Language Instruction

The Center for Language Studies offers instruction in these languages / topics:

American Sign Language
Arabic
English for International Teaching Assistants
Hindi / Urdu
Theory and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching

The following languages are taught in the departments indicated:

Akkadian (Classics)	Italian (Italian Studies)
Chinese (East Asian Studies)	Japanese (East Asian Studies)
Czech (Slavic Languages)	Korean (East Asian Studies)
Egyptian, Ancient (Egyptology)	Latin (Classics)
French (French Studies)	Portuguese (Portuguese & Brazilian Studies)
German (German Studies)	Russian (Slavic Languages)
Greek, Ancient (Classics)	Sanskrit (Classics)
Greek, Modern (Modern Greek Studies)	Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
Hebrew, Biblical and Modern (Judaic Studies)	Swedish (German Studies)

Students seeking advice on individual or group independent study of a language not taught at Brown should contact Merle Krueger, Associate Director of CLS.

For a description of current Brown University courses, with information on schedules, locations and instructors, see the Brown Online Course Announcement (BOCA).

American Sign Language

Arkady Belozovsky, Lecturer in American Sign Language Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 201 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-2444 E-Mail: Arkady_Belozovsky@brown.edu

Four semesters of beginning and intermediate ASL are offered yearly.

SI 10-20 Introductory American Sign Language (Fall/Spring)
SI 30 Intermediate American Sign Language I (Fall)
SI 40 Intermediate American Sign Language II (Spring)

Arabic

Mirena Christoff, Lecturer in Arabic Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 210 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-1278 E-Mail: Mirena_Christoff@brown.edu

Dris Soulaimani, Lecturer in Arabic Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 209 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-3043 E-Mail: Dris_Soulaimani@brown.edu

Brown offers six semesters of Arabic:

AB 10-20 Beginning Arabic (Fall / Spring)
AB 30-40 Intermediate Arabic (Fall / Spring)
AB 50 Advanced Arabic (Fall)
AB 60 Advanced Arabic (Spring)

English for International Teaching Assistants

Barbara Gourlay, Coordinator, Program in English for International TA’s Office: 96 Waterman Street, Room 206 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-2546 E-Mail: Barbara_Gourlay@brown.edu

Kathy Brenner, Coordinator, ITA August Seminar; ESL Instructor. Office: 96 Waterman Street, Room 206 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-9927 E-Mail: Kathy_Brenner@brown.edu

CLS offers five non-credit courses in English as a Second Language, designed for international graduate students who are or will be teaching assistants. Other international graduate students may enroll as space allows.

EI 210 Academic Discourse for Internationals
EI 220 Academic Interactions
EI 230 Negotiating an Academic Classroom
EI 240 Speaking Professionally for Internationals
EI 250 Advanced Articulation Tutorial

Other ESL programs at Brown and in the community

Hindi / Urdu

Ashok Koul, Senior Lecturer of Hindi / Urdu

Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 211
Mailing Address: Box 1982
Telephone: (401) 863-2546
E-Mail: Ashok_Koul@brown.edu

Students may take up to six semesters of Hindi/Urdu:

HN 10-20 Beginning Hindi-Urdu (Fall/Spring) – WebCT website
HN 30-40 Intermediate Hindi-Urdu (Fall/Spring) – WebCT website
HN 108 Advanced Hindi-Urdu (Fall & Spring) – WebCT website

Second Language Teaching

The Center for Language Studies organizes the following graduate level course. This team-taught course is listed in the Course Announcement bulletin as FR 290, GM 290, SP 290 and IT 290.

Theory and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching (Spring)

Independent Language Study

Students who wish to study languages not available in regularly scheduled University courses may do so in individual or Group Independent Study Projects. Those interested must submit proposals on a form provided by the office of the Dean of the College for review by the College Curriculum Council [consult the guidelines for such projects in the Catalogue of the University]. For advice on preparing and submitting such language proposals, students should contact Merle Krueger, Associate Director of the Center for Language Studies. University credit may also be given for study of less-commonly taught languages abroad.