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Course descriptions, prerequisites and more...

Below you will find the list of courses offered through the College's schools, departments, and programs. This list includes important information about each course, including the course description, credit hours, prerequisites, repeatability, and more. Use the filters to narrow your search.

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57 courses found. Showing results 1–10.
  • INST-B 100 Introductory Bengali I (5 cr.) Basic sound patterns and writing system with ideas about grammar. Ideas about simple sentence structure and basic grammar leading to reading and construction of short sentences. Learning essential vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practicing different expressions: apology, greeting, etc. Classroom use of films, tapes, short conversation, stories, etc.
  • INST-B 150 Introductory Bengali II (5 cr.) P: INST-B 100 or consent of instructor. Exercises in basic grammar and sentence structure. Emphasis on learning new words, composing short dialogues, and using them in everyday conversation by developing basic reading skills and understanding main ideas from texts.
  • INST-B 200 Intermediate Bengali I (4 cr.) P: INST-B 150; or consent of instructor. Focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Special emphasis given to communicative approach to language learning.
  • INST-B 250 Intermediate Bengali II (4 cr.) P: INST-B 200; or consent of instructor. Focus given to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis given to communicative approach to language learning.
  • INST-B 300 Advanced Bengali I (3 cr.) P: INST-B 250 or consent of instructor. Development of higher level linguistic functions in Bengali in the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Cultural literacy is enhanced through interaction with native speakers and the use of authentic media and literature. Culminates with a research paper in Bengali. Conducted entirely in Bengali.
  • INST-B 325 Bengali Conversation (2 cr.) P: INST B-150 or consent of instructor . Develops conversational skills in several registers of colloquial Bengali, a language spoken in Bangladesh and India. Students participate in everyday conversations, learn popular songs, and watch and discuss Bengali movies. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.
  • INST-B 350 Advanced Bengali II (3 cr.) P: INST-B 300 or consent of instructor. Continues the refinement of language skills from INST-B 300. Culminates with a research paper in Bengali. Conducted entirely in Bengali.
  • INST-H 100 Beginning Hindi I (5 cr.) Introduction to the Hindi language, the writing system and basic grammar. Graded exercises and readings leading to mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary. Development of reading and writing competence and simple conversations based on personal information, courtesy expressions, greetings in contemporary Hindi. Classroom use of stories, tapes, films and songs.
  • INST-H 110 Hindi Script (1 cr.) Hindi script for non-literate native speakers.
  • INST-H 150 Beginning Hindi II (5 cr.) P: INST-H 100 or consent of instructor. Continuation of the first semester. Graded exercises and reading for mastery of grammatical structures and essential vocabulary. Composing short dialogues on everyday survival topics. Improve reading skill to understand main ideas from the simplest connected texts. Writing competence is increased to be able to write letters and journals, etc.