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French, but are not sufficiently prepared for intermediate level work. (Students with no prior French experience should also sign up for RL 011-012.) Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and acquiring a greater awareness of the French-speaking world. Class instruction is supplemented by videos, audio-cassettes, and computer study modules. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 010 Elementary French II (Spring: 3) Classes are conducted primarily in French. Students with prior French experience admitted only by placement test. This course is a continuation of RL 009. Course goals include readying students for Intermediate French, expanding vocabulary and building oral proficiency. Students will deepen their understanding of Francophone culture through short literary and cultural readings, video and film. Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and acquiring a greater awareness of the French-speaking world. Class instruction is supplemented by videos, audio-cassettes, and computer study modules. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 011 Elementary French Practicum I (Fall: 1) Required of students enrolled in RL 009 with no prior experience in French. Open to other students of RL 009 only by permission of the coordinator. Only open to students concurrently enrolled in RL 009. This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives real beginners the extra conversation, listening, and reading practice they need to maintain the pace of Elementary French. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 012 Elementary French Practicum II (Spring: 1) This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives students extra help mastering concepts presented in RL 010 through review and recycling of material. It is open to all students concurrently enrolled in RL 010 that feel they need more time on task to help them get a solid grasp of the basics in French. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 013 Intermediate French Practicum I (Fall: 1) Only open to students concurrently enrolled in RL 109. Open to students of RL 109 who feel they could benefit from additional instruction in a small group setting. This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives students the extra conversation, listening, and reading practice they need to do succeed in Intermediate French and to build a solid base in the language. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 014 Intermediate French Practicum II (Spring: 1) This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives students extra help mastering concepts presented in RL 110 through review and recycling of material. It is open to all students concurrently enrolled in RL 110 that feel they need more time on task to help them get a solid grasp of the Intermediate French curriculum. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 015 Elementary Spanish I (Fall: 3) Classes are conducted primarily in Spanish. Students with prior Spanish experience are admitted only by placement test. This beginning course is designed for students with no prior Spanish experience, as well as those who have had some high school Spanish and are not sufficiently prepared for intermediate level work. (Students with no prior Spanish experience should also sign up for RL 017.) Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and acquiring a greater awareness of the Hispanic world. Class instruction is supplemented by videos, audio-cassettes and computer study modules. Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 016 Elementary Spanish II (Spring: 3) Classes are conducted primarily in Spanish. Students with prior Spanish experience admitted only by placement test. This course is a continuation of RL 015. Course goals include readying students for Intermediate Spanish, expanding vocabulary, and building oral proficiency. Students will deepen their understanding of Hispanic culture through short literary and cultural readings, videos, and films. Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and on acquiring a greater awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 017 Elementary Spanish Practicum I (Fall: 1) Required of students enrolled in RL 015 with no prior experience in Spanish. Open to other students of RL 015 only by permission of the coordinator. Only open to students concurrently enrolled in RL 015. This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives real beginners the extra conversation, listening, and reading practice they need to maintain the pace of Elementary Spanish. All concepts presented in this course review those covered in RL 015. Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 018 Elementary Spanish Practicum II (Spring: 1) This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives students extra help mastering concepts presented in RL 016 through review and recycling of material. It is open to all students concurrently enrolled in RL 016 that feel they need more time on task to help them get a solid grasp of the basics in Spanish. Debbie Rusch (Coordinator) The Department RL 021-022 Elementary Italian Practicum I and II (Fall/Spring: 1) The Department RL 023 Elementary Portuguese I (Fall: 3) Offered Biennially This beginning course is designed for students with no prior experience in Portuguese. Emphasis is on building oral and written communication skills and acquiring a greater awareness of the Portuguese culture. The Department RL 024 Elementary Portuguese II (Spring: 3) Offered Biennially This course is a continuation of RL 023. Students will continue to expand their vocabulary and develop their fluency in Portuguese, both written and oral. The Department The Boston College Catalog 2005-2006 225 ARTS AND SCIENCES

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