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The course proceeds with the introduction of language structures of increased complexity while requiring learners to engage in interactive communication.
This course includes group interaction and the discussion oral and written of selected readings. A film will be shown in class. Classes are conducted in Spanish. Students with Grade 12 Spanish are normally not given credits for this course; exceptions are possible, but Escuer Riera, Iris Carbonetti, Maria. Conversational Spanish I Spanish is designed to enhance communication skills and provide additional practice to improve oral expression and comprehension and reading and writing skills, while increasing awareness of Hispanic culture and community engagement through community projects and interaction with guests from the Hispanic community.
It is geared towards students who already have a good general knowledge of grammar and a certain ability to express themselves orally but want to improve after Spanish or with instructor permission. Students are expected to participate in discussions, debates and interactive presentations.
Grammar will not be studied systematically, but a review of the most important aspects of it will be covered through oral practice exercises. Please note that Spanish does not require the purchase of any textbook; all audiovisual materials, written articles and exercises are available on line through the course webpage. Evaluation is based on demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication. Conversational Spanish II This course is a continuation of Spanish prerequisite or if the student has an equivalent proficiency with instructor permission and follows the same format.
It is designed to enhance communication skills and provide additional practice to improve oral expression and comprehension and reading and writing skills, while increasing awareness of Hispanic culture and community engagement through projects and interaction with guests from the Hispanic community. To know more about community projects, visit our site Spanish for Community. It is geared toward students who already have a good general knowledge of grammar and a certain ability to express themselves orally but want to improve.
Please note that Span does not require Revolutionary leaders think differently.
They imagine change in times of conflict. Span is an introduction to major icons, concepts, practices, and discourses of revolt and revolution in Latin America from present. None Language of Instruction: English Course Registration Read More Albarran Caselles, Olga Carbonetti, Maria. Para comprender y discutir las diversas unidades del curso v. Texto obligatorio Cantarino, Vicente.
Pearson, Prentice Hall, Spanish Course Registration Read More The Golden Age of Peninsular Literature and Culture Are heroes necessary for our existence and contemplation of ourselves as part of society? Is fiction truth and vice versa?
In this course, students will explore how the literature of the Spanish Middle and Golden Ages the 11th to the 17th centuries bring to the surface these and other central debates and controversies related to human existence both as individuals and as part of larger social frameworks. Students will prepare the readings, familiarize themselves with both sides of the arguments using literary evidence, stage a debate for every module, and write on the socio-political significance of such issues in relation to the present day.
Texts will be provided in user-friendly modernized versions or editions prepared for English speaking students. Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades. Annette Grant Cash and El curso tiene un triple objetivo: Cengage Learning, , must be By reading and studying some of the most canonical Spanish American works from different literary genres -from poetry to prose to essays and testimonies-, and regions, students will become familiar with issues Latin Americans have faced over the course of these centuries, such as national identity, race, gender, migration, nature, political violence, and various ideals.
The course will also use films and songs in order to explore these topics. Dentro de este marco, el curso persigue los siguientes objetivos. This course will examine how power and sexual desire intersect in both canonical and lesser-known authors from 15th to 17th century Spain through four topic-based modules: In addition to the study of different genres poetry, drama, prose and literary styles, we will also consider and research into other cultural manifestations of power and eroticism in art and cinema.
Texts will be provided Questions of Class, Race and Gender in Latin America The goal of the Research Intensive Seminar is to offer a writing intensive, seminar-style course where we explore theories and methodologies of the discipline of literary and cultural studies.
Through the study of theory, and the literary, filmic and cultural examination of specific case studies, we will develop and improve tools of analyses. The thematic focus of the course will be class, race and gender in Latin American literature, film and culture. Required books and texts Books available at the UBC bookstore and online sellers: Films will be made available through the library. Cross-listed with FRENA Introduction to Mobility Studies This course will introduce Mobility Studies in relation to case studies focused on several mobile subjects—namely, merchants, explorers, tourists, colonizers, pilgrims, and migrants—within Italian, French, and Chinese contexts.
As an umbrella social theory, Mobility Studies provides a new paradigm to explain significant social phenomena, which range from social inequality to global climate change, all of which are related to movements.
Our course will contribute to cultural analysis of mobilities by exploring how to use this paradigm to frame major intercultural events e. In particular, we will consider the motivations, knowledge, technologies, affects, meanings, and power relations of narratives of these movements.
Required primary texts excerpts: The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus.
Includes translation theory, translation from a variety of sources i. It is geared towards students who already have a good general knowledge of grammar and a certain ability to express themselves orally but want to improve after Spanish or with instructor permission. Advanced grammar structures in context, lexical repertoire, fluency and cultural awareness to broaden and develop language skills. If you would like to replace it with a different purchasing option please remove the current eBook option from your cart. Description Contents Authors Subjects eResources. Students will prepare the readings, familiarize themselves with both sides of the arguments using literary evidence, stage a debate for every module, and write on the socio-political significance of such issues in relation to the present day. An eBook version of this title already exists in your shopping cart.
We will also consider the impact of new technologies and ethical issues around the manipulation, reproduction and transmission of images and films in a digital era particularly, but not solely, in the Spanish context. Required primary texts Photography projects El interior Carpentier, Alejo. Los pasos perdidos Castillo, Ana. Guardianes de la frontera Erauso, Catalina de. Travel Writing in the Hispanic World to This course is an exploration of travel writing during the Spanish Medieval period in which students will venture into diverse journey narratives such as travel journals, romance tales, pilgrim guides, mirabilia, autobiographies or diplomatic reports.
Although transportation was not as developed as today, Spanish medieval travelers still managed to make their way not only around Europe but to more exotic places such as Jerusalem, the Maghreb, Turkey, Egypt, Central Asia Samarkand and India. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Los Caballeros del Punto Fijo. Retrieved 30 June Archived from the original on 5 May Retrieved 8 July Mitos de la Mitad del Mundo".
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