A survey of Jewish intellectual and material civilization from the explusion from Spain in 1492 to the destruction of European Jewry in the Holocaust and the Re-establishment of Israel.

Continuation of ITA 101. Prereq: ITA 101, or one year of high school Italian, or its equivalent.

Review of grammar and further development of speaking, oral comprehension, writing and reading based on cultural and literary materials.

Directed study in Italian literature, culture or film. Student's topic to be approved by director. May be repeated once.

A course in second semester Japanese language.

A course in fourth semester Japanese language.

This course is primarily a course in contemporary Japanese culture, but serves as third year language course. The "texts" will consist of contemporary written materials (books, magazines, newspapers) and visual materials (tv programs, movies) and will exercise the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) studied in the first four semesters of the language.

This course, taught in English, is designed as a general introduction to the culture of pre-modern Japan (up to the Meiji Restoration of 1868). Topics include: Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in ancient Japan; feminine sensibilities in ancient literature; canons of medieval art; the culture of military strife; Christianity in pre-modern Japan; and encounters with the West.

Independent work to pursue special problems in reading and research. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

This course will further develop skills in sophisticated Japanese language use by exercising the four skills of language (reading, writing, listening, speaking). The course will include readings in authentic materials in a wide variety of writing styles, student writing for a variety of occasions, and development of speaking and listening fluency.