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department Latin American Studies (X) |
Presentation and practice of the grammatical structures of Valley Zapotec, an indigenous language from Mexico. Course focus on listening, speaking, and writing. Students gain basic knowledge of grammatical principles in order to understand the structure and rules of the language.
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Presentation and practice of the grammatical structures of Valley Zapotec, an indigenous language from Mexico. Course teaches comprehensive vocabulary through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Course also focuses on oral proficiency/grammar, including verb conjugation and other grammatical structures.
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Presentation and practice of the grammatical structures of Valley Zapotec, an indigenous language from Mexico. Course gives students an advanced understanding of written and spoken Valley Zapotec through reading, conversation, group presentations, and composition.
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Interdisciplinary overview of society and culture in Latin America—including Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America: legacies of conquest, patterns of economic development, changing roles of women, expressions of popular culture, cycles of political change, and U.S.–Latin American relations.
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Students will exercise advanced foreign language skills to discuss materials and the correspondingly numbered Latin American Studies foreign area course. This section is taught by the course instructor, has no final exam, and does not affect the grade in the core course, LATI 50.
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The Freshman Seminar Program is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments and undergraduate colleges, and topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to 15 to 20 students, with preference given to entering freshmen.
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A course designed to cover various aspects and various disciplines of Latin American Studies.
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Research seminar on selected topics in the study of Latin America; all students will be required to prepare and present independent research papers. (Honors students will present drafts of senior research theses, of no less than fifty pages in length; non-honors students will present final versions of analytical papers of approximately twenty-five to forty pages in length.)
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Independent reading and research under direction of a member of the faculty group in Latin American Studies; goal is to provide honors students with an opportunity to complete senior research thesis (to be defended before three-person interdisciplinary faculty committee).
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Guided and supervised reading of the literature on Latin America in the interdisciplinary areas of anthropology, communications, economics, history, literature, political science, and sociology. For students majoring in Latin American Studies, reading will focus around potential topics for senior papers; for honors students in Latin American Studies, reading will culminate in formulation of a prospectus for the research thesis.
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A team-taught course wherein members of the faculty group in Latin American Studies present diverse disciplinary and thematic approaches to the region. Topics vary from year to year. Grades are based on discussions and on a series of analytical papers.
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A detailed survey of major research methods and resources for the study of Latin America. Both conventional library materials and those available electronically will be explored. Skills will transfer to any major research library. Various methodologies will also be explored in relation to the students’ individual projects. A critical review, annotated bibliography, and a statement of research methodology, related to their proposed topics, will be required. Not offered in 2009–10.
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Guided and supervised reading of the literature of the several areas included in the interdisciplinary fields of anthropology, communications, economics, history, literature, political science, and sociology.
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Independent work by graduate students engaged in thesis research and writing under the direct supervision of a faculty advisor.
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The course is designed for teaching assistants to learn effective teaching methods through supervision and mentorship by the faculty. Student will learn handling of discussions; preparation and grading of examinations and other written exercises; and student relations.
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