Spain Today

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
Official Summer 2026.pdf (104.76 KB)
General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Summer
Course prefix:
SPAN
Course number:
3211
Section:
RMA
CRN
56240
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Cecilia
Instructor last name:
Montes-Alcala
Class Details
Course description:
This course introduces students to current issues in the culture and history of contemporary Spain. Articles, videos, and news clips are used as springboard for discussion. Conducted in Spanish.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Georgia Tech aims to cultivate a community based on trust, academic integrity, and honor. Students are expected to act according to the highest ethical standards. Review Georgia Tech’s Honor Code and the student Code of Conduct.

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarism on a quiz, exam, or assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Ethical Reasoning  
  • Information Literacy  
  • Intercultural Competence  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Intro to Linguistics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
LING
Course number:
2100
Section:
B
CRN
89230
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Class Details
Course description:
Introductory course that surveys various fields in linguistics, including first/second language acquisition, phonetics/phonology, morphology/syntax, semantics/pragmatics, language variation, computational linguistics/natural language processing, and writing systems. Credit not allowed for both LING 2100 and LING 2001.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Academic Honor Code: All students are expected to read and familiarize themselves with the Academic Honor Code, which prohibits any form of academic misconduct, including plagiarizing, cheating, and lying to an instructor. The consequences of a violation are severe and may include failure of the course, a mark on the record, suspension, and expulsion. Please take precautions to ensure that your work and actions are consistent with the Honor Code. Please also note that in this course, every element of class assignments must be fully prepared by the student. The use of generative or interpretive AI tools for any part of your work will be treated as plagiarism.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area and provides three hours of course credit.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works? 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts. 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: Ethical Reasoning, Information Literacy, Intercultural Competence.

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Pract. App. Span Grammar

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
SPAN
Course number:
3040
Section:
A
CRN
86816
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Caroline
Instructor last name:
Machado
Class Details
Course description:
A review of important structures of Spanish, presented in communicative contexts vital to the academic careers of students. Taught in Spanish.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.    

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?     

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:  

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.    

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:  

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence 
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Jpn Applied Linguistics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
JAPN
Course number:
4780
Section:
A
CRN
92311
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Kyoko
Instructor last name:
Masuda
Class Details
Course description:
This course helps develop analytical skills to better understand human languages, particularly English and Japanese. Credit not allowed for both JAPN 4780 and LING 4780.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Enlarge student's scope in world history and global perspective and enhance their global perspective.

Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled

Elementary German I

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
GRMN
Course number:
1001
Section:
A
CRN
81963
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Kathrin
Instructor last name:
Koppe
Class Details
Course description:
An introduction to the German language and the culture of the German-speaking world. Beginning of a survey of basic German grammar and the grammar and the development of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing German. Some aspects of everyday life in the German-speaking world will also be introduced.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy. Students and instructor will collaborate on AI policy for the course.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

ENGL 1102 ENGL COMPOSITION II

 

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Writing area. 

  

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.  

  

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: 

  • How do I write effectively in different contexts?  

  

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes: 

  • Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions. 
  • Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources. 
  • Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience. 
  • Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.  

  

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 

  • Critical Thinking 
  • Information Literacy 
  • Persuasion  
Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Elementary German I

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
GRMN
Course number:
1001
Section:
B
CRN
86217
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Kathrin
Instructor last name:
Koppe
Class Details
Course description:
An introduction to the German language and the culture of the German-speaking world. Beginning of a survey of basic German grammar and the grammar and the development of the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing German. Some aspects of everyday life in the German-speaking world will also be introduced.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

LMC 3236 is a CORE IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support academic and career goals.
 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question: How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?


Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.
 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
• Ethical Reasoning • Information Literacy • Intercultural Competence


 

Administrative Data
Course status
Active

Elementary French II

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
FREN
Course number:
1002
Section:
R
CRN
85518
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Franck
Instructor last name:
Findling
Class Details
Course description:
Continued listening, speaking, reading, and writing in French with further study of the culture of French-speaking regions.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences Area.

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

• How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

• Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.


Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

•    Intercultural Competence 
•    Perspective-Taking 
•    Persuasion

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Political Science & US History Area.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

• How do I prepare for my responsibilities as an engaged citizen?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of the United States and the history of Georgia.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies: 
•    Critical Thinking 
•    Intercultural Competence 
•    Persuasion

 

 


    

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Pending

Intro Cross-Cult Studies

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
ML
Course number:
2500
Section:
PH5
CRN
94207
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Placeholder
Instructor last name:
Placeholder
Class Details
Course description:
This course introduces students to literature and film from around the globe and teaches comparative literary and cultural studies analysis.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Academic dishonesty in the form of cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated. In brief, plagiarism is defined, for the purposes of this class, as: copying, borrowing, or appropriating another person’s work and presenting it as your own in a paper or oral presentation, deliberately or by accident. Acts of plagiarism will be reported in accordance with the Honor Code. In order to avoid being charged with plagiarism, if you use the words, ideas, phrasing, charts, graphs, or data of another person or from published material, then you must either: 1) use quotation marks around the words and cite the source, or 2) paraphrase or summarize acceptable using your own words and cite the source. The plagiarism policy is not restricted to books, but also applies to video and audio content, websites, blogs, wiki’s, and podcasts. Plagiarism includes putting your name on a group project to which you have minimally contributed. For information on Georgia Tech’s Academic Honor Code, please visit https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/academic-honor-code. Any student suspect of cheating or plagiarizing on an assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations. 

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Intercultural Competence
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Persuasion
Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled

Special Topics

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
FREN
Course number:
8803
Section:
R
CRN
93583
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Stephanie
Instructor last name:
Boulard
Class Details
Course description:
Topics of current interest not covered in the regular course offerings.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

Intellectual exchange is a critical element of a vibrant scholarly community. To protect the integrity of that community, students are required to cite every instance in which they borrow from or refer to another’s idea, language, or other element of another’s work. Students are welcome to study with one another, share study guides, visit the Writing Center, and seek additional feedback from the instructor. Students are also encouraged to draw from the whole body of readings, lectures, discussion posts, and sources assigned as part of this class so long as all references, quotations, allusions, summaries, or paraphrases are properly cited giving credit to the original author or speaker. Students found to be using AI in graded assignments will be considered in violation of the academic integrity policy. All cases of academic dishonesty will be immediately referred to Student Judicial Affairs. Students with questions are welcome to contact me or to consult the Georgia Tech Honor Code, found here: https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/academic-honor-code.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Intercultural Competence
  • Perspective-Taking
  • Persuasion
Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled

Undergraduate Research

Last Updated: Mon, 03/30/2026
Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2026
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
LING
Course number:
2699
Section:
A
CRN
93157
Department (you may add up to three):
Sch/Modern Languages
Instructor first name:
Hongchen
Instructor last name:
Wu
Class Details
Course description:
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

In this course, plagiarism is defined, for the purposes of this class, as: copying, borrowing, or appropriating another person’s work and presenting it as your own in a paper or oral presentation, deliberately or by accident. Acts of plagiarism will be reported in accordance with the Honor Challenge. In particular, if you engage in plagiarism or any other form of academic misconduct, you will fail the assignment in which you have engaged in academic misconduct and be referred to the Office of

Student Integrity, as required by Georgia Tech policy. In order to avoid being charged with plagiarism, if you use the words, ideas, phrasing, charts, graphs, or data of another person or from published material, then you must either: 1) use quotation marks around the words and cite the source, or 2) paraphrase or summarize acceptably using your own words and cite the source. The plagiarism policy is not restricted to books, but also applies to video & audio content, websites, blogs, wiki’s, and podcasts. 

 

Another serious type of academic misconduct is the improper use of Artificial Intelligence. In this course:

  • Students may not use AI when conducting research because one goal of this course is to learn how to identify, find, digest, and interpret expert sources.
  • Students may not use AI when writing because one goal of this course is to build skills and experience in critical thinking, communication, and original thought (i.e., avoid plagiarism).
  • Students may use AI when creating graphics and data visualizations because, while one goal of this course is to learn how to identify high v. low quality visualizations, students need not become skilled graphic designers. 

 

Students are also expected to read and abide by the Georgia Tech Student Code of Conduct and the Academic Honor Code. All violations will be reported. The complete text of these two Codes may be found at:   

                           

  1. https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/student-code-conduct
  2. https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-life/academic-honor-code

 

Students are also strongly urged to be familiar with these Georgia Tech sites:

  1. Honor Challenge — https://osi.gatech.edu/students/honor-code
  2. Office of Student Integrity — http://www.osi.gatech.edu/index.php/Core

 

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Social Sciences area. Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

 

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

• How do I understand human experiences and connections?

 

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcomes:

• Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, 

political, social or geographic relationships develop, persist or change.

 

Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Intercultural Competence

• Perspective-Taking

• Persuasion

 

Administrative Data
Course status
Cancelled
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