LEARNING
COMMONS COURSES
Courses listed below
do not satisfy program or distribution credit.
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91709 |
BLC 107
Intensive ESL |
Denise Minin
|
M W 10:00
am-12:30 pm T Th 10:00
am-12:30 pm |
HDR
106 HEG
200 |
(4 credits,
two-semester requirement) This course is designed to give
incoming international students an overview of the Liberal Arts experience
through exploring some of the fields of study Bard has to offer. Through this
investigation, students will develop the academic and study skills needed to
survive this challenging academic environment. An emphasis on reading and
writing will provide opportunities for students to develop vocabulary, improve grammar and strengthen their grasp of
the written language. Class size: 15
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91710 |
BLC 150
Algebra
Workshop |
Matthew Goodell |
M
6:15 pm-8:15 pm |
HEG
204 |
(2 credits) This course provides a
review of the algebra used in math, science, and social science courses. It is
designed for students who would like to improve their algebra skills while
taking or in preparation to take an introductory math, science, economics or
statistics course. Topics include linear equations and their graphs,
quadratic equations, fractions, rational expressions, and exponents. This
course will be graded Pass/Fail. No distributional credit is earned. Class
size: 22
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91712 |
BLC 180
The Art of
Public Speaking |
David Register
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T Th 10:10
am-11:30 am |
OLIN
204 |
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(4 credits) This class will introduce students to the art
of public speaking. Over the course of the semester, students will: (1) examine
the role of culture in informing speaking situations, (2) develop practical
skills related to the research, invention, organization, and presentation of
speeches, and (3) learn how to analyze and evaluate arguments as they are
presented in public speeches, political debates, television interviews, etc.
Additionally, the course will explore the use of rhetoric in meeting the needs
of ceremonial occasions, the narration of events, and persuasion.
Students will be required, at several points through the course of the
semester, to present speeches to the class as a whole. In addition,
students will be responsible for weekly homework assignments and the evaluation
of one another’s presentations.
Class size: 16
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91711 |
BLC 190
Algebra,
Trigonometry, & Functions |
Matthew Goodell |
W 6:15
pm-8:15 pm |
HEG
308 |
(2 credits) This course is
designed for students who have taken a pre-calculus course in high school or at
Bard, but would like more computational practice with algebra, trigonometry,
logarithms and exponentials. This course can be taken at the same time as
a math, science, or economics course, or in preparation to take such a course
in a subsequent semester. This course will be graded Pass/Fail. No
distributional credit is earned. This
course will meet for the first 10 weeks of the semester. Class
size: 25
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91713 |
BLC 205
A Essay and Revision |
Dorothy Albertini
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T Th 11:50
am-1:10 pm |
OLIN
304 |
(4
credits) In this course, we will
sharpen our skills at writing and revising academic essays. By breaking down
the writing process into its constituent steps, considering what each step
needs in order to be useful, and anticipating the experience of a reader, this
class allows students to hone their skills at producing successful academic
writing. Along the way, we’ll consider question framing, using outside sources,
revision and editing, and other skills necessary to write effectively. Class
size: 12
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91714 |
BLC 205
B Essay and
Revision |
Jane Smith
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T Th 3:10
pm-4:30 pm |
OLINLC
206 |
See above. Class
size: 12
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91715 |
BLC 220
Digital
Literacies/Scholarship |
Jeremiah Hall
|
F 10:10 am-11:30 am |
RKC
200 |
(2 credits) This
inquiry-based course asks questions about how knowledge is formed and
transmitted in the 21st century and how we act upon information by developing
literacies. It will examine the skills necessary to produce scholarship and
engage the public sphere by focusing on students’ proficiencies in conducting
and presenting research using digital sources. Literacies under consideration
range from databases and metadata to infometrics and social media; from coding
languages to digital images and sound with an emphasis on how these relate to
the process of research and writing. Through participation in collaborative
workshops, students will gain experience with digital tools to analyze and
interpret information sources as well as the ethical issues fundamental to
information use and access. The goal is to encourage students to investigate
digital literacies to create new voices for participating in the digital world.
Class size: 12
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91716 |
BLC 235
Composition
Theory and Pedagogy |
James Keller
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M W 11:50
am-1:10 pm |
OLIN
305 |
(4
credits) This course is designed for advanced writers who want to deepen their understanding
of composition, rhetoric, and grammar. Topics will include composition theory,
grammar and its role in the service of meaning and rhetoric, and revision in
both theory and practice. We will address questions of composition pedagogy to
see how successful models of teaching (and tutoring) writing can inform our
understanding of the genre itself, not in theoretical isolation but as a live
and critical practice. Students will write and revise essays, provide feedback
to fellow writers, and complete an independent project. Class
size: 18