Fall Term Schedule

2024 Courses

Below is comprehensive list of all courses associated with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for the fall semester. This master list provides a summary of course offerings in all programs in MLC. Descriptions and room locations can be found on UR Student and the CDCS webpages.

If you have specific questions about individual courses, we recommend that you reach out to the instructor for the course. If you have general questions about clusters, minors or majors, see the undergraduate advisors page to connect with a program advisor.

Fall Courses

Chinese (CHIN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-2Elementary Chinese IMW3:25PM4:40PMGuoMing Tian
101-3Elementary Chinese ITBDTBDTBDTBD
101-5Elementary Chinese I - RecTBDTBDTBDTBD
101-7Elementary Chinese I - RecTTh3:25PM4:40PMGuoMing Tian
151-2Intermediate Chinese IMW4:50PM6:05PMGuoMing Tian
151-3Intermediate Chinese ITBDTBDTBDTBD
151-5Intermediate Chinese I - RecTBDTBDTBDTBD
151-6Intermediate Chinese I - RecTTh4:50PM6:05PMGuoMing Tian
202-1Advanced Intermediate ChineseTTh12:30PM1:45PMGuoMing Tian
205-1Advanced Chinese IMW2:00PM3:15PMGuoMing Tian
214Dream of the Red ChamberMW11:50AM1:05PMElizabeth Weber
223Memory and Meaning in Post-Mao LiteratureMW3:25PM4:40PMElizabeth Weber

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Comparative Literature (CLTR)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
116Dante's Divine Comedy IMW3:25PM4:40PMDonatella Stocchi-Perucchio
208AVengeance, Longing, and Salvation: Topics in “Traditional” Japanese CultureMW4:50PM6:05PMJesse LeFebvre
208H/408HCultures of Enlightenment: Meditation, Materiality, and the Literary Cultures of Japanese BuddhismMW6:15PM7:30PMJesse Lefebvre
214MAtomic Creatures: GodzillaTTh2:00PM3:15PMJoanne Bernardi
214RRussian FolkloreTTh11:05AM12:20PMDimitrii Bykov
226BModern Anti-Semitism in GermanyTTh9:40AM10:55AMLisa Cerami
238Dream of the Red ChamberMW11:50AM1:05PMElizabeth Weber
253CDante's Divine Comedy IMW3:25PM4:40PMDonatella Stocchi-Perucchio
225EPoetics of Horror: Gothic, Thriller & Suspense StoriesTTh2:00PM3:15PMDimitrii Bykov
259Tolstoy's War and PeaceTTh12:30PM1:45PMJohn Givens
261Philosophy of ArtW4:50PM7:30PMRobert Doran
268Memory and Meaning in the Post-Mao LiteratureMW3:25PM4:40PMElizabeth Weber
270AOn RepeatM3:25PM6:05PMJune Hwang
294Italian Neorealist Directors: Rossellini, DeSica
and Visconti
TTh2:00PM3:15PMAndrew Korn
389MLC Research SeminarT3:25PM6:05PMDonatella Stocchi-Perucchio
408HCultures of Enlightenment: Meditation, Materiality,
and The Literary Cultures of Japanese Buddhism
MW6:15PM7:30PMJesse LeFebvre
414MAtomic Creatures: GodzillaTTh2:00PM3:15PMJoanne Bernardi
461Philosophy of ArtW4:50PM7:30PMRobert Doran
489MLC Research SeminarT3:23PM6:05PMDonatella Stocchi-Perucchio

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French (FREN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary French IMW12:30PM1:45PMJulie Papaioannou
101-2Elementary French IMW10:25AM11:40AMJulie Papaioannou
101-4Elementary French I - RecTTh9:40AM10:55AMJulie Papaioannou
101-5Elementary French I - RecTTh11:05AM12:20PMJulie Papaioannou
101-6Elementary French I - RecTTh12:30PM1:45PMJulie Papaioannou
102-1Elementary French IITTh9:40AM10:55AMCarole Nasra
102-2Elementary French II - RecMW9:00AM10:15AMCarole Nasra
102-3Elementary French II - RecMW10:25AM11:15AMCarole Nasra
153-1Intermediate FrenchMW12:30PM1:45PMCarole Nasra
153-2Intermediate FrenchTTh12:30PM1:45PMCarole Nasra
155-1French Conversation and CompMWF9:00AM9:50AMTBD
200-2Advanced FrenchMW2:00PM3:15PMJulie Papaioannou
204-1Contemporary French CultureTTh11:05AM12:20PMAnna Rosensweig
232-1/432-1Hugo's "Les Miserables"TTh4:50PM6:05PMRobert Doran
289-1/489-1Philosophy of ArtW4:50PM7:30PMRobert Doran

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German (GRMN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-2Elementary German IMW10:25AM11:40AMTanja Beljanski
101-3Elementary German IMW2:00PM3:15PMTBD
101-5Elementary German I - RecTh12:30PM1:45PMTBD
101-6Elementrary German - RecTTh2:00PM3:15PMTBD
151-1Intermediate German IMW2:00PM3:15PMTanja Beljanski
151-2Intermediate German ITTh9:40AM10:55AMTanja Beljanski
200-1Advanced Conversation and CompMW11:50AM1:05PMJune Hwang
203-1Intro to German LiteratureTTh12:30PM1:45PMLisa Cerami
204-1ntroduction to Contemporary German Media,
Politics and Society
MW2:00PM3:15PMTBD
226-1/426-1Modern Anti-Semitism in GermanyTTh9:40AM10:55AMLisa Cerami
270/470On RepeatM3:35PM6:05PMJune Hwang

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Italian (ITAL)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Italian IMW2:00PM3:15PMTeresa Murano
101-2Elementary Italian I - RecF2:00PM2:50PMTeresa Murano
114-1Conversational ItalianMW3:25PM4:40PMTeresa Murano
151-1Intermediate Italian ITTh3:25 PM4:40PMAndrew Korn
195/220Dante's Divine Comedy IMW3:25PM4:40PMDonatella Stocchi-Perucchio
200-1Advanced Italian Conversation and CompMW4:50PM6:05PMTeresa Murano
229-1/429-1Philosophy of ArtW4:50PM7:30PMRobert Doran
246-1Italian Neorealist Directors: Rossellini, De Sica, ViscontiTTh2:00PM3:15PMAndrew Korn

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Japanese (JPNS)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Japanese IMW10:25AM11:40AMYuki Taguchi
101-2Elementary Japanese I - RecTTh2:00PM3:15PMYuki Taguchi
101-3Elementary Japanese I -RecTTh3:25PM4:40PMYuki Taguchi
101-4Elementary Japanese IMW12:30PM1:45PMYuki Taguchi
101-5Elementary Japanese I -RecTTh9:40AM10:55AMYuki Taguchi
101-6Elementary Japanese I -RecTTh11:05AM12:20PMYuki Taguchi
101-7Elementary Japanese IMW2:00PM3:15PMShizuka Hardy
101-8Elementary Japanese I -RecTTh2:00PM3:15PMShizuka Hardy
101-9Elementary Japanese I - RecTTh3:25PM4:40PMShizuka Hardy
114-1Intermediate Conversational Japanese IMW2:00PM3:15PMYuki Taguchi
151-1Intermediate Japanese IMW10:25AM11:40AMShizuka Hardy
151-2Intermediate Japanese I - RecTTh9:40AM10:55AMShizuka Hardy
151-3Intermediate Japanese I - RecTTh11:05AM12:20PMShizuka Hardy
151-4Intermediate Japanese IMW12:30PM1:45PMMariko Tamate
151-5Intermediate Japanese I - RecTTh9:40AM10:55AMMariko Tamate
151-6Intermediate Japanese I - RecTTh11:05AM12:20PMMariko Tamate
201-1Adv. Intermediate Japanese IMW2:00PM3:15PMMariko Tamate
203-1Adv. Conversational Japanese IMW4:50PM6:05PMShizuka Hardy
205-1Advanced Japanese IMW3:25 PM4:40PMMariko Tamate
210-1Vengeance, Longing, and Salvation: Topics in
“Traditional” Japanese Culture
MW4:50PM6:05PMJesse LeFebvre
214-1Atomic Creatures: GodzillaTTh2:00PM3:15PMJoanne Bernardi
216-1Cultures of Enlightenment: Meditation, Materiality,
and the Literary Cultures of Japanese Buddhism
MW6:15PM7:30PMJesse LeFebvre

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Korean (KORE)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Korean IMWF9:00AM9:50AMMyounghee Cho
101-2Elementary Korean IMWF10:25AM11:15AMMyounghee Cho
101-3Elementary Korean I- RecT9:40AM10:30AMMyounghee Cho
101-4Elementary Korean I- RecT11:05AM11:55AMMyounghee Cho
151-1Intermediate Korean IMWF2:00PM2:50PMMyounghee Cho
151-2Intermediate Korean I -RecT2:00PM2:50PMMyounghee Cho
151-3Intermediate Korean IMWF3:25PM4:15PMMyounghee Cho
151-4Intermediate Korean I -RecT3:25PM4:15PMMyounghee Cho
201-1Advanced Intermediate Korean IMW11:50AM1:05PMMyounghee Cho

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Polish (POLS)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Polish IMW12:30PM1:45PMMalgorzata Wojciechowski
151-1Intermediate PolishMW2:00PM3:15PMMalgorzata Wojciechowski

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Portuguese (PORT)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary PortugueseTTh11:05AM12:20PMTeresa T.Valdez De F.Araujo
101-2Elementary Portuguese - RecW10:25AM11:15AMTeresa T.Valdez De F.Araujo
151-1Intermediate Portuguese ITTh12:30PM1:45PMTeresa T.Valdez De F.Araujo
151-2Intermediate Portuguese I - RecW11:50AM12:40PMTeresa T.Valdez De F.Araujo

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Russian/Russian Studies (RUSS/RSST)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Russian ITTh9:40AM10:55AMJohn Givens
101-2Elementary Russian I - RecMW10:25AM11:15AMLaura Givens
101-3Elementary Russian I - RecMW11:50AM12:40PMLaura Givens
126Russia NowMW3:25PM4:40PMNikita Maslennikova
127Russia NowW3:25PM4:40PMNikita Maslennikova
151-1Intermediate Russian IMWF9:00AM9:50AMLaura Givens
151-2Intermediate Russian I -RecW2:00PM2:50PMLaura Givens
151-3Intermediate Russian I -RecTh11:05AM11:55 AMLaura Givens
202-1Advanced Readings in RussianTTh9:40AM10:55AMLaura Givens
214-1Russian FolkloreTTh11:05AM12:20PMDimitrii Bykov
235-1Tolstoy's War and PeaceTTh12:30PM1:45PMJohn Givens
255-1Poetics of Horror: Gothic, Thriller and Suspense StoriesTTh2:00PM3:15PMDimitrii Bykov

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Spanish (SPAN)
Course #Course TitleDayBeginEndInstructor
101-1Elementary Spanish IMWF9:00AM9:50AMKirt Komocki
101-2Elementary Spanish IMWF10:25AM11:15AMMichelle Brown
101-3Elementary Spanish IMWF2:00PM2:50PMMichelle Brown
101-4Elementary Spanish I -RecT9:40AM10:30AMKirt Komocki
101-5Elementary Spanish I -RecT2:00PM2:50PMMichelle Brown
101-6Elementary Spanish I -RecT11:05AM11:55AMMichelle Brown
102-1Elementary Spanish IIMWF9:00AM9:50AMMichelle Brown
102-2Elementary Spanish II -RecT9:40AM10:30AMMichelle Brown
151-1Intermediate Spanish IMW10:25AM11:40AMLuisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi
151-2Intermediate Spanish ITTh3:25PM4:40PMLuisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi
151-3Intermediate Spanish ITTh12:30PM1:45PMRaquel Alfaro
152-1Intermediate Spanish IIMW10:25AM11:40AMKirt Komocki
152-2Intermediate Spanish IIMW2:00PM3:15PMKirt Komocki
159Spanish for Heritage SpeakerMW2:00PM3:15PMLuisa-Maria Rojas-Rimachi
200-1Advanced Spanish CompositionTTh2:00PM3:15PMRaquel Alfaro
200-2Advanced Spanish CompositionTTh11:05AM12:20PMVialcary Crisótomo
200-3Advanced Spanish CompositionMW12:30PM1:45PMKirt Komocki
204-1Coming to TermsMW2:00PM3:15PMClaudia Schaefer
249E-1/449E-1Reading Fables, Telling TalesTTh12:30PM1:45PMRyan Prendergast
251-1/451-1Quemaremos el cielo si es preciso: subversive
narratives of the Afro-Caribbean
TTh2:00PM3:15PMVialcary Crisótomo
273periodismo en español: La actualidad en imágenes,
noticias, entrevistas, vídeos y fotos
MW10:25AM11:40AMClaudia Schaefer

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