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Slavic and Eurasian Languages Courses

Slavic and Eurasian Languages: SEL

Lower-Division Courses

SEL 601C. Intensive Slavic and Eurasian Languages I.

Emphasis on basic communication skills in Slavic and Eurasian languages: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Includes introduction to Slavic and Eurasian cultures. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 601C and 506 may not both be counted unless the languages vary. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 601C and 507 may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

SEL 506. First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I.

Emphasis on four-skills proficiency: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Studies 601C and 506 may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

SEL 507. First-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II.

Emphasis on four-skills proficiency: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 601C and 507 may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Slavic and Eurasian Languages 506 in the same language.

SEL 611C. Intensive Slavic and Eurasian Languages II.

Continuing intensive development of communication abilities in Slavic and Eurasian languages with emphasis on the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Includes an introduction to Slavic and Eurasian cultures. Six lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 611C and 312K may not both be counted unless the languages vary. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 611C and 312L may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Slavic and Eurasian Languages 601C or 507 in the same language.

SEL 312K. Second-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages I.

Listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the second-year level. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Studies 611C and 312K may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Slavic and Eurasian Languages 601C or 507 in the same language.

SEL 312L. Second-Year Slavic and Eurasian Languages II.

Listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the advanced, second-year level. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 611C and 312L may not both be counted unless the languages vary. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Slavic and Eurasian Languages 312K in the same language.

Upper-Division Courses

SEL 330. Topics in Slavic and Eurasian Languages.

Intermediate or advanced language instruction in a range of individual Slavic and Eurasian languages. Slavic and Eurasian language texts in the original language, writing assignments, and conversation practice to improve language proficiency in all of these modes of communication. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Slavic and Eurasian Languages 611C or 412L; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.

SEL 379. Conference Course in Slavic and Eurasian Languages.

Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Written consent of instructor.

Graduate Courses

SEL 385. Topics in Slavic and Eurasian Languages.

Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Topic 1: Accelerated Romanian for Research. Explore a variety of grammatical and idiomatic features of the Romanian language, and apply this knowledge to the translation of various representative literary, historical, and academic texts from Romanian into English. Survey Romanian history and a limited selection of significant Romanian texts in English translation. Slavic and Eurasian Languages 385 (Topic: Accel Romanian for Research) and 385 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Prior advanced knowledge in either a Romance language or a case-inflected European language.

SEL 395. Conference Course in Slavic and Eurasian Languages.

Conference course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor.

Professional Courses


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