Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of Latin American Culture Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of Hispanic cultures. Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the Spanish language and its cultures. Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons between Hispanic cultures and their own. Comprehension will be increasingly independent of subject matter knowledge. Student will demonstrate an emerging ability to write about abstract topics and defend a point of view.
Writing is comprehensible to native speakers unaccustomed to dealing with foreigners.
Speech is comprehensible to native speakers unaccustomed to dealing with foreigners. The student will be able to write, in Spanish, an eight to ten page research paper, or several shorter papers, about a cultural aspect written in Spanish using proper language, vocabulary, and documentation. The student will understand the relationship between the cultural materials studied and the Spanish cultures. There will be one final exam in this class. Students are required to write a 10-page paper on a topic approved by the instructor.