Further study of common grammatical forms and structures; items covered in AP/JP 1000 6.0 are reviewed and expanded. The main focus is on the use of complex sentences in situation and task-oriented conversation, strategy-centered reading and structure-based writing. Videotapes are available for listening comprehension. Approximately 330 additional Kanji 'Sino-Japanese characters' are introduced (450 in total).Prerequisite: […]
This course builds on AP/CH 1000 6.0. Listening comprehension now involves more extended passages, which are closer to normal native speed. Dialogue on practical matters now also extends to cultural comparisons, society, current events, and problems of modern life. Grammar focuses on sentence-making, including the more difficult patterns, and begins to consider the problems of […]
This course explores ancient Mediterranean history from the early third millennium BCE through the rise and fall of Alexander the Great in the third century BCE. Proceeding chronologically, the course emphasizes the interdependence of social-political developments and intellectual-cultural movements.
This course surveys the History of Ancient Rome from the founding of the Republic (753 BCE) to the fall of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. Proceeding chronologically, the course emphasizes the interdependence of socio-political developments and intellectual-cultural movements.
The course surveys advanced Classical Latin grammar and syntax and then proceeds to the translation of selected original passages from Latin prose and verse; selections may include passages from Classical Latin authors and Medieval Latin.
This course studies classical Greco-Roman texts and mythology, which have influenced the development of English literature, through a variety of theoretical approaches, including Freudian psychoanalytical readings and Jungian archetypal criticism.
The development of inquiry about the order of nature and society is traced. Special attention is given to the ethical and political theories of Plato and Aristotle.
The course concludes by comparing several ancient societies (e.g. pre- contact North America, Neolithic Europe, and Easter Island), and discussing how archaeology is used to understand recent historic events and contemporary life. Throughout the course, we maintain a careful awareness of the social contexts in which archaeology is done. Topics covered include: popular representations of […]
The course provides an introduction to the history, theory and methodology of Classical Greek and Roman Archaeology. It examines key archaeological excavations in the Graeco-Roman world to explore the history of Greek and Roman archaeology, c. 1700 to the present. Introducing students to the formation processes of the archaeological record, it also examines modern archaeological […]
ANCILLARY COURSE. This course explores the biological evolution of human beings and historical development of human societies; the methods that palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists use to study the past; and the social context of such endeavours to know the past.