Course Level: Undergraduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics include courses that serve as a bridge between the language sequence and upper-level courses. Courses are taught in Spanish on topics such as central issues in Latin American studies, indigenous people in Latin America, and media in Latin America. Emphasis is placed on vocabulary, expressions, and structures related to the specific topic. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: SPAN-353 or placement test.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

Central Issues in Latin American Studies

Using a broad range of cultural products (literature, art, drama, cinema, blog/e-texts, music, telenovelas), the course engages students in thinking of the ways in which racial, gender, and political identities are constructed and challenged in Latin America. Taught entirely in Spanish.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

Media for Spanish Advanced Conversation

An advanced conversation class using movies, music, television programs, magazines, blogs, and newspapers to discuss current events in Latin America and Spain. Students are responsible for a project using media as a tool. Taught entirely in Spanish.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

Gender in Latin America

This course is an introduction to the complex dynamics of gender and sexuality in Latin America. The course explores how these concepts are constructed, enacted, and represented in a variety of texts that include legal cases, films, literary texts, and performances.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

History, Culture and Society in Latin America Cinema

This course provides a broad panorama of Latin American cinema as a means to approach and understand Latin American societies and cultures. The course combines the viewing and studying of films with some contextual background as well as film theory and criticism.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

Latin American Identity and Globalization

This course explores current debates on globalization, identity formation, citizenship, the nation state, nation branding, and territorialization, as they impact Latin American cultures. It focuses on the central tension between the promises of global cosmopolitanism and the loss of national projects. Course materials include articles, film, short stories,and interviews.

Course Level: Undergraduate

Spanish Introductory Topics (3)

Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

This course is intended for students who are familiar with Portuguese or as an introductory course for students who are native/near native speakers of Spanish. The all-skills course with particular emphasis on Brazilian Portuguese spoken within the contexts of its culture presents a fast-paced review focused on improving grammatical accuracy, pronunciation, and vocabulary.