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Japanese
  

  • JAPN051B PO - Intermediate Japanese

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    A continuation of elementary Japanese with emphasis on developing further skills in all aspects of the language; new grammatical forms, additional vocabulary and kanji (numbering 250 beyond 1A/B), reading and writing composition. Prerequisite: JAPN 051A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN111A PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN111B PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN123 PO - An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    This course deals with issues of the usage of the modern Japanese language and how they have been treated in the field of linguistics while providing focused, high-level language training for students who possess fourth-year level ability or equivalent in Japanese. It concentrates on pragmatics, cognitive linguistics, discourse/conversation analysis and speech varieties (politeness, gender and role language). Students will conduct their own projects that utilize a corpus of data collected from media (audiovisual and textual) to investigate a specific aspect of modern Japanese. No previous linguistics training is required. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN124 PO - Readings in Current Japanese

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    Readings in non-literary writings in the original Japanese, including newspaper/magazine articles and essays dealing with various contemporary topics. Emphasis also on composition. Speaking/writing intensive. May be repeated once for credit with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JAPN125 PO - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Advanced training in integrating all four language skills by engaging a variety of literary texts. We will also watch films and TV programs. Different themes and readings every year. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Writing Intensive
  

  • JAPN126 PO - Japanese through Current Media

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    This course focuses on Japanese in a variety of media: TV programs, cinema, documentaries and animation, as well as print media and online materials. The goal is to cultivate the listening and reading comprehension necessary for today’s fast-paced communications. There will be a routine dictation and writing of summaries of the audio-visual and printed materials. Another requirement for each student is the production of a short documentary video, narrated by that student. Prerequisites: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent. May be repeated twice for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN131 PO - Introduction to Classical Japanese

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Covers the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar, combined with readings from prose and poetry texts of the Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333) and Tokugawa (1600-1868) periods. Readings include Makura no soshi, Hojoki, Heike monogatari and the haikai poetry of Basho. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • JAPN191H PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A two-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper or translation exercise. Letter grade only.
  

  • JAPN192 PO - Senior Research Paper

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A one-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper that will include translation of excerpts from texts. Taken in either semester. Letter grade only.
  

  • JAPN199DRPO - Japanese: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JAPN199IRPO - Japanese: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Japanese Literature in Translation
  

  • JPNT170 PO - Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in English: Courtiers and Warriors

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2014.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the major works of Japanese prose, poetic and dramatic literature from the 8th to the 18th centuries, with a focus on the aesthetic, social and political interactions between the imperial court and the developing warrior class. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT171 PO - Literary Aesthetics of Pre-Modern Japan

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course examines Japanese literature from the 8th to the 19th centuries through the aesthetic categories that have shaped its production and reception. Readings include pre-modern literary texts together with reflections on these texts by both their original producers and modern literary critics. Topics include waka and haiku poetry, the novel, the Buddhist aesthetic of “impermanence,” fashion and eroticism in urban popular culture, and the warrior ethos.
  

  • JPNT172 PO - Introduction to Japanese Philosophy

    When Offered: Spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the history of philosophical thought in Japan, including the pre-modern traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, as well as the engagement of Japan with Western philosophy after the opening of the country in the Meiji period (1868-1912). Topics in pre-modern thought include metaphysics, ethics, rulership and governance, and philosophy of language. In the modern period, the course investigates such topics as Enlightenment thought and Japanese democracy, the encounter of Buddhism with Western thought in the philosophy of the Kyoto School, hermeneutics and the Japanese reception of Heidegger, aesthetics, Marxism, and postmodernism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT173 PO - Japanese Images of the Foreign: Xenophilia, Xenophobia and National Identity

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    An exploration through literary, philosophical and political works of how Japan has been defined in relation to the foreign (both China and the West). Focuses on the Confucian, National Learning and Dutch Learning movements of the Tokugawa period (1600-1868). Topics also include the Meiji period (1868-1912) quest for “civilization and enlightenment” and the World War II discourse on “overcoming modernity.” (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT174 PO - Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation: Literary Reconfigurations of Modern Japanese Identity, 1868 to the Present

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    An overview of key literary and intellectual issues of modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration (1868) to the present, centering on the construction of identity through Japan’s ongoing dialogue with the West. Relevant Western literature will be referenced, as well as Japanese painting, photography and cinema. (Japanese in Translation)
    This course has been revised for fall 2018  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT176 PO - Time and Space in Modern Japan

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Are we the products or the producers of our environments? This course offers an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the literary expression of Japanese temporal and spatial concepts from the 8th century onward, with some reference to China and Korea. The focus, however, is on modern Japan, which in some ways “left Asia,” looking ahead to a very foreign time-space but trying to comprehend it with a language that does not even have a future tense. How have these transitions been negotiated conceptually in media such as literature? Some consideration of other cultural sources, such as cinema and the arts, will enrich the discussion; more practical factors such as urban design, maps and transportation networks will also be examined.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • JPNT177 PO - Japanese/Japanese American Women Writers

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine the writings by classical/modern Japanese/Japanese American women writers within local/global settings focusing on what they wrote, why they wrote and where they wrote. The course will explore how local/global gender and race politics inform their writings–and their reception–and the ways these formulations (which have crossed back and forth across the Pacific from the earliest Japanese immigration to the U.S. through international exchanges to this day) continue to fashion the writings of these women writers. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT179 PO - Graphically Speaking: Japanese Manga and Its Buds

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    Text? Image? Manga positions itself in the interstices of image and word, mainstream culture and subculture, local and global economies. This course will examine its historical and cultural contexts, technical and narrative strategies and local and global significance, reading shôjo girls, shônen boys, information and “other” manga, as well as pop culture, visual literacy and graphic art articles. (Japanese in Translation)
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • JPNT199DRPO - Japanese in Translation: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JPNT199IRPO - Japanese in Translation: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Korean
  
  
  

  • KORE033 CM - Intermediate Korean


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • KORE044 CM - Advanced Korean


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • KRNT130 CM - Korean Cinema and Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1

Korean Literature in Translation
  

  • KORE100 CM - Readings in Korean Literature and Culture


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

Late Antique/Medvl Stds
  

  • LAMS190 PO - LAMS Senior Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    A seminar for LAMS majors to assist them as they conceive of, research, and write their senior theses. Common readings and research exercises will complement guided individual work. Letter grade only.
  

  • LAMS191 PO - Senior Thesis in LAMS

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    The culminating course for the LAMS major, students complete their theses under the guidance of their thesis advisors. Letter grade only.

Latin American Studies
  

  • LAST190 PO - Senior Tutorial

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Tinker Salas
    Credit: 1

    Required of all majors during the first semester of the senior year. Prepares students for their senior exercise, emphasizing integrative analytical methods and important topics in the core disciplines chosen by students for their exams or senior theses.
  

  • LAST191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    With permission of the Latin American Studies Committee, students may elect to write a senior thesis. Thesis projects require substantial original research, writing and interpretation. Students select and work closely with a track advisor who is their primary reader. Students must select a second reader in consultation with their track advisor.
  

  • LAST193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Exam

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Three-hour comprehensive examination consists of written field examinations in two chosen core disciplines and one interdisciplinary examination taken during the spring semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: LAST 190 PO .
  

  • LAST199DRPO - Latin American Studies: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199IRPO - Latin American Studies: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199RAPO - Latin American Studies: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  

  • LGCS010 PO - Introduction to Linguistics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Landman; M. Paster; R. Melnick; N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    What exactly is language? What do you actually know when you know a language? These questions are at the heart of linguistics, the scientific study of language. Topics covered in this course include: how sounds are produced and how they combine; how words are constructed from their component parts; how sentences are formed and how their meanings are understood; how languages are alike and how they differ; how languages change over time; and how language use reflects aspects of our identity.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS011 PO - Introduction to Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): D. Burke; L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    Historical and contemporary views of the mind, from the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and computer science. Some of the questions addressed in this course are: How does the mind organize sensory experience? What is consciousness and how is it involved in cognition?  How does the mind represent  and make use of language? What is the relation between emotion and cognition? These and other topics are considered within the framework of cognitive models and the neural basis of cognition.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS062 PO - Literature, Film & Cognitive Sciences

    When Offered: Offered alternate years, next offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
    Credit: 1

    This course critically explore the intersection of the arts and experimental psychology, linguistics neuroscience, behavioral economics and decision theory. We will read some of the major statements regarding fiction, narrative, metaphorical language, analogical and inductive reasoning, and various behavioral and judgmental biases and examine how these cognitive insights contribute to our understanding of the experience of reading fiction, attending plays, watching movies playing computerized games. Letter grade only. Previously offered as RLIT181 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LGCS082 PZ - Racial Politics of Teaching


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS101 PO - Comparative and Historical Linguistics

    When Offered: Spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to historical linguistics, the study of how languages change over time. The course is a hands-on introduction. Students learn how to ‘do’ historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, analogy, borrowing, etc.); reconstruction of proto-languages; and the origins of modern languages. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO  or permission of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS104 PO - Phonetics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    This course addresses the physical properties of speech articulation and speech sounds, covering areas such as the basic anatomy of the vocal tract, physical articulation, the acoustic properties of speech sounds, and speech perception. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and will learn to do digital speech analysis (using Praat). Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS105 PO - Syntax

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Landman
    Credit: 1

    Examines the sentence structure of natural language, addressing the (mostly unconscious) knowledge people have about language and proposing cognitive structures for that knowledge. For example, we explain why you can run up a bill and run up a hill, but while you can run a bill up, you can’t run a hill up. Emphasizes analysis and argumentation, with a writing-centric curriculum. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • LGCS106 PO - Semantics & Pragmatics.

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman.
    Credit: 1

    Language users manage to communicate complex thoughts and ideas within rapidly changing and evolving contexts, often with incredible ease. How are we able to locate linguistic meanings in such rich and elusive contexts? What is the relationship between the meaning of a word or expression and its linguistic form? What are the rules or processes that determine how more complex meanings are created from their parts, and how do these processes relate to other cognitive or mental processes? This course introduces both theoretical and practical tools to build an abstract theory of linguistic meaning that addresses these questions, among others. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS010 PO or CSCI030 PO.
    This course has been revised for spring 2017.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS108 PO - Phonology

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster; Staff
    Credit: 1

    Analysis of the organization of sounds in the world’s languages. Fundamental concepts in phonological theory and their relation to issues in articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Course focuses on feature systems, underlying representations, phonological rules and derivations. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • LGCS109 PO - Morphology

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Provides an introduction to morphology, the study of how words are built from their component parts. Topics to be covered include methods of morphological analysis, the relationship between morphology and other areas of grammar and modern theories of morphology. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS110 PZ - Language and Gender


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS112 PO - Language and Society

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    Language is an expression of our identity. This course will explore how language reflects social patterns, including class, gender, ethnic, regional and other differences. How these differences can lead to conflicts in interaction. Students will do a fieldwork project. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  or permission of instructor. Course is equivalent to LGCS 112 PZ  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS112 PZ - Language and Society


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS114 PO - Linguistic Discrimination

    When Offered: Fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to the ways in which language can be used as a tool of empowerment or disempowerment for individuals and groups. In the modern public consciousness, racism, sexism, classism, etc. are generally considered to be taboo, however, prejudicial judgments about ways of speaking are seldom censured. In this class, students will learn about how prejudice manifests itself in language ideologies, social practices, and public policy. Students will produce their own research projects analyzing an aspect of linguistic discrimination and proposing strategies for addressing this type of inequality and educating the public about the role of language in discrimination. This class will be taught in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange format, alongside incarcerated students at the California Rehabilitation Center. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  or by permission of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  
  

  • LGCS115 PZ - Bilingualism


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS116 PZ - Language and Ethnicity


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS118 PO - Social Awkwardness and the Principles of Human Interaction

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): M.Diercks
    Credit: 1

    One of the most widespread social experiences in our culture is awkwardness: even the most socially adept among us cannot avoid experiencing and even creating awkwardness at times. This course explores the underlying principles of human interaction and human nature that result in social awkwardness, focusing mainly (though not only) on awkwardness triggered in language and conversation. The reading in the course will be interdisciplinary, relying on ideas from various subfields of linguistics, anthropology, sociology and psychology with the dual purposes of explaining awkwardness in everyday life, and understanding the principles of human interaction. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  and a core linguistics course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS119 PO - Language and Social Justice

    When Offered: To be determined.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster; R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    This course gives an overview of ways that language interacts with social justice. We will discuss how criticism of minority languages and dialects is used as a proxy for the expression of racist views, how official language policies oppress immigrants and reflect xenophobia and racism, and how the field of linguistics uses a scientific approach to language that allows us to combat misconceptions about language that contribute to these and other social problems. Case studies to be covered include the George Zimmerman murder trial, the Oakland school board ‘Ebonics’ controversy, the ‘English-only’ movement in the US, examples of language endangerment and revitilization and language policies around the world. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • LGCS121 PO - Psycholinguistics

    When Offered: Spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    How are we able to produce and comprehend language in all of its complexity? Introduction to research and theory on language processing. Focus on empirical studies of word recognition, sentence processing, discourse and semantic interpretation, as well as language acquisition and breakdown. Prerequisites: Either LGCS 011 PO  or LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS122 PO - Experimental Methods in Language Research

    When Offered: Spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): R. Melnick.
    Credit: 1

    This course offers in-depth and practical experience with experimental research in language production, comprehension, and processing through original class and group projects. Methods discussed include questionnaire design, reaction-time studies, and eye-movement paradigms, among others, as well as the basic statistics needed to interpret and report results. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS010 PO.
    This course has been revised for spring 2017.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS124 PO - Corpus Linguistics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the use of large collections of computer-readable text (“corpora”) in linguistics and cognitive science as an increasingly important source of empirical information for both theoretical and applied study. Focus on computational text processing techniques and quantitative data analysis. Other topics include philosophical foundations; lexical resources; the WWW as corpus; and applications to stylistics, language teaching and sociolinguistics. No prior programming or statistics background required. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS125 PO - Field Methods in Linguistics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Where do we get the data on which linguistic theory is based? In this class, students learn hands-on how to systematically approach the study of an unfamiliar language. Languages vary from year to year; previous languages have included Luganda, Malayalam and Kipsigis. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  and either LGCS 105 PO  or LGCS 108 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS129 PO - Computational Linguistics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    An introduction to computational linguistics and natural language processing (NLP), including applications such as sentiment analysis, information retrieval, text classification, spell checking, machine translation between languages, and linguistic part of speech tagging and syntactic parsing. (Not appropriate for students who have previously taken CSCI 159 PO  /CSCI159 HM. Prior basic knowledge of Python language programming is required.) Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  , and either CSCI 030 PO  , or other course in Python programming, or consent of instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS150 PO - Topics in Thought and Cognition

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): J. Abecassis
    Credit: 1

    Examination of topics in the history of thought directly pertaining to contemporary cognitive neurosciences.  The course will emphasize topics related to embodiment, affect, and consciousness.  Study of contemporary cognitive thought, e.g., Lakoff, Damasio, Dennet, with   review of classical statements from ancient and Renaissance skepticism to Enlightenment rationalism and empiricism and later positivism and pragmatism. Emphasis of topics may vary. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  or PSYC 051 PO  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS164 PO - Research in Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    This course offers in-depth experience with cognitive science research including experimental, corpus and computational research, their relevance to cognitive theory and how they increase our understanding of how the mind works. Emphasis on group research projects. Prerequisites:LGCS 011 PO  or PSYC 051 PO  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS166 PZ - Topics in Sociolinguistics


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS181 PO - Topics in Quantitative Linguistics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years, next offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    Exploration of quantitative and usage-based approaches to grammar, with particular focus on language-internal and cognitive influences on variation. Introduction to quantitative variation analysis tools and methods, including R statistics software. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 124 PO  or by permission of instructor. Previously offered as LGCS127 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS182 PO - Topics in Sociolinguistics: Sociophonetics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday
    Credit: 1

    This is a research-focused course on analyzing variation in the sounds of language. Students will use technical skills (including Praat) to examine acoustic differences between languages and language varieties, and will use these skills to conduct small research projects. Class themes will focus on how phonetic realizations vary systematically between social groups, and will engage issues of class, gender, ethnic, regional and/or other differences. Prerequisites: LGCS112 PO and LGCS 104 PO . Letter grade only. Previously offered as LGCS126 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS185C PO - Topics in Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    An examination of one or more central topics in cognitive science. Normally to be taken in the junior year. Current topics include time perception, attention, emotion and the brain. Prerequisite: LGCS 011 PO . May be repeated for credit. Previously offered as LGCS175 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • LGCS185P PO - Topics in Phonology

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2014.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Advanced topics in phonological theory. Familiarizes students with current original research on one or more specific topics. Topics vary and may include Optimality Theory, phonetically grounded phonology, historical phonology, tonal systems and the phonology-morphology interface. Prerequisite: LGCS 108 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS185S PO - Topics in Syntax

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks
    Credit: 1

    Examines recent developments in syntactic theory within the framework of the Minimalist Program. Course addresses significant theoretical issues (e.g. Case and Agreement, wh-movement, NP-movement) with respect to a typologically-varied set of languages, often utilizing relatively unfamiliar languages (e.g. the Bantu languages of Africa). Specific topics vary year to year. Prerequisite: LGCS 105 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • LGCS190 PO - Senior Seminar in Linguistics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): N. Holliday, M. Diercks, R. Melnick, M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Analysis and discussion of current research literature in linguistics. Specific topics very year to year. Includes lecture, discussion, in-class presentations, and writing a senior seminar paper. All senior linguistics majors must take the senior seminar. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Speaking Intensive
  

  • LGCS191 PO - Senior Thesis in Linguistics and Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Individual theoretical research or laboratory experiment, for fourth-year students under faculty supervision. Half-course credit only.
  

  • LGCS193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Examination

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Take-home examination in linguistics, completed in one week, testing students’ general competence in the core disciplines of the field. Half-course credit only.
  

  • LGCS199DRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LGCS199IRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LGCS199RAPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Literature
  
  

  • LIT057 CM - British Writers I


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT063 CM - Chaucer


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT072 CM - Jane Austen


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT077 CM - R Wright and Z Neale Hurston


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT 078 CM - Travel & Literary Imagination


    See the Claremont Mckenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT081 CM - Melville


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT085 CM - Contemporary American Fiction


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT087 CM - Modern Black Fiction


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT100 CM - Literary Theory Since Plato


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT103 HM - Third Cinema


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT105 CM - Gender and the Family in Medieval Literature


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT108 CM - Medieval Women Writers


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT110 CM - Age of Chivalry


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT111 CM - Dante


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT117 CM - Literature of Late Medieval England


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT118 CM - The Romantic Revolution


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT119 CM - 19th Century Russian Novel


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT123 CM - Fugitives From Utopia: The Writers of Post-War Poland


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT126 CM - 20th-Century Black Poetics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT130 CM - Language of Film


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT131 CM - Film History I (1925-1965)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT132 CM - Film History II (1965-Present)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT133 CM - Film and Literature


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • LIT134 CM - Special Studies in Film


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
 

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