Language Instruction

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

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

The following languages are taught in the departments indicated:

Akkadian (Egyptology)	Hebrew, Biblical and Modern (Judaic Studies)
Catalan (Hispanic Studies)	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)
Haitian Creole (Center for Latin American and Caribbean 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: Video Relay, 1-866-757-0410 E-Mail: Arkady_Belozovsky@brown.edu

Six semesters of beginning and intermediate ASL are offered yearly.

SIGN0100-0200 American Sign Language I, II (Fall/Spring)
SIGN0300-0400 American Sign Language III, IV (Fall/Spring)
SIGN0500 American Sign Language V (Fall)
SIGN0900 Introduction to Deaf Studies (Spring)

Arabic

	Mirena Christoff, Lecturer in Arabic Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 209 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-1278 E-Mail: Mirena_Christoff@brown.edu
	Mohammad El-Sharkawi, Lecturer in Arabic Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 210 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-6496 E-Mail: Mohammad_Al-Sharkawi@brown.edu

Brown offers eight semesters of Arabic:

ARAB0100-0200 First-Year Arabic (Fall/Spring)
ARAB0300-0400 Second-Year Arabic (Fall/Spring)
ARAB0500-0600 Third-Year Arabic (Fall/Spring)
ARAB0700-0800 Fourth-Year Arabic (Fall/Spring)

English for International Teaching Assistants

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

There are five non-credit courses in English as a Second Language, designed for international graduate students who are or will be teaching assistants. Placement in the courses below is determined by an English proficiency evaluation. Other international graduate students may enroll as space allows.

EINT2100 Academic Discourse for Internationals
EINT2200 Academic Interactions
EINT2300 Negotiating an Academic Classroom
EINT2400 Speaking Professionally for Internationals
EINT2500 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) 863-1558 E-Mail: Ashok_Koul@brown.edu

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

HNDI0100-0200 Beginning Hindi-Urdu (Fall/Spring)
HNDI0300-0400 Intermediate Hindi-Urdu (Fall/Spring)
HNDI1080 Advanced Hindi-Urdu (Fall & Spring)

Modern Persian

Iraj Anvar, Visiting Lecturer in Persian Office: 195 Angell Street, Room 208 Mailing Address: Box 1982 Telephone: (401) 863-1773 E-Mail: Iraj_Anvar@brown.edu

Brown offers four semesters of Modern Persian:

PRSN0100-0200 Basic Persian (Fall/Spring)
PRSN0300-0400 Intermediate Persian Language and Culture (Fall/Spring)

Second Language Teaching

The Center for Language Studies co-sponsors the following graduate level course.

HISP2900 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 Curricular Resource Center]. 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.