2009-10 Courses: Spring

In this course, both beginning and intermediate Russian learners will gather to continue their studies.  Some classroom activities will be done together and other activities will allow separate work for beginning and intermediate learners. Further exposure to the authentic Russian language, literature, history, and culture will enable you to move forward in your mastery of Russian grammar, vocabulary, and communicative skills. Those of you who have experience with or have learned Russian before will also have a great opportunity to polish your writing, reading, and speaking abilities while watching some of the best Russian films and listening to a variety of Russian music. A greater variety of learning settings and intensive in-class activities such as staging skits and acting out true-to-life situations will help you strengthen your comprehension skills and build the necessary confidence in using Russian.

If you are completing your Evergreen undergraduate work, wondering what comes next, and thinking about how you got where you are now, this course will give you time to reflect on your education. We will think about the connections between our academic work and its context, both to us as individuals and to our communities. We will discuss common readings, share reflections and write. Be prepared to share your “best work” with others, to comment on especially influential books, to design an Evergreen program for entering students, and to write multiple drafts of a summative self-evaluation. The final project will be a polished piece of reflective writing that may be included in your transcript.

What are the mass media? How do they shape culture and social life? How do cultural and structural forces shape them in turn? How do individuals use media? How do media influence individuals’ values and behaviors?

In this introductory course we will survey the history, structure, effects and roles of the major forms of mass media with an eye on answering these questions. We will cover divergent theories and methodologies in contemporary media research. Weekly meetings will include lectures, book seminars, and workshops. Students will write seminar essays, personal media journals, carry out individual and group projects involving library research, and learn basic quantitative skills.

In this course, students will gain a basic foundation in Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The course work will focus on verbal, written and reading exercises to acquire essential vocabulary and develop communication skills. Many aspects of Latino and Spanish culture and society will be presented throughout. The course is taught primarily in Spanish and involves work in affinity groups. This course is the first in a series of three quarters of beginning level Spanish.

This interactive, student focused class emphasizes communicative activities and integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking world. This quarter covers stem changing verbs, irregular yo forms; ser and estar; saber and conocer. The Vistas (Vistas Higher Learning, 2008) Third Edition workbook and lab manual is used including practice activities on its website and an integrated fotonovela. Student access to internet required; activities, assignments, and practices will be posted on-line throughout the quarter.

This student-centered class will cover the imperfect tense, familiar and formal commands, por and para, the subjunctive and more. Students will develop better comprehension for Latino and Spanish culture, a strong base for second year Spanish, and prepare for listening comprehension and response with native Spanish speakers. This class has a strong grammatical component. Textbook is Vistas 3rd edition.

This course is designed as a comprehensive review of the subjunctive mode and other selected grammatical topics. The main objective will be to prepare students for conversational activities using several audio-visual and reading materials to engage them in conversation. Songs from Latin America will be used to introduce vocabulary.

This course is designed for students who have well developed conversational language skills and can read and understand complex and abstract ideas. Students will read selected short stories and current news from different sources and be required to engage in conversational activities in small and large groups. In addition to this, students will write several papers based on specific questions provided by the faculty.

This course will cover the advantages and limitations of curriculum and instructional strategies for teaching students with disabilities. Students will learn about modifications and accommodations to integrate learners into the general curriculum. They will learn how to provide specially designed instruction based on Individual Education Plan goals and objectives, the State Essential Academic Learning Requirements, and Grade Level Expectations. A practicum of 36 hours is required.

This course is intended as an introduction to statistics. It is understood that the student has limited mathematical skills, little if any formal exposure to data and data analysis, and no experience with statistics. This class will introduce the student to the statistical process - data collection, ways of organizing data, an introduction to data analysis and an opportunity to learn how practitioners present their findings. We will consider several case studies, explore how data is used in explaining common events, and develop a more critical understanding about how statistics allows us to understand the world around us.

In this class we will explore the concepts of inferential statistics. This class assumes that the student has a prior background in descriptive statistics. The class will discuss probability, especially in terms of probability distributions, and move on to hypothesis testing. In this context, the class will work with several distributions, such as t, chi square, F as well as the normal distribution, and work with ANOVA and multiple regression. The class will finish with an introduction to non-parametric statistics. In addition, the students will consider journal articles and research concepts, and will prepare a small presentation using the concepts from the class. Upper division mathematics credit awarded.

Sociology is the study of human interactions, based in scientific methods and critical analysis. As one of the core social sciences, it is a way of making sense of and engaging with the world around us. This course is intended to increase our understanding of ourselves and the dynamics that drive relationships between individuals and groups. We will explore a number of contemporary topics and current social problems. We will cover the key concepts of basic sociology and basic methodologies of sociological research. Weekly meetings will include lectures, book seminars, and workshops. Students will write seminar essays, carry out individual and group projects involving library research, and learn basic quantitative skills.

Course participants will draw from fiction and nonfiction to explore moral complexity in workplaces. Expect to reflect on your own values and work experiences, and to explore viewpoints different from your own! What's the right thing to do when as an employee you witness illegal actions? Whose interests should take priority in pricing and hiring decisions? What choices can you make when your supervisor tells you to ignore company policy? We'll develop a shared vocabulary with which to talk and think about ethical issues, write our own ethical plans, read several Washington State laws related to ethics, and explore issues, choice points, and the roles of moral reasoning and moral leadership at work. Credits will be awarded in workplace ethics.

Transformational leaders help develop organic connections among employees, organizations, and communities by promoting collaboration, synergy, trust, equity, sustainability, and long-term success. They create soulful organizations and inspire their employees to live their call and vocation. This course will help students increase their leadership capacity and become more transformational as the leaders of tomorrow.

Tutoring Math and Science Across Significant Differences will include an examination of some of the current research on the teaching and learning of math and science in higher education and will focus this knowledge on its implications for and applications to diverse groups of learners and social justice. Students will experience and evaluate a variety of tutoring strategies as a student and as a facilitator. This class is strongly suggested for students who are planning on teaching math and/or science or who would like to tutor in Evergreen's Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning Center.

Each quarter there are some graduate courses offered through the Master of Environmental Studies program which may be open to advanced undergraduate students on a space-available basis. For more information about these courses, please visit the MES website: www.evergreen.edu/mes/

Each quarter there are some graduate courses offered through the Master of Public Administration program which may be open to advanced undergraduate students on a very limited, space-available basis. For more information about these courses, please visit the MPA website: www.evergreen.edu/mpa/

Visual literacy skills enhance communication, advance learning, and expand thinking. They are essential for effectively navigating today's social and cultural environment. In this course we will explore Western and non-Western art while focusing on how we see, how we learn, and how visual information can be used generally in communication and specifically in education. Our study will be enhanced by weekly art and media workshops which will include work with digital photography, video, iMovie, and presentation software.

There is a sense of personal satisfaction and creative accomplishment to be gained from working with wood. The aim of this course will be to provide a way to realize that intention through an understanding of the basic principles of designing in wood, the physical properties of the material, and the fundamental skills necessary to shape timber to a purpose.

This course is designed to assist Prior Learning from Experience students in writing their documents. We will explore various techniques for deriving, clarifying and expressing meaning from life experience. Students will identify specific knowledge they have gained and will explore various writing techniques available for self-expression. Students should be prepared to work collaboratively on creating their document content as they work in small groups to discuss ideas and give feedback on each other's writing.

Memory is elusive, elective, slippery. So are the genres of writing called "memoir" and "fiction." Why do we remember what we do? Who do we remember it for? What is our obligation to the 'truth'? In this class we will explore these questions as we generate and revise our own auto- and biographical and fictional texts. Our discussions will be guided by our reading of excerpts (provided by the instructor) of work by writers that may include Flaubert, Natalia Ginzberg, Colette and others. Instructor will provide other handouts. Much of the class will be spent reading out loud and discussing our own work. Weekly in-class and/or homework writing suggestions will spur new work. Each student will produce a small portfolio of new work for a final product.