FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - FL

FL 215Discovering France3(3-0-0) S
A wide-ranging exploration of the French experience--from the glories of the past to the uncertainties of the future. Examination of social, political, economic, and cultural issues, with guest speakers offering complementary perspectives. Specialemphasis on the role of France and the French cultural heritage in today's rapidly changing world. Course taught in English.


FL 216Art and Society in France3(3-0-0) F
An overview of the visual arts in France, defined broadly, and their relationship to French society and culture: painting, architecture, photography, cinema, book production, gardens, fashion, food, television, popular culture, and mass media, including the Internet. The principla themes of the course are how France's cultural heritage is embodied in its rich tradition of visual expression and how artists' visual expressions have either served to represent, glorify, or critique the nation.
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FL (ENG) 219Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature3(3-0-0) F,S
Readings, in English translation, or non-Western literary masterpieces from the beginnings of literacy in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa to the modern period, including excerpts from texts such as the Upanishads, the Ramayana, the Sundiata, Gilgamesh, A Thousand and One Nights, and the Quran and such authors as Confucius, Oe Kenzaburo, Omar Khayyam, Rumi, and Amos Oz.
Course Offerings: fall


FL (ENG) 220Studies in Great Works of Western Literature3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum
Readings, in English translation, of Western literary masterpieces, from the beginnings of literacy in the Middle East and Europe towards the present, including such authors as Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Ovid, Augustine, Danta, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Moliere, Voltaire, Goethe, Austen, Flaubert, Dickinson, Tolstoy, Kafka, and Woolf.Credit will not be given for both ENG/FL 220 and either ENG/FL 221 or ENG/FL 222.


FL (ENG) 221Literature of the Western World I3(3-0-0) F
Readings from English translations of Biblical, Classical, Medieval, and Early Renaissance literature, including works by such authors as Homer, Plato, Virgil, Ovid, St. Paul, St. Augustine, Marie de France, and Dante.
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FL 222Literature of the Western World II3(3-0-0) S
Readings from English translations of Renaissance, Neo-Classical, Romantic, and Early Modern literature, emphasizing the cultures of continental Europe from the Renaissance to 1900, and including such authors as Petrarch, Erasmus, Rabelais, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Moliere, Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, Flaubert, Tolstoy.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


FL (ENG) 223Contemporary World Literature I3(3-0-0) F
Preq: ENG 112
Twentieth-century literature of some of the following cultures: Russian, Eastern European, Western European, Latin American, Canadian, Australian.


FL (ENG) 224Contemporary World Literature II3(3-0-0) S
Preq: ENG 112
Twentieth-century literature of some of the following cultures: Asian, Arabian, African, Caribbean, Native-American.
Course Offerings: sprg


FL 295Special Topics in Foreign Languages and/or Literatures3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum
Preq: Departmental approval required
A special projects course on topics to be determined as needed in the departmental program.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


FL 298Independent Study in Foreign Language or Literature1-6 F,S,Sum
Preq: Departmental approval required
Individualized study in a foreign language or literature. Topic, mode of study and credit hours to be determined in consultation with the faculty member supervising work.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg


FL (ENG) 392Major World Author3(3-0-0) F,S
Intensive study in English, of the writings of one (or two) author(s) from outside the English and American traditions. Sample subjects: Homer, Virgil and Ovid, Lady Murasaki, Marie de France and Christine de Pizan, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Balzacand Flaubert, Kafka, Proust, Lessing and Gordimer, Borges and Marquez, Neruda, Achebe, Soyinka, Calvino, Walcott and Naipaul. Topics will vary from semester to semester.May be repeated for credit with new topic.


FL (ENG) 393Studies in Literary Genre3(3-0-0) F,S
Concentrated treatment of one literary genre, such as the epic, the lyric, the drama, satire, romance, autobiography, the essay, the novel, or the short story. Treatment of materials from several national or ethnic cultures and several periods. All readings in English. Course may be taken three times for credit.Course may be taken 3 times in different genres.


FL (ENG) 394Studies in World Literature3(3-0-0)
Preq: ENG 111 and 112 or 113
Study of a subject in world literature: for example, African literature, Asian literature, Hispanic literature, East European literature, Comedy, the Epic, the Lyric, Autobiography, the Faust legend, or Metamorphosis. Subjects vary according to availability of faculty. Readings in English translation.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


FL 395Study Abroad Programs1-3
Specific category of courses involving language and/or culture taught in foreign countries through the Department Study Abroad Program.


FL (ENG) 406Modernism3(3-0-0)
International Modernist movement in literature, from its nineteenth-century origins to its culmination in the early twentieth century. Definitions of modernity, as embodied in a variety of genres. Placement of Modernist texts within a variety of cultures that produced them.


FL (ENG) 407Postmodernism3(3-0-0)
Literary expressions of Postmodernism, from its origins in the Modernist movement through its culmination in the later decades of the twentieth century. Definitions of post modernity, as embodied in a variety of genres. Placement of Postmodernist texts within a variety of cultures that have produced them.
Course Offerings: sprg


FL 424Linguistics for ESL Professionals3(3-0-0) F
Preq: Admission to ESL teacher licensure candidacy
Coreq: NC teacher licensure in any area
Study of the diachronic nature of language and the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic features of English in relation to other world language groups. Application of linguistic principles to the ESL classroom. Analysis of English speech and writing patterns of non-native speakers. Examination of the ways children, adolescents, and adults learn a second language.
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FL (ECI) 425Methods and Materials in Teaching English as a Second Language3(3-0-0) S
Preq: Admission to Teacher Education Candidacy or admission to ESL Licensure Program
Methodologies and current approaches to teaching English as a Second Language. Techniques and strategies for teaching reading, writing, listening, speaking and culture. Selection, adaptation, and creation of instructional materials for various levels of proficiency and teaching situations. Evaluation and assessment of written and oral language proficiency through standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.
Course Offerings: sprg WolfWare Info


FL 439Perspectives on English as a New Language3(3-0-0) F
Preq: Admission to ESL Teacher Licensure
Coreq: NC teaching license in any area
Examination of the complexity of multiculturalism in American society and the challenges faced by immigrant families in adapting to U.S. institutions. Emphasis on understanding historical, legal, cultural and pedagogical issues with respect to learning English as a new language (ENL).
Course Offerings: fall WolfWare Info


FL (ECI) 440Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language3(2-1-0) Sum
Preq: Admission to ESL Licensure Program
Coreq: Teacher Licensure in any primary area
Skills and techniques required in teaching ESL in a public school setting. 15 hours of classroom observation and 30 hours in direct instruction. Demonstration of competencies essential for teaching ESL.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


FL 495Special Topics in Foreign Languages and Literatures3(3-0-0)
Preq: Departmental approval required
A concentrated study of a special period, author or genre to be determined as needed in the departmental program.
Course Offerings: fall sprg


FL (ENG) 497Senior Seminar in World Literature3(3-0-0) S
Preq: Junior standing or Senior standing
Rotating topics in world literature, including treatment of materials from more than one culture and including consideration of the subject's theoretical or methodological framework. Readings in English (original languages encouraged but not required).


FL 498Independent Study in Foreign Language or Literature1-6 F,S,Sum
Preq: Departmental approval required
Individualized study of a foreign language or literature. Topic, mode of study, and credit hours to be determined in consultation with the faculty member supervising work.
Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg WolfWare Info


FL (ECI) 505Issues and Trends in Foreign Language Education: Theory & Practice3(3-0-0) F,Sum Alt.Yrs.(Odd)
Preq: Graduate standing
An exploration of theory and practice issues related to foreign language teaching. Inquiry into proficiency-oriented instruction, innovative methodological approaches, the National Standards and learning scenarios, integrating culture, options for testing and assessment, content-based instruction, the role of grammar in second language acquisition, teaching foreign language students with learning disabilities, and Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) in North Carolina. Students will examine case studies related to these topics and engage in a classroom action research project.
Course Offerings: sum2


FL (ECI) 506Instructional Technology in Foreign Language Education: Addressing the National3(3-0-0) S,Sum Alt.yrs.(even)
Preq: Graduate standing
Hands-on experience in appropriately selecting and applying a number of instructional technologies to foreign language teaching and learning in relation to the current National Standards. Analysis and use of effective technology tools including hardware, software, and courseware. Emphasis will be on the application of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL) as it integrates the National Standards' goals of Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.


FL 507College Teaching of Foreign Languages3(2-0-0) F
Preq: Graduate status
Principles of second language acquisition and foreign language pedagogy. Examination of problematic concepts in teaching Spanish and French. Thorough treatment of instructional technology appropriate to foreign language teaching and learning. Regular observation of practicing instructors and micro-teaching in college-level Spanish or French classes. Credit not given for both FL 507 and either FL/ECI 505 or FL/ECI 506. Course taught in English. Required for new FLL Teaching Assistants.
Course Offerings: fall WolfWare Info


FL (ENG) 539Seminar In World Literature3(3-0-0) S
Rotating topics in world literature, including treatment of the subject's theoretical or methodological framework. Possible subjects: colonialism and literature; orality and literature; the Renaissance; the Enlightenment; translation; comparison ofNorth and South American literatures; African literary traditions; post-modernism and gender. Readings in English (original languages encouraged but not required).
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FL 540History Of Literary Criticism3(3-0-0) F
Preq: Graduate standing or PBS status
Survey of the history of literary criticism from Antiquity to early Modern period. Introduction to major theoretical definitions of literature and modes of practical criticism. Close study of Aristotle's Poetics, Sidney's Apology for Poetry, Pope's Essay on Criticism, Coleridge's Biographia Literaria, Eliot's essays and other landmark works in development of literary criticism.


FL (ENG) 541Critical Approaches to Literature and Culture3(3-0-0) F,S
A survey of literary theory in the 20th century from New Criticism to postmodernism. Examines the virtues and pitfalls of theses approaches to the study of culture and literature. A course on issues, concepts, theorists and the sociohistorical and political context in which the theorists are writing.taught in English. No formal pre-requisites. However, students who have not had advanced literature will be disadvantaged.
Course Offerings: fall