Classics Courses (CLA)


The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are offered for undergraduate credit only may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, as well as all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.

5010 (CLA 3010) The Ancient Book. Cr. 1

Open only to graduates. History of writing and publishing the Classical world of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Interrelated activities of authors, scribes, and readers.

5100 Law and Ancient Society. Cr. 3

Law systems of Ancient Greece and Rome. Law codes of Solon and of the Twelve Tribes. Issues include: family law, rights of women; courtroom procedure. Study of actual cases from antiquity. (B)

5190 Topics on Women in Antiquity. Cr. 3 (Max. 6)

Graduate-level topics on roles of women and views of gender and sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome, drawn from literature, art, drama, and law. (I)

5200 Special Studies. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 8)

In-depth study of some aspect of Greek and Roman civilization. Topics may be drawn from the fields of literature, archaeology, art and history, and will be announced in Schedule of Classes . All readings in English. (I)

5250 Greek and Roman Drama. Cr. 3-4

Critical interpretations of Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy, as represented, for example, in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. Historical development of theatre design and dramatic staging. (I)

5350 (CLA 3350) Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans. Cr. 3

Structured exploration of Plutarch's Parallel Lives in translation. (B)

5600 (CLA 3600) Religious Experience Among the Ancient Greeks and Romans. Cr. 3

CLA 5600 offered for graduate credit only. Polytheism among the Greeks and Romans. Topics include: sacrifice, prayer and supplication, festivals, burial, healing, priests and priesthood, temples and sacred sites, divination and extispicy, ruler cult, religion and politics.
(B)

5700 (CLA 3700) The Golden Age of Rome. Cr. 3-4

CLA 5700 offered only for graduate credit. Interdisciplinary approach to the most important period of Roman history: the beginning of The Roman Empire under Augustus; history, politics, literature, art. (B)

5750 (ENG 5750) Theories of Second Language Acquisition. (FRE 5750) (GER 5750) (ITA 5750) (LIN 5750) (N E 5750) (SPA 5750) Cr. 3

Investigation of theories in second language acquisition. Review of research in development of second language competence: acquisition of phonology, lexicon, semantics, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. (B)

5810 (FRE 5810) Teaching Foreign Languages: Receptive Skills. (CLA 7810) (FRE 7810) (GER 5810) (GER 7810) (ITA 5810) (ITA 7810) (LED 5810) (LED 7810) (N E 5810)
(N E 7810) (SPA 5810) (SPA 7810) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 5850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)

5820 (FRE 5820) Teaching Foreign Languages: Productive Skills. (CLA 7820) (FRE 7820) (GER 5820) (GER 7820) (ITA 5820) (ITA 7820) (LED 5820) (LED 7820) (N E 5820)
(N E 7820) (SPA 5820) (SPA 7820) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 5850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)

5830 (GER 5830) Technology in the Foreign Language
Classroom. (CLA 7830) (FRE 5830) (FRE 7830)
(GER 7830) (ITA 5830) (ITA 7830) (LED 5830) (LED 7830) (N E 5830) (N E 7830) (SPA 5830) (SPA 7830) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 5850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)

5850 (GER 5850) Foreign Language Instruction. (CLA 7850) (FRE 5850) (FRE 7850) (GER 7850) (ITA 5850) (ITA 7850) (LED 5850) (LED 7850) (N E 5850) (N E 7850) (SPA 5850) (SPA 7850) Cr. 3

Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)

5860 (GER 5860) Foreign Language Testing. (CLA 7860)
(FRE 5860) (FRE 7860) (GER 7860) (ITA 5860) (ITA 7860) (LED 5860) (LED 7860) (N E 5860) (N E 7860) (SPA 5860) (SPA 7860) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 5750 or consent of instructor. Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)

5990 Directed Study. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 8)

Prereq: consent of instructor. Directed independent research in depth on a topic or author not treated in the regular classics offerings, culminating in a course paper. (T)

6250 (CLA 3250) The Ancient City. Cr. 3-4

Prereq: graduate standing. Infrastructure, architecture, planning, and social and political forces that shaped the great cities of the ancient world, with particular attention to the growth of Rome. (B)

6260 (CLA 3999) Further Studies in Mythology. Cr. 3 (Max. 6)

Prereq: CLA 2000 or equivalent introductory mythology course in any other department, or consent of instructor. An in-depth study of mythology with special reference to particular classical myths or theories of myth. (I)

7810 (FRE 5810) Teaching Foreign Languages: Receptive Skills. (CLA 5810) (FRE 7810) (GER 5810) (GER 7810) (ITA 5810) (ITA 7810) (LED 5810) (LED 7810) (N E 5810)
(N E 7810) (SPA 5810) (SPA 7810) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 7850 or consent of instructor. Latest research on acquisition of reading and listening skills in a foreign language. Difference between receptive and productive language use; how methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of the receptive skills. (B)

7820 (FRE 5820) Teaching Foreign Languages: Productive Skills. (CLA 5820) (FRE 7820) (GER 5820) (GER 7820) (ITA 5820) (ITA 7820) (LED 5820) (LED 7820) (N E 5820)
(N E 7820) (SPA 5820) (SPA 7820) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 7850 or consent of instructor. Current research on acquisition of speaking and writing skills in a foreign language. Difference between productive and receptive language use; how various methods of foreign language teaching treat the instruction of productive skills. (B)

7830 (GER 5830) Technology in the Foreign Language
Classroom. (CLA 5830) (FRE 5830) (FRE 7830)
(GER 7830) (ITA 5830) (ITA 7830) (LED 5830) (LED 7830) (N E 5830) (N E 7830) (SPA 5830) (SPA 7830) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 7850 or consent of instructor. Types of current technology; review of research on effectiveness of language classroom technologies; evaluation of technologies; development of activities for use in classroom. (B)

7850 (GER 5850) Foreign Language Instruction. (CLA 5850) (FRE 5850) (FRE 7850) (GER 7850) (ITA 5850) (ITA 7850) (LED 5850) (LED 7850) (N E 5850) (N E 7850) (SPA 5850) (SPA 7850) Cr. 3

Theoretical basis of second language teaching models; historical overview of methodologies; current trends in teaching of reading, writing, listening, speaking, and culture. Implications of methodology on materials, classroom techniques, and testing. (B)

7860 (GER 5860) Foreign Language Testing. (CLA 5860)
(FRE 5860) (FRE 7860) (GER 7860) (ITA 5860) (ITA 7860) (LED 5860) (LED 7860) (N E 5860) (N E 7860) (SPA 5860) (SPA 7860) Cr. 3

Prereq: CLA 7750 or consent of instructor. Means of assessing students' knowledge of a foreign language. Topics include: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; testing of reading, writing speaking and listening skills; means of testing grammar and culture; testing as it relates to program goals. (Y)