Iowa State University Courses and Programs 1995-1997

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Foreign Languages and Literatures (F Lng)

F Lng 486. Methods in Elementary School Foreign Language Instruction. Same as El Ed 486 and Ling 486. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 25 credits in a foreign language. Current educational methods and their application in the elementary school classroom. Special emphasis on planning, evaluation, and teaching strategies.

F Lng 487. Methods in Secondary School Foreign Language Instruction. Same as Ling 487 and SecEd 487. (6-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 25 credits in a foreign language. Current educational methods and their applications to the classroom. Special emphasis on planning, objectives, and teaching techniques. Actual practice in some of the techniques.

F Lng 492. History of the Romance Languages. Same as Ling 492. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Reading knowledge of Latin or a modern Romance language. From pre-classical Latin to the modern Romance languages, emphasizing both internal history (changes in sounds and forms) and external history (the social, political, and geographic context in which the language is spoken). Methods of historical linguistics. Readings in earliest texts. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.

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