This course is designed to develop oral and written skills in order to increase fluency in Spanish. Exposure to different aspects of Spanish language structure through a variety of written and oral practices. Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement.

This course investigates education as it relates to economic theory (i.e., public economics, labor economics, microeconomics etc.). In this course we will look at the structure of and problems facing the United States education system. The goal of the course is to understand economic tools of analysis. Although the course focus is on the U.S. and formal education, the course content and topics will be valuable to students who are interested in education broadly and internationally.

The course extends knowledge, awareness and skills about social diversity and social justice regarding various forms of oppression and dynamics to issues of intergroup relations and conflict within and between social groups. It strives to prepare graduate students to be active change agents as planners and facilitators of intergroup dialogues.

This course explores the theory and practice of teaching writing to adult learners of English as a second language (ESL). The course will focus on teaching English for academic writing, but will also address the teaching of ESL writing to various levels of proficiency and native language backgrounds. Within this exploration, an emphasis will be placed on the classroom implications and practices based on research, concepts and theories concerning the teaching and learning of ESL writing. Historical and social issues will also be discussed.

The increasing production of descriptive data sets and corresponding software packages has created a need for data visualization methods for many application areas. Data visualization allows for informing results and presenting findings in a structured way. This course provides an introduction to graphical data analysis and data visualization. Topics covered include exploratory data analysis, data cleaning, examining features of data structures, detecting unusual data patterns, and determining trends.

How can film foster empathy? Bridge difference? Inspire dedication to the dreams, endeavors, and struggles of others? In this course, we explore a selection of international films that engage themes of community, solidarity, and partnerships for social justice, environmental advocacy, intersectional alliance, and other collective efforts to achieve a common good or address a prevailing ill. We investigate the potential for narrative fiction film, documentary, video art, and other media to challenge ideas of self and other and imagine new modes of reflection, representation, and agency.

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This class provides a thorough introduction to the field of international political economy (IPE), and thus to the study of how the global economy is governed. The class first reviews different theoretical approaches to international political economy and its foundational concepts. We will cover hegemonic stability theory, the economic benefits of creating international institutions and transnational regulatory standards, and how economic hierarchies structure the world.

This course introduces undergraduate students to current topics and issues in psycholinguistics, specifically focusing on the interface between grammatical structures and language production/comprehension. Special emphasis will be placed on language production and cross-linguistic investigations, though we will also discuss language comprehension. Students will gain knowledge of foundational theories in psycholinguistics, through reading and discussing the primary literature in psycholinguistics.

Join the audience of students, faculty, and area community at the annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival with films and directors from around the world introduced by leading scholars and filmmakers. This season's theme, "Imagine Better," gathers films from around the world with creative, often startlingly original visions for the future, works that rethink approaches to myriad environmental and cultural challenges, and films that imagine alternatives to familiar patterns of thinking and being.