English Professional Language: its Greek and Latin Tools

Catalog description

Introducing basic terminology that English draws from Greek and Latin for theory and practice in professions such as medicine, law, science, engineering, industry, communications, comprising media (advertising, journalism, television, theater), likewise critical argumentation in philosophy, philology, and politics. Concept of Linguistic Kinship: the 'family' of Romance languages relating English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French; likewise the 'family' of Indo-European languages, relating, e.g., Germanic, Celtic, Persian, Indic. Tools for students to analyze and master terminology in their special fields. Starting Fall 2020 qualifies as an Inter-Cultural Competency (ICC) course for Pathways College Option purposes.