Language Lab and Listening Requirement: Students enrolled in foreign language courses are required to make use of the language lab as prescribed by each department. Imitation, response, and independent practice are integral features of the study of a foreign language at the College.
FILI 110 Elementary Filipino (5)
Five lecture hours per week plus one lab hour per week by arrangement. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, or ESOL 400, or equivalent. Beginner's course in Filipino grammar, composition and reading. Practice in speaking and understanding Filipino. Introduction to the history, grammar, sentence structure, idioms, and cultural aspects naturally intertwined with the language; introductions to honorifics, formal second person singular form, the respect particles, and everyday greetings and formularies indicating politeness and respect for the persons addressed. This course is conducted primarily in Filipino. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).
FILI 111, 112 Elementary Filipino I and II (3, 3)
(Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours plus one lab hour per week. FILI 111 - Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or ENGL 400 or equivalent. FILI 112 - Prerequisite: FILI 111 or equivalent. A basic course sequence for native and non-native students. The student will acquire a basic ability to speak, read and write in Tagalog (Filipino) at the elementary level and will learn about the customs, culture and history of the Filipino world. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).
FILI 120 Advanced Elementary Filipino (5)
Five lecture hours per week and one lab hour per week by arrangement.
A continuation of FILI 110 or FILI 112, for students who can communicate about the "here and now" and relate a simple story in the past. Students practice and develop further communicative competence in written and spoken Filipino for use in a variety of social contexts and settings. Readings are used as the basis for classroom discussions. Cultural aspects of the Filipino-speaking communities are emphasized. The course is conducted primarily in Filipino. Transfer credit: CSU.
FILI 121 Advanced Elementary Filipino I (3) (formerly TAGA 121) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours plus one lab hour per week. Prerequisites: FILI 110 or 112, or equivalent.
The first course in an advanced elementary two-semester sequence covering the second year of Filipino. The course covers approximately the content taught in the first half of FILI 120. Continues the oral and written skills studied and practiced in FILI 110 and FILI 112 and continues to develop the foundation in structure and vocabulary needed for basic communications. Emphasis is on the active use of language and also culture, customs and history of the Filipino world. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).
FILI 122 Advanced Elementary Filipino II ( 3) (formerly TAGA 122) (Credit/No Credit or letter grade.)
Three lecture hours plus one lab hour per week. Prerequisites: FILI 121 or equivalent. Filipino 122 is the second course in an advanced elementary two-part sequence of a two-semester sequence covering the second year of Filipino. The course covers approximately the content taught in the second half of FILIPINO 120. It continues the oral and written skills studied and practiced in FILI 121 and continues to develop the foundation in structure and vocabulary needed for advanced elementary communication. Emphasis is on the active use of language and also culture, customs and history of the Filipino world. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).
