Love of Language: Chaucer

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Independent Study

Course Description

Re-experience the Beauty and Power of Language to Pass on to Your Students

Love of Language:  Chaucer is designed to develop an appreciation for life, times, language, style and the importance of the works by Geoffrey Chaucer, including the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde. In this course you will be guided by an audio-course, published by the Recorded Book’s Modern Scholar, in a journey that begins by studying and reflecting on the language and works of Geoffrey Chaucer and concludes with an independent writing, research or curriculum project.

Course Details

Number of Units: 1.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers (K-12) who want to bridge the gap between the language needs of their students and their need to be lifelong learners with a passion for language and literature.

Required Materials: Course instructions will be available to you in your student account upon enrollment. You will also need to purchase or have access to the following:

Available formats include (published by Recorded Book's Modern Scholar): CD or Audiocassette, Downloadable MP3 files and Playaway (a preloaded audio player).

ADA Accommodations:  Professional and Continuing Education is committed to promoting knowledge and academic excellence for all learners. The University of San Diego's Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center helps students with verified disabilities obtain meaningful academic accommodations and support to help improve access to Professional and Continuing Education programs and courses.  If you are a student who would like to be considered for academic accommodations, please visit USD's Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center's website and follow the instructions under Requesting Services.

Course Options

Course Date Units Price
EDU-X713K – 011 Start now, you have 270 days to complete this course once enrolled 1 $134

IS/Love of Language: Chaucer

Start now, you have 270 days to complete this course once enrolled
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$134
Independent Study
Eric Ginsberg

Once you have enrolled in this course, you may access Course Instructions upon logging into your account.

What You Will Learn

  • Listen to an audio-course (during a commute, at the gym, or wherever else you may go)
  • Examine and reflect upon a myriad of texts and language related topics with an emphasis on Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Enhance and expand understanding and appreciation of the language and works of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Bridge the gap between the language needs of your students and your need to be a lifelong learner
  • Explore personal interests related to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Develop curriculum inspired by course content

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Testimonial

I really enjoyed taking the Love of Language: Chaucer course. With each course that I take in the Love of Language series, I look forward to taking the Capstone. Sometimes as I’m listening to the lectures series, I feel inspired to write my own stories. The capstone project may allow me to do that. We’ll see. Anyway, I have taken several Love of Language courses, and I’m seeing the connections between each course. I’m excited to see how the courses will culminate in the Capstone Project. 🙂