A sequel to Spanish 110, designed to increase knowledge of the basic language, culture, and geography of the Hispanic world. Emphasis is also given to increasing students capacity to converse, read, and write in Spanish. Cultural concepts, grammatical structures, and vocabulary introduced in class are reinforced in mall-group language practice sessions. Linguistic tasks studied include describing, narrating, and giving opinions and information on a variety of topics. A sequel to Spanish 201, designed to increase students facility to speak and write sentences of greater structural sophistication that are logically connected in paragraph-length discourse.
Increased emphasis is placed on communicating in past, future and hypothetical situations.
Study of authentic Hispanic texts from various media is continued. Spanish 201 or the equivalent A review of Spanish grammar, with attention to more advanced grammatical constructions and idioms. Designed to further develop basic conversational skills acquired during the previous three semesters. Required for all students planning to study in Spain or Mexico during the junior year. The topics may include the Spanish short story, business Spanish, Spanish phonetics and diction, or Latin American culture.