We will also consider diachronic grammar, time permitting. Course conducted in Spanish and English. Concurrent or previous enrollment in SPAN 301. Of particular interest is film as an expression of dominant ideology, and determiner of that ideology, on the one hand, and, on the other, the ways in which movies can express opposition to hegemony. Luis Bu uel, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodovar.
All course work, films, lectures, class discussion and papers in Spanish.
Papers, oral presentations. Cuatro trabajos escritos. Considers differences between structures of English and Spanish, as well as techniques for the effective teaching of Spanish to English-speaking natives. Thorough treatment of specific problems of Spanish syntax, including reflexives, copulative verbs, and subordination. A study in depth of the main currents of 19th.