Course overview

Please note: Each week during the SLP, there are nine hours of class meeting and instruction time with the instructor of your course. This might be different during weeks with holidays and/or make-up meetings.

Some courses have additional mandatory or voluntary meetings with the TF or TA; or TF or TA office hour offerings, which happen outside of the class meetings and/or additional office hours with the instructor of each course.

Please refer to each syllabus for more information about the particular structure and organization of your course.

Course title	Instructor	Teaching Fellow	Course times for SLP 2024
Arabic - Classical Arabic (pre-requisite)	Haci Gunduz	Norman Sheidlower	M, T, Th; Noon-3 pm
Arabic	Mandatory Tutoring Session (3 hours additional meeting time)	Norman Sheidlower	W; Noon-3 pm
French for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies	Pascale Torracinta	Tali Zechory	M, W, Th; 12:30-3:30 pm
German for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies	Karin Grundler-Whitacre	Sherah Bloor	M, T, W; 12:30-2:30 pm Th; 12:30-3:30 pm
Greek - Elementary New Testament Greek	James Skedros	Giorgia Bove	M, W, Th; 12:30-3:30 pm
Greek - Intermediate New Testament Greek	Judy Haley	Giorgia Bove	M, W, Th; 3-6 pm
Hebrew - Elementary Biblical Hebrew	Allison Hurst	Byron Russell	M 2-5 pm; T, W, Th; 2-4 pm
Hebrew - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew	Matthew Percuoco	Byron Russell	M, W, Th; 1-4 pm
Latin - Christian Latin	Craig Tichelkamp	Norman Sheidlower	M, W, Th; Noon-3 pm
Pali - Elementary Pali	Beatrice Chrystall	Alexis Brown	M, T, Th; 1-4 pm
Spanish for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies	Lana Jaffe Neufeld	adri rodriguez rios	New Schedule: M, T, Th; Noon-3 pm

Full Course Information

Auditors are welcome in all SLP courses.

Christian Latin

Instructor: Craig Tichelkamp (cht653@mail.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; Noon-3 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Norman Sheidlower (sheidlowern@comcast.net)

This course offers an intensive foundation for reading Latin. It combines a study of grammar with exercises, readings, and vocabulary from theological and religious studies. Students read from such sources as the Latin Bible, Cicero, and Augustine (and learn to read from medieval manuscripts and early modern books from Harvard libraries). Students will leave with the ability to read and translate intermediate Latin texts with the aid of a lexicon.

Auditors are welcome in Christian Latin. Although “auditor” comes from the Latin for "hearer" or “listener,” in our course auditors are expected to actively participate in class and keep up with all regular coursework (homework, quizzes). They are welcome (but not required) to take the exams and complete a final project, but these will be assessed only informally, and no grade will be assigned.

Required books

• Keller, Andrew and Stephanie Russell, Learn to Read Latin, 2nd ed., New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.
• Keller, Andrew and Stephanie Russell, Learn to Read Latin (Workbook Part 1), New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.
• Keller, Andrew and Stephanie Russell, Learn to Read Latin (Workbook Part 2), New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.

Suggested book

• Collins, John F. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin, Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1988.

Classical Arabic 

Instructor: Haci Gunduz (hgunduz@g.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; Noon-3 pm
Mandatory Section (with Teaching Fellow): 3 hours additional meeting time; Wednesdays, Noon-3 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Norman Sheidlower (sheidlowern@comcast.net)

The purpose of this course is to develop students’ ability to read and understand classical Arabic texts through in-class translation, grammar exercises, and discussion of culture-specific concepts. By the end of the course, students can expect to have acquired a solid knowledge of Arabic syntax and morphology, a richer vocabulary, and the skills required for close reading of advanced classical Arabic texts in a variety of genres. The prerequisite is one year of Modern Standard Arabic or equivalent.

Note for auditors (Updated on June 20, 2023):

• Auditors similar to all other students are expected to attend classes fully prepared at all times. Since this is an intensive course which meets four days a week for up to three hours, it is of utmost importance that you follow the class schedule closely and prepare for each class effectively. Auditors are strongly encouraged to:

i. Study the assigned lessons in your textbook and memorize the vocabulary provided in each lesson.
ii. Do the exercises beforehand. Some exercises will be assigned as turn-in homework, but you are responsible to work on all exercises.
iii. Read the assigned texts carefully with the help of the glossary and grammar notes.
iv. Prepare specific questions to ask in class or during office hours. 

• This class has a strict attendance policy for everyone. Auditors are expected and encouraged to attend all the classes and sections. If you must miss a class, please inform the instructor. 
• Auditors are expected to complete all the homework assignments, which will be corrected but not assigned grades. 
• Auditors are required to take all the quizzes which will be corrected, but not graded. Auditors are welcome to take the midterm and the final, but this is not a requirement.

Required book

• Thackston, W. M. An Introduction to Koranic and Classical Arabic. Bethesda, MD: IBEX Publishers, 2000.

Elementary Biblical Hebrew 

Instructor: Allison Hurst (allison_hurst@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, 2-5 pm (3 hours); Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2-4 pm (2 hours)
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Byron Russell (brussell@fas.harvard.edu)

The course offers an intensive introduction to Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, and vocabulary leading up to the intermediate level, or a third-semester course at Harvard University during the academic year. It presupposes no previous knowledge of the language, grammar, or the alphabet. The focus of the intensive class is on reading and translating Biblical Hebrew fluidly. Throughout the summer, we will be translating texts from the Hebrew Bible.

Required book: 

• Lily Kahn, The Routledge Introductory Course in Biblical Hebrew (Abingdon: Routledge, 2014)
  Available in ebook and print formats to rent (through Amazon) or buy. You may use the ebook if you prefer, but please do not buy the Kindle version. If you have questions, please contact the instructor.

Elementary New Testament Greek 

Instructor: James Skedros (jskedros@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 12:30 pm-3:30 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Giorgia Bove (giorgia_bove@g.harvard.edu)

This is a course on the grammar and vocabulary of the Greek New Testament. It is the equivalent of a one-year introductory course in New Testament Greek. In addition, students will be introduced to a substantial amount of classical Greek grammar, syntax, and selected vocabulary.

Required books

• Croy, N. Clayton. A Primer of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999.
  ISBN-10: 0802860001
  ISBN-13: 9780802860002
• Hansen, Hardy, and Gerald Quinn. Greek. An Intensive Course. 2nd rev. ed. New York: Fordham University Press, 1992.
  ISBN-10: 0823216632
  ISBN-13: 978-0823216635

At least One Greek New Testament (such as):

• Aland, Kurt, and Eberhard Nestle. Novum Testamentum Graece. With Dictionary 28th ed. New York: American Bible Society, 2012.
  ISBN-10: 3438051605
  ISBN-13: 9783438051608
• Aland, Kurt, et. al. eds. The Greek New Testament. With Dictionary. 5th rev. ed. New York: American Bible Society, 2014.
  ISBN-10: 3438051176
  ISBN-13: 9783438051172
• Aland, Kurt and Eberhard Nestle. Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th ed. New York: American Bible Society, 2012.
  ISBN-10: 3438051400
  ISBN-13: 9783438051400

Recommended lexica:

• Bauer, Walter. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Revised and edited by Frederick William Danker. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
  ISBN-10: 0226039331
  ISBN-13: 978-0226039336
• An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon: Founded Upon the Seventh Edition of Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon. Benediction Classics, 2010.
  ISBN-10: 1849026262
  ISBN-13: 978-1849026260

Auditors for SLP Elementary New Testament Greek

Auditors are welcome! If you choose to audit this course, you will not receive a grade or course credit. You are otherwise welcome to participate in all aspects of the class.

Attendance: Please attend class on a regular basis and feel free to meet with the TF during office hours for help with coursework.

Class participation: You are welcome to join in all class meetings, discussions, projects, and other tasks. Homework: The more homework you do, the more you will benefit from this course, but none is required for auditors. If you submit your homework assignments, I will be happy to look at them, correct the work, and provide informal feedback.

Quizzes and Exams: I will correct but not grade vocabulary and/or translation quizzes and/or the midterm and/or the final exam that an auditor completes, and to provide informal feedback about your progress towards meeting your goals. There will be no grade, nor course credit.

Elementary Pali

Instructor: Beatrice Chrystall (bchrystall@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 1-4 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Alexis Brown (alb931@mail.harvard.edu)

Pali is the language of the Buddhist canon of the Theravāda tradition of Sri Lanka, India and Southeast Asia—one of the most important canons in the Buddhist world. As such, it has had a central place in modern Buddhist Studies. Studying Pali is useful for those interested in Theravāda Buddhism, early Buddhism, South Asian Buddhism, or the relation of these traditions to other Buddhist traditions. In addition, Pali has recently garnered attention from psychologists and others interested in mindfulness meditation.

The Pali canon has a rich variety of genres, including evocative poems, philosophical and ethical discussions, and vivid and sometimes very humorous stories.

This intensive course in Pali is the equivalent of an academic year’s worth of language classes. It covers all the grammar and many of the language patterns found in Pali canonical prose and verse. It allows students to read basic materials from the Pali canon independently, and prepares them to enroll in the Intermediate Pali class at HDS.

The course is geared toward getting students to read Pali texts as quickly as possible, using materials chosen from key canonical texts. Students thus engage with key canonical materials from the first class.

Required books

• Gair, James W. and W. S. Karunatillake. A New Course in Reading Pali: Entering the Word of the Buddha. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2013.
  ISBN-10:812081441X
  ISBN-13: 978-8120814417
• Collins, Steven. A Pali Grammar for Students. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2006.
  ISBN-10: 9749511131
  ISBN-13: 978-9749511138

Recommended dictionary

• Ideally, you would be working with a hardcopy dictionary. However, in this virtual and online environment, you may use the online version of the Pali-English dictionary below.
• If you prefer to use a hardcover dictionary, you should use:
• Rhys Davids, T.W. and William Stede. Pāli-English Dictionary. Oxford: The Pali Text Society Ltd., 1921–25, reprinted 1992,1995, repr. with corrections 2015.
  ISBN:0-86013-2–503-9

Elementary Syriac (Next offered in 2025)

Instructor: Julia Hintlian (julia_hintlian@mail.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 1-4 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Gio DiRusso (gdirusso@g.harvard.edu)

Syriac is a dialect of the Aramaic branch of the Semitic language family. It was the lingua franca of the late ancient Middle East and served as the primary language of Syriac Christianity, a unique theological tradition that spread throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, into India, and even to China. Though Latin and Greek works have historically received far more scholarly attention, the surviving Syriac texts are valuable sources for the formation of a comprehensive understanding of early Christianity, the late antique period, and the history and culture of the Middle East and Central Asia.

This eight-week, intensive summer language course aims to introduce the Syriac language in a thorough way, covering all the basic grammar, syntax, and a substantial amount of vocabulary. The study of grammar will be accompanied by readings excerpted from the Syriac New Testament and Syriac Christian literature up to the 8th century, introducing students to important themes, figures, and theological trends in the Syriac tradition. Students will also be exposed to different scripts used in Syriac manuscripts and will have the opportunity to practice deciphering Syriac manuscripts containing biblical passages.

This course presupposes no previous knowledge of Syriac or any other ancient/classical languages.

Required books:

• Coakley, J. F. Robinson’s Paradigms and Exercises in Syriac Grammar. 6th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
  ISBN: 9780199687176
• Nöldeke, Theodor. Compendious Syriac Grammar. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 2001.
  ISBN: 1575060507

Recommended lexicon:

• Payne Smith, J. A Compendious Syriac Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903. [various reprints]. An online searchable version can be found at https://www.dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/

French for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies

Instructor: Pascale Torracinta (pascale_torracinta@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 12:30-3:30 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Tali Zechory (tali.zechory@gmail.com)

An intensive eight-week introduction to reading and translating modern French texts for students who require knowledge of French for research purposes. It presents the main structures of French grammar in a systematic and coherent manner and, at the same time, gives reading and translation assignments in selected texts related to theological and religious studies.

We will meet online three times a week (Mon-Wed-Thu) from 12:30 to 3:30 pm, but these meetings will include one long break and a shorter one for snacks, rest, etc.

Required books

• Textbook: Sandberg, Karl C. and Eddison C. Tatham. French for Reading. Prentice Hall, 1997.
  ISBN-10: 0133316033
  ISBN-13: 978-0133316032

This book is no longer easily available for purchase, so online access will be provided for this course.

• Verb Book: Christopher Kendris. 501 French Verbs. Barron's Educational Series, 8th edition, 2020.
  ISBN-10: 1506260640
  ISBN-13: 978-1506260648

You can purchase any older edition of this book, or any other French verb book. Alternatively, you can use online verb conjugators (a list will be provided in due course).

• Dictionary: Ideally, you would be working with a hardcopy French-English dictionary. However, in this virtual and online environment, you may use any online or e-dictionary, like Reverso French-English Dictionary, Collins French-English Dictionary, or Word Reference. If you prefer to use a hardcover dictionary, you should opt for a good-sized, hardcover French-English/English-French dictionary, with a minimum of 150,000–300,000 entries (the more, the better). With more than 820,000 entries, the Collins Robert French Unabridged Dictionary (any edition) is the best dictionary for scholarly work. Although less comprehensive, the Collins Robert French College Dictionary (350,000 entries) is another good choice, but you are welcome to use any dictionary of your choice.

Please, note that due to the remote nature of this course, online versions of the textbook, verb book, and dictionary will be available, so no purchase is strictly necessary. You may feel more comfortable, however, working with hard copies of these books.

Auditors for SLP FRENCH for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies

Auditors are welcome on this class! If you choose to audit this course, you will not receive a grade or course credit. You are otherwise welcome to participate in all aspects of the class. Attendance: Please attend class on a regular basis and feel free to meet with the TF during office hours for help with coursework. Class participation: You are welcome to join in all class meetings, discussions, projects, and other tasks. Homework: The more homework you do, the more you will benefit from this course, but none is required for auditors. If you submit your homework assignments, I will be happy to look at them, correct the work, and provide informal feedback. Quizzes and Exams: I will correct (but not grade) all the vocabulary/grammar quizzes, as well as midterm and final exams, that you choose to complete, and provide informal feedback about your progress.

German for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies 

Instructor: Karin Grundler-Whitacre (kgwhitacre@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; 12:30-2:30 pm, Thursday; 12:30-3:30 pm
Meeting: Online 
Teaching Fellow: Sherah Bloor (sherahbloor@g.harvard.edu)

This eight-week course in German translation balances the survey and instruction of German grammar, syntax, and basic vocabulary with the translation practice of texts by or about major German theologians and philosophers (Barth, Bonhoeffer, Hildegard von Bingen, Kant, Luther, Rahner, Schleiermacher, Soelle, and Tillich—to name just a few), as well as authors on religious matters, or texts describing world religions in general. We will work intensively on translation, reading, and analytical skills during the duration of the course. There will be approximately six to seven weeks of grammar and syntax instruction and translation practice (with weekly vocabulary and translation quizzes), and the last two week of the course will focus on reviewing and practicing the newly acquired translation and reading skills.

We are also hoping to have a virtual meeting in the Harvard Divinity School Library to look at original texts in Fraktur-Script and to learn how to read and translate those documents. Just like last year, we hope to be able to invite visitors to come to class (via Zoom) and to talk about Germany and topics of interest to students and academic life.

Required books (We are working with the Harvard Divinity School Library to provide the textbook online and will provide an update as soon as possible):

• Korb, Richard Alan. German for Reading Knowledge. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2014.
  ISBN-10: 1-133-60426-9
  ISBN-13: 978-1-133-60426-6

The latest edition of this book (7th edition) is required! Please do not purchase previous copies, as they won't be useful in class. For more information about the book (print and digital version), see German for Reading Knowledge on the publisher's website.

• A dictionary: Ideally you would be working with a hardcopy dictionary. However, in this virtual and online environment, you may use any online German-English dictionary, such as LEO (or others).
• If you prefer to use a hardcover dictionary, you should opt for a good-sized, hardcover German-English/English-German dictionary. A hardcover dictionary with at least 300,000 entries (more is always better) is required. Some of the most commonly used are: Harper Collins, Langenscheidt, Oxford-Duden, PONS, Webster's. You are welcome to use any dictionary of your choice. In the past students preferred Duden, Langenscheidt, or Harper-Collins dictionaries, and mentioned problems with the Cassells dictionary–therefore, I no longer recommend it.

Recommended books (it is not necessary to purchase these books; they are available on reserve in the library):

• Coles, Waltraud and Bill Dodd. Reading German. A Course Book and Reference Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
  ISBN-10: 0198700202
  ISBN-13: 978-0198700203
• Wilson, April. German Quickly. A Grammar for Reading German. New York: Peter Lang Publishers, 2004.
  ISBN-10: 0820467596
  ISBN-13: 978-0820467597
• Ziefle, Helmut W. Modern Theological German: A Reader and Dictionary. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker
  Academic, 1997.
  ISBN-10: 0801021448
  ISBN-13: 978-0801021442
• Zorach, Cecila Zorach and Charlotte Melin. English Grammar for Students of German. 4th ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Olivia & Hill Press, 2001.
  ISBN-10: 0934034311
  ISBN-13: 978-0934034319
• Handbook of Reading Theological German, by Christopher Ryan Jones and Katharina Hirt, Zondervan Academic, 2021.
  ISBN-10: 0310119383
  ISBN-13: 9780310119388

Auditors for SLP GERMAN for Reading in Theological and Religious Studies

Auditors are welcome on this class!
If you choose to audit this course, you will not receive a grade or course credit. You are otherwise welcome to participate in all aspects of the class.
Attendance: Please attend class on a regular basis and feel free to meet with the TF during office hours for help with coursework.
Class participation: You are welcome to join in all class meetings, discussions, projects, and other tasks.
Homework: The more homework you do, the more you will benefit from this course, but none is required for auditors. If you submit your homework assignments, I will be happy to look at them, correct the work, and provide informal feedback.
Quizzes and Exams: I will correct but not grade vocabulary and/or translation quizzes and/or the midterm and/or the final exam that an auditor completes, and to provide informal feedback about your progress towards meeting your goals.
There will be no grade, nor course credit.

Intermediate New Testament and Hellenistic Greek 

Instructor: Judy Haley (jhaley@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 3-6 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Giorgia Bove (giorgia_bove@g.harvard.edu)

Now that you have done the hard work of learning the alphabet and endings take the next step towards reading any part of the Greek Bible--Septuagint or New Testament--for academic or pastoral work. You will also learn how to approach classical authors like Plato, Hellenistic Jewish writers like Philo and Josephus or early Christian authors like Justin Martyr. You will have a chance to review as well as study the structure of Greek sentences for greater fluency and insight.

Required books

• Hansen, Hardy, and Gerald Quinn. Greek. An Intensive Course. 2nd rev. ed. New York: Fordham University Press, 1992.
  ISBN-10: 0823216632
  ISBN-13: 978-0823216635
• Metzger, Bruce. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. 1998.
  ISBN-10: 0801021804
  ISBN-13: 978-0801021800

At least one Greek New Testament (such as):

• Aland, Kurt, and Eberhard Nestle. Novum Testamentum Graece. With Dictionary 27th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2005.
  ISBN-10: 159856174X
  ISBN-13: 978-1598561746
• Aland, Kurt, et. al. eds. The Greek New Testament. With Dictionary 4th rev. ed. New York: American Bible Society, 1998.
  ISBN-10: 3438051133
  ISBN-13: 978-3438051134
• Aland, Kurt and Eberhard Nestle. Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th ed. New York: American Bible Society, 1993.
  ISBN-10: 34380510001
  ISBN-13: 9783438051004

Recommended lexicon:

• Bauer, Walter. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Revised and edited by Frederick William Danker. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000.
  ISBN-10: 0226039331
  ISBN-13: 978-0226039336
• Liddell, H. G., and R. Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  ISBN-10: 0199102066
  ISBN-13: 9780199102068

Auditors for Intermediate New Testament and Hellenistic Greek

Auditors are welcome in this course! If you choose to audit this course, you will not receive a grade or credit. You are otherwise welcome to participate in the classwork by attending class on a regular basis, joining in class discussions, doing homework (the more you do, the more you will benefit), and completing assessments. I will correct but not grade any assessments that you complete to give you feedback about your progress towards meeting your goals.

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 

Instructor: Matthew Percuoco (Matthew.Percuoco@gordon.edu)
Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 1–4 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: Byron Russell (brussell@fas.harvard.edu)

This eight-week intensive summer class covers a full year of intermediate Biblical Hebrew (equivalent to HDS 4020/HDS 4021 Intermediate Classical Hebrew I and II at Harvard Divinity School). The course aims to develop the students’ ability to read classical Hebrew prose and poetry. Through the close reading of Biblical texts, with a focus on the careful analysis of syntax and morphology, the course aspires to increase the students’ speed and accuracy in translation. The course also seeks to increase the students’ familiarity with the BHS, the critical edition of the Hebrew Bible, with attention to the textual apparatus and the Masorah.

Required Books:

• Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, Charles A. Briggs. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1994
  (978-1565632066).
• Kittel, Rudolf, et al. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1997
  (ISBN: 978-1598561999). [Any print addition of a standard BHS is fine.]
• Mitchel, Larry A. A Student’s Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1993
  (ISBN: 978-0310533870).

If a student has a question about the course or any of the required materials, they may send an email to Matthew.Percuoco@gordon.edu.

Spanish Reading in Theological and Religious Studies 

Instructor: Lana Jaffe Neufeld (lana_neufeld@hds.harvard.edu)
Schedule: New Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; Noon-3 pm
Meeting: Online
Teaching Fellow: adri rodriguez rios (adrianrios@g.harvard.edu)

Auditors are welcome!

This eight-week course introduces students to elementary and intermediate levels of Spanish grammar, syntax, and vocabulary and to the translation of texts related to theology and the study of religions. The course presupposes no previous knowledge of Spanish but progresses rapidly. Students will read and translate texts from a variety of religious traditions of the Spanish-speaking world, including creation stories from Latin America, Sephardic literature from Al-Andalus, the mystical texts of Saint Teresa of Ávila, and contemporary news articles. For their final translation assignment, students will choose their own text, based on their academic interests.

Auditors do not receive grades or course credit for this class. They should, however, come prepared to participate in all aspects of our class sessions.

As such, auditors must adhere to the following:

• Attendance: Auditors are expected to attend all class meetings.
• Homework:  Auditors are expected to complete the grammar and translation homework assigned for each class meeting so that they can participate fully in class activities. Assignments will not be graded.
• Exams:  Auditors are not required to take exams but can do so if they would like to track their progress in this way. Exams will be corrected but not graded.
• Participation:  Auditors must participate actively in class meetings, with the camera on, as if they were taking this course for a grade. Auditors’ participation helps them progress in their language learning, and also contributes to creating the collaborative and collegial atmosphere that is vital to this course.

Required book

• Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Spanish Grammar 4th Edition (ISBN: 978-1260463156). Available on Amazon.com in both hard copy and digital format as well as in digital format on Harvard Library Reserves