Sustainability Course Repository

SPAN-4390 : A Visa to Fulfill a Dream

Spanish | College of Arts and Sciences | UG

Nowadays there seems to be a proliferation of different Latin American cultural products that deal with the topic of (il)legal immigration. Through the study of songs, theater plays, short stories, movies and film we will reflect upon what it means to be an immigrant and what are the causes and consequences of the experience.

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  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities

SPED-5400 : Introduction to Disability, Language and Literacy

Special Education | College of Education | GR

An Introductionduction to special education including an overview of historical/legal foundations, individualized educational plans, and exceptionalities in childhood. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the nature of learning disorders (i.e., learning disabilities, speech/language disor-ders, and mental retardation

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  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 5 Ecological Education
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities

SPED-5410 : Multicultural/lingual Learning

Special Education | College of Education | GR

This course is an Introductionduction to learning disorders for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Topics covered perception of disabilities across cultures, reasons for the overrepresentation of various racial and ethnic groups in special programs, the effects of second language acquisition on current classroom learning, and the assessment and intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse students with learning difficulties.

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  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities