Modern Languages, Literatures and Culture Courses

MLLC 2P94
Comparative Romance Linguistics
(also offered as LING 2P94)
Romance languages; their structures, related concepts, differences and mutual influences.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian or Spanish.

MLLC 3P94
Translation Studies
Historical and contemporary perspectives on translation theory and practice. Topics may include the role of the translator, comparative/contrastive analysis, intercultural equivalence and interference, problems in literary and technical translations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F00, GERM 2F90 (2F20), ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2P20 and 2P21 (2F00 or 2F10) or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.

MLLC 3P95
The Contemporary Picture Book
Selection of contemporary children's picture books from around the world. Dialogue between text and image. Theory of the picture book.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F90 (2F20), ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2P20 and 2P21 (2F00 or 2F10) or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.

MLLC 3P97
Medieval Literature and Culture
(also offered as GBLS 3P97)
Literature and culture of the Middle Ages in Europe. Works selected from among poetry, the epic and the romance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F90 (2F20), ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2P20 and 2P21 (2F00 or 2F10) or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MLLC 3P91.

MLLC 3P98
Renaissance Literature and Culture
(also offered as GBLS 3P98)
The Renaissance as transcultural phenomenon; historical and geographical parameters; social and political factors in its emergence and development; intellectual and aesthetic foundations as expressed in essential literary texts and essays.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F90 (2F20), ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2P20 and 2P21 (2F00 or 2F10) or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MLLC 3P92.

MLLC 3P99
Modern Narratives
(also offered as GBLS 3P99)
French, German, Italian and Hispanic 20th-century narrative writing. May include avant-garde, surrealist, existentialist, modernist and postmodernist issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of FREN 2F03, GERM 2F90 (2F20), ITAL 2F00, SPAN 2P20 and 2P21 (2F00 or 2F10) or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in MLLC 3P93.

MLLC 3Q90
The Role of Information Technology in Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages
Methodologies and styles used in the classroom; examining and evaluating digital technologies; on-line, specialized software and internet resources in second language acquisition (French, German, Italian and Spanish).
Lectures 3 hours per week.
Restriction: consult the instructor regarding permission to register.
Prerequisites: two FREN, GERM, ITAL, MLLC or SPAN credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, German, Italian or Spanish.

MLLC 4P01
History of Romance Languages
Formation and evolution of the Romance languages from their origins to the present day. Factors affecting language change: internal history (sounds and inflection) and external forces (politics, society, thought).
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian and Spanish.