OPIE D714 - Adventures in Mythology

• Students will develop vocabulary that will enable them to comprehend and communicate orally and in writing about mythology, its role in modern times, popular mythological stories and figures within various cultures.
• Students will engage in reading, listening, and discussion activities in order to learn about mythology and its role in a variety of cultural contexts.
• Students will engage in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar tasks that will enable them to gather and evaluate information and to report/analyze what they have learned.
• Students will identify, select, and appropriately narrow a research topic, will identify and select appropriate information resources - electronic, print, and other media, and will evaluate all information resources in terms of sets of criteria.
• Students will strengthen their ability to listen and read critically and to participate appropriately and effectively in class discussions.
• Students will successfully complete a major project, either oral or written, analyzing a myth or theme not formally covered in the class.