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    Making Public Policy

    Making Public Policy

    This course aims to get students thinking about politics and policy as a part of their everyday life.

    Subjects:
    Political Science and Sociology
    Keywords:
    Policy sciences Political planning
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Chinese I (Regular)

    Chinese I (Regular)

    This subject is the first semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called Mandarin, the language with the largest number of native speakers in the world. It is the official language of Mainland China and Taiwan, and one of the official languages of Singapore. The course presupposes no prior background in the language. Course objectives are to master Mandarin pronunciation, including the recognition and writing of Pinyin romanization, basic reading and writing skills (around 150 characters in the traditional character set or the simplified set), and to develop the ability to participate in simple, practical conversations on everyday topics. The relationship between Chinese language and culture and the sociolinguistically appropriate use of language will be stressed throughout. Typical class format will include performance of memorized basic conversations, drills, questions and discussion, and various types of communicative exercises.

    Subjects:
    Foreign Language Learning and Chinese Studies
    Keywords:
    Chinese language -- Dialects Marin dialects -- Pronunciation
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Modern Revolutions

    Modern Revolutions

    In this course, we study some of the most important political revolutions that took place between the 17th century and today. We explore the causes of each revolution, analyze the ideologies that inspired the revolutionaries, examine revolutionary uses of violence, and consider how historical revolutions still shape contemporary politics. Close and critical readings of historical sources are critical to this process.

    Subjects:
    History
    Keywords:
    Political science Revolutions
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Classics 170A: Religion & Law in Ancient Greece

    Classics 170A: Religion & Law in Ancient Greece

    In this course we will study ancient Greek religion from Bronze Age to Hellenistic times by investigating relevant literary accounts and the archaeology of the sacred space. The special themes will be festivals and rituals, gender and religion. We will study ancient religion from an anthropological perspective analyzing ritual tradition in its socio-cultural context. The second half of the course will focus on the relation between religion and law, and the regulations that codify religious practice.

    Keywords:
    Law Greek Religions Greece
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Education 151: Language and Literacy

    Education 151: Language and Literacy

    This course is designed to help students understand the aspects of linguistic principles and processes that underlie oral and written language proficiency, and how this knowledge is relevant K-12 instruction. Emphasis is on a thorough, research-based understanding of phonology, morphology, orthography, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics. Students learn ways to use this information to support literacy and oral language development for elementary and secondary school students. Issues of linguistic diversity and second language learning are addressed.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Linguistics English language -- Study teaching Literacy
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Writing Academic Essays

    Writing Academic Essays

    This is an open course on writing academic essays in English. It starts with a lesson on the the different types of essays. Then you'll learn how to write introduction paragraphs, body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraphs.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Rhetoric -- Study teaching (Higher) Academic writing
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Noun Clauses

    Noun Clauses

    This is an open course in noun clauses of English grammar. It starts with a lesson on the basics of nouns and then moves to a lesson on the basics of clauses. Then we put those things together and learn about noun clauses. Finally, we learn how to reduce a noun clause. If you already understand nouns and clauses, you can skip those topics, but they also may be useful to review before starting the more difficult material.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Noun English language -- Grammar
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    This course is designed to provide new teachers or people interested in becoming teachers with some inspiration for the profession. It is not meant to be an indepth, comprehensive analysis of TEFL but rather an introduction to a few fundamental areas of teaching English. This course will cover 4 topics: Theories of Language Acquisition, Teaching Pronunciation, Teaching Grammar, and Teaching Young Learners.

    Subjects:
    English Language and Foreign Language Learning
    Keywords:
    English language -- Study teaching -- Foreign speakers
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Introduction to Business English

    Introduction to Business English

    This course is designed to improve your international Business English communication skills to further advance your career or succeed in one of UCI Extension's Accelerated Certificate Programs. Learn more about doing business in the U.S. as well as internationally. Students will study business concepts, business English, and enhance cross-cultural communications skills for business and professional settings.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Business English
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
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    Adverb Clauses

    Adverb Clauses

    This is an open course in adverb clauses of English grammar. It starts with a lesson on the basics of adverbs and then moves to a lesson on the basics of clauses. Then we put those things together and learn about adverb clauses. Finally, we learn how to reduce an adverb clause to make an adverb phrase. If you already understand adverbs and clauses, you can skip those topics, but they also may be useful to review before starting the more difficult material. Each lesson has a short video lecture from a teacher and several practice exercises.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Grammar
    Resource Type:
    Courseware