GNS 332 Second Semester Kazakh
Prof. Gulnara Glowacki
MW 8:50-9:40, TR 11:00-11:50
This course provides students with an introduction to the Kazakh language, which is a Turkic language spoken by about 11 million people in Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and Iran. Students will work within four language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The primary goal of the course is to learn to communicate in Kazakh in authentic situations and Kazakh will be used as the primary language in classroom instructions, with minimal use of English for explanations of grammar. Students who have taken LCA LANG 331 prior to fall 2018 may not enroll in this course.
GNS 340 Second Semester Turkish
Nâlân Erbil-Erkan
MTWRF 8:50-9:40
Building on skills learned in first semester Turkish, the primary goal of this course is to learn to communicate in more extended situations. Information on holidays, traditions and colloquial phrases will be introduced. Besides everyday Turkish, students will learn written Turkish such as formal letters, orders and messages. This course will pay special attention to reading and writing and to vocabulary expansion. Students who have taken LCA LANG 340 prior to Spring 2019 may not enroll in this course.
GNS 439 Third Semester Turkish
Nâlân Erbil-Erkan
MTWRF 8:50-9:40
This course continues the study of the Turkish language, focusing on four language skills–listening, reading, writing, and speaking–in order to develop proficiency at the intermediate level. The primary goal of the course is to improve communication in Turkish. Instruction will emphasize the language that is relevant to situations that students are likely to encounter if they travel to or live in Turkey. The secondary goal of the course is to improve students’ understanding of Turkish society and culture. Students who have taken LCA LANG 439 prior to Spring 2019 may not enroll in this course.
GNS 440 Fourth Semester Turkish
Nâlân Erbil-Erkan
MTWRF 11:00-11:50
This course continues the study of the Turkish language, focusing on four language skills–listening, reading, writing, and speaking–in order to develop proficiency at the intermediate level. In addition to the topics covered in third-semester Turkish, students in fourth-semester Turkish will learn more about the language through history, literature and art, in order to better understand its cultural codes. Students who have taken LCA LANG 440 prior to Spring 2019 may not enroll in this course.
GNS 539 Fifth Semester Turkish and Azeri
Nâlân Erbil-Erkan
MTWRF 11:00-11:50
This course continues the study of the Turkish languages combined with Azerbaijani, which is a Turkic language closely related to Turkish. Students will learn Azerbaijani written in the Latin alphabet and its minor differences from Turkish. Students will develop proficiency at the advanced level in listening, speaking, reading and writing in Turkish and in Azerbaijani. Students who have taken LCA LANG 539 prior to fall 2018 may not enroll in this course.
GNS 700 Graduate Seminar in Professional Development
Prof. Claus Andersen
M 1:20-3:15
Welcome to GNS 701! This course aims to facilitate your academic and professional development in the humanities, in particular in the fields of German, Slavic, and Scandinavian Studies. Over the course of the semester, we will learn how to create elements of an academic dossier, including a submission-ready journal article, a conference paper, a grant proposal, a teaching philosophy statement, a book review, and a CV. Each participant will undertake an original, independent research project, grounded in library research skills, bibliographic work, methodological and theoretical reflection, and good scholarly writing habits. This is a process-oriented skills development course, rather than one that covers given content within a specific discipline. Participants are therefore encouraged to seek advice from members of the GNS faculty with specific expertise in their research area. The main goal of this course is to make sure you are on track to succeed in graduate coursework and as a scholar in the humanities.