and situations that reflect a developing German speaker's communicative needs.

Attendance and active participation are required. Steady homework, oral and written tests.   

Prerequisites: GRMN:1002 or GRMN:1010
World Languages Third Level Proficiency
Transition to upper-level study through oral practice, grammar exercises, tapes, videos, readings from the Russian press.

You came here to continue learning the fifth most widely spoken language in the world. As you probably already know, 278 million people speak Russian, 164 million of whom speak it as their first language. Russian has the largest number of native speakers in Europe, it is one of the official languages of the UN, and it is the 10th most widely spoken language in the U.S. The Defense Language Institute classifies Russian as a “Level III” language, meaning it has a very high degree of difficulty and requires 789 or more hours of immersive instruction to attain intermediate fluency (See “Russian Life” May/June 2009). This course is focused on helping you achieve the basic skills for successful communication: pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At the end of the second year, you will be able to pass the basic level of the TORFL, i.e., the “Russian as a Foreign Language,” exam. This test was designed as part of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and is obligatory for those wishing to study at a Russian university. Добро пожаловать! 

Requirements: RUSS:1112
World Languages Third Level Proficiency
Communication in speaking and writing; cultural topics. Taught in Spanish.
Requirements:

SPAN:1002 or SPAN:1003

World Languages Third Level Proficiency