Listening skills include interaction with film, video and audio recordings, as well as with speakers of native ability. Review of the essentials of Spanish grammar with application to composition. The course is designed to help students write social and business correspondence, take notes, write cohesive summaries and resumes, as well as narratives and descriptions of a factual nature. Required course for teacher certification. A survey study of the history, topography, art, literature, music, and social aspects of Spain.
Students explore contemporary issues through film, periodicals and interviews.
A study of the principal movements of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 18th century. Selections from typical works of each literary movement are examined in detail and in the context of the historical and cultural life of the period. Basic literary survey from the early nineteenth century through the twentieth century. Reading for understanding, including skills of summarization, explication, comparison and analysis. A study of the history, topography, art, philosophy, literature, and sociological aspects of Hispanoamerica.