The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.

Science is a universal enterprise, yet there are many barriers to effectively communicating and understanding science. One major hurdle is the ubiquity of English as a central language for publishing and communicating science. This is an issue both for aspiring young scientists who must learn English as a second language while mastering complex scientific topics as well as for members of our communities who would benefit from scientific information that is currently unavailable in their primary language. In this class we will combine readings and discussion of classic papers in the fields of Evolution and Ecology with an active goal to break down language barriers in science. During the semester, students will each translate one paper into a second language or into another creative format that communicates the science to a broad audience. Translations resulting from this seminar will be made available online for ESL students from around the world. Bilingual and multilingual students are especially encouraged to take this seminar to help us break down language barriers. https://www.tarvinlab.org/teaching

Remote, synchronous instruction.

Requisites

• Students with 1-2 Terms in Attendance

Repeat Rules