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Languages

Catalog pages 266

Committee in Charge Anne McKnight, Ph.D., Director Japanese/Comparative Literature Heidi Waltz, Ph.D. Linguistics/Germanic Studies Yenna Wu, Ph.D. Chinese/Civilizations/ Comparative Literature Daryle Williams, Ph.D, Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio

Major

The B.A. in Languages enables a student to specialize in two foreign languages through the acquisition of language competencies, as well as exposure to the theoretical basis and structure of language itself (linguistics), and the study of the cultural and literary prac- tices, which the target languages reflect and enact. Students interested in a single language concentration should see individual language program listings in this catalog.

and 1 lower-division CPLT course

  • 2. Elementary and intermediate courses in

languages one and two as required

  • 3. Forty-Four (44) upper-division units

distributed as follows:

  • a) Language one — 20 units which must

include the following minimums:

  • (1) Twelve (12) units in language
  • (2) Eight (8) units in literature

and culture

  • b) Language two — 12 units which must

include the following minimums:

  • (1) Eight (8) units in language
  • (2) Four (4) units in literature

and culture

  • d) One upper-division course in Linguistics

or one additional upper-division course in the first or second language or literature — 4 units

recommended but not required.)

Subject abbreviation: LTLG

Courses