This course is structured to facilitate the observation, recognition, and assessment of facts and overall patterns of the contexts for the behavior and actions of individuals, families, and communities within and across cultures in order to promote appreciation, respect for differences, and effective communication. This course will also explore the role of ethics and ethical behavior when depicted against cultural and or spiritual beliefs. Prerequisite: 301 or concurrent.

This is an intensive, highly student-directed hybrid seminar in legal interpreting. The course will cover different aspects of court interpreting as a profession, including the training needed, job opportunities and sources of work, standard business practices, free-lance status versus staff interpreting, extensive practical work in the three modes of interpretation used in the courtroom, businesses, the professional code of ethics, and professional development activities. The course aims to prepare students to interpret between Spanish and English by fostering awareness of the different nature of interpreting in legal settings, providing grounding in basic legal language and courtroom procedure. Prerequisite: 301 or admission to interpretation certificate program.

This is an intensive, highly student-directed hybrid seminar in medical interpreting and social settings. The course will cover different aspects of medical interpreting as a profession, including the training needed, job opportunities and sources of work, standard business practices, free-lance status versus staff interpreting, extensive practical work in the three modes of interpretation used in the medical context with special emphasis on consecutive interpretation, the professional code of ethics, and professional development activities. The course aims to prepare students to interpret between Spanish and English by fostering awareness of the different nature of interpreting, providing a panoramic overview of biomedical culture in the U.S., U.S. health care systems, body systems and anatomy, and terminology. Prerequisite: 301 or admission to interpretation certificate program.

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of an English faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.

An introductory course for the student with no previous foreign language study. Pair work and small group activities using culturally authentic materials are used to develop skills for everyday communication with an emphasis in culture and pronunciation. Prerequisite for 102: 101.

An introductory course for the student with no previous foreign language study. Pair work and small group activities using culturally authentic materials are used to develop skills for everyday communication with an emphasis in culture and pronunciation. Prerequisite for 102: 101.

An introductory course for students with no previous German study. Culturally-authentic technology and print materials at the introductory level are used to facilitate communicative skills in German for everyday conversations and interactions. Emphasis in culture and pronunciation.

Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in British literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in British culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or non-Western culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. Concurrent enrollment in Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Consent of department required. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA

Examines a theme, symbol, or image in Western and/or non-Western literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence culture or cultural change over time. Topics will vary in specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. Concurrent enrollment in the Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Consent of department required. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA

This course introduces students to digital rhetoric, critical AI literacy, and what it means to compose and read digital texts through human-computer interaction and the way that affects both writers and readers. Based on a critical-ethical stance for generative AI engagement, students are also introduced to AI ethics as they relate to reading and writing, and they gain experience with practical applications for using AI in the writing process. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors. Other students seeking upper division credit for this course require department consent. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 or 105 or 195. WCII, IL.