Professors
Edward T. Aylward, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1974
Ward W. Briggs Jr., Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1974
Carolina Distinguished Professor of Classics, Louise Fry Scudder Professor of Humanities
William F. Edmiston, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1978
Wolfgang D. Elfe, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1970
T. Bruce Fryer, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1970
Freeman G. Henry, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1973
Paul Allen Miller, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1989
G. Buford Norman Jr., Ph.D., Yale University, 1971
Jessie Chapman Alcorn Memorial Professor of French
Celso de Oliveira, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1976
Joan Hinde Stewart, Ph.D., Yale University, 1970
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Associate Professors
Charles J. Alber, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1971
Alfredo Alejandro Bernal, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984
Catherine J. Castner, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1980
Lucile C. Charlebois, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1982
James T. Day, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1979
Kenneth P. Fleak, Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1981
Kurt G. Goblirsch, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990
Ramona Lagos, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1982
Nancy E. Lane, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1976
María Angélica G. Lopes, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1980
María C. Mabrey, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1991
Jeffery C. Persels, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1991
Yoshitaka Sakakibara, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1984
Nicholas Vazsonyi, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1993
Marja Warehime, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1975
Sarah Westphal, Ph.D., Yale University, 1983
Tan Ye, Ph.D., Washington University, 1991

Assistant Professors
Junko Baba, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1996
Darrell J. Dernoshek, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996
Daniela DiCecco, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1998
Annie P. Duménil, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
Jeanne M. Garane, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1994
David P. Hill, Ph.D., Duke University, 1978
D. Eric Holt, Ph.D., Georgetown University, 1997
Judith E. Kalb, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1996
Lara L. Lomicka, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2001
Agnes Mueller, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1997
Alexander J. Ogden, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1997
Faust F. Pauluzzi, Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1980
Graciela Tissera, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1992

Overview

The department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts degree in French, German, or Spanish and, in collaboration with the College of Education, the Master of Arts in Teaching degree in foreign languages. In addition to the M.A., there also exist options whereby students may pursue an M.A. in French, German, or Spanish leading to the Ph.D. in comparative literature or linguistics.

Master of Arts in Teaching in Foreign Language (French, German, and Spanish Options)

The M.A.T. is designed for those persons seeking a master's degree and initial South Carolina certification as an educator. All candidates must complete 21 hours of graduate course work in the respective language and 33 hours of graduate course work in professional education as well as fulfill all other requirements for Class I certification.

Course Descriptions

The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures offers the following courses, contingent on approval of the degree-awarding department and The Graduate School, to students who need to fulfill the reading-knowledge requirement for certain graduate degrees. In such cases graduate students fulfill their language requirement by obtaining a grade of S in the course. Courses offered in the Comparative Literature Program may also be taken for graduate credit.

• ARAB 315 -- Intensive Readings in Arabic
  
• FREN 315 -- Intensive Readings in French
  
• GERM 315 -- Intensive Readings in German
  
• ITAL 315 -- Intensive Readings in Italian
  
• LATN 315 -- Intensive Readings in Latin
  
• PORT 315 -- Intensive Readings in Portuguese
  
• RUSS 315, 316 -- Intensive Readings in Russian
  
• SPAN 315 -- Intensive Readings in Spanish

German (GERM)

• 500 -- Survey of German Culture. (3) (Prereq: advanced reading ability in German) Historical survey of the German contribution to the intellectual and cultural life of Europe. Texts and films in German.
  
• 515 -- Introduction to German Linguistics. {=LING 503} (3) (Prereq: consent of instructor) Structural and descriptive linguistics applied to the German language.
  
• 580 -- Topics in German Film. (3) Examination of recurring themes and issues or of significant periods and influential styles in German film. Course content varies and individual topics will be announced with course suffix and title.
  
• 598 -- Selected Topics in German. (3) (Prereq: consent of instructor)
  
• 700 -- Proseminar. (3) Introduction to literary methods in the field of Germanics, combined with practical instruction in bibliography and in the preparation of elementary research projects.
  
• 705 -- History of the German Language. {=LING 733} (3) (Prereq: reading knowledge of High German) Relationship of German to the other Germanic languages. Phonological and morphological development of German. Attention also to syntax, vocabulary, and dialects.
  
• 710 -- Middle High German. (3) A study of Middle High German language and literature with special emphasis on the lyric and epic poetry of the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
  
• 720 -- The German Renaissance and Baroque. (3) Reading and interpretation of significant literary works of the 16th and 17th centuries.
  
• 730 -- The German Enlightenment and its Counter-Currents. (3) Reading and discussion of key literary and classical works from specific 18th-century movements, including Enlightenment, Storm and Stress, and Weimar Classicism.
  
• 740 -- German Romanticism. (3) The development of German Romanticism, its major literary works and personalities.
  
• 750 -- German Realism. (3) German Realism, its major literary works and background.
  
• 760 -- German Literature from 1889 to 1945. (3) Currents of German literature since Naturalism, accompanied by critical reading of characteristic works by major writers of the period.
  
• 770 -- Recent and Contemporary German Literature. (3) The development of German literature since World War II, through critical reading and interpretation of major representative works.
  
• 775 -- Seminars on Selected Topics in Foreign Language Education. {=EDSE 785, =FREN 775, =LATN 775, =SPAN 775} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Each topic may be taken only once.
  
• 776 -- The Teaching of Foreign Languages in College. (3) Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college combined with practical demonstrations. (Required of all graduate assistants. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T degree.)
  
• 777 -- Supervised Instruction in Teaching Foreign Languages in College. (1) Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate assistants who are teaching. This course will not count toward the M.A. or M.A.T. degree.
  
• 780 -- German Seminar. (3) Content varies.
  
• 781 -- German Seminar. (3) Content varies.
  
• 790 -- Directed Reading and Research. (3)
  
• 799 -- Thesis Preparation. (1-9)
  

Italian (ITAL)

• 516 -- Practical Italian Phonetics. (3) Synchronic analysis of the Italian sound system; intensive exercises to perfect Italian pronunciation.
  
• 560, 561 -- Independent Studies in Italian Literature. (3) (Prereq: permission of head of department) Special topics in Italian literature.
  

Russian (RUSS)

790 -- Directed Reading and Research. (1-3) Special permission required from the professor.

Spanish (SPAN)

• 500 -- Contemporary Spain. (3) Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this country's national identity. Taught in Spanish.
  
• 501 -- Contemporary Spanish America. (3) Analysis and discussion of 20th-century Spanish American history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this area's national identities. Taught in Spanish.
  
• 510 -- Introduction to Graduate Research in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. (1) Problems and methods of conducting research and writing research papers. Includes practical instruction in bibliography, form, and documentation. (Required of all graduate students during the first year of their graduate program.)
  
• 511 -- Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. (2) An overview of main literary theories and methodologies used in literary analysis. (Required of all graduate students during the first year of the graduate program.)
  
• 513 -- Introduction to Professional and Technical Translation. (3) (Prereq: SPAN 409 or consent of instructor) Introduction to translation and practice of skills required for professional and technical Spanish/English translation.
  
• 515 -- Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. {=LING 540} (3) Phonology, morphology, and syntax of modern Spanish.
  
• 517 -- Contrastive English-Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. {=LING 514} (3) Introduction to the study of phonetics and phonology and their application to the sounds and sound systems of English and Spanish. Includes transcription practice and discussion of relevance to teaching.
  
• 518 -- Introduction to Spanish Medieval Literature. (3) Survey of Spanish literature from its first manifestations to La Celestina. Introduction; early works; the epic; 13th- through 15th-century prose and verse; Berceo, Alfonso X, Juan Ruiz, Marqués de Santillana; others.
  
• 524 -- Renaissance and Golden Age Literature. (3) Survey of the works of Garcilaso, the Spanish mystics, Lope, Quevedo, Tirso, Calderón, Gongóra and others.
  
• 534 -- Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) Survey of the works of the major literary figures of the period.
  
• 538 -- Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) Survey of major peninsular writers from the Generation of '98 to the present.
  
• 541 -- Colonial Spanish-American Literature to Neoclassicism. (3) Survey of pre-Columbian poetry and of texts dating from the time of Columbus to the end of the Colonial period.
  
• 543 -- Spanish-American Literature from the Independence Through Modernism. (3) Survey of the most significant works of the Independence through Modernism.
  
• 550 -- Advanced Language Study Abroad. (3) Intensive language practice in native environment with special emphasis on oral skills. Instruction by native speakers; extensive community contact and home stay. Prior placement test required.
  
• 555 -- Spanish-American Literature from Modernism Through 1960. (3) Survey of the most significant works of this period.
  
• 557 -- Contemporary Spanish-American Literature. (3) Survey of the most significant works from 1960 to the present.
  
• 575 -- Teaching Spanish in Secondary Schools. {=EDSE 576} (3) Current methods, techniques, and materials of instruction appropriate for secondary schools.
  
• 711 -- Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism. (3) Overview of the main theories and methods in analyzing Spanish and Spanish-American literature. (Required of all M.A. and M.A.T. candidates in the first year of study.)
  
• 715 -- History of the Spanish Language. {=LING 734} (3) Development of the language from its origins to the present day.
  
• 722 -- Cervantes. (3) Selected topics from among the works of Cervantes, including Don Quixote, the Galatea, the Persiles, the Novelas ejemplares, and his dramatic works.
  
• 724 -- Renaissance and Baroque Poetry and Drama. (3) In-depth study of the works of Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Góngora, Calderón, and others.
  
• 730 -- Contemporary Spanish Prose Fiction. (3) Emphasis on the post-Spanish Civil War narrative.
  
• 732 -- Nineteenth-Century Spanish Prose and Poetry. (3) Intensive reading of major works of Spanish Romanticism and Realism.
  
• 734 -- Spanish Poetry: Generation of '27. (3) Intensive study of the works of Alberti, Aleixandre, Cernuda, García Lorca, Guillén, Salinas and others.
  
• 736 -- The Generation of 1898. (3) Essay, verse, drama, and fiction of the major writers of this generation.
  
• 745 -- Seminar in Spanish-American Drama. (3) Selected Spanish-American dramatic works from the colonial period to the present.
  
• 746 -- Post-Baroque Spanish Drama. (3) An application of major European stage theories to the Spanish modern stage (1800-2000).
  
• 747 -- The Modern Spanish-American Novel. (3) Seminar on selected Spanish-American novels from independence through the Hispanic Vanguard.
  
• 749 -- Spanish-American Poetry. (3) In-depth study of selected Spanish-American poets from the colonial period to the present.
  
• 751 -- Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Short Story. (3) Spanish-American short story from 1901 to 2000.
  
• 763 -- Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative. (3) Study of the Spanish-American narrative of the 20th century (novel and short story).
  
• 765 -- Contemporary Spanish-American Poets. (3) The works of Vallejo, Mistral, Neruda, Borges, Cardenal, Paz, and others.
  
• 767 -- Spanish-American Testimonial Literature. (3) Study of texts revealing patterns of disenfranchisement and human rights violations. All genres, including films.
  
• 769 -- Hispanic Women Writers. (3) The works of significant women authors in Spain and Spanish America.
  
• 771 -- Spanish-American Modernism. (3) Study of the poetry and prose of the most significant authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  
• 775 -- Seminars on Selected Topics in Foreign Language Education. {=EDSE 785, =FREN 775, =GERM 775, =LATN 775} (3) (Prereq: permission of instructor) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Each topic may be taken only once.
  
• 776 -- The Teaching of Foreign Languages in College. (3) Basic principles of foreign language teaching in college combined with practical demonstrations. Required of all graduate assistants. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. requirements.
  
• 777 -- Supervised Instruction in Teaching Foreign Languages in College. (1) Supervised direction of foreign language teaching in college. Required of all graduate assistants who are teaching. This course will not count toward the 30-hour M.A. or M.A.T. degree.
  
• 780 -- Seminars in Hispanic Literature. (3 each) Topics to be announced each semester.
  
• 783 -- Seminars on Selected Topics. (1-3) Topics will be identified by suffix and title in the schedule of classes. Course can be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
• 796 -- Independent Study. (1-3) Up to a maximum of 3 total hours, if repeated.
  
• 799 -- Thesis Preparation. (1-9)