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POL 1-2. Elementary Polish.
FL
Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading and writing Polish. No preliminary knowledge of Polish necessary. Two courses. Staff

POL 14. Intensive Polish Language and Culture.
FL
Introduction to Polish comprehension, speaking, writing, reading, and cultural acquisition. Two courses. Staff

POL 63, 64. Intermediate Polish.
FL
Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Readings in contemporary literature. Prerequisites: Polish 1 and 2, or consent of instructor. One course each. Staff

POL 100. Poland in Transition.
CZ
The changes taking place in contemporary Polish society. Current political, economic, and cultural aspects of life in Poland with special consideration of historical background and development. Taught in English in Warsaw. C-L: Comparative Area Studies. One course. Staff

POL 101A. Duke Administered Study Abroad: Advance Topics in Polish.
One course. Staff

POL 101S. Contemporary Polish Composition and Readings.
CCI, FL
Advanced grammar and syntax with intense composition component. Analytical readings in the original. Prerequisite: Polish 63 and 64 or equivalent. One course. Staff

POL 102S. Contemporary Polish Composition and Readings.
CCI, FL
Continuation of Polish 101S. Prerequisite: polish 101S. One course. Staff

POL 174S. Topics in Polish Literature.
CCI
Selected Polish writers and works in their literary and historical contexts. Taught in English. C-L: Comparative Area Studies. One course. Staff

POL 175. Polish Culture from 1795 to the Present.
ALP, CCI, CZ, FL
Polish culture and history explored largely through works of literature, especially poetry, historical readings, and several post-1945 films either based on seminal works of Polish literature or dealing with important historical events. Readings and films in Polish. Focus on Polish struggles for independence and full autonomy (the latter in the communist period of 1945-1989), the growth of the modern Polish nation, the role of the Catholic Church, ethnic issues (in particular the Jews in Polish culture), gender issues, the changing self-image of Poles, dissident and Solidarity movement, and current events in post-communist Poland as a member of the European Union. One course. Instructor: Hueckel

POL 187. Introduction to Polish Literature.
CCI
Survey of nineteenth and twentieth century Polish literature. Taught in English. C-L: Comparative Area Studies. One course. Staff.

POL 274S. Topics in Polish Literature.
CCI
Selected Polish writers and works in their literary and historical contexts. Taught in English. C-L: Comparative Area Studies. One course.

POL 287. Introduction to Polish Literature.
CCI
Survey of nineteenth and twentieth century Polish literature. Taught in English. C-L: Comparative Area Studies. One course. Staff.

For Graduates Only:

POL 301, 302. Elementary Polish.
Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Polish. No preliminary knowledge of Polish necessary. 3 units each. Staff

POL 303, 304. Intermediate Polish.
Intensive classroom and laboratory practice in spoken and written patterns. Readings in contemporary literature. Prerequisites: Polish 1 and 2, or permission of instructor. 3 units each. Staff