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A Writer's Eye, A Writer's Place An intensive workshop for writers as well as those who would like to write. We will examine sources of creativity and voice that develop from connection to place through workshop exercises, film, readings, music, mythology, lectures and live landscape. Students will keep a "place journal" throughout the program and will create a final written project, which may involve media/performance. Students will have a week following the intensive to complete their work and meet in supportive critique sessions. We will share finished projects at the final meeting. This program will also feature special workshops by writer/artist Nicole Julien in poetry, combining art, writing and creative inspiration. The faculty and guest artist are writers whose work is deeply rooted to wilderness, nature and place. A Writer's Feast 2004 This intensive program is for writing students at any level. We welcome a focus in creative writing of all genres, including memoir, fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Poets will work with open and closed forms drawing from multicultural poetry. Students will participate in workshops that result in works that they will share and refine. We will also feature workshops by artist/writer Nicole Julien on poetry, art and writing and publishing. Students will have opportunities to share and perform work. Students will gain meaningful feedback from faculty and peers. Following our intensive, students will have two weeks to complete and revise work before submitting revisions to faculty. American Sign Language III American Sign Language IV American/Multicultural Literature We will be reading short stories, poetry and novels written throughout the 20th century, including works by Mary Wilkins Freeman, Langston Hughes, Sinclair Lewis, Julia Alvarez and Gail Tremblay. Our aim is to develop a wider and deeper understanding of the richness of American literary traditions. Students will do regular writing. The course will help meet content prerequisites (American/multicultural literature) for those interested in becoming secondary school English teachers. Ancient Greek, Introduction This course provides an intensive introduction to the ancient Greek language. We will study the morphology and syntax of Attic Greek, the language of Athenian authors such as Plato, Sophocles and Demosthenes. Knowledge of this dialect will also prepare students to read Homer, lyric poets such as Sappho and Pindar, and the New Testament. We will also study the literature, art and history of ancient Greece, especially Athens. Artists' Retreat Arts of Heaven and Earth Book Arts Buddhist Psychotherapy Calendars, Quilts and Quipos This course explores the richness and diversity of how and why mathematics is woven into the fabric of cultures around the world. The divination practices of several communities, quilts, and how concepts of time measurement vary throughout the world will be discussed. Students will create art projects based on mathematical principles selected from a variety of cultures and perspectives. In many cultures, math is a right brain activity-come and experience how. Children's Literature: Special Topics This course focuses on multicultural literature and fantasy/science-fiction literature. We will read books by African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino and Asian American writers for half of the class and then look at fantasy books about magic, time travel, animals, utopian or alternative worlds, myths and heroic tales for the other half. This class will draw from both picture and chapter books. This class is open to students new to the field of children's literature or may be taken as a sequence to Enjoying Children's Literature. It will be conducted in part via the Internet using e-mail and other electronic group discussion venues. Students must have an active e-mail account and access to the Internet. Attendance at the first class is mandatory for hands-on orientation. Chinese Culture and Language This course is designed to provide students a broad foundation in Chinese language and culture. Students will learn pronunciation, basic grammar, and conversational Mandarin Chinese. It will consist of interactive practice with role-plays, as well as introduction to Chinese culture studies through various media, such as Chinese films and broadcasting programs. Field trip to China Town and other cultural events will be included. Circle of Life: Salish Stories and Songs This intensive course will introduce traditional life in Puget Sound through Salish stories, songs and language. Students will read/listen to a variety of stories in Lushootseed and English, combining storytelling with advanced studies in oral narrative and folklore. Language sessions will guide students through songs, games, introductory grammar and vocabulary. Students will visit with native speakers and have access to CDs/transcriptions. Innovative curricula, adapted for educators (K-12) and MIT students, will explore issues in multi-cultural and environmental education, music, language arts and Washington State history. Civil Rights, Civil Liberties I (to 1900) The New Patriot Act of 2001 has had a sudden, deep impact upon long-standing aspects of citizenship. It is important to understand where our constitutional protections came from so we can better understand what challenges now exist. Consequently, here are examples of significant events we will study: Zenger Trial, Salem Witch Trials, origins of the Bill of Rights, Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, Cherokee Removal, Slavery and origins of segregation. There will be small group exercises and student presentations in addition to lectures, seminars, and discussions. Civil Rights, Civil Liberties II (since 1900) The New Patriot Act of 2001 has had a sudden, deep impact upon long-standing aspects of citizenship. It is important to understand the origins of our constitutional protections and how they have changed so we can better understand the challenges that now exist. Examples of significant events we will study include: segregation and race lynching, Espionage Act, 1917, Sedition Act, 1918, Japanese relocation, Red scares of 1920s and 1950s, Joe McCarthy and Anti-Communism and civil rights. There will be small group exercises and student presentations in addition to lectures, seminars, and discussions. Competitive Cultures: An Introduction to China and Japan For centuries, China viewed itself as the dominant culture in the world. During the later part of the 19th century, Japan and China became rivals. This course looks at Chinese and Japanese cultures and societies as influenced by history, politics, economics, technology, education, military affairs, and the competition and mutual dependence of both nations. The course will include seminar readings, films, and guest speakers from China, Japan, and the United States. Crime and Punishment Dance Movement Therapy Dutiful Daughters, Dangerous Women: U.S. History 1848-1923 This course will examine the lives of ordinary and extraordinary women who carved out their economical, social and political rights during the development of our nation. We will focus on the founding mothers who gave birth to the women's movement at the Seneca Falls Conference, the western women, slave and free Black women, women of slave-holding families during the Civil War, immigrant women and the politically sophisticated women crusaders who worked for the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women's right to vote. Education in Museums Through visits to area museums, students will learn basic theories and skills necessary for developing educational programming in conjunction with those collections and exhibitions. Each area of study includes interaction with professional educators and hands-on practical experience in a range of museums. We will explore the topics of how people learn in museums, developing curriculum materials for schools, questioning strategies and touring techniques, incorporating a diverse audience in programming, establishing goals and measuring success. English as a Second Language Methodology Learn approaches to teaching English within the framework of language acquisition and pragmatic theories. You will present lesson plans to the class, observe an ESL class, and learn tutorial techniques. You will create your own portfolio of ideas in reading, writing, speaking, listening and grammar instruction for the age level and type of classroom appropriate to your interests. Enjoying Children's Literature This course provides an overview of children's literature using American and European writers since 1850 with an emphasis on reading classics and award-winning books as well as the use of picture books and chapter books. Issues of diversity will be highlighted. We will also use a text for the class: Children's Literature: An Invitation to the World by Diana Mitchell. Experience Japan The program offers first-hand experience of Japanese life through a three-week home stay in a local Japanese town. Students will explore their interests on various aspects of Japanese culture and society through individual projects. They will also participate in Japanese language classes, cultural workshops, and field trips. Students may travel throughout Japan after the program on their own initiative. Details are available at the academic fair, May 12, 2004 and on the program Web page. Family in Arts and Literature This program will inquire about how the concept of family is represented in the arts and literature. What do these representations tell us about historical and contemporary perspectives of family? Program inquiry will include: reading and critiquing classic and contemporary fiction about families, examining the academic field of family studies, autobiographical and essay writing on family issues, and viewing and discussing films that feature various family types. The program will act on the arts and literature by making our own representations of family through writing, movement and visual arts. Fiction Laboratory This course is designed for lovers of literature and for writers committed to innovation and risk. We will seminar on challenging novels, stories, essays and poems, and combine traditional workshops with experimental writing activities and creative responses to readings. We will seek to create a more lively life for ourselves as writers, diversify the tools, practices, and perspectives we bring to our work, and sharpen our critical and analytical skills related to literature. Finding the Voice in All Things How do storytellers, poets and essayists use words to shape their experience of the natural world? How do shifts in language and perception affect our view of nature? Given our current ecological crisis, what can we do to find the voice in all things? This course combines workshops in storytelling, writing and nature observation with a study of literature and myth. As we explore the relationship among psyche, nature and culture, we will read a number of writers, naturalists and philosophers who express their experience of the more-than-human word. (Students taking the class for 8 credits may arrange to attend the National Storytelling Conference in Bellingham, July 8-11.) French, Intensive This fast-paced language course is designed for beginning as well as intermediate students. Be prepared for two hours of homework/listening every evening. The diligence of five weeks will pay off in surprising fluency. Please bring a blank 90-minute cassette tape to the first class. À bientôt! You'll find that we work hard, but enjoy every minute of it. Gardens! Gender and Communication Genres of Philosophy Philosophers have written their works in many genres, including dialogue, meditation, essay, aphorism and fiction. We will intensively read and write about texts in these genres in order to discover how the choice of genre reinforces the philosophical views presented. Each of us will both form our own philosophical thoughts and explore appropriate genres for expressing them. This will be a good program for anyone who wants to think creatively about philosophy. German, Intensive This course is designed for beginning and intermediate students. We will focus on the practical use of German for travel and daily life. Emphasis will be placed on conversation and fluency. Beginners will study basic essential grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. In addition, they will enjoy reading old children's stories. Intermediate students will review grammar, expand their vocabulary and read classic and modern German literature. We will also discuss films and cultural topics, and listen to German music. Classroom instruction will be held as much as possible in German. You will study hard and enjoy great progress in just five weeks of intensive German with a native speaker! Komm und lern deutsch! Grammar for Teachers and Writers This course is for anyone interested in the English language and in developing an understanding of effective ways to introduce students to processes of composing written English. The aim of this course is to enrich your understanding of English grammar and usage, as well as help you become a more effective writer or teacher of writers. Expect frequent informal writing and some formal writing. The course will help meet content prerequisites (language skills/language structures) for those interested in becoming secondary school English teachers. Heart of the Matter: Spiritual Practice in Daily Life Hero's Journey: Grappling with Joseph Campbell's Philosophy This class focuses on Campbell's ideas about the hero as "personification of the culture's mythology." We will read Dorothy Day's "The Long Loneliness" (Berrigan Preface), Kay Boyle's "The Astronomer's Wife" and Edward Wallant's "The Tenants of Moonbloom" along with studying Campbell videos and texts. Each student will write a seven-page paper on the personal, literary, and philosophical interpenetrating ideas encountered. In Their Own Words: Stories from Women's History This course will examine the experiences of 19th and 20th century women in America through their diaries, journals, memoirs and novels. Contrary to the belief that women were passive onlookers of history, the stories told in their own voices clearly describe themselves as actively involved in important, historical events. We will learn how women lived, survived, and even flourished when everyday life was frequently hostile and dangerous. This course will include writings of Western, Progressive Era, slave and slaveholder, free Black and immigrant women who expressed their hopes, fears, sorrows, dreams and opinions in private diaries and published works. Independent Study Online I will sponsor individual contracts in the humanities, arts and writing. All work will be posted on the Web, using Web-X. Conferences will be conducted by way of chat-room sessions, also part of Web-X. Regular postings and online meetings will be required. Students will be able to carry out their work anywhere Web access is available. An initial meeting on campus, however, will be necessary. (Students remaining in Olympia who wish to carry out their work face-to-face will be accommodated.) Irish Language, Spoken and Sung This 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 spoken aspects of the language, and the second half learning traditional songs. No previous language or singing skills necessary. Japanese Immersion I This beginning class in Japanese will be taught using dynamic, stress-free, accelerated learning and proficiency-oriented teaching and Total Physical Response methods. Through group participation in games, music and role-play, students will become familiar with vocabulary, basic sentence structures, verb and adjective conjugations and useful daily expressions. There will be strong emphasis on writing and reading of hiragana, the Japanese syllabary, and on proper pronunciation. Culture will be experienced through film. Japanese, Conversational and Kanji Through group participation in skit-writing, presentations and role-play, students will develop confidence in their conversational skills. The course employs dynamic, stress-free, accelerated learning, proficiency-oriented teaching and Total Physical Response methods. Another focus of this course is to develop students' knowledge of kanji, or Chinese character. Intermediate-level students are welcome. Culture will be experienced through films. Linguistics, Introduction This course will undertake an exploration of human language as it is described and theorized about by linguists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and educators. Our work will entail gaining a familiarity with the vocabulary particular to linguistics, allowing students to approach language in a rigorous manner, and ultimately equipping them to evaluate and perform research in this exciting field. The initial focus will be on the various levels of linguistic description (sound, word, sentence, meaning, use). We will also focus on the debate concerning the contribution of innateness to our knowledge of language, the status of human language among communication systems of the animal world, and the implications of linguistic research for theories of education. Natural Dyes: History and Technique Poets and Philosophers Explore Love and War This off-campus poetry and philosophy workshop in the Olympic National Park is open to all-level students and will promote discussions, introspection, and writing of both poetry and prose. Students can choose to write poetry and/or prose in response to poets and philosophers of their own choice in addition to those introduced through program readings and presentations. Students will leave this program with a collection of their poems and/or reflective essays that explore personal and social meanings of love and war. Students can expect to experience new levels of understanding about love and war in a beautiful setting that is both supportive and collaborative. Political Problems and Controversies (via the Internet) Practice of Writing: The Making of Meaning One of our most important tasks as writers is to discover the topics and themes that hold the deepest meanings for us. Each week we will pursue intensive "writing marathons" that allow us to write fearlessly and share freely. Then we will develop discrete pieces that draw out the full significance of our most promising topics, focusing particularly on form, structure, voice, and tone. Our overall goal is to become more centered and self-directed writers. Printed Word Professional Writing and Editing This fast-paced workshop will immerse participants in the world of professional writing from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. We will develop concrete editing techniques that allow writers to identify and revise overly abstract prose, using examples from journal articles, textbooks, and other published and unpublished documents. Our work will be informed by the idea that clear writing contributes substantively to the public good. Intended for those who know that writing matters. Race and Sex in Medical History This class will inquire into the history of race and sex as concepts in Western medicine and science. We will survey what has counted as knowledge about race and sex from the origins of scientific medicine in the Enlightenment until the present. We will critically explore prevailing conceptualizations of race and sex as categories of human difference in areas of human anatomy, human potential, reproductive function, and sexual and racial social identities. Reading and Writing Contemporary Poetry Students in this program will be expected to read five books of contemporary poetry including works by Joy Harjo, Theodore Roethke, Alan Lau, Lucille Clifton, and Lorna D. Cervantes, and to come prepared to discuss the work. Students will also be required to write multiple drafts of at least two poems a week, and to bring copies to workshop discussions. Reading, Reasoning and Action This course will focus on readings in the humanities and social sciences as a basis for critical thinking and public action. Students will engage in workshops, seminars and projects to acquire critical reading skills such as summarizing, synthesizing information, evaluating sources and recognizing logical fallacies. This course will give students skills in critical reading and reasoning that are the foundation for citizen action and advanced studies in the humanities and social sciences. Rhetoric, Introduction This course will give students an understanding of the art of communicating effectively. Short readings on American culture will form the basis for seminar discussion and for response writings using various rhetorical modes. Peer review and extensive instructor feedback will give students stronger writing skills to convey complex ideas orally and in writing. Students will develop skills in writing effective sentences, paragraphs and essays. Roots, Rock and Reggae: Cultural History of Music We will study the cultural history of music in the United States and in the African diaspora. Topics will include the West African musical inheritance, African American music in slavery, emancipation and the rural and urban context in the 20th century, reggae in Jamaica and Africa, the roots of American folk music, genres of American popular music in the 19th and 20th centuries and the American classical music tradition. We will listen to and analyze a great deal of music, as well as read and write extensively and intensively in cultural studies. Sea Stories/Seamanship/Seawulff In this field-based program students will read, discuss and write about regional maritime authors. We'll also spend two of our three weeks together exploring Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands while learning sailing, piloting and seamanship aboard Seawulff, the college's 38-foot sailing vessel. Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics is the study of language in social perspective. In this class, we will look at how language is used by different social groups and in different social contexts. We will examine patterns of conversation, consider how power relations are manifested in talk, and address links between language, culture and identity. This approach will be particularly useful for students who want to put their linguistic knowledge to practical use, whether in a profession (such as education) or in the realm of everyday relationships. Spanish, Accelerated
Beginning This intensive, three-week conversational Spanish course for beginners uses accelerated learning, an effective, dynamic, and stress-free approach which facilitates learning and makes it fun! Using drama, music, art, games, imagery and mental relaxation, students will become familiar with the vocabulary and structures necessary to satisfy survival needs and limited social demands while traveling. Lab time, interview sessions with native speakers and maintaining a journal will be required. Spanish, Intensive Beginning Begin your learning of Spanish or polish your rusty Spanish in a relaxed, yet challenging, environment. To speed up your learning, this class moves at double the pace of the usual part-time offerings. Class time will be spent communicating in Spanish in pairs and small groups, presenting mini-dramas and watching some videos in Spanish. The instructor is skilled in creating exercises to suit the needs of specific groups. Writing Well: Clarity and Style We all know what it's like to have a teacher or editor write "please clarify" in the margins of our papers. This class will demystify this frustrating request by focusing on clarity and the concrete practices that constitute well-written prose. To this end, students will master agent/action analysis, cohesion and coherence, concision, coordination, force and elegance. Intended for students from all disciplinary backgrounds. No prerequisites except a commitment to improve writing craft. |
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