This course is designed as part of the collaboration efforts among the Institute language studies programs namely French, Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish to support students’ learning about the various aspects of the migration process across the international borders. The course will provide an overview of migration, human rights, and the role of regional and international organizations. We will discuss the recent crisis of refugees from Africa into Europe, immigrants’ identity and their integration in the host country and the impact on the people and the economy. The influence of globalization, demographic shifts, regional and international conflicts on the future of migration will also be among the topics to be presented and discussed in this course. Besides the daily class meetings, there will be three plenary sessions where students from the four programs meet to share their experiences and provide their input on the common course themes. To ensure the use of target language, T&I service will be available during the plenary sessions. .

This class will focus mostly on improving speaking, reading and listening skills. The writing component of language acquisition will weigh less than other skills. .