Czech (CZEC)

Description: Readings, writings, conversation and listening comprehension topics include family, personal information and various aspects of the Czech cultural and social life.

Description: Continuation of CZEC 101. Introduction to deference rules. Selections from contemporary media. Syntax of more complex sentences.

Description: Authentic listening and reading materials from contemporary media. Development of skills for travel and study in the Czech Republic. Introduction to Czech literature.

Description: Continuation of CZEC 201. Preparation for a stay in the Czech Republic.

Description: Examination of major concepts of Czech culture and society via film and literature, as culture seems to be the major driving force behind many political and societal changes.

Description: Examination of major topics of contemporary Czech culture, literature and film, including the role of the avant-garde, human rights and dissidence, and its relationship to the cultural production of other European cultures.

Description: Czech history and culture from the Revolution of 1848 to the present. The reign of Hapsburg Emperor-King Francis Joseph (1848-1916), World War I and II, the Cold War, and the successor states of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.

Description: Examination of complexities of women's experience under Nazism and Communism of Central and Eastern Europe.

Description: Topics vary among Czech representative authors of prose, poetry, and advanced composition.

Description: Individual or group projects in activities such as research, literature review, extension of course work, or preparation of teaching materials, under supervision.