WNL 350 - Turkey: The Crossroad of Civilization

Institution:

Franklin College - Indiana

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Description:

This is a course of discovery. Explore the land where many aspects of our culture, history, religion, medicine, math, philosophy, and city planning originated. Explore a secular democratic republic in a dominantly Moslem country. Turkey will teach us much about this past and present. We will also discover about ourselves. Being in a strange place is a very good way to get to know oneself, one's own home, and what it means to belong. Ways of looking at the world and one's own history, ways one commonly creates meaning will be thrown into question because we will be in a very different culture. This means that people we meet will likely have a very different view of the world. This is when it gets very exciting: I can open myself to new ideas that have never crossed my mind before; I can understand parts of my past in whole new ways by actually "being there" in places I have only read about. Travel is always to some extent disorienting (culturally, linguistically, sensuously), but this very disorientation allows us to gain fresh insights into another culture, into ourselves, and even into our home country. Approximate Cost: $2910 (not included: passport, visa, shot, lunches, snacks, spending money, non-required events) Satisfies international OR intercultural exploratory requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.franklincollege.edu

Phone Number:

(317) 738-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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