Lewis & Clark Moodle

Students abroad in Greece face a double challenge:, making sense of a new culture in a language that, is new to them. This course gives students the, tools necessary to interpret and understand what's, going on around them, and to push past their first, impressions of difference in order to evaluate the, cultural logic and history behind what they, observe. Students will receive an introduction to, the Modern Greek language, making it possible for, them to interact with people on a basic, everyday, level in their neighborhood, their explorations of, the city, and their travels throughout Greece. The, course also covers the important social changes, that have transformed Greek society over the past, 50 years, as well as the social concerns most, pressing in Greek society today.

Introduction to and development of basic language, skills with emphasis on overall communication, proficiency. Vocabulary, sentence structure, aural, comprehension. Ability to function in, everyday-life situations in Japan. Contemporary, Japanese culture introduced in context of language, learning.

Continued introduction to and development of basic
language skills with emphasis on overall
communication proficiency. Vocabulary, sentence
structure, aural comprehension. Ability to
function in everyday-life situations in Japan.
Contemporary Japanese culture introduced in
context of language learning.

Oral expression, listening comprehension, reading,
writing. Expository and creative writing, syntax,
idiomatic usage emphasized to promote fluency.
Review and consolidation of grammar and vocabulary
learned in previous years, expansion of structural
and idiomatic command. Readings in increasingly
natural Japanese, including contemporary short
stories and current newspaper and magazine
articles. Short oral presentations, compositions,
other exercises to build general language
proficiency. With consent of instructor, may be
taken twice for credit.