ACT 650 - Accounting For Decision Making
3 credits
Interpretation of corporate financial reporting by external users of financial statements. Students examine the form and content of financial statements and the methods used to account for assets, liabilities, capital, cash flows and other information reported in conformity with accounting principles. While pure financial accounting focuses on the external interpretation of corporate financial reporting, this course includes internal reporting for managerial decision-making. Management planning and control techniques, basic cost analysis, capital budgeting and activity-based management are encompassed in the course.
Section 9101
Class #: 15007
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 936.00
Instructor:
staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 207 - Teaching As Profession
3 credits
Up to 20 hours pre-practicum.
Introduces students considering education as a career to the real world of teaching through an in-depth, candid analysis of the teaching profession today. This interactive course explores the challenges and rewards of teaching, studies the history, philosophy, sociology, and politics of American education, and focus on the major educational issues, trends, and reform movements. Students complete pre-practicum/observation hours in a teaching/learning experience. Students study theoretical aspects of cooperative learning and constructivism and practice them first hand through discussion groups and work teams.
Section 9101
Class #: 14720
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Nelson, Teresa C
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE - tba
EDU 503 - Science Elem Teachers
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207, 527; EDU 527 may be taken concurrently
A content/methods course designed to integrate four important aspects of teaching science in the elementary school: becoming a reflective practitioner, gaining knowledge of oneself as a learner of science, gaining knowledge of oneself as a teacher of science, and gaining knowledge of children. This course prepares one to craft a science teaching practice that reflects current science educational research, philosophies, and methodologies.
Section 9101
Class #: 14721
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Talbot, Matthew K
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 504 - Language Arts
3 credits
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
Builds upon the process of learning to read and write developed in EDU 520 and shifts the focus toward how teachers deepen children's understanding of reading and writing, to support and engage children in using reading and writing in the content areas. The course examines current research, methods, strategies, and best practices.
Section 9101
Class #: 14722
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Seery, Ann E
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 508 - Modern Math Elem Teachers
3 credits
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
Explores the changing modern mathematics curriculum. Topics include current issues, research, attitudes, and multiple learning strategies associated with the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics.
Section 9101
Class #: 14723
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Seery, Ann E
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 520 - Teach Reading Elem Schl
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
The nature of literacy, its development, and its application in a diverse society. The course explores, through a variety of perspectives, how to teach reading and writing considering the lives and needs of children. Theory and application are linked to provide future teachers with the skills necessary to assist their students in finding vital meaning and uses in their lives for these and all other forms of communication.
Section 9101
Class #: 14727
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Ullucci, Kerri Anne
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Monday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 525 - Read Conten Area Mid&Sec
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Examination of the field of reading and how to incorporate the development of reading and comprehension skills into content areas in meaningful ways. This course is developed for students who are preparing to become teachers in content areas in middle and secondary schools.
Section 9101
Class #: 14728
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Jitiam, Shelley R
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Monday, 04:30 PM - 07:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 527 - Integ Instruct Plan K-12
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Generic/integrated approach to classroom curriculum and pedagogy for prospective teachers at all levels and disciplines. Particular attention is paid to learning plans that respond to diversity, learning needs, and learning styles of all students, including unit and lesson construction, varied learning strategies, material construction, audio-visual, technology, and classroom evaluation.
Section 9101
Class #: 14774
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Rosa, Joao J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 529 - Integ Content Meth-Elem
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU Post-Bac/Grad students only
Teaching of content areas in the elementary classroom in meaningful ways that help students construct their own understandings. This course uses a variety of activities to help prospective teachers become prepared for teaching the content areas in ways that engage their students creatively. Students integrate the information and skills gained in reading and language arts courses with content areas of mathematics, science, and social studies. Using course readings and field experiences, students develop material and design curriculum units based on a thorough knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
Section 9101
Class #: 14775
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Ullucci, Kerri Anne
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 547 - Inclusionary K-12 Clsrm
3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 207 or equivalent
Inclusive education viewed from historical, legal, and practical perspectives for the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implication, educational diversity, goal setting, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research into the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary-classroom teacher.
Section 9101
Class #: 14732
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Kruger, Cynthia G
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
EDU 611 - Developmental Reading
3 credits
A study of the cultural, social and psycho-linguistic principles, strategies and practices underlying reading and learning to read.
Section 9101
Class #: 14778
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Hall, Maureen P
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
ENL 260 - Intermediate Composition
3 credits C, W
Prerequisites: ENL 102, ENL majors and minors; or permission of instructor
A course emphasizing the development of skill in organizing materials, the formation of a lively and concrete style and an authentic personal voice, and the growth of useful techniques in the arts of exposition, persuasion, and argumentation.
Section 9101
Class #: 14833
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Harrison, Stanley D
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 1st 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 09/02/2008 - 10/21/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
ENL 305 - Medieval Literature
3 credits C
Prerequisites: ENL 102 and ENL 258
Reading and discussion of major works of medieval literature. This course focuses on English literature from Beowulf to Malory, but includes translations of key sources and analogues from other literatures.
Section 7501
Class #: 14838
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 750.00
Instructor:
Nelles, William
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 2nd 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 10/23/2008 - 12/18/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
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ENL 657 - Lit Sem: Historical Approaches
3 credits
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
Explores canonical and/or non-canonical literature from an historical perspective to strengthen background knowledge and understanding of literature, using representative literary texts as a point for departure and discussion. Includes discussion of issues relating the role of historical texts to alternative, non-traditional and multi-cultural contexts and of the pedagogical limitations and issues inherent in using an historical approach. Specific focus of the seminar, such as the Dickens Novel, will be listed in the schedule of classes and on student transcripts.
Section 7501 - Topic: Medieval Literature
Class #: 15251
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 948.00
Instructor:
Nelles, William
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 2nd 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 10/23/2008 - 12/18/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Reading and discussion of major works of medieval literature. This course focuses on English literature from Beowulf to Malory, but includes translations of key sources and analogues from other literatures.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
HST 324 - Europe In 20Th Century
3 credits C, G
Prerequisites: Course not open to Freshmen students
A study of the forces shaping contemporary Europe. Attention will be paid to World War I and its impact, the Versailles settlement, liberalism and democracy in the 20th century, the challenge of totalitarian systems, the Second World War, the Cold War, West European unification, and disintegration of the Eastern Bloc.
Section 9101
Class #: 14834
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Baden, Steven J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 1st 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 09/02/2008 - 10/21/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
HST 360 - United States In 1960S
3 credits C, G
An examination of the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Topics to be considered include the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the New Left, the women's movement, gay liberation and the counter culture.
Section 9101
Class #: 14839
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Ironfield, Richard P
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 2nd 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 10/23/2008 - 12/18/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MAT 610 - Educational Research & Tech
3 credits
Prerequisites: MAT 603
Develop the techniques and criteria for understanding and conducting research in education in preparation for the capstone project in MAT 614. Additional emphasis placed on using technology as an effective teaching and learning tool. Topics include research strategies, literature reviews, research design, data collection, and quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
Section 9101
Class #: 14750
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Hall, Maureen P
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MAT 611 - Hist & Found American Ed
3 credits
A study of historical and contemporary issues in American Education that include major educational issues from various disciplines, policies, and trends. The disciplines of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and history will provide an intellectual foundation designed to develop an awareness of and critical disposition to pressing concerns in American Education.
Section 9101
Class #: 14751
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Desmarais, Armand
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Monday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MAT 614 - Curriculum:Theory & Practice
3 credits
Prerequisites: Completion of 21 credits, including MAT 610
A study of curriculum dimensions, concepts, design, and products for varied student populations and school settings. This course focuses on curriculum planning for multicultural and multi-sector educational levels, research of curriculum development, and the study of curriculum issues, trends, and innovations. The capstone project for this course fulfills the expectations for the MAT degree.
Section 9101
Class #: 14752
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 849.00
Instructor:
Rosa, Joao J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MGT 600 - Corp Soc Respon & Bus Law
3 credits
Critical analysis of the obligations managers have to all stakeholders in a business enterprise. Readings on ethical responsibility and global interconnectivity emphasize how business decisions impact people and the environment.
Section 9101
Class #: 14967
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 936.00
Instructor:
Sulkowski, Adam J
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MGT 650 - Adv Organization Behavi
3 credits
Understanding individual and group behavior and their application to problems faced by managers. Extensive use is made of experiential learning and student centered discussion in addressing the topics of leadership, motivation, communication, performance, stress, group dynamics, organizational structure and organizational change.
Section 9101
Class #: 14969
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 936.00
Instructor:
staff
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Wednesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
MIS 690 - Special Topics
3 credits
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content.
Section 9101 - Topic: Strategy and Collaboration in Modern Organizations
Class #: 14960
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 936.00
Instructor:
Wilson, David L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Monday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
This course will focus on the evolution of corporate organization and strategy, and current tools and methodologies for developing and implementing strategies and tactics across an organization. Special
attention will be given to the role that IT systems serve in helping teams use collaborative techniques to allow real-time decision making at all levels of an organization.
MTH 599 - Special Topics
3 credits
This course is a special topics course.
Section 9101 - Topic: Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Class #: 15652
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 885.00
Instructor:
Seery, Ann
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Tuesday, 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE-tba
This course explores trends, materials, methods, and strategies for teaching mathematics in the elementary school. The focus of the course will be on number sense, algebraic thinking, geometry, measurement, data analysis, statistics, problem solving and diagnostic procedures for elementary school learners. As students work, they will be involved in problem-solving, reasoning, communicating, and connecting math topics with classroom application. All content will be linked to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Curriculum and Evaluation Standards, Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, and Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
MUS 106 - Art & Hist Of Rock Music
3 credits C, D
Multicultural sources of rock, examined through text-related lectures, listening to recordings, and viewing documentary videos. As an overview for non-music majors, the course is intended to broaden students' socio-cultural perspectives. The diversity of American popular music offers a direct reflection of, and at times a focus for, many factors in identifying and appreciating subcultures of age, ethnicity, gender, race, region, and religion.
Section 9101
Class #: 14756
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 690.00
Instructor:
Gauvin, Marcelle G
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
NUR 301 - Trans Baccalaureate Nur Ed
2 credits
This course bridges the RN student to higher education, technology and professional nursing: maximizing the health of persons by guiding, promoting health, and shaping the health environment. The course content is built on an assumed foundation of basic nursing preparation and clinical experience of the RN. Professional concepts are introduced to broaden career development. Preparation of a professional portfolio that serves as a basis for credit transfer of prior nursing education, experience and attainment of professional credentials is the primary course outcome.
Section 7501
Class #: 14757
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 514.00
Instructor:
Currier, Phyllis
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
NUR 302 - Sel Mech Of Dis&Rel Phar
3 credits
Prerequisites: RN Status; BIO 221, 222 or ACT-PEP
Disease processes in humans. Content selected for study is chosen specifically to enhance the RN student's understanding of basic pathophysiologic concepts and is essential to understand the rationale for clinical judgment and therapeutic intervention in disease conditions. The ability of human beings to adapt to stressors is discussed throughout the course. Concepts of pharmacology and drug therapy are integrated to allow students to utilize this information in clinical practice.
Section 7501
Class #: 14758
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 771.00
Instructor:
staff
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
NUR 306 - Professional Nursing
3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre- or Co-Req: NUR 301
Professional role development for RN students, addressing nursing issues through critical analysis of the historical influences, philosophical perspectives, and socioeconomic factors which impact professional role development. Emphasis will be on theoretical knowledge influencing client outcomes in various settings. Effective, creative communication skills leading to role transformation behaviors will be encouraged through the use of group process activities.
Section 7501
Class #: 14759
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 771.00
Instructor:
Currier, Phyllis
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Thursday, 04:00 PM - 06:50 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
NUR 330 - Community Nursing
3 credits
Prerequisites: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 331
Prepares the nursing student to promote health and provide care for the community and aggregate, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations as the focus of service. The student should gains the ability to identify strategies to promote health of families, groups, and populations in the community. The course uses Healthy People 2010 objectives and leading health indicators that reflect the major national health concerns. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, and legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Prepares the nursing student to promote health and provide care for the community and aggregate, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations as the focus of service. The student should gains the ability to identify strategies to promote health of families, groups, and populations in the community. The course uses Healthy People 2010 objectives and leading health indicators that reflect the major national health concerns. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, and legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Community and aggregate strengths and risks are identified. Special emphasis will be placed upon implementation strategies designed to promote the health of populations, guide populations to reduce identified health risks and to shape health policy.
Section 7501
Class #: 14843
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 771.00
Instructor:
Leffers, Jeanne M
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Wednesday, 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
POM 500 - Statistical Analysis
3 credits
A case study approach involving the following statistical concepts: descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, probability distribution, statistical estimation, chi-square testing, analysis of variance and simple regression-correlation analysis.
Section 9101
Class #: 15006
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 936.00
Instructor:
Reetz, Richard
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Wednesday, 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PSC 313 - Urban Politics
3 credits G
Prerequisites: PSC 101
A critical examination of the urban political community in the United States. Particular attention is given to the adequacy of the city as an arena of conflict resolution and decision-making as well as such current problems as urban reconstruction in the ghettos. Field research in the area by individuals or groups is encouraged but not required.
Section 7501
Class #: 14786
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 750.00
Instructor:
Klimm, John C
This section is a blended course.
Fall 2008 - 14 Week Session,
09/02/2008 - 12/20/2008
Saturday, 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
PLEASE NOTE: This is a blended course. Please read the following Getting Started with myCourses Student Guide with information on how to log into your course(s).
SOC 102 - Social Problems
3 credits
A survey of various social problems in the contemporary world. Special emphasis will be placed upon analysis of social problems in American society.
Section 9101
Class #: 14836
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Zanin, Virgilio
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 1st 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 09/03/2008 - 10/27/2008
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
SOC 337 - Compar Ethnic Relations
3 credits D
Prerequisites: SOC 101, ANT 111, or SOC/ANT 113
A comparative analysis of interracial and interethnic relations in various areas of the world including the U.S., Latin America, Africa, and Europe. An examination of the causes of interethnic conflict, assimilation, ethnic solidarity, and changes in ethnic identity.
Section 9101
Class #: 14837
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Rodrigues, Isabel F
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 1st 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 09/02/2008 - 10/21/2008
Tuesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Thursday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
SOC 350 - Read Soc & Anthro Lit
3 credits
Prerequisites: SOC 101 or ANT 111 or SOC 113 or ANT 113
Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics.
Section 9101 - Topic: Language & Society
Class #: 14841
Tuition & fees (excludes registration fee): $ 642.00
Instructor:
Cabral, Stephen L
This section is a classroom course.
Fall 2008 - 2nd 7 Week Session,
Special Dates: 10/29/2008 - 12/17/2008
Monday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
Wednesday, 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, Fall River Center, FRCE -tba
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of sociolinguistic anthropology in local, bilingual/bicultural Portuguese communities. Students will explore and study the behavioral dynamics of human communication and code switching in Portuguese households and a variety of public domains. The relationships between language, culture and society will be illustrated by regional expressions of ethnic differentiation and assimilation in distinctive Portuguese communities located on the South Coast.
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