This includes, but is not limited to, authors and works chosen by ETS for their Advanced Placement program in Spanish Literature. Students study poetry, plays, novels and short stories in their historical context, regularly writing literary analyses of the works studied. May. Summer reading preceding arrival at School Year Abroad is required. This course offers a survey of Spanish and Spanish-American literature and thought while enriching the students knowledge of the Spanish language. Class discussions focus on the theme of the work, its characters and literary style.
Students write essays frequently.
These are graded on content and form. Course work is supplemented by films shown in class and attendance at local theatre productions. Summer reading preceding arrival at School Year Abroad is required. This course is taught by an instructor on leave from one of our home schools in the United States. Works studied vary from year to year depending on the interests and specialties of the teacher, but are usually chosen with the SYA experience in mind.