GNS Courses Taught in LCA Lang Spring 2018

 

Some courses taught by German, Nordic, and Slavic faculty and instructors are offered under the LCA and LCA LANG subject listing.

LCA Lang 332 Second Semester Kazakh
001 8:50-9:40 AM MTWRF Glowacki, Gulnara

Building on skills learned in first semester Kazakh, 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. This course will pay special attention to reading and writing and to vocabulary expansion.

LCA Lang 340 Second Semester Turkish
001 8:50-9:40 AM MTWRF
Meets with LCA Lang 439

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

LCA Lang 432 Fourth Semester Kazakh
001 11:00-11:50 AM MTWRF Glowacki, Gulnara

In addition to those topics covered in third-semester Kazakh, students in fourth-semester Kazakh will learn more about the language through history, literature and art, in order to better understand its cultural codes.

LCA Lang 439 Third Semester Turkish
001 8:50-9:40 AM MTWRF
Meets with LCA Lang 340

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.

LCA Lang 440 Fourth Semester Turkish
001 11:00-11:50 AM MTWRF
Meets with LCA Lang 539

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.

LCA Lang 532 Sixth Semester Kazakh
001 1:00-2:15 PM TR Glowacki, Gulnara
Meets with LCA Lang 439

Students who have taken LCA LANG 532 prior to fall 2018 may not enroll in this course.

LCA Lang 539 Fifth Semester Turkish and Azeri
001 8:50-9:40 AM MTWRF
Meets with LCA Lang 440

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