Excerpts from novels, plays, poetry, periodicals, and films are used to promote classroom discussions with active student participation. Students make frequent oral presentations. Spring A continuation of SPA 3015, with special emphasis on writing. Students develop their writing skills in Spanish through frequent practice and critique of work in progress. Both academic and creative writing are studied in this course.
Students submit a portfolio of their work at the end of the semester.
Cervantes and European Narrative See Literature courses for description. Students identify elements of the historical and cultural context that inform the selected texts, and analyze the manner in which they are expressed. Taught in Spanish. Literature of the High Middle Ages See Literature courses for description. Drawing from the rich cinematography of Spain and Latin America, this course focuses on the interaction between film and culture in Latin America.