Courses in Dutch (Division 357)

Dutch 100. Intensive First-Year Speaking and Reading.

Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 500. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Dutch 112. (8 in the half-term). (LR).

This course, equivalent to the first two semesters of college Dutch, is intended to take committed beginning students to basic fluency in all four language skills, and to provide an introduction to Dutch culture.

Dutch 111. First Special Speaking and Reading Course.

Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 511. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Dutch 100. (4). (LR).

Introduction to spoken and written Dutch, presenting practical vocabulary and basic structures.

Dutch 112. Second Special Speaking and Reading Course.

Dutch 111. Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 512. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Dutch 100. (4). (LR).

Continuation of Dutch 111. An intensive study of syntactical patterns of Dutch expository prose followed by directed reading in various fields of specialization. No graduate credit is granted.

Dutch 160. First Year Seminar: Colonialism and its Aftermath.

Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU).

The course aims to introduce first-year students to the field of integrated cultural studies, with emphasis on the Dutch role in past and present. the course is taught in English, and encourages students to further pursue the study of literature, political and social history, and related areas.

Dutch 231. Second-Year Dutch.

Dutch 112 or 100. Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 531. (4). (LR).

A study of texts selected from modern Dutch writers and of associated cultural material. The course is designed to give students a reading knowledge of narrative and expository prose. Part of the course is devoted to an organic review of grammar and to practice in writing and speaking.

Dutch 232. Second-Year Dutch.

Dutch 231. Graduate students should elect the course as Dutch 532. (4). (LR).

Selected readings from classical and modern Dutch authors. Continued practice in speaking and writing Dutch.

Dutch 339. Independent Study.

(2-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for credit.

This course serves the needs of students who wish to develop special topics not offered in the Dutch Studies curriculum. It may be a program of directed readings with reports, or it may be a research project and long paper. Courses must be supervised by a faculty member and the student must have the faculty member's agreement before electing the course.

Dutch 480. Modern Dutch Literature.

Dutch 231. (3; 2 in the half-term). (Excl).

Readings in post-World War II Dutch poems and short stories with special attention to contemporary literature. The course is conducted in Dutch.

Dutch 491. Colloquium on Modern Dutch Culture and Literature.

(3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Course in English on Modern Dutch Culture and Literature.

Dutch 492. Colloquium on Modern Dutch Culture and Literature.

(3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Course in English by the annual visiting Dutch Writer-in-Residence, usually a distinguished Dutch novelist or poet. Depending on the Dutch writer, the course covers creative writing, poetry appreciation and the exchange of views on American, European, Dutch literature (in translation).

Dutch 495. Topics in Dutch Literature.

Dutch 232. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Readings and discussions of a special theme or period in Dutch literature. The topic vary from term to term.