Topics for discussion in German may include postwar German literature, the contemporary German short story Germany since WWII, or twentieth century German literature. Surveys contemporary German literature with particular emphasis on a major contemporary writer. Conducted in German. Brief survey of the literature, culture, and civilization of a particular region or regions of the Spanish-speaking world. Topics for discussion in Spanish are diverse and involve intercultural perspectives.
Literary themes relate to significant social, historical, and political contexts.
Topics for discussion in Spanish may include the literature of the Spanish Generation of 1898, literature of the Mexican Revolution, Cervantes' Don Quixote, or Latin American testimonial literature. A study of language and linguistics. Topics may include grammar and text grammars, sociolinguistics, semantics and speech act theory, language processing, and linguistics and pedagogy. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits. In-depth examination of selected philosophical problems or topics, such as Greek philosophy philosophy of nature, existentialism, pragmatism, and Oriental philosophy.