Fall 2024
Voices in Marketing: Advertising Luxury in French, Mandarin, and Italian
MMS 273T/FREN 273T/CHIN 273T
This discussion-based course trains students to analyze all forms of luxury branding and advertising in French, Mandarin, or Spanish. What makes us happy? What is the connection between advertising and self-worth? Classes explore the history and theories of advertising through these languages and cultures, as well as hands-on strategies for analyzing ads, with particular attention to issues such as translation, localization and ethics. Tutorials meet weekly for 75 minutes. Prereq: 204 or equivalent.
- French: MMS 273T/FREN 273T Christelle Gonthier
- Italian:MMS 273T/ITAL 273T
- Chinese:MMS 273T/CHIN 273T
Spring 2025
Voices in GLOBAL HEALTH: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi
GLHLTH 270T/AMES 270T/CHIN 270T/ARABIC 270T/HINDI 270T
Through practical and theoretical discussions around case studies, visual texts, and interviews in the target language, we examine healthcare issues from preventing and controlling COVID-19 and healthcare systems to traditional Indian medicine and environmental health. Guest speakers help us explore the underlying reasons for different beliefs and behaviors, with the goal of creating culturally appropriate interventions. Tutorials meet weekly for 75-minutes. Prerequisite: 3-4 semesters of language or equivalent – heritage and native speakers are welcome to enroll. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
- Arabic (GLHLTH 270T/ ARABIC 270T) (Maha Houssami)
- Chinese (GLHLTH 270T/ CHIN 270T) (Tianshu He)
- Hindi (GLHLTH 270T/ HINDI 270T) (Kusum Knapczyk)
- Spanish (GLHLTH 270T/SPAN 270T)
*while you do not need to be enrolled in GLHLTH 101 to sign up for this course, you may find it rewarding to do so!*
Fall 2025
Voices in the Environment: French, Chinese, German, Spanish (ENVIRON 269T)
Voices in the Environment explores how language and culture impact environmental beliefs, behaviors, and interventions. Through practical and theoretical discussions around case studies, visual texts, and interviews, we will examine “wicked problems”– global environmental challenges — from local perspectives. Guest speakers will help us explore the underlying reasons for different beliefs and behaviors, with the goal of creating appropriate interventions related to sustainability.
This course loosely follows the structure of ENVIRON 201. While students are encouraged to enroll in both courses, concurrent enrollment is not required. Tutorials are taught entirely in the target language. Prerequisite: 4 semesters-level of language study or equivalent. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
- French (ENVIRON 269T-2/ FREN 272T-2) (Sandra Valnes Quammen)
- German (ENVIRON 269T-2/ GERM 272T-2)
- Mandarin (ENVIRON 269T-3/ AMES 272T-3) (Professor Yan Liu)
- Spanish (ENVIRON 269T-1/ SPAN 2T2-1)
Spring 2026
Voices in Music: French, Italian, and Korean (MUSIC 235T/FREN 235T/ITAL 235T/KOR 235T)
Voices in Music explores how language and culture impact the production and reception of music in language communities. Texts include compositions, lyrics, music videos, interviews, visual texts, and documentaries, allowing students to examine music from multiple perspectives in the language. Discussions will include ethnomusicology, representations of culture and identity, performance, and the music industry. 75 minutes per week in the target language. S/U.
- Italian (MUSIC 235T/ Italian 235T) (Laura Bilanceri)
- Korean (MUSIC 235T/Korean 235T) (Jung-Min Mina Lee)
- French (MUSIC 235T/French 235T) (Germain Choffart
Fall 2026
Voices in Marketing: Advertising in French, Mandarin, and Spanish
MMS 273T/FREN 275T/CHIN 275T/SPAN 275T
This discussion-based course trains students to analyze all forms of advertising in French, Mandarin, or Spanish. Classes explore the history and theories of advertising through these languages and cultures, as well as hands-on strategies for analyzing ads, with particular attention to issues such as translation, localization and ethics. Tutorials meet weekly for 75 minutes. Prereq: 204 or equivalent.
Spring 2027
Voices in Public Policy: Mandarin, Spanish, …
PUBPOL 273T / CHIN 273T/ SPAN 273T
Public policy is a system of regulatory measures, laws, courses of action, and funding priorities concerning a given topic disseminated by a governmental entity or its representatives. In this course, we explore public policy issues in French-speaking countries and regions around the world, looking closely at the cultural factors that influence political participation, economic behavior, social solidarity, and value formation and evolution, all of which are closely linked to how and why public policies are developed in different ways in different countries. Through an examination of key issues and debates, we will explore the role of public policy in developing, reinforcing, and shifting national cultures.
Language and culture are instrumental in helping us interpret the cultural systems and policies of target communities and populations, and they offer an important lens to unpack the socio-cultural dimensions that impact legislation, policy, and practice. To better understand the perspectives of the individuals and groups said policies are created to protect or uplift, we will expand our examination of policy texts beyond briefs to include a wide variety of materials produced in the target language, including interviews, infographics, blogs, documentaries, and op-eds. Expert guest speakers will enhance our understanding. Our topics will include linguistic policies, immigration and citizenship, activism and political participation, cultural policies, and more. S/U
Voices in GLOBAL HEALTH: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi
GLHLTH 270T/AMES 270T/CHIN 270T/ARABIC 270T/HINDI 270T
Through practical and theoretical discussions around case studies, visual texts, and interviews in the target language, we examine healthcare issues from preventing and controlling COVID-19 and healthcare systems to traditional Indian medicine and environmental health. Guest speakers help us explore the underlying reasons for different beliefs and behaviors, with the goal of creating culturally appropriate interventions. Tutorials meet weekly for 75-minutes. Prerequisite: 3-4 semesters of language or equivalent – heritage and native speakers are welcome to enroll. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
- Arabic (GLHLTH 270T/ ARABIC 270T)
- Chinese (GLHLTH 270T/ CHIN 270T)
- Hindi (GLHLTH 270T/ Hindi 270T)
