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Title   Offering Standing Credits Credits When F W S Su Description Preparatory Faculty Days Multiple Standings Start Quarters Open Quarters
Anne Ellsworth
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Day F 12 Fall 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 to attend the Deaf Club.  Students from this section may continue in ASL II and ASL III in the 5:30-7:30 p.m. class in winter and spring quarters. Anne Ellsworth Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall
Anne Ellsworth
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Day W 13Winter S 13Spring In this two-quarter sequence of courses, 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 to attend the Deaf Club.  In spring, students will focus on broadening their vocabularies and 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.  Opportunities to study ASL III and IV are usually available in summer quarter. Entry into the  spring quarter requires proficiency equivalent to the successful completion of American Sign Language I.  Contact the instructor for an assessment of proficiency. Anne Ellsworth Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Winter Winter Spring
Anne Ellsworth
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring In this year-long sequence of courses, 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 to attend the Deaf Club.  As the year progresses, students will focus on broadening their vocabularies and 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. Entry into the winter and spring quarters requires proficiency equivalent to the successful completion of American Sign Language I (for winter) or American Sign Language II (for spring).  Contact the instructor for an assessment of proficiency. Anne Ellsworth Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Anne Ellsworth
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening Su 13Summer Full 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.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.Students in both ASL III and ASL IV meet together for the first class and then develop meeting times for the rest of the quarter to support both courses. Anne Ellsworth Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Summer Summer
Steven Niva
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 8 08 Day Su 13Summer Session I 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 how to read and write Arabic script, basic grammar, and practice conversational Arabic used in everyday encounters.  They will also watch films, listen to music, and discuss cultural topics related to language learning.  This program prepares students for language based area studies programs. Steven Niva Tue Wed Thu Fri Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Summer Summer
Amaia Martiartu
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 8 08 Day, Evening and Weekend Su 13Summer Full Experience life in Mondragon, home of the largest worker-owned industrial cooperative system in the world. Learn about Basque, the ancient unknown language, . Get to know one of the most important self-determination conflicts in Europe. Experience this old country's farming sustainability practices in modern times. And all this in a country with one of the most welcoming people in Europe accompanied with a native Basque Evergreen professor. This program aims to give students first-hand experience of Basque culture through a three-week living experience in the Basque Country. Students will develop understanding of Basque society and culture through various classes and field trips and daily contact with Basque people. The emphasis is on direct first-hand experience.The program will take place in the Mondragón area and will consist of three academic components: Basque and optional Spanish language classes, socio-cultural workshops and field trips around the Basque Country, and an individual research project. Amaia Martiartu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Summer Summer
Erik Thuesen
Signature Required: Fall 
  Program JR–SRJunior - Senior 16 16 Day F 12 Fall W 13Winter 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 and steppe 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 of the impacts of ecotourism activities on biodiversity; or examining community composition of intertidal habitats along a gradient from north to south, among others. Erik Thuesen Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer and Daryl Morgan
Signature Required: Winter  Spring 
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 8, 12 08 12 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long program will examine traditional Japanese culture, aesthetics, and classical architecture through a consideration of , the Way of Tea.  As a part of their study, students will learn to participate in tea preparation and drinking and will construct a tea house.  During spring quarter, as the culminating event of the program, students will hold , a tea gathering, in the tea house they have constructed. The Japanese tea ceremony was developed during the 15th century and consists simply of tea preparation and drinking in a minimalist setting composed especially for the purpose.  And yet is much more than simple tea drinking.  It is a ritual that embodies many of the most important aspects of Japanese philosophy and aesthetics and employs iconic representations of traditional Japanese art, literature, architecture, and craft. All students will participate in our core exploration of classical Japanese culture and aesthetics but will also be offered two options for more focused inquiry.  Students may choose either an emphasis on Japanese language or an emphasis on traditional Japanese architecture and building practice.  Separate CRNs are available for each of these emphases.  Fall: 10283 (Language) and 10284 (Wood).  Winter: 20224 (Language) and 20225 (Wood).  Spring: 30201 (Language) and 30202 (Wood). Tomoko Hirai Ulmer Daryl Morgan Mon Tue Wed Thu Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Lin Crowley
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter 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. Students enrolling in this course will be joined by some students from the evening/weekend program .  If you are interested in traveling to China in spring, please be sure to contact Hirsh Diamant from that program (and consider joining the program, if interested). Lin Crowley Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter
Judith Gabriele
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence of courses in French emphasizes mastery of basic skills through a solid study of grammatical structures and interactive oral activities.  Students work on all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.  Classes use immersion style learning and are conducted primarily in French. Students develop accurate pronunciation, build a useful vocabulary, work regularly in small groups and learn to develop conversational skills.  Classes are lively and fast-paced with a wide variety of fun, creative activities with music, poetry, videos, role play, and use of Internet sites.  Winter quarter themes focus on poetry and fables, regional French traditions, cuisine, and contemporary issues in France.  Spring quarter focuses on themes from the Francophone world along with continued grammatical study.  Students learn from viewing films from Francophone countries and reading a small book of legends and tales from these countries.  Through oral reading and discussions in French, students expand skills in vocabulary proficiency, accurate pronunciation, fluidity, and situational role-plays based on the legends.  Throughout the year, students use the Community Language Laboratory to accelerate their skills.In fall, students may sign up for either a Monday/Wednesday section (Section A) or a Tuesday/Thursday section (Section B).  In winter and spring, all students will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Judith Gabriele Mon Tue Wed Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Marianne Bailey
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 8 08 Day Su 13Summer Session II 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 Summer
Judith Gabriele
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence of courses in French is designed to reinforce, practice, and build upon previous skills. All classes are conducted in French. They are fast paced, interactive, and focus on continued review of grammatical structures, conversational skills with native speakers, discussion of short videos, music, poetry, Francophone themes, and Internet news clips. Students are expected to use French in discussions, increase their reading and writing skills through study of selected literary excerpts. Winter quarter focuses on theater, reading plays and performances of short scenes from them. In spring, students work with a selection of films and a short novel. Through focus on in-depth discussions of French identity, history, and culture, students learn to analyze, compare, and write about aspects of film increasing their acquaintance with media vocabulary. Judith Gabriele Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Marianne Hoepli
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring Komm und lern Deutsch! This year-long sequence of courses for beginning German students will cover basic grammatical concepts, vocabulary, and conversation.  Students will develop basic skills in speaking, reading, translating, and writing 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.  By the end of the year, students will improve their oral skills to the point of discussing short films and modern short stories and learning how to write a formal letter, a resumé, or a job application. Classes will use a communicative method and will move quickly toward being conducted primarily in German. Marianne Hoepli Mon Wed Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Sean Williams
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Day Su 13Summer Session I Sean Williams Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Summer Summer
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence covers the second year of Japanese language studies.  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, 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 Fall Fall Winter Spring
Tomoko Hirai Ulmer
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence covers the first year of Japanese language studies.  Students will learn how to function in Japanese in everyday situations by learning useful expressions and basic sentence structures.  Both hiragana and katakana letters as well as elementary kanji characters will be introduced.  Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course.In fall, students may sign up for either a Monday/Wednesday section (Section A) or a Tuesday/Thursday section (Section B).  In winter and spring, all students will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Tuesday/Thursday class is taught as part of the Chanoyu program (a year-long program for 8 credits in fall, 12 credits in winter and spring). Students interested in Japanese are strongly encouraged to sign up for the program. Tomoko Hirai Ulmer Mon Tue Wed Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
A. Suzuki
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 5 5 Day S 13Spring Evergreen students wishing to take Japanese VI by attending classes at SPSCC may use this CRN to do so.  The class should be the equivalent of Advanced Beginning Japanese III at Evergreen.  The course focuses on advanced skills in listening, reading, writing, and speaking as well as continuing study of cultural themes. A. Suzuki Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Spring Spring
Patricia Krafcik and Robert Smurr
  Program FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 16 16 Day F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring Join us on an extraordinary virtual journey as we explore the diverse peoples, cultures and histories of the region that was once demarcated by the borders of the Russian and Soviet empires. We will take a multicultural approach in our examination of Russians and numerous 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 region's pre-Christian pagan animistic cultures and the rich Byzantine cultural legacy of Orthodox Christianity with its associated art and architectural forms, literature and music. Our fall journey takes us from the vibrant culture of 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 start of the 19th century with Russia's emergence as a major world power. Medieval epics and chronicles as well as diverse films and readings enhance our study of this early turbulent history. Special geography workshops in both fall and winter terms help students identify fluently the location of cities and landmarks throughout the Russian and Soviet empires, as well as understand more profoundly the relationship between the various peoples of the empire and their environment.Winter quarter concentrates on some of the world's greatest literature from Russia's 19th-century Golden Age, all read in tandem with vibrant historical accounts of the era. Works by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov and others enable us to explore Russia's provocative social, religious and revolutionary ideologies. We examine the rise of the Russian Empire's radical intelligentsia who rebelled against autocratic tsarist policies and the institution of serfdom, and also emphasize the diverse ways in which these activities led to the world-changing revolutions of the early 20th century.Spring quarter focuses on the tumultuous events of the 20th century, from the revolutions of 1905 and 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. We place special emphasis on how writers, artists and filmmakers interpreted, influenced and survived the Soviet regime. Included in this emphasis is a detailed examination of the enormous sacrifices that the Soviet people experienced at the hands of their own communist dictatorship, as well as under Nazi occupation during the Second World War. This term ends with a review of events resulting in the collapse of the U.S.S.R. and the emergence of the fifteen independent states that arose from its ashes.Students will write short papers in fall and winter quarters and have the opportunity to explore in depth a topic of their choice for a final research paper in spring. They will also create professionally produced posters based on their research and participate in a series of term-end exhibits of their posters as a way to share their research with their faculty and peers. Those who opt not to participate in the Beginning Russian Language portion within our program will have the option of completing additional research and writing projects within their respective seminars for full credit. education, diplomatic and security services, film, music, art, writing, international business, and graduate studies in international affairs and in Russian and Slavic literary, historical, political and area studies. Patricia Krafcik Robert Smurr Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Elena Smith
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring Russian rocks! Do not miss your chance to join this fascinating year-long course that will teach you to read the mysterious-looking Cyrillic, write the unique Russian cursive, construct sentences, and express yourself in Russian. Constant immersion into the authentic Russian language within a colorful cultural and historical context coupled with an exposure to literature, film, and music will enable you to better understand not only certain features of Russian grammar and vocabulary but also the Russian character and the Russian way of thinking. A variety of activities including staging skits and acting out true-to-life situations will help you develop vocabulary, strengthen your knowledge of grammar, and improve your communication skills. Let a native Russian instructor guide you on this life changing adventure!  Elena Smith Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
David Phillips
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening S 13Spring This course covers the first quarter of the first year of Spanish.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access.  Courses to complete the first-year of Spanish will be available throughout the following academic year. David Phillips Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Spring Spring
Joseph Alonso
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall This course covers the first quarter of the first year of Spanish.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access.  Students from this section will need to join section A or B to continue learning first-year Spanish in winter and spring quarters. Joseph Alonso Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall
Joseph Alonso
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening W 13Winter S 13Spring This two-quarter sequence of courses covers two-thirds of the first year of Spanish.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access.  The final quarter of first-year Spanish will be available in fall quarter and may be offered during summer quarter. Joseph Alonso Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Winter Winter Spring
Amaia Martiartu
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence of courses covers the first year of Spanish.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access. Amaia Martiartu Mon Wed Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Dawn Williams
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence of courses covers the first year of Spanish.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access. Dawn Williams Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
David Phillips
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter This two-quarter sequence completes the first year of Spanish language study.  Students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar and will focus on speaking, listening, writing, and reading activities to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in small groups.  Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture will be presented throughout.  Some homework activities require Internet access.  Students seeking to continue in second-year Spanish after this sequence will have to wait until summer or the following fall to begin the intermediate Spanish sequence. David Phillips Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter
David Phillips
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter This two-quarter sequence of courses is designed for students who have developed conversational Spanish language skills.  Communication in class takes place entirely in Spanish.  These courses build upon previous work to strengthen communication skills and fluency in Spanish.  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. Students may continue beyond this sequence to take Intermediate Spanish III in spring from Hugo Flores. David Phillips Tue Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter
Hugo Flores
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 4 04 Evening F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring This year-long sequence of courses is designed for students who have developed conversational Spanish language skills.  Communication in class takes place entirely in Spanish.  These courses build upon previous work to strengthen communication skills and fluency in Spanish.  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.  By spring, students will be working with complex and abstract ideas in their reading of selected short stories and current news from different sources and in their writing of papers based on specific questions. Hugo Flores Mon Wed Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
L. Flores
  Course FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 5 5 Day S 13Spring Evergreen students wishing to take Spanish V by attending classes at SPSCC may use this CRN to do so.  The class should be the equivalent of Intermediate Spanish II at Evergreen.  The course focuses on consolidation and expansion of communicative skills in speaking, reading, and writing acquired in introductory Spanish language courses as well as increasing cultural competency.This course requires that students have regular access to high-speed internet, login to the publisher's website (subscription included with purchase of a new textbook), and complete online assignments. The text, from Vista Higher Learning is 2e (Student Edition + Supersite: 978-1-60576-250-0) -- $80.00 net/ $96 VHL Store. L. Flores Mon Tue Wed Thu Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Spring Spring
Diego de Acosta, David Phillips, Amaia Martiartu and Alice Nelson
Signature Required: Winter  Spring 
  Program SO–SRSophomore - Senior 16 16 Day F 12 Fall W 13Winter S 13Spring 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 this program, 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. Every week will include seminars on readings in English, Spanish language classes, a lecture or workshop conducted in Spanish, and a Spanish-language film. There will be regular written seminar responses, synthesis essays and a winter quarter research project. Please note that Spanish language classes are integrated into the program, so students do not have to register for them separately. We welcome students with any level of Spanish, from true beginner to advanced. No previous study of Spanish is required to enter in fall. Fall quarter, we will explore cultural crossings in Spain and Latin America prior to the 20th century through literary and historical texts. In medieval Spain, Jews, Christians and Muslims once lived side-by-side during a period of relative religious tolerance and cultural flourishing known as the . Military campaigns and the notorious tribunals of the Spanish Inquisition eventually suppressed Jewish and Muslim communities, but their cultural legacies have persisted. In the late 15th century, Spain began a process of imperial expansion marked by violence against indigenous peoples and Africans forced into slave labor; these early clashes are strikingly documented in contemporary accounts. Subsequent colonial institutions, including imposed governmental structures, , religious missions and slavery were contested by diverse resistance movements. These dynamics culminated in Latin America's independence in the 19th century and they continue to be reexamined and reimagined within Latin American cultural production today. Winter quarter, we will turn to literature from the 20th and 21st centuries. During this time, Spain and several countries of Latin America experienced oppressive dictatorships as well as the resulting emergence of social movements that enabled democratization. The questions of language, regional identity and difference have also defined several nations' experiences, from Catalonia and the Basque region in Spain, to various indigenous communities throughout Latin America. 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 US. All of these cultural crossings have involved challenges and conflict as well as rich and vibrant exchanges expressed in literature, art and cinema.Spring quarter offers two options for study abroad, and an option for doing internships with local Latino organizations for those who stay on campus. The Santo Tomás, Nicaragua program is coordinated with the Thurston-Santo Tomás Sister County Association and its counterpart in Nicaragua, and is open to 4-8 intermediate/advanced language students; the Quito, Ecuador program is co-coordinated with CIMAS, an Ecuadorian non-profit research organization, and is open to 15 or more students of all language levels. For students staying in Olympia, the program will have two components: an on-campus core of Spanish classes and seminars focused on Latino/a communities in the US; and the opportunity for student-originated studies through internships and project work. All classes during spring quarter, whether in Olympia or abroad, will be conducted entirely in Spanish. Diego de Acosta David Phillips Amaia Martiartu Alice Nelson Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall Winter Spring
Marianne Bailey
Signature Required: Fall 
  SOS FR–SRFreshmen - Senior 2, 4 02 04 Day F 12 Fall This SOS will allow students having completed an Intermediate or second year French course to continue to build their fluency at a High Intermediate or Advanced level.  The SOS participants will determine a time and place for their weekly meetings for conversation, discussion of texts and films, and peer editing of writings in French.  They will meet with their professor once weekly as a group to present their week's work, and to discuss problems in French which have arisen.  Each participant is also expected to develop a personal plan for fluency in consultation with their professor, considering grammatical weaknesses and other problem areas in their French skills which they contract to address through individual work over the quarter.  This SOS exists as a forum in which students can build oral fluency through discussion and conversation, and an increased vocabulary as well as compositional skill, through keeping a journal in French throughout the quarter. Marianne Bailey Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR Fall Fall