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SLAVIC 101 Slavic Lands and Peoples (5) SSc
Introduces students to basic concepts regarding the whole body of present-day Slavs as well as the area inhabited by or under the influence of present-day Slavs. Uses latest achievements in technology and in social media advancements to retrieve relevant information from present-day Slavs themselves. Taught in English.
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SLAVIC 110 The Slavic Languages (5) A&H
Introduces the basic concepts of Slavic linguistics. Addresses the origin of the Slavs and major stages of their linguistic history. Considers Slavic languages and their peculiarities in detail. Taught in English.
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SLAVIC 130 Introduction to Slavic Culture and Civilization (5) A&H
Examines the culture of the Slavs, an ethno-linguistic group of peoples living primarily in Central/Eastern Europe. Among nations investigated: the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, and Ukraine. Students gain a fundamental grasp of major issues and historical events of this region, expressed through culture. Offered: jointly with JSIS A 130.
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SLAVIC 175 The Slavic Text and Its Context (2/3, max. 10) A&H
A contextual study of a significant work or intellectual movement from a Slavic culture. Study includes literature, film, music, or art. Credit/no-credit only.
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SLAVIC 200 Introduction to Slavic Literature (5) A&H
Introduces major Slavic literary works of different types (stories, novels, poetry), mostly from the twentieth- and twenty-first century, focusing on the intense "close reading" of these texts that identifies their main literary features. Taught in English.
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SLAVIC 210 Introduction to Bilingualism (5) SSc/A&H
A multidisciplinary examination of bilingualism as a societal and individual phenomenon. Considers language versus dialect, diglossia, state language policies, language rights, indigenous languages, and linguistic minorities. Explores bilingualism and biculturalism as human experience and as indexes of identity and diversity. Includes a fieldwork project focused on linguistic diversity in the Pacific Northwest. Offered: W.
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SLAVIC 223 East European Cinema (5, max. 20) A&H
Emphasizes international cultural, artistic, and historical diversity by introducing select contemporary Eastern European film directors. Focuses on a single filmmaker and studies his/her opus in depth, both in his/her Eastern European country of origin and abroad. Special attention paid to Eastern European filmmakers in Hollywood.
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SLAVIC 320 The Other Europe: Post-World War II East European Fiction (5) A&H
Introduces post-WWII Eastern European fiction created during and after the communist era, both in Eastern European countries and in exile. Includes works by Polish, Czech, Yugoslav, post-Yugoslav, Hungarian, and Baltic writers. Taught in English.
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SLAVIC 323 Masterpieces of East European Cinema (5) A&H
Studies aesthetically most interesting films from Eastern Europe from the 1950s to present. Includes select films by Polish film icon Andrzej Wajda, the Czech 1960s New Wave, the Zagreb School of Animated Film, works by Eastern European women directors, as well as more recent internationally awarded and acclaimed films.
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SLAVIC 340 Modern Yiddish Literature: The Worlds of East European Jews (5) A&H
Examines modern Yiddish literature from its origins in the Russian Empire's western borderlands (today's Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Lithuania) to its responses to ruptures of the twentieth century: world wars, revolutions, and the Holocaust. Written in the diasporic and stateless language of East European Jews, Yiddish literature deals with migration, ethnic violence, challenges to religious customs, gender norms, sexualities. Readings in English. Offered: jointly with JEW ST 340.
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SLAVIC 351 Introduction to the History of Slavic Languages (5) A&H
History of Slavic languages from Indo-European to present time, including development of writing systems and national languages. Principles of historical linguistics: sound change, analogy, semantic change, as well as relevance of historical linguistics to our knowledge of human development, ancestral culture, etc. Prerequisite: either SLAVIC 110, LING 200, or LING 400. Offered: Sp.
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SLAVIC 370 What is in a Language Name? The Case of Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian (5) A&H
Examines diverse phenomena related to the language known as Serbo-Croatian, and to the Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian languages. Explores concepts such as language death, birth, politics, standardization, and codification. The relation between dialect and language is observed in an ecology exhibiting ethnic and religious diversity.
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SLAVIC 401 Research Methods and Writing (2)
Introduces writing and research in Slavic studies. Students review secondary literature in their chosen fields, rewrite and revise their own work to bring it up to discipline standard, and work collaboratively to evaluate their own work and that of their peers.
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SLAVIC 423 East European Film (5, max. 15) A&H
Studies major East European film makers who left their countries at some point in their careers. Compares East European and Western production of those directors who worked partially in the West. Offered: jointly with CMS 423.
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SLAVIC 425 Ways of Meaning: Universal and Culture Specific Aspects of Language (5) A&H/SSc, DIV
Focuses on the diversity of human experience and the social and cultural conditioning of language use. Language as a mirror of culture and national character. Universal and culture/language specific components in linguistic expression of emotions, courtesy/politeness and rudeness, prejudice and (in)sensitivities, linguistic expression of gender differences in different cultures. Offered: Sp.
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SLAVIC 426 Ways of Feeling: Expressions of Emotions Across Languages and Cultures (5) SSc/A&H
Investigate the diversity of human experience by focusing on culture specific aspects of linguistic expression of emotion. Examination of the meaning and form of emotion words in different languages, facial expressions, cultural attitudes to emotion and emotional behavior, and gender-specific emotional expressions.
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SLAVIC 470 Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Special topics in Slavic linguistics. Course offerings based on instructor's specialty and student demand. Offered: AWSp.
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SLAVIC 481 East European Language in Eastern Europe (1-5, max. 45) A&H
Daily work in phonetic, grammar, conversation, translation, analytical reading, stylistics, newspaper analysis, and advanced syntax. Provides an opportunity to earn credits while studying in Eastern Europe. Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 482 Research Project in Eastern Europe (3, max. 15) A&H
Supervised research in student's selected area of concentration, combined with language instruction tailored to the student's field. Provides an opportunity to earn credits while studying in Eastern Europe. Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 483 East European Literature in Eastern Europe (3, max. 15) A&H
Selection of courses on specialized topics in East European literature; specific authors or periods. Provides an opportunity to earn credits while studying in Eastern Europe. Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 486 East European Culture in Eastern Europe (3, max. 15) A&H
Lectures on various aspects of Eastern European culture, complemented by visits to places of cultural historical interest. Provides an opportunity to earn credits while studying in Eastern Europe. Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 490 Studies in Slavic Literatures (3-5, max. 15) A&H
Topics vary.
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SLAVIC 498 Senior Honors Thesis ([3-9]-, max. 9) A&H
Directed research on a topic approved by department for a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of requirement for degrees "With College Honors" or "With Distinction." Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 499 Directed Study or Research (1-5, max. 15) A&H
Individual study of topics to meet specific needs. By arrangement with the instructor and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures office. Offered: AWSpS.
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SLAVIC 501 Using Slavic Resources (2)
Introduction to graduate studies in Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures. Discusses field of study and research materials and techniques employed.
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SLAVIC 518 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology (2)
Current foreign language teaching methods and approaches. Learning and teaching strategies and techniques for the four skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) including cultural notions. Current and future trends in pedagogy and technology. Offered: jointly with GERMAN 518/SCAND 518; A.
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SLAVIC 519 Slavic Language Pedagogy (3, max. 6)
Introduction to current issues of foreign language pedagogy. Concentrates on the practical classroom application of methodological theory through lectures and micro-teaching presentation. Topics discussed and practiced include testing, proficiency teaching, teaching listening and reading skills, writing, teaching grammar, and computers. Offered: A.
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SLAVIC 520 New Trends in Literary Theory (5)
Explores recent theoretical trends which no longer search for a unified theoretical meta-narrative (i.e., post-structuralism or new historicism), but instead explore various literary genres (such as diary or fictional book reviews) and texts as the primary terrain of theory. Bakhtin, Lem, Bruns, Corradi-Fiumara, Crnkovic, and others.
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SLAVIC 550 Synchronic Slavic Linguistics (5)
Linguistic analysis of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Russian and other Slavic languages. Investigation of current theoretical work in these areas.
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SLAVIC 551 Introduction to the History of Slavic Languages (5)
History of Slavic languages from Indo-European to present time, including development of writing systems and national languages. Principles of historical linguistics: sound change, analogy, semantic change, as well as relevance of historical linguistics to our knowledge of human development, ancestral culture, etc. Prerequisite: either SLAVIC 110, LING 200, or LING 400. Offered: Sp.
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SLAVIC 561 History of the East Slavic Languages (5)
Designed to acquaint majors in Slavic linguistics with the details of the historical development of the phonological and morphological structure of the Ukrainian and Byelorussian literary languages.
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SLAVIC 562 History of the West Slavic Languages (5)
Designed to acquaint majors in Slavic linguistics with the details of the historical development of the phonological and morphological structure of literary Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Upper and Lower Sorbian languages.
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SLAVIC 563 History of the South Slavic Languages (5)
Designed to acquaint majors in Slavic linguistics with the details of the historical development of the phonological and morphological structure of the South Slavic languages.
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SLAVIC 565 Old Church Slavic (5)
Rise and development of earliest Slavic literary language and a descriptive study of its orthography, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Readings from normalized texts.
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SLAVIC 566 Readings in Old Church Slavic (4)
Reading and grammatical interpretation of a selected group of canonical texts, as well as some examples of the various later recensions of Old Church Slavonic. Prerequisite: SLAVIC 565.
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SLAVIC 570 Special Topics in Slavic Linguistics (3-5, max. 15)
Investigation and discussion of special topics in Slavic linguistics.
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SLAVIC 580 Dissertation Workshop (5, max. 20)
For graduate students in literature, film, or linguistics planning or already writing dissertations. May be taken by students pursuing Master of Arts thesis, with permission of instructor. Weekly meetings, readings, and discussing chapters and outlines submitted by participants and instructor. Prerequisite: either Candidate of Philosophy status, nearing Doctor of Philosophy exams, or permission of instructor; recommended: graduate-level course work in either literature, film, or linguistics. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.
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SLAVIC 590 Seminar in Translation Studies (5, max. 15)
Topics in translation studies and Slavic literatures/cultures. Recommended: advanced proficiency in a Slavic language.
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SLAVIC 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
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SLAVIC 700 Master's Thesis (1-10, max. 30)
Limited to premaster graduate students. Prerequisite: permission of Supervisory Committee or graduate program adviser. Credit/no-credit only.
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SLAVIC 800 Doctoral Dissertation (*-)
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