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2017-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FLS 2301 - World Language Films

Credits: 3 hrs


Film is on e of the best ways to increase cross-cultural awareness and knowledge about the 6, 912 cultures that currently comprise our interconnected world.  FLS 2000 will expolre the soci-cultural and political issues through film that impact the six billion people that inhabit our planet.  This course is based on the ancient Chinese proverb “A picture is worth ten thousand words.”  Hence, it underscores 21st century visual literacy skills and will serve as an active forum for engaging discussion and cultural communication.  It will promote self-discovery by viewing the world through the eyes of others.  It will help you to speak the universal language-cinema.  Films, topics and themes will vary according to the interest of the instructor(s) and students.  Films may be from any one country or a variety of countries.  The seminar will be taught in English and all films will be in English or have subtitles.

 

Prerequisite: None

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

  Prerequisite(s): None.