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recycling of material. It is open to all students concurrently enrolled in RL016 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 Elementary Italian Practicum I (Fall: 1) Conducted in Italian. This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives real beginners the extra conversation, listening, and reading practice they need to maintain the pace of Elementary Italian. All concepts presented in this course review those covered in RL 003. Brian OConnor (Coordinator) RL 022 Elementary Italian Practicum II (Spring: 1) Conducted in Italian. This intensive one-hour supplementary course gives real beginners the extra conversation, listening, and reading practice they need to maintain the pace of Elementary Italian. All concepts presented in this course review those covered in RL 004. Brian OConnor (Coordinator) 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 RL 041 Intensive Elementary Spanish for Oral Proficiency (Spring: 6) Open to students with no prior experience in Spanish. The course meets five days per week. Classes are conducted in Spanish. The aim of this six-credit course is to provide motivated beginning students an opportunity to study Spanish language and culture in an intensive oral environment. The courses materials are particularly suitable for students wishing to acquire listening comprehension and speaking skills that may be put to immediate use. The Department RL 042 Intensive Elementary French for Oral Proficiency (Spring: 6) Open to students with no prior experience in French. Conducted in French. The aim of this six-credit course is to provide motivated beginning students an opportunity to study French language and culture in an intensive oral environment. The courses video-based materials are particularly suitable for students wishing to acquire listening comprehension and speaking skills that may be put to immediate use. Margaret Flagg RL 043 Intensive Elementary Italian (Spring: 6) This course is for beginners. Students with prior Italian experience admitted only by placement test. Conducted in Italian. Meets five times per week. The aim of this total immersion, six-credit course is to provide students with an opportunity to study Italian language and culture in an intensive oral environment. While reading and writing are important elements of the learning process, the main focus will be on oral expression in everyday situations. Successful completion of this course will qualify students for RL 113 Intermediate Italian I the following fall, or participation in the Parma summer language program or in the fall semester at Parma. Brian OConnor RL 109 Intermediate French I (Fall: 3) Prerequisite: RL 010 or RL 042 or admission by placement test Conducted in French. This course builds on previously acquired language skills and helps prepare students to interact with native speakers of French. Emphasis is on vocabulary expansion, accuracy of expression, and interactive language use. Short literary and cultural readings will provide authentic insight into French culture worldwide. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 110 Intermediate French II (Spring: 3) Prerequisite: RL 109 or admission by placement test Conducted in French. This course is a continuation of RL 109. Students will continue to expand their vocabulary and develop their fluency, both written and oral. Emphasis is on active student participation and broadening of historical and cultural knowledge. Francophone culture will be further explored through literary excerpts by authors from France, North, Central and West Africa, the Antilles and Quebec. Andrea Javel (Coordinator) The Department RL 111-112 Intermediate Italian Practicum I and II (Fall/Spring: 1) Conducted in Italian This intensive one-hour supplementary course provides extra conversation, listening, and reading practice to students who have had trouble in Elementary Italian or other language courses. It will help these students maintain the pace of and succeed in Intermediate Italian. All concepts presented in this course review those covered in RL 113-114. Brian OConnor (Coordinator) RL 113 Intermediate Italian I (Fall: 3) Conducted in Italian. Admitted by placement test, consent of instructor, or completion of RL 004. The prime objective of the course is to improve reading and writing skills, to continue building oral proficiency, and to provide a lively and current cultural background of contemporary Italy. A review of the elements of language will be supplemented by the reading of selected texts, oral practice, and individual research, all presented within the context of contemporary Italian society and classic Italian culture. Students will develop their ability to satisfy basic survival needs and to engage in conversation on a fairly complex level. Brian OConnor (Coordinator) ARTS AND SCIENCES The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007 227

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