| GCOS 151 Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Latin America |
| This three-credit Seminar addresses the most urgent issues in the agenda of the Latin American Indigenous Peoples Movement and its relationship with globalization. The Seminar explores the thoughts and experiences of various indigenous peoples of Costa Rica (Huetar and Brunca) and Panama or Ecuador, in the context of the present political situations in those countries. A set of readings covers aspects related to globalization, indigenous struggles, relationship with nature, intercultural education, international legislation, market economy, tourism and power relations. A Seminar reader, internet research, interviews, direct observations, collective discussions, personal reflections, and academic documentation are the main resources for learning. |
| GCOS 170 Writing, Research and Documentation Seminar |
| This course helps students develop their academic writing skills, including conducting library and electronic research, exploring and organizing ideas, using and integrating different sources, improving writing mechanics, correctly citing bibliographic references, providing support for arguments, and assessing and editing their own and their peers' work. Through frequent short writing exercises in and out of class students learn to use writing as a practical and familiar personal tool for discovering and clarifying ideas. Research projects involving group activities as well as personal intellectual inquiry lead to polished pieces for the semester portfolio. |
COSTA RICA CENTER (GCOS) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - GCOS 102 Living Latin American Culture I |
