These exercises will help to prep and debrief various field activities and reading assignments and cultivate methodological skills for studying socio-political structures and dynamics. The basic plan is to teach in this course in English as much as is necessary and to learn in this course in Spanish as much as is possible. Class sessions will generally be in English but will talk about Spanish words, phrases, and texts. From time to time role plays and other activities that might be useful in preparing for field observations may be done partly in Spanish. Interviews with visitors will vary.
Beginners notice some things native speakers overlook, for example.
Note that apart from reasonable and appropriate allowance for medical excuses and the equivalent, no work will be accepted late. There is a really good reason for this. The written work is intended to help you process experiences as they occur. Timeliness is essential to its effectiveness. Note also that while no grade is directly given for journal writing, the frequency, quantity and quality of your journal writing will directly affect your performance in all three areas that are directly graded.