Spanish 101
Course description and objectives:
Beginning Spanish or First Semester Spanish 101 is designed to introduce you to the Spanish language and the many facets of Hispanic Culture, and to develop all your language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. In this course you will develop you ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations and you will acquire some of the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in Spanish. The course requires regular classroom participation and approximately two hours of outside preparation (listening, writing, reading, grammar study) for every hour of class. For students with no previous experience with the Spanish language.
Spanish 102
Course description and objectives:
Spanish 102, or Elementary Spanish, is designed to introduce you to the Spanish language and the many facets of Hispanic Culture, and to develop all your language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. In this course you will develop you ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations and you will acquire some of the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in Spanish. The course requires regular classroom participation and approximately two hours of outside preparation (listening, writing, reading, grammar study) for every hour of class. It is a continuation of Spanish 101, for students with one year of previous study of Spanish or by placement exam.
Spanish 201
Course description and objectives:
Spanish 201, or Second Year Spanish, is designed to introduce you to the Spanish language and the many facets of Hispanic culture, and to develop all your language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. In this course you will develop your ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations and you will acquire some of the skills necessary for effective reading and writing in Spanish. The course requires regular classroom participation and approximately two hours of outside preparation (listening, writing, reading, grammar study) for every hour of class. It is a continuation of Spanish 101 and 102 or by placement exam.
Spanish 350
Course description and objectives:
Spanish 350 is designed to for continuing Spanish students – minors or majors. This course focuses on the analysis of literary genres. The course will develop language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
TRAD 103: Politics & Art in Latin America Teaching Assistant.
Course description and objectives:
This course reviews regional (neo)colonial and (neo)liberal social dynamics that with artistic narratives such as magical realism and surrealism demonstrate how politics and art meet and marry in Latin America. Interpretive lenses of social critics, political activists, and cultural icons guide new views about Latin American literature, art dance, film, and music in Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, and Brazil that embody intricate relationships between national politics and public ritual; about modern realities and aesthetic conventions.