My classes this semester, reinterpreted:
Elementary German I
Or, Non-Romance Languages for Dummies
Introductory course in which students learn that just because Germany and France share a border doesn't mean the languages have similar grammars.
Origins of Astronomy
Or, Comparative Bright Lights and Other Distractingly Shiny Things
Differs from other introductory physics classes because lectures are accompanied by pretty pictures.
Phonology I
Or, Introductory Graduate School: Everything You Know Is Wrong
A first-year graduate seminar in which students learn to disregard everything they thought they knew about phonology because it is Very Wrong, and instead learn to work with theories that are, on the surface, much less intuitive than what is traditionally presented in a typical undergraduate course. Specific to phonology, but in theory applies to all sub-disciplines. (See: X-bar Theory, Syntax.)
The Indo-European Family
Or, The New York Times Crossword In Theory and Practice
Historical linguistics, no prerequisite. Majors sit in the back and obtain high levels of proficiency in the daily crossword, sudoku and kenken, while non-majors sit in the front and ask fundamental questions.
Is it May yet?
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