112. Second Special Speaking
and Reading Course. Dutch 111. Graduate students
should elect the course as Dutch 512. (4). (LR).
This course, a continuation of Dutch 111, proceeds with the
basics of the Dutch language. We will primarily use the monolingual
text, Code Nederlands, in which each lesson consists
of an everyday conversation, a grammatical explanation, exercises, a comprehensive vocabulary list of one topic, questions about the conversation, homework, and a special computer exercise. To
enliven the class, the teacher will present the students with
a variety of texts, music, video, and simple prose, which can
serve as a starting point for conversation. Cost:3
WL:3 (Broos)
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232. Second-Year Dutch.
Dutch 231. Graduate students should elect the course
as Dutch 532. (4). (LR).
This course, a continuation of Dutch 231, will further examine the particular difficulties and subtleties of Dutch conversation
and style. Grammatical items introduced in previous courses will
be reviewed where necessary. Introduction to contemporary Dutch
society by means of songs, video, comics, newspaper articles, and literature will enliven the course, which will be conducted
mostly in Dutch. Required text: Code Nederlands, Volume 2.
Cost:1 WL:3 (Broos)
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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 in the past covered
different areas like Dutch-Indonesian literature, the language
of Rembrandt and his contemporaries, Dutch between English and German, etc. Courses must be supervised by a faculty
member and the student must have the faculty member's agreement
before electing the course. Cost:1
WL:2
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492. Colloquium on Modern
Dutch Culture and Literature. (3). (Excl). May be
repeated for a total of six credits.
Section 001 – Anne Frank in Past and Present. The first part
of this course will deal with the history of Anne Frank in the
Netherlands, her hiding and arrest, her famous diary, its popularity, and the attacks on its authenticity. In the second part of the
course we will look at the Holocaust, as portrayed in other accounts, diaries, stories, and films, with special emphasis on survivors
and their problems, children of survivors, etc. Although
some of the literary examples will be taken from the Dutch, all
literature will be read in English and the course will be conducted
in English. Requirements are summaries of given articles in course
pack, a midterm paper, a short oral presentation, a final exam, regular class attendance, and participation in class discussions.
Suggested reading: Anne Frank, (The Diary). Cost:2
WL:2 (Broos)
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495. Topics in Dutch Literature.
Dutch 232. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total
of six credits.
The course will examine prose and poetry of both the Netherlands
and Belgium. Issues such as the influence of the Second World
War, feminist writing, Dutch Indies Literature are among the many
topics that will provide the students with material for discussion
about authors, opinions, place and point of view of (modern) Dutch
literature. The course will be conducted in Dutch. Cost:1
(Broos)
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