Spanish

This course for students with a basic knowledge of Spanish uses a communicative approach to learning a new language. Students become increasingly familiar with complex sentence structures and with the vocabulary required for a good working knowledge of the language. Appropriate cultural readings and exposure to the Spanish-speaking world are integral parts of the course.

This course for students with an intermediate knowledge of Spanish uses a communicative approach to learning a new language. Students become increasingly familiar with complex sentence structures and with the vocabulary required for a sound working knowledge of the language. Appropriate cultural readings and exposure to the Spanish-speaking world are integral parts of the course.

This course is for students who have achieved an intermediate level of fluency in Spanish and who wish to develop their listening comprehension, oral communication, correctness and spontaneity of expression, sensitivity to language registers as well as the written aspects of the language. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles and videos introduce students to various aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. A novel or play is studied, and short essays and commentaries improve writing and analytical skills.

This course is for students who feel comfortable using Spanish, but who wish to perfect their listening comprehension, oral communication, correctness and spontaneity of expression, sensitivity to language registers as well as the written aspects of the language. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles and videos introduce students to various aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. A novel is studied, and medium-length essays and commentaries improve writing and analytical skills.

This course, offered in Spanish, is designed to introduce students to South American culture. Literary works by authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez and Luisa Valenzuela will be examined in relation to social and political themes in Latin American society. The study of painting, sculpture, cinema, music and popular culture from various countries will lead to an enhanced awareness of cultural diversity in South America.

This course, offered in Spanish, will explore Spanish fiction from the onset of the Civil War to the present. Through the study of short stories, plays and novels by authors such as Federico García Lorca, Juan Marsé and Esther Tusquets, students will develop skills in literary analysis and gain an understanding of modern Spanish literature. Textual analysis, oral participation and composition form an essential part of the course.

This course, offered in Spanish using multimedia, will present an in-depth study of the present-day grammatical structure of the Spanish language and introduce students to the history of Spanish from its Latin origins to its current use in Spain, Latin America and elsewhere. Students will analyze the language and the cultural context of a variety of texts from Spain and Latin America. The norms and variations of Modern Spanish will be studied.

This course is designed to introduce students to the culture of Mexico, Central America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Literary works by authors such as Laura Esquivel, Carlos Fuentes and Nicolas Guillén will be studied in relation to social and political themes in Latin American society. The study of painting, sculpture, cinema, music and popular culture will lead to an enhanced awareness of cultural diversity in the Spanish speaking world. The language of instruction is Spanish.

Intended for students who need to improve their writing skills in Spanish, this course will study five major modes of writing: description, narration, exposition, argumentation and academic discourse. Students will engage in the in-depth analysis of texts from various sources: Spanish and Latin-American literature, journalistic writing, advertising, scholarly articles, etc. The course is structured in such a way as to help students understand the cultural complexity of the relationship between the writer and the intended reader. The language of instruction is Spanish.