French and Italian in Translation

The following courses are taught in English. Students taking FRIT courses for major or minor credit must attend a weekly x-hour in the target language to discuss the assigned materials and do readings and all written work in the target language.

FRIT 31: How Languages are Learned

How Languages are Learned: Many approaches to language teaching and learning have been proposed and implemented over time. From learning grammar rules and lists of vocabulary to memorization and practice of correct sentences to natural communication, project work, communicative language teaching, and content-based learning, this course will introduce students to some of the language acquisition research that will help them understand how languages are learned. Topics explored in the course will include language awareness, bilingualism, early-child language learning, the major trends in twentieth-century language teaching, and the role of technology in language learning. The course will also offer students the opportunity to reflect on language learning on a personal level, to find out how they think as language learners and how they can empower themselves to learn languages in an active and engaged manner. Hands-on activities, including class observations, textbook evaluations, and interviews with language learners, will complement the course. Open to all students. Text, lectures, and discussion in English. Students taking the course for major or minor credit in Italian will attend a weekly x-hour and do all written work in Italian. Degree Requirement Attributes: Lang:LRP; Dist:SOC; WCult:W. 

FRIT 37.04 European Fairy Tales

In this course you will study the evolution of the forms and contents of the rich European fairy-tale tradition, from the Renaissance to our times. Along the way we will address questions concerning canon formation; the role of "marvelous" genres such as the fairy tale in socialization and the expression of national identity; the relation between oral folk narratives and written literary tales; and the reworking of fairy-tale subjects and motifs in contemporary culture. We will also acquaint ourselves with a variety of critical approaches to the fairy tale, and create tales of our own in a special storytelling workshop. Cross Listed Courses: COLT 39.03. Degree Requirement Attributes: Dist:LIT; WCult:W.