This course helps develop speaking and listening skills through discussion of topics in Hispanic cultures. Course readings, films, music, internet activities, etc.are designed to increase students'awareness of social, political, and cultural developments in various countries of the Hispanic world. Although the main goals of this course focus on oral and cultural proficiency, reading, listening, and writing skills are also practiced. An appropriate course for students with a strong background in speaking Spanish who wish to improve their writing skills. Writers' workshop format emphasizes both peer and instructor feedback as well as mulitple revisions of written assignments.
Readings serve as a basis for discussion and stylistic analysis.
Grammar review as needed. This is a minimum requirement. Students are encouraged to have completed Spanish 51. Brown maintains programs at the Universidad de las Am ricas in Puebla, Mexico, and at El Colegio de M xico in Mexico City which together provide a unique opportunity for Brown undergraduates to study at two of Mexico's most prominent institutions. At the Universidad de las Am ricas, students enroll directly and may choose from a variety of courses in the different schools.