Writing in East Asia

This course introduces students to linguistic, historical, and cultural features of the three dominant writing systems of East Asia: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The three open a perfect window into fundamental questions about the nature of writing, since each of them represents language according to a distinct logic: logographic (Chinese), syllabic (Japanese), and alphabetic (Korean).

Spanish Language - Pronunciation and Phonetics

This course offers the opportunity for students to learn and practice the correct pronunciation of Spanish with the aim of obtaining greater security and confidence in interacting on a daily basis with Spanish-speakers.  More specifically, the course focuses on teaching students basic concepts of phonetics, spelling and intonation of Spanish with the aim for them to be able to identify and reproduce both oral and written versions of all the phonemes of the Spanish language.In the Spring Semester this course is offered in Block B.
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