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| Title | Offering | Standing | Credits | Credits | When | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty | Days of Week | Multiple Standings | Start Quarters |
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American Sign Language I
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | WWinter | In this course, students will learn finger-spelling, cardinal numbers, vocabulary, conversation sign and ASL grammar. Introduction to deaf culture includes a reader, and invitations to participate in Deaf Coffee, and attend the Deaf Club. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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American Sign Language I (A)
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | FFall | In this course, students will learn finger-spelling, cardinal numbers, vocabulary, conversation sign and ASL grammar. Introduction to deaf culture includes a reader, and invitations to participate in Deaf Coffee, and attend the Deaf Club. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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American Sign Language I (B)
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | In this course, students will learn finger-spelling, cardinal numbers, vocabulary, conversation sign and ASL grammar. Introduction to deaf culture includes a reader, and invitations to participate in Deaf Coffee, and attend the Deaf Club. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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American Sign Language II
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | Students will focus on broadening their vocabularies, conversation skills and using appropriate and accurate ASL grammar, with emphasis on the non-manual aspect of communication. There is a continued study of deaf culture and invitations to deaf events in this area. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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American Sign Language II
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | SSpring | Students will focus on broadening their vocabularies, conversation skills and using appropriate and accurate ASL grammar, with emphasis on the non-manual aspect of communication. There is a continued study of deaf culture and invitations to deaf events in this area. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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American Sign Language III
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | Students will continue to focus on broadening their vocabularies, conversation skills and using appropriate and accurate ASL grammar, with emphasis on the non-manual aspect of communication. There will also be continued study of deaf culture and invitations to deaf events in this area. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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American Sign Language III
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | In ASL III, students will focus on broadening their vocabulary and conversation skills while using appropriate and accurate ASL grammar with emphases on the non-manual aspect of communication and classifier development. There is a continued study of deaf culture. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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American Sign Language IV
Anne Ellsworth |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | In ASL IV, students will continue the study of the grammar of ASL, the functional application of ASL, classifiers, locatives, and vocabulary. The course will include an introduction to ASL idioms, multiple-meaning words in both ASL and English, and conceptual/contextual signing. Students will also work with ASL literature in an in-depth study. | Anne Ellsworth | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Arabic, Beginning I
Joe Fahoum |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | In this first course of a year-long sequence, students will learn the Arabic alphabet and to read and write in modern standard and classical Arabic, the language spoken in all of the 22 Arab states and all Islamic countries (all Muslims are instructed to pray in Arabic). By the end of the year, students will be able to speak at a novice level. Students will also learn some short poems and stories, as well as Arabic culture and some conversational Arabic. | Joe Fahoum | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Arabic, Beginning II
Joe Fahoum |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | In this second course of a year-long sequence, students will continue their studies of modern standard and classical Arabic, the language spoken in all of the 22 Arab states and all Islamic countries (all Muslims have to pray in Arabic). By the end of the year, students will be able to speak at a novice level. Students will also learn some short poems and stories as well as Arabic culture and some conversational Arabic. | Joe Fahoum | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Arabic, Beginning III
Joe Fahoum |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | In Beginning Arabic III, the objectives are to increase vocabulary and learn suffixes, pronouns, and verbs for personalization. Other objectives are to conjugate verbs; to improve grammar and sentence structure; to learn definite, root, and pattern verb forms; and to recognize proper and inverted sentences as well as those starting with infinitive verbs and indefinite nouns. Students are required to master verbs tenses, superlatives, sentence analyzing, and subject-verb agreement as well as all other areas of grammar. Songs and culture studies will be covered. By the end of the quarter, students should be reading and translating paragraphs. | Joe Fahoum | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Arabic for Beginners and Above
Steven Niva |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | This program is designed to introduce students to both written Arabic and basic conversational Arabic in order to provide the foundations for further study in the Arabic language. Students will learn Arabic script and basic grammar rules, expand their vocabulary, and practice conversational Arabic used in everyday encounters. They will also watch films, listen to music, and discuss cultural topics related to language use. This program prepares students for language-based area programs. | Steven Niva | Tue Wed Thu Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Asian Studies: Education, Culture and Contemporary Life
Helena Meyer-Knapp and Tomoko Hirai Ulmer cultural studies international studies language studies sociology |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 10 | 10 | Evening and Weekend | WWinter | In this program we will be focusing on language, culture, history, and social relations, using them to examine relations across Asia today. Our central focus will be Japan and Korea, exploring how they are both similar and different and how each one explains the other in textbooks, newspapers, and popular media. Japan and Korea each existed for centuries quite isolated from global trade and politics. Both underwent industrial modernization at a rapid pace under pressure from external powers. They co-existed for half a century in a colonizer-colonized relationship. These days they compete head-to-head on the skating rink at the Olympics and on the soccer field. Many Japanese are devoted to Korean soap operas and film stars. Inter-Korean conflicts between North and South are tangible threats to Japan. And all of these issues circulate through the daily lives of Korean and Japanese young people in school textbooks and the popular media, affecting everything from recreation to their views of the wider world. Each time we meet in this intensive weekend program, we will take up a distinctive cross cultural theme. Topics will include modernization, colonization, and cosmology. Individual student research projects will take up similar issues, using them to explore relations today between either Japan or Korea, and one other nation in Asia or on the Pacific Rim. This program is designed for students considering careers in education, business, international relations, or public life with a focus on Asia and the Pacific. Students considering a year abroad teaching English as a Second Language in Asia are particularly encouraged to take this course. | Helena Meyer-Knapp Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Basque Language and Culture
Amaia Martiartu |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | SuSummer | This course will introduce the basics of the Basque language, history, politics, and culture. The course will include readings, film, food, and discussion with a focus on the Basque conflict. The instructor is a native Basque and Basque language teacher from Mondragon (the center of the world's largest system of worker-owned cooperatives). | Amaia Martiartu | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Biodiversity Studies in Argentina
Erik Thuesen biology botany ecology field studies language studies marine science natural history study abroad Signature Required: Fall |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | In the 19th century, well-known European scientists such as Darwin, d'Orbigny and Bonpland traveled in Argentina and brought their knowledge of the flora and fauna back to Europe. The marine, desert and alpine environments of the Southern Cone harbor flora and fauna very different from similar environments in North America. In this two-quarter program, we carry out intensive natural history studies of the unique organisms and ecosystems of Argentina, focusing on those of Patagonia. After an introductory week in Olympia at the start of fall quarter, the study abroad portion of the program will commence with a 4-week intensive study of Spanish language in Buenos Aires to prepare us for our travels and studies in Argentina during fall and winter quarters. We will begin to study the flora and fauna of the Southern Cone through preliminary readings, lectures and class work in Buenos Aires. We will take a short trip to the sub-tropical province of Misiones during October, then move to the coastal and mountain regions of Patagonia in November. We will study the natural history of Patagonia, beginning with field studies on the Atlantic coast and then moving to the Andean Lakes District, taking advantage of the progressively warmer weather of the austral spring. Students will conduct formal field exercises and keep field notebooks detailing their work and observations. We will read primary literature articles related to the biodiversity of Argentina and augment our field studies with seminars. During winter quarter (summer in the southern hemisphere), students will reinforce their language skills with two weeks of intensive Spanish studies in Patagonia, examine montane habitats, then work in small groups on focused projects examining biodiversity topics. It will be possible to conduct more focused studies on specific ecosystems or organisms, including those in more southern parts of Patagonia, at this time of the year. Clear project goals, reading lists, timelines, etc., will be developed during fall quarter in order to insure successful projects in winter quarter. Examples of individual/small group projects include: comparisons of plant/animal biodiversity between coastal, desert and alpine zones; comparative studies on the impacts of ecotourism activities on biodiversity; or examining community composition of intertidal habitats along a gradient from north to south, among others. The total estimated cost for this program (including expenses incurred over Thanksgiving and winter breaks) for food, lodging, transportation, Spanish language instruction and fieldwork activities (whale watching, national park fees, museum fees, etc.) is $7,575. The college’s current total estimated cost for food, lodging, etc. per quarter in Olympia is $4,005. With the low cost of living and traveling in Latin America, participating in this two quarter program will actually be less expensive than living in Olympia. | biodiversity, conservation, field biology, Latin American studies, natural history and Spanish language. | Erik Thuesen | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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Chinese, Advanced Beginning I
Lin Crowley |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This course is designed for students who have some background in Mandarin Chinese. The course will begin with a review and assessment from which the starting points for new learning will be determined. The overall goal is mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. The class is fast-paced with use of internet and computerized software to accelerate the learning. Chinese history and culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. | Lin Crowley | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Chinese, Advanced Beginning II
Lin Crowley |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This course is designed for students who have some background in Mandarin Chinese and builds on work from fall quarter. The overall goal is mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. The class is fast-paced with use of internet and computerized software to accelerate the learning. Chinese history and culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. | Lin Crowley | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Chinese, Advanced Beginning III
Lin Crowley |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course continues work from previous quarters. The overall goal is mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. The class is fast-paced with use of internet and computerized software to accelerate the learning. Chinese culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. Skills in the use of photographic and video equipment may be incorporated to prepare for those who plan to join the summer study abroad program. | Lin Crowley | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Chinese, Beginning I
Wenhong Wang |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This introductory Chinese course will emphasize the mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies. Students with little or no prior experience will learn Chinese pinyin system and modern Mandarin Chinese through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. Chinese history and culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. | Wenhong Wang | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Chinese, Beginning II
Wenhong Wang |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This course will build on work from fall quarter, emphasizing the mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies. Students with little or no prior experience will learn Chinese pinyin system and modern Mandarin Chinese through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. Chinese history and culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. | Wenhong Wang | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Chinese, Beginning III
Wenhong Wang |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course will build on work from winter quarter, emphasizing the mastery of standard Chinese pronunciation and the building of useful vocabularies. Students will continue to learn modern Mandarin Chinese through vigorous interactive practice and small group activities. Learning activities may also include speaker presentations and field trips. Chinese history and culture will be included as it relates to each language lesson. | Wenhong Wang | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Data and Information: Computation and Language
Sheryl Shulman, Jeffrey Gordon and Neal Nelson communications computer science language studies mathematics philosophy |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Have you ever wondered how web searches work? It is often claimed that one can successfully search for web sites, maps, blogs, images...just by entering a few "key words". How do they do it? More generally, how can computers be programmed to interpret texts and data? This program will bring together faculty and students with interest and expertise in language and computer science with the goal of exploring these questions: When we (or Google's computers) read a text, how do we (or they) understand what the text means? We humans bring to our reading of the text three critical things: 1) knowledge of the language in which the text is written—its grammar and the meanings of the words, and how words are put together into sentences and paragraphs, 2) our understanding of how the world works and how humans communicate, and 3) our natural human intelligence. Even with these abilities, however, we often misinterpret text (or data) or are faced with too much information. The help a computer gives us, however, is sometimes different from how we naturally think about the words, images, maps or other information that we encounter. In this program we will explore how to use computing to understand language. Although the task is complex, an understanding of the abstract structure, logic and organization of language will guide us to successful computational processing of the more complex human languages. In logic, our work will include looking at the structure of words, sentences, and texts (syntax) as well as their meanings (semantics and reasoning). We will examine the underlying grammatical structure of language and its close connection to computing and computer programming. In addition, we will learn to program in Python and study how computers are used to "understand" texts and data. Lectures, seminar and case studies will examine how to make data from text and text or meaning from data. | computer science, formal language study, mathematics, library science, information science and web development. | Sheryl Shulman Jeffrey Gordon Neal Nelson | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Designing Languages
Susan Fiksdal and Brian Walter communications computer science cultural studies international studies language studies linguistics writing Signature Required: Winter |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | Have you wondered about the ways languages work? How do our thoughts get translated into language? Have you explored differences between natural languages (such as English, Spanish, or French) and artificial languages (such as computer programming languages or Esperanto)? Do you know in what ways computer languages are similar to natural languages and the ways in which they differ? Are there differences between languages that have written records and those that do not? Have you ever invented your own language? In this two-quarter program, we will explore these questions by learning one natural language and one programming language, studying language evolution, artificial languages, language and culture, and designing a language. Specifically, you will study the structure and function of human language through an introduction to the field of linguistics. This will involve a study of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, discourse, metaphor, and pragmatics. This work on language structure will inform your study of either French or Spanish, both of which will be taught within the program. Besides these natural languages, you will learn a programming language. We will work on the connections between natural and artificial languages, and consider the implications of language design. In our seminars we will discuss theories of language evolution and the interrelationship of culture and language. Finally, you will work collaboratively on a language design project over the two quarters, culminating in a final symposium on language design. Some students already at an intermediate level in French or Spanish should take the Evening/Weekend course fall and winter quarters. | computer science, education, French, language and culture, law, linguistics, programming languages, Spanish, and writing. | Susan Fiksdal Brian Walter | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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French, Advanced I
Susan Fiksdal |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | FFall | This yearlong sequence of courses will be conducted in French, and focus on literature and grammar. In fall we will study the theater of the absurd, reading plays by Ionesco, Genet, and Beckett. You should expect to read and discuss the plays, participate in readers’ theater, review grammar, and write essays. | Susan Fiksdal | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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French, Advanced II
Susan Fiksdal |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2, 4 | 02 04 | Day | WWinter | This yearlong course will be conducted in French and focus on literature, grammar, and film. In winter we will read contemporary fiction and watch films with the theme of identity. You should expect to review grammar, take exams, read and discuss literature and films, and write response essays. | Susan Fiksdal | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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French, Advanced III
Susan Fiksdal |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2, 4 | 02 04 | Day | SSpring | This yearlong course will be conducted in French and focus on literature, grammar, and film. In spring we will continue to read contemporary fiction and watch films with the theme of identity. You should expect to review grammar, take exams, read and discuss literature and films, and write response essays. | Susan Fiksdal | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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French, Beginning I (A)
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This introductory French course emphasizes mastery of basic skills through a solid study of grammatical structures and interactive oral activities. Students will develop accurate pronunciation, build a useful vocabulary and work regularly in small groups to develop conversational skills. The class is lively and fast-paced with a wide variety of fun and creative activities in music, poetry, videos and work with Internet sites. Students use additional activities in the Community Language Laboratory to accelerate their skills. | Judith Gabriele | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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French, Beginning I (B)
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This introductory French course emphasizes mastery of basic skills through a solid study of grammatical structures and interactive oral activities. Students will develop accurate pronunciation, build a useful vocabulary and work regularly in small groups to develop conversational skills. The class is lively and fast-paced with a wide variety of fun and creative activities in music, poetry, videos and work with Internet sites. Students use additional activities in the Community Language Laboratory to accelerate their skills. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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French, Beginning I (C)
Olivier Soustelle |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This introductory French course emphasizes mastery of basic skills through a solid study of grammatical structures and interactive oral activities. Students will develop accurate pronunciation, build a useful vocabulary and work regularly in small groups to develop conversational skills. The class is lively and fast-paced with a wide variety of fun and creative activities in music, poetry, videos and work with Internet sites. Students use additional activities in the Community Language Laboratory to accelerate their skills. | Olivier Soustelle | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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French, Beginning II (A)
Olivier Soustelle |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is a continuing course from fall quarter. Classes are interactive with lots of practice speaking and in conversations. Students develop all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. There is emphasis on accurate pronunciation, useful vocabulary, looking at video clips and participation in situational role-play. Winter quarter will also focus on use of poetry and fables. Additional themes will include regional French traditions, cuisine and contemporary issues in France and the Francophone world. Classes are conducted primarily in French. | Olivier Soustelle | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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French, Beginning II (B)
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is a continuing course from fall quarter. Classes are interactive with lots of practice speaking and in conversations. Students develop all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. There is emphasis on accurate pronunciation, useful vocabulary, looking at video clips and participation in situational role-play. Winter quarter will also focus on use of poetry and fables. Additional themes will include regional French traditions, cuisine and contemporary issues in France and the Francophone world. Classes are conducted primarily in French. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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French, Beginning III
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course continues from winter quarter with study that combines grammar acquisition, reading, and interactive conversation practice. Students will view several Francophone films and read a book of short legends and tales from Francophone countries with basic discussions of them. Students will expand vocabulary proficiency and accurate pronunciation as they engage in oral reading, situational role-plays, and skits from the legends. Class is conducted entirely in French and includes a multi-dimensional approach to learning styles. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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French, Intensive
Marianne Bailey |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | This course is appropriate for beginners and for low and high intermediate students who wish to improve oral proficiency. All instruction is in French. Be prepared to work hard both in class and outside class, and to learn more French than you might imagine possible in a short five weeks. | Marianne Bailey | Mon Tue Wed Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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French, Intermediate I
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This class is designed to reinforce, practice and build upon previous skills. It will be fast paced, completely in French, with continued review of grammatical structures. Class is interactive, and emphasizes conversational skills through discussions with native speakers of video segments, music, poetry and Internet news clips. Students will be expected to interact completely in French in small groups related to particular cultural themes. Students will increase their reading and writing skills through study of selected literary excerpts and/or a novel. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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French, Intermediate II
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is a continuing course from fall quarter for students who have already studied French. It will continue to emphasize grammatical review and mastery of conversational skills through discussions of culture, weekly films, art and literature. This quarter we will also focus on theater with performances of short scenes. Classes are interactive and conducted entirely in French. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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French, Intermediate III
Judith Gabriele |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course is designed to develop language skills through exploration of film, literature, and discussion. Students will view a small selection of films and discuss questions of French identity, history, and culture. You will learn to analyse, compare, and appreciate certain aspects of film art, its form and style while speaking French. Part of the course will concentrate on reading a short novel, the original text for one of the films. The class will continue to integrate grammatical review, compositional writing, and expansion of conversational skills. All classes will be conducted entirely in French. | Judith Gabriele | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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German, Advanced Beginning/Intermediate
Marianne Hoepli |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | This course is designed for students whose goal is to expand their conversational, reading, and writing skills. Students will review grammar rules, expand their vocabulary, and improve their conversational skills by practicing in the classroom and at home. They will read modern and classic German stories, news, and poetry. In addition they will watch German movies, listen to music, and discuss cultural topics. Enjoy great progress in just 5 weeks with a native speaker! | Marianne Hoepli | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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German, Beginning I
Marianne Hoepli |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | Komm und lern Deutsch! This is the first quarter of a year-long course for beginning German students. This course will cover the basic grammatical concepts, vocabulary and conversation. Students will develop basic skills in speaking, reading, translating and writing of standard high German. Students will also learn about culture, traditions and customs of the German people, new and old. Through involvement in children’s stories, music and activities in the language laboratory, students will also become familiar with idiomatic expressions. | Marianne Hoepli | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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German, Beginning II
Marianne Hoepli |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | Komm und lern Deutsch! This is the second quarter of a year-long course for beginning German students. This course will cover the basic grammatical concepts, vocabulary and conversation. Students will develop basic skills in speaking, reading, translating and writing of standard high German. Students will also learn about culture, traditions and customs of the German people, new and old. Through involvement in children’s stories, music and activities in the language laboratory, students will also become familiar with idiomatic expressions. | Marianne Hoepli | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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German, Beginning III
Marianne Hoepli |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This is the third quarter of a year long beginning German course. New students who want to review their basic skills are also encouraged to take this class. We will continue to use "Wie geht's" text and workbooks and expand all four basic language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students will improve their oral skills by discussing short films and modern short stories . They will also improve their writing skills by learning how to write a formal letter, a resumé or a job application. This course will use a communicative method and will be conducted primarily in German. | Marianne Hoepli | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Winter |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Spring |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the arts, humanities, consciousness studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Fall |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger.Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply.Ariel Goldberger supports projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, Arts, and interdisciplinary studies. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Irish Language and Song
Sean Williams |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | SuSummer | This course is an introduction to Irish-Gaelic through conversation, poetry, and songs (using the natural singing voice). At the end of the class, students will be able to engage in culturally appropriate small talk and sing about a dozen songs in Irish. We will spend the first half of each meeting working on conversation and grammar and the second half learning traditional songs in Irish that reflect aspects of what we have just learned. No previous language or singing skills necessary! Each class will include a break for tea, treats, and a chance to practice what you have learned. | cultural studies, anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology | Sean Williams | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Japanese, Advanced Beginning I
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This is the first quarter of a yearlong course designed for students who have taken college-level Japanese before. Students must be familiar with basic verb forms and elementary kanji letters. Students will build on previous skills and learn new grammar and vocabulary so they can function in a variety of situations. Classroom activities include presentations, learning kanji and small group conversation. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Japanese, Advanced Beginning II
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is a continuing course from fall quarter. Students will build on their skills and learn new sentence structures as well as vocabulary so they can function in Japanese in a variety of situations. Classroom activities include presentations, watching film and TV clips, and discussion. Students will continue their kanji studies at their own levels in small groups. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course. The class is conducted primarily in Japanese. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Japanese, Advanced Beginning III
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This is a continuing course from winter quarter. Students will build on their skills and learn new sentence structures as well as vocabulary so they can function in Japanese in a variety of situations. Classroom activities include presentations, watching film and TV clips, and discussion. Student will spend part of their class time in small groups to study according to their needs and levels. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course. The class is conducted primarily in Japanese. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Japanese, Beginning I (A)
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This is the first quarter of a yearlong course designed for students who have never studied Japanese before. Students will learn how to function in Japanese in everyday situations by learning useful expressions and basic sentence structures. They will also learn hiragana letters. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Japanese, Beginning I (B)
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This is the first quarter of a yearlong course designed for students who have never studied Japanese before. Students will learn how to function in Japanese in everyday situations by learning useful expressions and basic sentence structures. They will also learn hiragana letters. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Japanese, Beginning II
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This is a continuing course from fall quarter. Students will learn how to function in Japanese in everyday situations as they build on their skills and improve their communicative skills. Students will start elementary kanji studies. Japanese culture and life are discussed throughout the course. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Japanese, Beginning III
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This is a continuing course from fall and winter quarters. Students will learn how to function in Japanese in everyday situations as they build on their skills and improve their communicative skills. Students will continue learning elementary kanji letters. Japanese culture and life are discussed throughout the course. | Tomoko Hirai Ulmer | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Language and Power
Susan Fiksdal education gender and women's studies international studies language studies law and public policy linguistics writing Signature Required: Winter |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 12 | 12 | Day | FFall | WWinter | What are the connections between language and power? To what extent does language have the power to shape the way we think? How do our attitudes about language affect us and those around us? Should the US have a national law declaring English an official language? Does it matter if languages die? This program will explore these questions and others from the perspective of sociolinguistics. Fall quarter we will focus on major concepts in sociolinguistics and the structure of language to provide context for a study of creoles, gender, dialects, and disappearing languages. Winter quarter we will continue our study of sociolinguistic principles, focusing on metaphor and language choice in the courts and in the classroom and the question of bilingualism in both institutional contexts. You can expect to learn sociolinguistic principles through texts, workshops, and seminars, and you will learn qualitative research approaches of discourse analysis and ethnography. There will be weekly writing as well as short research projects and an exam each quarter. This program is designed primarily for students taking a language in addition to the program, and it is excellent preparation for Language Matters, a spring quarter program. | communications, education, gender studies, law, and linguistics. | Susan Fiksdal | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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Language Matters: Persuasive Language in Popular Culture
Susan Fiksdal and Rachel Hastings communications language studies linguistics media studies writing |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 12 | 12 | Day | SSpring | This program will focus on the linguistic resources we all use to persuade others of a particular point of view. We will study the art of persuasion in a wide range of settings within popular culture, ranging from comedy to politics, from news journalism to blogs. Our work will engage us in several areas of linguistic theory, including discourse analysis, semantics, pragmatics, metaphor, morphology and syntax. As we develop these theoretical tools, we will concurrently be using them to analyze discourse from the media, the internet, conversations and speeches in order to uncover ways in which speakers use their linguistic knowledge to persuade. We will study how different individuals and different categories of communication vary with respect to the structure and content of their persuasive language. For a broader view of linguistic resources, we will sometimes examine cross-linguistic variation in persuasion in languages other than English, including Quechua and French. Students will apply their understanding of concepts by writing papers using three formats—persuasive essays, short summary essays and linguistic analyses. To demonstrate their understanding of persuasion in a particular setting, they will create final oral presentations. | communications, education, languages, law, linguistics, media studies, and writing. | Susan Fiksdal Rachel Hastings | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Latin: An Intensive Introduction
Andrew Reece |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | This course provides an introduction to the classical Latin language, the language of the later Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire as represented by Cicero, Horace, Virgil, and Tacitus. It also prepares one to read Medieval, Renaissance, or Ecclesiastical Latin texts. At its completion students should enjoy a solid grounding in basic vocabulary, forms, and syntax and will need little additional study before reading primary Latin works in the original. | classics, law, education | Andrew Reece | Mon Tue Wed Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Russia and Eurasia: Empires and Enduring Legacies
Patricia Krafcik, Elena Smith and Robert Smurr |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | Join us to explore the diverse peoples, cultures and histories of the region that was once the Russian and Soviet empires. While we focus on the Russians, we will take a multicultural approach in our examination of other indigenous peoples who from ancient times have populated the vast expanses of Eurasian and Siberian steppe and forests. In fall quarter we investigate Slavic, Scandinavian, Persian, Mongol and Turkic contributions to early Russian society and examine both the pre-Christian pagan animistic cultures and the rich Byzantine cultural legacy of Orthodox Christianity. Our journey takes us from the Kievan Rus', through the development of the Muscovite state, imperial expansion and westernization during the reigns of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, and on to the early 19th century with Russia's emergence as a major world power. Medieval epics and chronicles, diverse films, and readings enhance our study of this early history. Special geography workshops in both fall and winter terms help students identify the location of cities and landmarks throughout the Russian and Soviet empires, as well as understand the relationship between the various peoples of the empire and their environment. Winter term concentrates on the literature from Russia's 19th-century Golden Age and its 20th-century Silver Age up to 1917, read against the backdrop of the history. Works by Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, and others enable us to explore Russia's provocative social, religious and revolutionary ideologies. We examine the rise of the radical intelligentsia who rebelled against autocratic tsarist policies and the institution of serfdom, and whose activities led to the revolutions of the early 20th century. Spring quarter continues where winter term left off, covering history and literature from the revolutionary year 1917 through the post-Soviet period. We investigate the legacy of Lenin and the Bolsheviks, including the horrific Stalin era with its purges, Gulag prison camps, brutal industrialization policies and devastating environmental practices, emphasizing how writers, artists and filmmakers interpreted, reflected and survived the Soviet regime. This will include an examination of the sacrifices that the Soviet people experienced at the hands of their own communist dictatorship, as well as under Nazi occupation during WWII. This term ends with a review of events resulting in the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the emergence of fifteen independent states. Students write short papers in fall and winter and have the opportunity to explore in depth a topic of their choice for a final research paper and presentation in spring quarter. Students are urged, but not required, to take the Beginning Russian Language segment within the full-time program. They may opt to include an extra workshop within the program, rather than language, which focuses on such topics as Russian environmental issues, the Cold War, folklore, nationalities questions, etc. Students intending to include either the language segment or the workshop should register for 16 credits. For the basic program without language or the workshop, students should register for 12 credits. | cinema, writing, geography, and Russian history, literature, culture and language. | Patricia Krafcik Elena Smith Robert Smurr | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||
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Russian, Advanced
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course meets jointly with Intermediate Russian and is designed to enable students to move through the third year of their mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary and communicative skills. Students will have a great opportunity to polish their writing and reading abilities through constant exposure to authentic Russian literature, history, and culture. A variety of learning settings and intensive in-class activities such as staging out skits and acting out true-to-life situations will help them strengthen their comprehension skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian. | Elena Smith | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Russian, Beginning I
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | FFall | In this course you will learn how to decipher the Cyrillic alphabet; read, write, and construct sentences; and eventually express yourself in Russian. Constant exposure to the authentic Russian language, literature, history and culture will enable you to move forward in your mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary and communicative skills. A variety of activities including staging skits, acting out true-to-life situations, viewing Russian films and listening to a variety of Russian music will help you strengthen your comprehension skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Elena Smith | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Russian, Beginning II
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | WWinter | In this continuation of the course from fall quarter, you will advance in learning how to read, write, construct sentences, and better express yourself in Russian. Further exposure to Russian language, literature, history, and culture will enable you to move forward in your mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary, and communicative skills. A variety of learning settings and intensive in-class activities such as staging skits and acting out true-to-life situations will help you strengthen your comprehension skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Elena Smith | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Russian, Beginning III
Patricia Krafcik |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Day | SSpring | In the third quarter of this sequence, we will continue to learn more advanced structures, grammar patterns, and vocabulary. We will cover various Russian idioms while gaining further exposure to authentic Russian language, literature, history, and culture. Activities such as staging skits, acting out true-to-life situations, and using the language to obtain on-line information and deliver reports in class will help students strengthen their comprehension skills and build confidence. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Patricia Krafcik | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Russian, Intermediate I
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This is a continuing course for those students who have had at least two quarters of college Russian. This class will help students move forward in their mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills. Intensive in-class activities such as acting out true-to-life situations and thematic discussion will help students strengthen their comprehension and speaking skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian. Students will also deepen their knowledge by watching the best of Russian films, reading authentic Russian stories, and listening to a variety of Russian music critical for understanding the mystery of the Russian soul. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Elena Smith | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Russian, Intermediate II
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | Students will continue strengthening their language skills through intensive work on grammar, reading short stories and newspaper articles, engaging in conversation and comprehension exercises. They will also memorize Russian poetry and learn songs to enhance their other work in the program. Class is conducted largely in Russian. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Elena Smith | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Russian, Intermediate III
Elena Smith |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This is a continuing course from winter quarter that will enable students to move forward in their mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary and communicative skills. Students will have a great opportunity to polish their writing and reading abilities through constant exposure to authentic Russian literature, history, and culture. A variety of learning settings and intensive in-class activities such as staging out skits and acting out true-to-life situations will help them strengthen their comprehension skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian. (Students from the Russia and Eurasia program will meet jointly with students in this course.) | Elena Smith | Tue Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I
Sheila Gilkey |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Sheila Gilkey | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I
Scott Saunders |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning-level Spanish. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. Student access to internet is required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Scott Saunders | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I (A)
Dawn Williams |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Dawn Williams | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I (A)
Scott Saunders |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Scott Saunders | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I (B)
Amaia Martiartu |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Amaia Martiartu | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I (B)
Arleen Sandifer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Arleen Sandifer | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning I (C)
Amaia Martiartu |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups. This is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Amaia Martiartu | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning II
Joseph Alonso |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Joseph Alonso | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning II
David Phillips |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | This course is taught entirely in Spanish in an interactive, participative learning environment. Students develop skills through listening, conversation, reading and writing. Conversation practice in affinity groups is based on diverse practical and cultural topics. Audiovisual presentations, music, and games supplement class activities. The course is designed for students who have successfully completed the equivalent of one quarter of college-level Spanish language. Students will expand their vocabulary, enhance communication skills, and learn new grammatical forms. | David Phillips | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning II (A)
Dawn Williams |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 0, 4 | 0 04 | Evening | SSpring | This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Dawn Williams | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | |||||
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Spanish, Beginning II (A)
Scott Saunders |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Scott Saunders | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning II (B)
Amaia Martiartu |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Amaia Martiartu | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning II (B)
Arleen Sandifer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter. | Arleen Sandifer | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning III
Joseph Alonso |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This student-centered class will cover the imperfect tense, familiar and formal commands, por and para, the subjunctive and more. Students will develop better comprehension for Latino and Spanish culture, a strong base for second year Spanish, and prepare for listening comprehension and response with native Spanish speakers. This class has a strong grammatical component. | Joseph Alonso | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning III
Dawn Williams |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This student-centered class will cover the imperfect tense, familiar and formal commands, por and para, the subjunctive and more. Students will develop better comprehension for Latino and Spanish culture, a strong base for second year Spanish, and prepare for listening comprehension and response with native Spanish speakers. This class has a strong grammatical component. | Dawn Williams | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||||
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Spanish, Beginning III (A)
Scott Saunders |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This student-centered class will cover the imperfect tense, familiar and formal commands, por and para, the subjunctive and more. Students will develop better comprehension for Latino and Spanish culture, a strong base for second year Spanish, and prepare for listening comprehension and response with native Spanish speakers. This class has a strong grammatical component. | Scott Saunders | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Spanish, Beginning III (B)
Arleen Sandifer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This student-centered class will cover the imperfect tense, familiar and formal commands, por and para, the subjunctive and more. Students will develop better comprehension for Latino and Spanish culture, a strong base for second year Spanish, and prepare for listening comprehension and response with native Spanish speakers. This class has a strong grammatical component. | Arleen Sandifer | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Spanish, Intermediate I
Hugo Flores |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | This course builds upon previous work to strengthen communication skills and fluency in Spanish and is the first of a three-quarter sequence. Coursework focuses on intensive conversation, reading and writing, as well as practice of grammatical structures. Group conversations and written work will focus on practical themes as well as on many topics related to Latin American societies and Hispanic cultures. Communication in class takes place entirely in Spanish. Students uncertain about entry into intermediate level should contact faculty to arrange for level assessment. | Hugo Flores | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Spanish, Intermediate I and II
David Phillips |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4, 8 | 04 08 | Day | SuSummer | This Spanish immersion program integrates cultural studies with interactive Spanish conversation, writing, and reading. The program is taught entirely in Spanish by a faculty member from Peru. Extensive conversation takes place in affinity groups, focused on diverse practical and cultural topics. Coursework includes weekly creative writing, readings, and learning new vocabulary and grammatical forms. Students will select a topic of their own interest for a term research project. This program is designed for motivated students who seek to improve their Spanish skills while exploring cultures, societies, and environment in Latin America. Students may attend either the first half (4 credits), the second half (4 credits), or both (8 credits). | Spanish language and Latin American cultures, international studies | David Phillips | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Spanish, Intermediate II
Hugo Flores |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | WWinter | This course is designed as a comprehensive review of the subjunctive mode and other selected grammatical topics. The main objective will be to prepare students for conversational activities using several audio-visual and reading materials to engage them in conversation. Songs from Latin America will be used to introduce vocabulary. | Hugo Flores | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Spanish, Intermediate III
Hugo Flores |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | This course is designed for students who have well developed conversational language skills and can read and understand complex and abstract ideas. Students will read selected short stories and current news from different sources and be required to engage in conversational activities in small and large groups. In addition to this, students will write several papers based on specific questions provided by the faculty. | Hugo Flores | Mon Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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The Spanish-Speaking World: Cultural Crossings
Alice Nelson and Diego de Acosta cultural studies history language studies literature study abroad Signature Required: Winter Spring |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | Spain and Latin America share not only the Spanish language but also an intertwined history of complex cultural crossings. The cultures of both arose from dynamic and sometimes violent encounters, and continue to be shaped by uneven power relationships as well as vibrant forms of resistance. In Spain, Jews, Christians and Muslims once lived side-by-side during a period of relative religious tolerance and cultural flourishing, known as the medieval . Military campaigns and the notorious tribunals of the Spanish Inquisition eventually suppressed Jewish and Muslim communities, but legacies of these communities have persisted in Spanish society. The first Spanish encounters with Latin America involved violent clashes between the Spaniards and indigenous peoples, as well as Africans brought to the Americas as slaves. The long aftermath of these initial clashes—wars of conquest, religious missions, colonization, and slavery, all confronted continuously through resistance—gave rise to new, hybrid Latin American communities. In the 20th century, Spain and several countries of Latin America experienced oppressive dictatorships as well as the resulting emergence of social movements that enabled democratization. The question of regional identity and difference has also defined several countries’ experiences, from Catalonia and the Basque region in Spain, to various indigenous ethnicities from Mexico to the Southern Cone. More recently, the context of economic globalization has given rise to unprecedented levels of international migration, with flows from Latin America to Spain and the U.S., as well as from North Africa and eastern Europe to Spain. All of these cultural crossings have involved challenges and conflict as well as rich and vibrant exchanges. Students will engage in an intensive study of the Spanish language and explore the literature remembered, imagined and recorded by Spaniards and Latin Americans in historical context. We will critically analyze selected texts from medieval times to the present. Every week will include seminars on readings in English translation, Spanish language classes, a lecture delivered in Spanish and a film in Spanish. During the fall and winter, we will explore various themes that define and describe key moments in the intertwined histories of Spain and Latin America. These may include national and regional identity, dictatorship and resistance, linguistic crossings and democratization processes. Spring quarter will offer opportunities to study abroad in Quito, Ecuador, or Santo Tomás, Nicaragua, as well as internships with local Latino organizations for those who stay on campus. All classes during the spring will be conducted in Spanish. | Latin American and international studies, literary and cultural studies, language, politics, history, education, film studies, writing, and human and social services. | Alice Nelson Diego de Acosta | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||
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Student Originated Studies: Projects in Literature, Philosophy, and Creative Writing
Marianne Bailey language studies literature philosophy writing Signature Required: Fall |
SOS | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | This program supports students doing individual creative and research projects. Students will enroll for SOS, then design their quarter-long, contract-style work plans using input from the faculty member. In the first week of the program, each student will prepare a project proposal, and then complete that project during the quarter. The program will have weekly class sessions where students will report on their progress, share work-in-progress, conduct peer reviews, get advice and guidance. Students must attend and participate in these sessions. Students will maintain and submit a process portfolio and reading journal. We will have in-class student readings of their work at the end of the quarter. The weekly meeting is intended to provide a sense of community and support to students. All other contract obligations will be worked out individually with the faculty member. The faculty member has particular expertise in the following topics: French, Francophone Caribbean, African and Canadian literature, German philosophy and literature, studies in symbology, ritual, mythology and comparative religions. | writing, languages, literature, philosophy, and teaching. | Marianne Bailey | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Student Originated Studies: Travel-Based Education
Ariel Goldberger business and management consciousness studies cultural studies field studies geography history language studies maritime studies outdoor leadership and education religious studies somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Fall |
SOS | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | This SOS is for students seriously interested in study-related or research projects involving an individually designed journey or travel. There is a long and revered tradition of humans embarking on journeys for the purpose of learning to develop self-awareness, get to know the world outside of what is familiar, engage in a spiritual quest, or expand the student's sense of what is possible. Travel has been a powerful academic, experiential and research component in the life of many scholars, artists, writers, mystics, and scientists. For thousands of years, humans have developed intercultural awareness, valuable communication skills, resourcefulness, spiritual awareness, cultural understanding, and a sense of the relativity of their personal views by engaging in it. Travel can be deeply transformative. This program is an educational offering designed for self-directed students who desire to benefit from engaging in educational travel as part of their learning at Evergreen. Students interested in registering must have a project in mind that requires travel as a central component of their learning. Individual projects should involve or prepare for some form travel for the purpose of learning, research, interdisciplinary studies, writing, volunteering, learning languages, studying historical events at their source, studying spiritual quests, understanding or studying other cultures, learning about a culturally relevant artifact or artistic expression at its source, developing a career in the leisure or tourism industry, or any combination thereof. Serious, self-directed, and responsible students are encouraged to register. Students will spend the first one or two weeks finishing intensive preparatory research on their specific destinations, to acquaint themselves the historical and cultural context of their place of destination, understand cultural norms, and study any relevant legal issues. Participants will prepare plans to be ready for emergencies or eventualities as well, as each student might have a different project and the faculty will remain as a resource for all participants. Students will be responsible for making all necessary arrangements for their travel, room and board, as well as budgeting for individual expenses related to their projects. Once the initial one or two weeks of preparation are completed, participants in the program will embark on their travel-related practicum or project, and report regularly to the faculty using a procedure negotiated in advance. Participants will be required to document their experience effectively in order to produce a final report. Participants will return to Olympia by week 10 to present the final report of their experience and project to the class at the Olympia campus, unless specifically arranged in advance with the faculty by week two. Please Note: This program is not a Study Abroad academic offering. Students interested in Study Abroad should work on an Independent Learning Contract with Ariel Goldberger separately, or pursue offerings listed in the corresponding section of the catalog. Those students who have demonstrated academic progress and who have projects that take more than a quarter are advised to negotiate an ILC with professor Goldberger to accomodate their learning needs. | humanities, cultural studies, arts, social sciences, and the leisure and tourism industry. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Theatre Intensive: Theatre Production
Walter Grodzik language studies literature media studies somatic studies theater visual arts Signature Required: Fall |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | This program will consist of performance studies leading to a theatrical production. This may be a full-length play, a one-act play festival, or a sketch comedy/improvisation show as determined by the faculty. Students will experience training in acting, directing, movement, and vocal techniques in order to utilize these skills in the final performance. Drawing upon the interdisciplinary nature of theatre, this program may involve acting in a play, dramaturgical work, assistant directing, stage management, set, costume, lighting and sound design, set and costume construction, publicity, and all the other areas related to successful play production. For example, after auditioning, a student will spend about half to three quarters of program time in rehearsal, and the rest of the time working in the shop building the set or on some other aspect of the production. A student presenting a technical portfolio could become part of the technical/design team for the show, as well as the publicity coordinator. In short, every student will participate in more than one area of the production process. The first seven to eight weeks of the program will be spent in rehearsal culminating in final performance. In addition to rehearsals and production work, students will examine dramaturgical matters in seminar, closely related to the production. These may include readings addressing the social, political, economic, and cultural environment of the performance. All students who are interested in interviewing/auditioning for the program should contact Professor Grodzik directly. While this program is designated sophomore and above, interested freshmen are encouraged to apply. | the performing arts, technical theatre, dramaturgy, acting, directing, theatrical design, stage management, costuming, lighting, sound, publicity, theatre history, creitical theory, and dramatic literature. | Walter Grodzik | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall |