World Languages and Cultures (WLC)
WLC 159, *LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE US: AN INTRODUCTION, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed notions. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 159/ES 159/WLC 159. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPDP – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Difference/Power/Discrimination
WLC 230, *FRANCE TODAY: CULTURES WITHIN AND BEYOND ITS BORDERS, 3 Credits
An exploratory study of French culture and society since 1945. Topics include: decolonization, immigration, Francophone intellectual currents, France's European vocation, and social conflict today. Conducted in English. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: FR 270, FR 270H, WLC 230H
Available via Ecampus
WLC 230H, *FRANCE TODAY: CULTURES WITHIN AND BEYOND ITS BORDERS, 3 Credits
An exploratory study of French culture and society since 1945. Topics include: decolonization, immigration, Francophone intellectual currents, France's European vocation, and social conflict today. Conducted in English. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FR 230, FR 230H, WLC 230
WLC 231, *GERMAN DICTATORSHIPS: NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS, 3 Credits
Introduction to the two best-known dictatorships in German society, National Socialism of the Third Reich from 1933-1945 and Socialism in the German Democratic Republic from 1949-1989 via the study of visual media (feature films, documentaries, newsreels, etc.) and other primary and secondary sources. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: GER 231, GER 231H, WLC 231H
Available via Ecampus
WLC 231H, *GERMAN DICTATORSHIPS: NAZIS AND COMMUNISTS, 3 Credits
Introduction to the two best-known dictatorships in German society, National Socialism of the Third Reich from 1933-1945 and Socialism in the German Democratic Republic from 1949-1989 via the study of visual media (feature films, documentaries, newsreels, etc.) and other primary and secondary sources. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: GER 231H
WLC 241, *GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES, 4 Credits
Read a selection of the most popular Grimms' fairy tales and consider why they have remained so popular. What is it about fairy tales that has made them such a lasting source of creative inspiration into our time? Learn to understand and critique fairy tales and their role in Western cultures through analysis of the tales and creative adaptation of a tale for a modern audience.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: WLC 241H
Available via Ecampus
WLC 241H, *GRIMMS' FAIRY TALES, 4 Credits
Read a selection of the most popular Grimms' fairy tales and consider why they have remained so popular. What is it about fairy tales that has made them such a lasting source of creative inspiration into our time? Learn to understand and critique fairy tales and their role in Western cultures through analysis of the tales and creative adaptation of a tale for a modern audience.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: WLC 241
WLC 301, *INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES, 4 Credits
Addresses the structure, histories, and cultures associated with world languages and presents skills for learning languages more effectively. Includes related topics such as globalization, colonialism, and language justice; language policy, linguistic diversity, and language death; immigration and migration; race and racism.
Attributes: CPSI – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Social Processes & Institutions
Available via Ecampus
WLC 320, *FRANCOPHONE CULTURES IN FILM, 3-9 Credits
An exploration of the different cultures of France and the Francophone world through film. Students will delve into the heart of these societies and discover their socio-historical, political, economic and cultural context. Students' analytical and critical skills will be thoroughly solicited through various research and writing activities. Taught in English. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity
Equivalent to: FR 329, FR 329H, WLC 320H
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
Available via Ecampus
WLC 320H, *FRANCOPHONE CULTURES IN FILM, 3-9 Credits
An exploration of the different cultures of France and the Francophone world through film. Students will delve into the heart of these societies and discover their socio-historical, political, economic and cultural context. Students' analytical and critical skills will be thoroughly solicited through various research and writing activities. Taught in English. (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: FR 329, FR 329H, WLC 320
This course is repeatable for 9 credits.
WLC 331, *CHINESE CULTURE I, 3 Credits
Introduction to basic features of Chinese culture from ancient times to the 9th century. Topics include philosophy and religion, the Chinese language, literature and the arts, science and technology, government, family and gender, social and economic conditions, contacts with the outside world. Taught in English.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: CHN 331
Available via Ecampus
WLC 332, *CHINESE CULTURE II, 3 Credits
Introduction to basic features of Chinese culture from the 10th through the 19th centuries. Topics include philosophy and religion, literature and the arts, science and technology, government, family and gender, social and economic conditions, daily life, and contacts with the outside world. Taught in English.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: CHN 332
Available via Ecampus
WLC 333, *CHINESE CULTURE III, 3 Credits
Survey of important developments of Chinese society and culture from the early 20th century to the present. Topics include wars and revolutions, economic, political, and social conditions, the new culture movement, changing family structure and women's status, relationships within greater China (Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong). Taught in English.
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: CHN 333
Available via Ecampus
WLC 334, FASHION AND DESIGN IN THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD, 3 Credits
A study of the world of French fashion and design: origins and history, what's new and exciting in French fashion today and attitudes about fashion and beauty of design that have given the French the inside track on prestige in this arena for centuries.
Equivalent to: FR 338
Available via Ecampus
WLC 335, *JAPANESE CULTURE I, 3 Credits
An introductory survey of Japanese history, arts, literature, society, and traditions from the ancient to the mid-19th century. Taught in English. May not be offered every year. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: JPN 331
Available via Ecampus
WLC 336, *JAPANESE CULTURE II, 3 Credits
An introductory survey of Japanese history, arts, literature society, and traditions from the ancient to the mid-19th century. May not be offered every year. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: JPN 332
Available via Ecampus
WLC 337, *JAPANESE CULTURE III, 3 Credits
A survey of Japan from the mid-19th century to the present in areas including arts, literature, business, education, society, politics, and foreign relations. Taught in English. May not be offered every year. (NC) (Bacc Core Course)
Attributes: CPCD – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Cultural Diversity; LACN – Liberal Arts Non-Western Core
Equivalent to: JPN 333
Available via Ecampus
WLC 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WLC 410, WORLD LANGUAGE INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Equivalent to: FLL 410
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Completion of 90 credits with 2.75 GPA or higher; completion of the third-year language course in one foreign language with 3.00 GPA or better, with at least three terms of study in the OSU School of Language, Culture, and Society.
WLC 429, *FRENCH SOCIETY THROUGH ITS CINEMA, 3 Credits
An examination of French society through its own cinema. Via the screening and study of films from the various periods of French history, students will delve into the heart of French society and will discover the socio-historical, political, economic and cultural context.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture
Equivalent to: WLC 429H
Available via Ecampus
WLC 429H, *FRENCH SOCIETY THROUGH ITS CINEMA, 3 Credits
An examination of French society through its own cinema. Via the screening and study of films from the various periods of French history, students will delve into the heart of French society and will discover the socio-historical, political, economic and cultural context.
Attributes: CPWC – Bacc Core, Perspectives, Western Culture; HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: WLC 429
WLC 459, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 459/ES 459/WLC 459.
WLC 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Equivalent to: WLC 499H
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WLC 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator
Equivalent to: WLC 499
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
WLC 510, WORLD LANGUAGE INTERNSHIP, 1-12 Credits
Equivalent to: FLL 510
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Recommended: Completion of 90 credits with 2.75 GPA or higher; completion of the third-year language course in one foreign language with 3.00 GPA or better, with at least three terms of study in the OSU School of Language, Culture, and Society.
WLC 559, LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY, 4 Credits
Unpack language, race and racism--as well as the intersections between those ideas-- as cornerstones to understanding identity and society as inherently socially constructed ideas. Better understand how racism is produced and reproduced in talk and text (this will include symbols and signs), especially in the context of the denial of racism. Focuses on the language of racism, and more specifically, types of discourse that construct Whiteness as dominant over Color. CROSSLISTED as ANTH 559/ES 559/WLC 559.
WLC 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.