INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION

Designed to support intermediate Italian students to help them improve their conversational skills, this course offers intensive practice in pronunciation, vocabulary, oral comprehension and conversation. It includes class discussions, role-playing and short oral presentations. Prerequisite: two semesters of ITL 110 or placement exam to ensure correct language level. 

INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS

Builds a cohesive theoretical framework within which to analyze the workings of the macroeconomy. Current issues relating to key macroeconomic variables such as output, inflation and unemployment are examined within this framework. The role of government policy, both in the short run and the long run, is also assessed. Prerequisites: ECO 153 and MTH 111 or its equivalent. Enrollment limited to 55 students.

PHYS CONDIT: PILATES MAT I

Sectioned course. A course designed to teach the mat exercises of Joseph Pilates. These exercises increase core strength, increase joint mobility and stability, and increase muscle tone and flexibility. By the end of this course students are able to develop and maintain their own Pilates matwork program. Enrollment limited to 25.

CHILDREN LEARNING TO READ

This course examines teaching and learning issues related to the reading process in the elementary classroom. Students develop a theoretical knowledge base for the teaching of reading to guide their instructional decisions and practices in the classroom setting. Understanding what constitutes a balanced reading program for all children is a goal of the course. Students spend an additional hour each week engaged in classroom observations, study-group discussions, and field-based experiences. Prerequisite: 238. Open to seniors and graduate students only, with permission.

STUDIES IN DANCE HISTORY

The course offers an overarching historical survey of multiple idioms in dance, focusing on the traditions of ballet, modern dance and jazz. The study of major artists, dance works, trends and events from the past illuminates the dance lineages, sociocultural contexts and cross-pollinations between genres that have led to contemporary practices in European and North American concert dance. The acquisition of skills in historical research and writing constitutes a main goal of the course. Particular attention is paid to the location, evaluation and interpretation of primary sources in dance.

CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

Inquiry-based laboratory using techniques such as spectrophotometry, enzyme kinetics, bright field and fluorescence light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The emphasis is on student-designed projects. This course is a prerequisite for Biochemistry I Laboratory (BCH 253). Prerequisite: BIO 202, (should be taken concurrently).

CHINESE II (INTENSIVE)

Continued emphasis on the development of oral proficiency and functional literacy in modern Mandarin. Conversation and narrative practice, reading exercises, short composition assignments, and work with audio-visual materials. Prerequisite: 111 or permission of the instructor.

CHINESE II (INTENSIVE)

Continued emphasis on the development of oral proficiency and functional literacy in modern Mandarin. Conversation and narrative practice, reading exercises, short composition assignments, and work with audio-visual materials. Prerequisite: 111 or permission of the instructor.

CHINESE I (INTENSIVE)

An intensive introduction to spoken Mandarin and modern written Chinese, presenting basic elements of grammar, sentence structures and active mastery of the most commonly used Chinese characters. Emphasis on development of oral/aural proficiency, pronunciation, and the acquisition of skills in reading and writing Chinese characters.
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