FREN 517 Lec A1 - INTERMEDIATE EXERCISES IN TRANSLATION

Instructor: A Malena

•In this course, students will translate (from French and English) a wide variety of prose texts selected from fiction, humanities, social sciences, journalism, and students' fields of interest.

FREN 529 Lec A1 - FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE OUTSIDE FRANCE:Creolizing Literature/Literatures in Creole

Instructor: G  Lang

•Each participant will adopt a creole or creolized dialect. This includes not only autonomous creoles of English like Sranan, but any of the varieties of English spoken in the Caribbean, Jamaican, Trinidadian, Bajan, or even if someone is willing, Pacific pidgins and creoles. After some lectures introducing the history of creoles and basic theory, we shall spend time together studying each of our languages, working with short texts and their translations.

FREN 560 Lec A1 - POLEMICAL WRITING IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Instructor: V Bosley

The writings of earlier authors were used by the leaders of the French Revolution to bolster their cause. None of the pre-revolutionary writers had in mind what actually happened, but the ideas they expressed obviously fostered new thinking about the changes required to bring about a more equitable, less corrupt society.

FREN 680 Lec B1 

Instructor: R Wilcocks

GERM 514 Lec B1 - GERMAN DIALECTS

Instructor: J Dailey-O'Cain

• This course is a close look at some widely differing German dialects and the broad features of the dialect map of German. We will first look briefly at traditional classification of dialects by consonant development and diphthongization and the notion of dialect boundary, and then we will discuss the dialects' formation and movement, dialect versus standard, geographical versus social language variation, and North American German dialects.

GERM 532 Lec B1 - MIDDLE HIGH GERMAN; LITERARY WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Instructor: C McWebb

•This course will explore the role of women as writers and as readers in the German Middle Ages. 

GERM 637 Lec B1 - NATURALISM

Instructor: R Whitinger

•This seminar offers a survey of German naturalist writing between 1888 and 1912, with the emphasis on the rise and high point of the German naturalist drama between 1888 and 1895.

GERM 698 Lec B1 - MULTILINGUALISM IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING WORLD

Instructor: J Dailey-O'Cain

This course begins with a look at some of the theoretical principles behind the study of multilingualism, and then proceeds to an analysis of case studies of multilingual situations throughout the world in which one of the languages is German. The final project for the course will consist of concentrating on a single case of multilingualism and discussing the various historical, socio-political, and linguistic factors that lead to a better understanding of the situation.

GERM 699 Lec A1 - WOMEN IN GERMAN LITERATURE

Instructor: M Henn

• This seminar will deal with a selection of prose works and dramas by women writers from the late 18th to 20th century, such as La Roche, Naubert, Fischer, Dohm, Andreas-Salomé, Fleißer, Bachmann, and Drewitz.

GERM 699 Lec A2 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY I: Principles of Identity Construction

Instructor: H Pausch

•In recent years, the human body as medium of cultural inscriptions has become a central topic of scholarly discourse, especially in the context of Postmodern Cultural Theories such as Literary Anthropology, Body Theory, Feminist and Gender Theories, Queer Theory, Power Theories, etc. Observing the enforced submission to cultural and ideological demands, this seminar analyzes and discusses, in modern German literature, discursive strategies of inscribing the body and thereby constructing its fragile identity.

GERM 699 Lec B1 - LITERATURE OF THE GERMAN STURM AND DRANG

Instructor: M Henn

•This seminar will deal with the theories of the Sturm und Drang period and cover representative works by Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Lenz, Leisewitz. Different genres such as ballads, dramas, and short prose works will be included.

GERM 699 Lec B2 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANTHROPOLOGY II: Principles of the Cultural History of Identity Construction

Instructor: H Pausch

•Following the theoretical principles of Introduction to Literary Anthropology I, this seminar investigates, after a brief survey of forms of medieval group identity, the genealogy of three major paradigmatic shifts in the cultural history of identity construction in German literature, identity construction of modern wo/man (Early Modern), construction of identity deficits (Enlightenment), and diffusion of identity construction (Modernity).

MLCS 545 Lec B1 - INTRODUCTION TO 20TH CENTURY THEORY IN LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES

Instructor: L Penrod

•This course focuses on the major critical and theoretical developments and trends in twentieth-century literary and cultural studies. Students will be introduced to foundational concepts of literary theory and criticism and will explore practical applications of literary and cultural theory in order to develop the necessary critical techniques and skills to carry on research at the graduate level.

MLCS 555 Lec A 1 - TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR POST-SECONDARY LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS

Instructor: E Le

•Designed to help graduate teaching assistants develop practical expertise in the instruction of foreign languages at the post-secondary level.

MLCS 570 Lec A1 - ISSUES IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Instructor: T Nadasdi

•This course provides a general introduction to a number of areas of applied linguistics, for example, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pedagogy and bilingualism. The purpose of this course is to provide beginning MLCS Applied Linguistics graduate students (from all departmental areas), with the opportunity to survey the possibilities of study within the applied linguistics and to further develop a field of specialization.

MLCS 571 Lec A1 - MINORITY LANGUAGES

Instructor: TMS Priestly

•What are the linguistic links between "culture" and identity? This course will explore the languages ("dialects") of Europe's linguistic minorities: their history, literatures and "cultures," and current sociolinguistic status.

MLCS 600 Lec A1 - TRANSLATION THEORIES

Instructor: A Malena

•Taught in English. This course will examine the history of the field of Translation Studies and delve into several individual translation theories. Readings and discussions will address the multiple ways in which linguistics, literary criticism, philosophy, cultural theories, and feminist theories have informed the practice of translation and contributed to the production of many theories. Examples may be drawn from all the target languages known to the participants in the course.
 

RUSS 503 Lec A1 - ADVANCED RUSSIAN I: POP MEDIA & INTERNET

Instructor: A Nedashkivska

•The aim of this course is to introduce students to the contemporary Russian of different textual genres of popular and multi-media, including those of the Internet. Emphasis is placed on the enhancement of language skills in the context of life in today's Russia. Students are engaged in intensive reading, critical discussions, as well as creative, journalistic and essayistic writing.

RUSS 525 Lec A1 

Instructor: R Rolland

RUSS 526 Lec B1  - TWENTIETH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE

Instructor: P Rolland

•The aim of this course is to present an overview of the major trends and major figures in Russian literature from the 1890s to roughly the 1980s. Particular attention will be paid to prose, although selected poetry of Decadence, Symbolism and Futurism will be briefly discussed. 

RUSS 564 Lec B1 - STYLE AND STRUCTURE OF RUSSIAN I

Instructor: TMS Priestly

•A course in Russian linguistics accessible to those with no background in linguistics, aiming to answer questions such as: how does the sound system relate to the spelling? What are the recurrent and productive patterns in Russian conjugations and declensions? How do these same patterns interrelate with syntax? Which derivational patterns are most important? And, with respect to vocabulary: which Soviet-era developments are likely to be maintained, and what are the major post-perestroika innovations?

SLAV 519 Lec A1 - COMPARATIVE AND TYPOLOGICAL SLAVIC LINGUISTICS

Instructor: TMS Priestly

•The first ("comparative") half of the course will trace the major developments in phonology and inflectional morphology from Proto-Slavic to the modern Slavic languages. This will be followed by a typological ("contrastive") analysis of selected phonological, inflectional and syntactic features.

SLAV 564 Lec B1 - HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF THE EAST SLAVIC LANGUAGES

Instructor: TMS Priestly

•Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian: important historical developments, problems of standardization, role of Church Slavic and diglossia; major contemporary similarities and differences.

SPAN 635 Sem A1 - IMAGES OF AMERICA

Instructor: RA Young

•Through consideration of some historical texts from the period of the Conquest and Colonization, as well as recent works of fiction, film and documentaries, this course will undertake a study of how Latin America has been represented discursively in different periods of its history by focusing on some significant events and some of the cultural "icons" associated with them.

SPAN 698 Lec B1 - LANGUAGE PLANNING

Instructor: F Pieras

•This course will concentrate on the study of decisions about appropriate language use in particular speech communities. We will define language planning, study its political and social aspects and discuss its theories and methods. We will review sample plans concerning perspectives. At the end of the course the students should be able to identify and analyze in detail the problems associated to a language of their preference and write a plan intended to solve them.

SPAN 699 Lec B1 - FILM IN LATIN AMERICA: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Instructor: V Ruétalo

•This course will study film in Latin American from the perspective of some of the most important currents in film theory and their application in Latin American cinema.

UKR 503 Lec B1 - UKRAINIAN  IN MEDIA AND INTERNET

Instructor: A Nedashkivska

•This advanced language course develops practical skills in the context of life in Ukraine.

UKR 522 Lec A1 - UKRAINIAN  FOLK SONGS

Instructor: B Medwidsky

•A Survey of the diverse types of Ukrainian folk songs ranging from ancient epics to contemporary humorous songs. Involves audio examples and fieldwork projects.

UKR 523 Lec B1 - UKRAINIAN FOLK PROSE

Instructor: B Medwidsky

•A survey of folk tales, proverbs, riddles and other genres. Involves detailed study of key examples and fieldwork projects.

UKR 527 Lec A1 -UKRAINIAN MATERIAL CULTURE

Instructor: R Bilash

•An investigation of selected aspects of the material culture of Ukrainians in Ukraine and in Canada, including agricultural techniques, architecture, textiles and crafts. Involves fieldwork.

UKR 531 Lec A1 - HISTORY OF UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE STUDIES

Instructor: B Medwidsky

•A study of the various schools of thought and key contributors to the development of Ukrainian folklore.

UKR 532 Lec B1 - UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE IN CANADA

Instructor: B Medwidsky

•An investigation of Ukrainian traditions to Canada; continuity and change in the 20th century North American context.

UKR 631  Lec A1 - UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE THEORY STUDIES

Instructor: B Medwidsky

•A survey of diverse folklore theories and their currency in Ukrainian folklore studies.

UKR 632 Lec B1 -UKRAINIAN FOLKLORE RESEARCH

Instructor: A Nahachewsky

•A survey of the various methods for collecting information, analyzing it, and communicating it to others, as applicable to the study of Ukrainian culture.

UKR 698 Lec A1 - TRANSLATINGLITERATURE: UKRAINIAN TO ENGLISH

Instructor: A Nedashkivska

• The course begins with a brief introduction to the history of translation in Ukraine and its social and cultural role. Focusing on modern and postmodern texts, the course evaluates and compares existing translations against the background of various theoretical models. Extensive practical exercises.

UKR 699 Lec A1 - DOVZHENKO AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES

Instructor: B Nebesio

•The films of Alexander Dovzhenko, one of the most prominent directors in the history of world cinema, will be viewed in the context of social and cultural developments in the Soviet Ukraine of the 1920s. The course examines Dovzhenko's contributions to the development of silent film poetics and to its montage tradition. Films and literary works will be introduced against the background of the vibrant cultural theory proposed at the time. Dovzhenko's films will be studied within the context of international film history: the coming of sound in American cinema, the achievements of Weimar cinema in Germany and the avant-garde in France.

UKR 699 Lec A2 - NEW YORK GROUP

Instructor: N Pylypiuk

•This course explores the artistic output of Ukrainians in the diaspora who challenged both the tenets of Socialist Realism and the theory of a national style, which had been promoted by older émigré authors.

UKR 699 Lec B1 - CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN UKRAINIAN

Instructor: N Pylypiuk

•The course begins with a review of the history of children's literature in Ukraine by comparing and contrasting the images of childhood revealed in children's literature to philosophical, educational and social theories. Among the topics to be considered are: major archetypes and motifs of traditional children's literature; the role of the periodical in the history of children's literature; major types of illustrations; and current publishing trends.

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