Lower Division Courses

1. Introductory Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 70A.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Course 1 is enforced requisite to 2, which is enforced requisite to 3. Coverage of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar, with equal emphasis on reading, writing, conversation, and comprehension. P/NP or letter grading.

2. Introductory Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 70B.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 1. Coverage of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar, with equal emphasis on reading, writing, conversation, and comprehension. P/NP or letter grading.

3. Introductory Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 70C.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 2. Coverage of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar, with equal emphasis on reading, writing, conversation, and comprehension. P/NP or letter grading.

4. Intermediate Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 71A.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 3. Course 4 is enforced requisite to 5, which is enforced requisite to 6. Reinforcement of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar and coverage of more advanced topics. Broadening of skills in conversation and composition; reading of selected texts. P/NP or letter grading.

5. Intermediate Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 71B.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 4. Reinforcement of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar and coverage of more advanced topics. Broadening of skills in conversation and composition; reading of selected texts. P/NP or letter grading.

6. Intermediate Filipino. (5)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 71C.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 5. Reinforcement of basic Filipino/Tagalog grammar and coverage of more advanced topics. Broadening of skills in conversation and composition; reading of selected texts. P/NP or letter grading.

Upper Division Courses

100A. Advanced Filipino: Reading and Writing. (4)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 172A.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 6 or Filipino/Tagalog placement test. Designed to move students with intermediate level of proficiency toward greater proficiency and fluency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in Filipino language. Coverage of skills in effective use of language: description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. How to analyze different elements of writing and reading of pieces from several genres of contemporary Filipino writing. P/NP or letter grading.

130A. Filipino Short Story. (4)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 175.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 6 or Filipino/Tagalog placement test. General background knowledge on how Filipino writers view themselves and society, historically and diachronically. Sample of short stories written in Filipino/Tagalog language with some written in English for purposes of contrasting rhetoric, themes, and sensibilities. P/NP or letter grading.

152. Survey of Philippine Literature. (4)  (Formerly numbered Southeast Asian 174.) Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 6. Conducted in Filipino language. Introduction to study of Philippine literature from pre-Hispanic to contemporary times. Readings of poetry, short stories, plays, novels, and historical survey to gain broad perspective of Philippine literature and understanding of literary development in Philippines. Study of effect of colonization on Filipino indigenous culture. P/NP or letter grading.