Syllabus for FL 3320: Language and Culture of Europe
Spring 2011

Class Time: M - W - F- 11.30  in Elizabeth Hall 114 

Instructors:    


Dr. Mathews, Professor of Spanish, tmathews@weber.edu, 626-6345

Dr. Michael Wutz, Professor of English, mwutz@weber.edu, 626-6616

Prof.  Daines, Professor of German,  edaines@weber.edu, 626-6780

 

 

Requirements: This class is required for the European Studies minor. Students wanting to receive credit for a major or minor in French, German or Spanish need to write their homework and final project, and do the research for it, in the foreign language.

Class Structure: This is an inter-disciplinary course and is taught by three instructors. The course consists of three sections. Each section will have reading assignments. There will be a home work assignment for each section. During the last week of the course students will report on their research for their final paper.

Homework: Assignments will be due the Monday after each section. Students are required to apply their individual language expertise to the assignments.

Final Project: All students need to write a research paper, at least eight pages plus bibliography, which needs to combine several concepts from the course work and should be relevant to the student's major or minor. The topic needs to be cleared with Prof. Daines no later than  April 1st.  

 

GRADING:

•Preparation:------------------------------------------------10%
•Three  homework assignments:----------------------- 60%
•Final Project (oral presentation and paper):------- 30 %

 

 

 

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Section I: Jan 3 -  Feb. 4
1. History of   Language                                                                 Mathews
    Sociolinguistics

    For syllabus for this sections , see:

    

    http://faculty.weber.edu/tmathews/Syllabus/FL3320-2011-Spring.htm

                 

 

 
 

Section 2: February 7 - March 11                                            Wutz
   

http://faculty.weber.edu/mwutz/EUROPEAN_STUDIES/DEFAULT.htm

 

Section 3: March 14 -  April 15  

 Common Cultural Identities in Europe                                      Daines
     What forces have shaped Europe into what it is today and are there
     common cultural traits?

     A; "Who Were the First Europeans?", Steve Olsen
     B: "Europe: Conceptualizing a Continent", Anthony Pagden
     C: ""The Graeco-Roman Heritage and the Christian Heritage", Robert Guerrina
     D: Articles from "The Economist"

      

 

Section 4: April13 & 15                                                                    
Students  report on their research                                                    Daines
Papers due: April 21.