Everybody talks, but no two people talk the same way! While this is true even of two people in the same city, this is even more true of someone in, say, Mexico City compared to someone in Seoul. In this class we will learn about the ways people talk all over, discussing the meaning of language and dialect and surveying the major languages of the world, where they are spoken, and what they sound like. This class is great for anyone interested in learning a new language, learning more about global diversity, or just anyone who thinks languages are cool!

In this course we will discuss stress and ways to cope with it from different perspectives. We will start with discussing biological and social origins of stress, and then learn about effects of stress and how our bodies respond to it. We will lastly, through teaching and student interaction, learn about different ways to cope with stress.