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LANGUAGES
PROFESSOR: JOHN R. }IACARTHUR
ASSISTANTS: FRED J. EWING, FRANK A. NICKELL
LANGUAGES 217
The courses in this department are primarily arranged to
meet the needs of scientific students who find it necessary to
read books, treatises, and articles in French, German, and Italian.
In these languages correct pronunciation and the elements of
grammar are taught, but the emphasis is laid upon the ability to
translate from them into English. An elective course in Greek
is offered to students interested in that language.
UNDERGRADUATE SUBJECTS
L. 1 a, b. ELEMENTARY FRENCH. 10 units (4-0-6); second and third
terms.
A course in grammar, pronunciation, and reading that will provide
the student with a vocabulary of extent and with a knowledge of gran:matical
structure sufficient to enable him to read at sight French
scientific prose of average difficulty. Accuracy and facility will be insisted
upon in the final tests of proficiency in this subj ect.
Texts: An Introduction to the Study of French, Bond; Technical and
Scientific French, Williams.
Instructor: Macarthur.
L. ll. ELElIIENTARY ITALIAN. 9 units (3-0-6); one term, as required.
A course designed to give the student who has already some acquaintance
with Latin or with another Romance language sufficient knowledge
of the forms and vocabulary of Italian to enable him to read scientific
Italian, especially in the field of Mathematics.
Text: Elementary Italian, Marinoni and Passarelli.
Instructor: Macarthur.
L. 32 a, b, c. ELEMENTARY GER:>rAN. 10 units (4-0-6); first, second
and third terms.
This subject is presented in the same manner as the Elementary
French.
Texts: First German Course for Science Students, Fiedler and Sandbach;
German Science Reader, Wright.
Instructors: Macarthur and Assistants.