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Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Cool Classes

Looking for great courses for 2019-2020? Check out these cool courses:

MLCS 199 A1 640X360 FALL 2019
LA ST 330 A1 FALL 2019 640X60
MLCS 199 Theme parks Fall 2019 640x360
C LIT 497 Fall 2019a
SLAV 499 640x360 FALL 2019
  • Captivated by Cultural and Media Studies? Check out:

    FREN 345 A1 – Introduction to Contemporary French Cinema and Media;  Fall 2019
    MLCS 473/573 B1 – Cultural Representations, World Media and Ethics; Winter 2020

  • Fascinated by Folklore? Check out:

    MLCS 204 A1 - Forms of Folklore; Fall 2019
    MLCS 205 B1 – History of Folklore Studies; Winter 2020

     
  • Find Comparative Literature Compelling? Check out:

    C LIT 101 A1, A2 - World Literature; Fall 2019 & Winter 2020
    C LIT 210 A1 - Cyberliterature; Fall 2019
    C LIT 266 A1 - Women and World Literature; Fall 2019
    C LIT 228 B1 – Literature, Popular Culture and the Visual Arts; Winter 2020
    C LIT 352 B1 – Literature and the Other Arts; Winter 2020
    C LIT 502 B1 – Studies in World Literature II; Winter 2020
    SCAND 356 B1 – Women in Scandinavian Literature and Popular Culture; Winter 2020

    SPAN 326 A1 – Hispanic Children’s Literature; Fall 2019


  • In love with Latin America? Check out:

    LA ST 205 A1 – Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; Fall 2019
    LA ST 310 A1 – Latin America at the Movies; Fall 2019
    LA ST 330 A1 – The Latino Experience Abroad; Fall 2019
    LA ST 210 B1 – South America; Winter 2020

  • Scandalized by Scandinavian Studies? Check out:

    SCAND 341 A1 - Old Norse Mythology & Legends; Fall 2019

    SCAND 342 B1 – Vikings and Sagas; Winter 2020
    SCAND 356 B1 – Women in Scandinavian Literature and Popular Culture; Winter 2020


  • Seeking out Slavs? Check out:

    SLAV 499 A1 - Soviet Childhood; Fall 2019
    SLAV 299 B1 – Language, Conflicts & Identity; Winter 2020
    SLAV 499 B1 – Slavic Lang/Cult Online & Comm; Winter 2020

  • Transfixed by Translation? Check out:

    FREN 254 Introduction to Translation Theory and Practice: French-English-French; Fall 2019 & Winter 2020
    FREN 354 A1 - Translation: English into French; Fall 2019
    GERM 342 B1 – Introduction to Translation: German and English; Winter 2020
    GERM 443 A1 – Advanced Translation: German into English; Fall 2019
    MLCS 300 A1 - Introduction to Translation; Fall 2019
    MLCS 400 B1 – The History of Translation; Winter 2020
    POLSH 443 A1 - Polish-English Translation; Fall 2019
    SPAN 405 A1 - Exercises in Translation: English into Spanish; Fall 2019
    SPAN 406 B1 - Exercises in Translation: English into Spanish; Winter 2020

For more information on these and other great MLCS courses, contact us at mlcs@ualberta.ca

For the complete schedule and listing of courses offered in Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 terms, please refer to Bear Tracks.

Please note that course availability is also subject to course enrollments. Courses that do not make minimal enrollment limits may be cancelled or converted into directed readings.

Spring and Summer Studies

For information on Spring and Summer Studies, click here.
The most current Course Listing is available on Bear Tracks.

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Top ten reasons to study another language

10. Develop skills needed to be a global leader. Global leaders need cultural empathy. Check it out in the Harvard Business Review.

9. Stay sharp longer! Scientific studies have shown that learning another language may help to ward off the mental decline that comes with age.

8. Stay focused on what’s important. Bilingual people filter out background noise better.

7. Knowing another language improves critical decision-making and helps you make better decisions.

6. Speaking another language makes you smarter!

5. Prepare you for travel, work or study in another country.

4. Be ready to communicate with others in their language.

3. Study with professors whose research takes them around the world.

2. Exploring languages, literatures, folklores and cultures gives you a better perspective on your own.

1. Have fun!!
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