10 courses with the subject LLIT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
LLIT 1010Language, Culture, Society3
In this course we will learn how opening ourselves up to learning a foreign language can lead us down a path of discovery, appreciation, empathy and knowledge of different people and cultures, as well as our own. As we find ourselves connecting, and being exposed to more and more people from around the world, our need to communicate and understand each other is becoming more relevant and timely. Understanding, respect and empathy for one another comes through understanding each other. Many times, learning a foreign language helps us understand ourselves, our roots, our strugg Typically offered:
Students study and practice skills central to academic and professional research through the development of independent, inquiry-based projects. In their projects, student assert, support, and integrate their own positions into scholarly conversation based in research. Students develop competency in the location, evaluation, analysis and documentation of sources that represent a range of different perspectives on important issues. Typically offered:
This course on civic engagement immerses students in the importance and impact of active citizenship in their own communities, especially as it relates to refugee populations. We’ll cover the various forms civic engagement can take, including using digital platforms, community participation, increasing cross-cultural understanding. Through engagement with guest speakers, including refugees who have started their own community initiatives, students will gain an understanding of the history, policies and social factors leading to current issues refugees face here and around the Attributes: CCE YLIB
The course is a discussion of the cosmopolitan, immigrant experience of people of African descent then and now, in Paris, the French capital, the “City of lights”: Course focus will be on the lived experience of the Africans, the African-Americans and the Afro-Caribbean expatriates in Paris. Typically offered:
This course examines the images of and the attitudes toward Spanish-speaking peoples within Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States and in the rest of the world. Films and works of literature will be studied as sources of information, and students will investigate and analyze the portrayal of Hispanic/Latino peoples in literary and cinematic media. Includes both written and oral presentations. All films in Spanish with English subtitles. Typically offered:
Between 1870 and 1920 over five million Italians immigrated to the United States. They were mainly men, and they came primarily to strike it rich. Of those who came, about one-half returned to Italy. Those who remained, often joined by their families, left an indelible mark on the American cultural, political, artistic, educational and social landscape. This course investigates the fascinating story of Italian immigration to the United States, a story that many of your great-grandparents and grandparents actually lived and bequeathed to you in memory via their values, beliefs Our inquiry will be interdisciplinary. We will study historical texts, literature and cinema that address the historical and sociological conditions of 19th Century Italy, the odyssey of immigration to and assimilation in the United States, and life in the ethnic neighborhood. We will also explore the mafia, forms of prejudice, and ways Italians uniquely manifested their social values in labor unions, religion and education. Upon successfully completing this course, you will have a solid grasp of how Italians, in becoming Americans, contributed to the rich fabric of life in t Attributes: DEI YLIB
Latino Americans account for more than 18% of the U.S. population, or close to 60 million people. This number is greater than many Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain, Venezuela and Peru; meaning that the U.S. has a diverse background of Hispanic and/or Latino populations living in the same country. Latino communities have greatly contributed to United States culture since 1848, a year when the U.S. acquired territories formerly part of Mexico. As a result, Latino American communities influence all areas of American society and identity, including: language, education Typically offered:
In this course, we will be discovering several immigrant groups that came to the US searching for hope, future, and identity. Some adapted to the new life and some struggled as they were not able to let go of who and where they came from. We will be exploring themes of identity, gender, poverty, hope, religion, assimilation, stereotypes, and discrimination, among others. This course will focus on a sampling of different immigration cultural experiences in the 20th and 21st centuries. Through selected readings, documentaries and movies we will learn the many perspectives, need Typically offered:
This class aims to understand the fundamental concept of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in ethnicity, age, gender, religion, culture, society, and ability/disability. Students will develop insights into the nature of their core values, exercise to increase “Cultural Intelligence,” and enhance their leadership skills to reap the benefit of DEI in future workplaces. The course will involve a comparative study of world cultures through various activities, including readings, videos, discussions, case studies, group work, and guest speakers. Attributes: DEI YLIB
