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Fall 2004 Course Descriptions

CCN Dept Crse Sect Title Instructor Description
84403 HIN-URD 001A 001 INTRD HINDI SCHLOSSBERG, S E Hindi writing systems. Survey of grammar. Graded exercises and readings drawn from Hindi literature, leading to mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary and achievement of basic reading and writing competence.
84406 HIN-URD 001A 002 INTRD HINDI PLUMMER, C E Five hours of classroom instructions and one hour of language laboratory per week. Devanagari writing system, survey of grammar, graded exercises and readings, leading to mastery of grammatical structures, essential vocabulary and achievement of basic reading and writing competence. Emphasis will be on developing communicative skills in both spoken and written language within a cultural framework.
84409 HIN-URD 002A 001 INTRD URDU WARSI, M J This is a beginner?s level course. The aim of this course is to achieve proficiency in spoken comprehension, and to enable the student to acquire the major language skills- listening speaking reading and writing. Standard text, web based materials, language lab, reader prepared by the instructor as well as audio materials are used, with equal emphasis on both spoken and written Urdu. Training in spoken Urdu emphasizes speaking and listening at normal speed with near native pronunciation and intonation.
84412 HIN-URD 100A 001 INTERMEDIATE HINDI JAIN, U R Three hours of classroom instructions and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Hindi-Urdu 1B or consent of instructor.Ê This course acquaints students with representative readings from Hindi texts on pivotal cultural issues from a wide variety of sources, to enable them to acquire cultural competence in the language. Systematic training in advanced grammar and syntax, reinforced by exercises in composition, both oral and written. Special attention will be given to developing communication skills in both spoken and written language.
84415 HIN-URD 100A 101 INTERMEDIATE HINDI JAIN, U R  
84418 HIN-URD 101A 001 READINGS MODERN HIN JAIN, U R Three hours of classroom instructions. Prerequisites: Hindi-Urdu 100B or consent of instructor. This course introduces students to a variety of contemporary literary styles. Weekly readings and discussions will be on short stories, poems, and dramatic sketches from representative authors. Written assignments on themes suggested by the readings will be required. Special attention will be given to matters of style and idiom. There will be advanced exercises in composition and students will acquire language skills sufficient to approach literary texts on their own. To enroll in this course, you must first obtain a CEC (Class entry code) from the instructor who will then provide you with the CCN (Course control number) that you will need to enroll. Contact the instructor, Usha Jain, by email at ujain@socrates.berkeley.edu or attend the first class to get the CEC.
84421 HIN-URD 103A 001 INTERMEDIATE URDU WARSI, M J This course is a continuation of first year introductory Urdu. Those who have not taken the sequence of Urdu courses offered by this department may be able to join this course, if they have obtained prior knowledge of the language by some other means (see the instructor for placement). This course is designed to further develop skills in speaking and reading comprehension. Emphasis is given specially to the communicative skill development. That is the use of language in various socio-cultural contexts. Standard text, Web based materials, language lab, and a reader prepared by the instructor as well as audio materials are used.
84424 HIN-URD 104A 001 ADVANCED URDU WARSI, M J Advanced Urdu, a course is designed to develop students skills in speaking and writing Urdu as well as to provide an exposure to Urdu literature. Skill in understanding and using idiomatic expressions and proverbs in Urdu is developed using selected texts: short stories, novels, drama, movies etc. Attempts will be made to let the students acquire near native competence both in language structure and language use. Those who have not taken the sequence of Urdu courses offered by this department may be able to join this course, if they have obtained prior knowledge of the language by some other means (see the instructor for placement). Standard text materials as well as materials prepared by the instructor will be provided as supplementary reading materials.
84803 KHMER 001A 001 INTRO KHMER PAK, T Modern Khmer (Cambodian) is an important Austroasiatic language that is spoken by millions of people in Cambodia and across mainland Southeast Asia from Vietnam to India and Burma to Malaysia. Khmer 1A provides students with a thorough command of the basic structures of standard spoken Cambodian and provides a competence in reading elementary texts. Lessons include dialogues, drills, and grammar and are supplemented by language laboratory tapes that are keyed to each lesson. Once the students have mastered the sound system, the Khmer writing system is introduced. The texts are graded readings linked to the topics, vocabulary, and structures that have already been covered in the lessons on spoken Cambodian.
84806 KHMER 100A 001 INTERMEDIATE KHMER PAK, T This course will increase student fluency in reading a variety of texts and enhance the student's ability to converse in the standard dialect of the language, which is spoken by educated Cambodians. Selected readings in Khmer will advance the student's understanding of Cambodian culture, history, literature, social, and political institutions. The language of contemporary journalism will also be considered. Conversation exercises are designed to provide students with a familiarity of the vocabulary sets and usages that are appropriate for various social settings, such as interaction with Buddhist clergy and conversation between speakers of relatively higher and lower social rank. Sanskrit and Pali influences on Khmer and the orthography and vocabulary of Old Khmer are considered. Dialect variation in modern Khmer is considered and special attention is paid to the spoken and written jargons that are associated with various recent regimes and ideological contexts.
85003 MALAY/I 001A 001 INTROD INDONESIAN LUNDE, N K  
85006 MALAY/I 100A 001 INTERMED INDONESIAN LUNDE, N K  
85203 PUNJABI 001A 001 INTROD PUNJABI UBHI, U K Gurmukhi script. Survey of grammar. Graded exercises, leading to a mastery of basic language patterns, essential vocabulary, and achievement of basic reading and writing skills.
85206 PUNJABI 100A 001 INTERMED PUNJABI UBHI, U K Readings in Panjabi texts exploring a variety of issues. Emphasis on developing written communicative skills and cultural competence. Systematic study of grammatical and lexical problems arising from readings. StudentÕs writings may be included in future ÒPanjabi VoicesÓ project.
84003 S ASIAN R005A 001 GREAT BOOKS INDIA POMEDA, C Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
84006 S ASIAN R005A 002 GREAT BOOKS INDIA CHOWDURY, R Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
84012 S ASIAN R005A 004 GREAT BOOKS INDIA PARAMASSIVAN, V Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
84015 S ASIAN R005A 005 GREAT BOOKS INDIA RADDOCK, R Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
84018 S ASIAN C140 001 HINDU MYTHOLOGY THE STAFF Literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Reading of selected mythological texts in translation. Also listed as Religious Studies C165.
84021 S ASIAN 141 001 RELIG SOUTH INDIA HART, G L  
84024 S ASIAN 215A 001 READ IND BUDDH TEXT VON ROSPATT, A  
83103 S,SEASN R005A 001 SELF REPRESENT/NATN TIWON, S C  
83112 S,SEASN 039C 001 FRESH/SOPH SEMINAR ENOCH, J M The developing world and its profound problems will remain with us throughout our lifetime. Continued population growth, rapid aging of these populations and provision of care for the aged, questionable adequacy of harvests, greatly unmet health needs (as one example, the HIV-AIDS epidemic), inadequate resources, often inadequate schooling, caste systems, religion and the family as foci of society, the roles and needs of men and women, and many other problems all contribute to the complex of issues that need to be faced in these environments. While these problems are enormous, individuals (singly or working together) can make a difference. There are opportunities, and these people are both cooperative and willing to share in their development. One must limit oneself to a defined problem set. In this symposium, we will explore this complex of issues, and the teacher will define those things he was/is able to achieve (and problems and difficulties encountered) in the field of eye and vision care during more than a decade of active participation in India. With India's population passing the one billion mark, the importance of addressing the very great needs of India and other developing countries is emphasized. Individuals will be encouraged to participate actively in discussions, and to examine situations in other countries to better understand both existing problems and opportunities. Students will be asked to prepare oral presentations and written materials on related issues of personal interest. Students will meet additional agreed upon times to complete presentations during the last two weeks of class. This seminar will meet for five weeks, beginning February 10, 2004. This course is also listed as Optometry 39B (CCN: 65506)
83115 S,SEASN 039G 001 FRESH/SOPH SEMINAR HART, K In this seminar, students will read fifteen short stories from various languages of India translated into English. The stories will describe the relationships between men and women and how the society looks at the roles of men and women in Indian culture. The students will be expected to read the stories and to discuss and critique them in class. They will also be expected to write two five-page research papers. This course can be used to satisfy the Arts and Literature or Social and Behavioral Sciences breadth requirement in Letters and Science.
83150 S,SEASN 149 001 BENGALI CHATTERJEE, K Survey of grammar, reinforced by exercises in writing, leading to competence in basic reading and writing. Attention will be paid to basic speaking with emphasis on acurate pronunciation.
83259 S,SEASN 250 001 SEMINAR IN S,SEASN HADLER, J A Southeast Asia: Historiography and Theory This graduate seminar will be an introduction to debates and current research on the histories, cultures, and literatures of Southeast Asia. We will discuss historiographical efforts to conceptualize the region as a bounded field of study. Attention will be paid to the different approaches that Southeast Asian, European, American, and Japanese scholarship have taken to Southeast Asian Studies. We will analyze the place of religion, of race, of colonialism, of "the Chinese" and other minorities, of gender, and of pre-colonial "tradition" in Southeast Asianist discourse. Since we will be discussing pedagogical tacks in thinking about Southeast Asia, and focusing on Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore, auditing the 10B "Peoples and Cultures of Island Southeast Asia" lecture course is strongly encouraged. Readings will include works by Taufik Abdullah, Barbara Andaya, Benedict Anderson, Clifford Geertz, Ray Ileto, Anthony Reid, William Roff, James Scott, Ann Stoler, Oliver Wolters, and others.
83316 S,SEASN 294 001 CANCELLED THOMPSON, A C Cancelled - Currently scheduled for Spring 2005
85303 SANSKR 100A 001 ELEM SANSKRIT WILEY, K Elements of Sanskrit grammar and practice in reading Sanskrit texts.
85306 SANSKR 101A 001 INTER SKRT WILEY, K Readings from the Sanskrit epics and puranas; introduction to the kavya style of classical Sanskrit poetry; readings in the sastras.
85309 SANSKR 200A 001 SANSKRIT LITERATURE SHARMA, R K Advanced readings in Sanskrit literature, including Sanskrit ornate poetry with emphasis on the canons of poetic analysis of the Indian aesthetic tradition.
84103 SEASIAN 010A 001 CANCELLED THE STAFF Cancelled - Currently scheduled for Spring 2005
84111 SEASIAN 010B 001 INTRD CIV SE ASIA HADLER, J A PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF ISLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA This course is an introduction to the cultures, histories, and literatures of Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and East Timor, nations that comprise an area known traditionally as the Malay World. Grounding ourselves in the classical kingdoms of Southeast Asia through the coming of Islam and the early modern era, we will pay particular attention to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the entrenchment of European and American imperialism, the rise of Southeast Asian nationalism, and developments in modern Southeast Asia up through the aftermath of the fall of Marcos and Soeharto. We will analyze the role that history, and especially "classical" history, plays in modern Southeast Asia. We will discuss the role of religion, of Islam and Roman Catholicism, in private and political life, situating insular Southeast Asia both within a global and a regional Southeast Asian context. These themes will be introduced, as much as possible, through works of fiction and primary source materials in translation. The course has a research component-methods for conducting original research and use of library collections will lead to a focused research paper. Readings will include fiction by Jose Rizal, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Jessica Hagedorn, Muhammad Radjab, and Carlos Bulosan, and scholarly writings by Clifford Geertz and Benedict Anderson.
84112 SEASIAN 120 001 CANCELLED HADLER, J A  
84115 SEASIAN 128 001 INTR MOD IND ML LIT TIWON, S C  
85403 TAGALG 001A 001 INTRO TAGALOG GOSALVEZ, I P A systematic introduction to the grammar, sentence patterns, and essential vocabulary of modern standard Tagalog. Emphasis is placed on extensive practice in idiomatic Tagalog conversation, with additional practice in reading and writing Tagalog.
85406 TAGALG 001A 002 INTRO TAGALOG GOSALVEZ, I P A systematic introduction to the grammar, sentence patterns, and essential vocabulary of modern standard Tagalog. Emphasis is placed on extensive practice in idiomatic Tagalog conversation, with additional practice in reading and writing Tagalog.
85409 TAGALG 100A 001 INTER TAGALOG GOSALVEZ, I P The goal of this course is to enable students to increase their proficiency in Tagalog to at least the intermediate-high level of the national ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. While speaking and listening comprehension will be stressed, training in reading and writing Tagalog will be an integral part of instruction. Films and video/audio materials will supplement written texts.
85603 TAMIL 001A 001 INTROD TAMIL HART, K  
85609 TAMIL 101A 001 READINGS IN TAMIL HART, K  
85612 TAMIL 210A 001 SMR TAMIL LIT HART, G L  
85803 THAI 001A 001 INTROD THAI KEPNER, S F Mastery of the Thai alphabet and tone system. Basic conversational skills, understanding of essential Thai sentence structure, grammar, and usage. Upon completion of Thai 1A, student is able to engage in simple conversations, read basic messages (signs, menus), and write simple messages.
85806 THAI 100A 001 INTERMEDIATE THAI KEPNER, S F Textbook and Course Reader. Essays and articles on Thai culture and history, short fiction, humor. Emphasis on graduating from basic conversational skills to reading a variety of materials, and to developing the ability to do research using primary Thai sources.
86003 VIETNMS 001A 001 INTRO VIETNAMESE TRAN, B H An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, including intensive drill on basic phonology and grammar. By the end of the second semester the student should be able to function successfully in ordinary Vietnamese conversation and read simple texts of moderate difficulty. To enroll in this course, you must first obtain a CEC (Class entry code) from the instructor who will then provide you with the CCN (Course control number) which you will need to enroll. Contact the instructor, Bac Tran, in person during office hours or attend the first class to get the CEC.
86006 VIETNMS 001A 002 INTRO VIETNAMESE TRAN, B H An introduction to modern spoken and written Vietnamese, including intensive drill on basic phonology and grammar. By the end of the second semester the student should be able to function successfully in ordinary Vietnamese conversation and read simple texts of moderate difficulty. To enroll in this course, you must first obtain a CEC (Class entry code) from the instructor who will then provide you with the CCN (Course control number) which you will need to enroll. Contact the instructor, Bac Tran, in person during office hours or attend the first class to get the CEC.
86009 VIETNMS 100A 001 INTERMED VIET TRAN, B H A second-year course in Vietnamese vocabulary and syntax with intensive drills on short colloquial expressions and auditory recognition of speech patterns. First semester course stresses phraseology, sentence building, rules of composition and development of students' communicative skills. By the end of the second semester students will learn to speak and write simple compositions and will have a cursory introduction to Vietnamese literature and sample readings from contemporary Vietnamese writers.
86012 VIETNMS 101A 001 ADVANCED VIETNAMESE NGUYEN, C N This course provides an introduction to the literature and culture of Vietnam through a close reading of Vietnamese language texts. Readings will vary from semester to semester and will include novels, short stories, poetry and essays from the classical, colonial, and contemporary period. Among the topics to be addressed in class are the nature of the Sino-Vietnamese classical tradition, the cultural legacies of French colonialism, the regional character of literary and cultural production, the emergence of a distinctive Vietnamese modernity and the history of Vietnamese gender norms and relations. This course can be repeated upon consent of instructor.

 

 

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