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SPANISH 319

Intensive oral and written practice in major areas of Spanish professional usage. Each offering will focus on an important field in which students tend to apply their language skills (journalism, commerce, medicine, law, social services, etc.).

SPANISH 770

Introduction to Spanish teaching methodology: classroom procedures, lesson planning, preparation and evaluation of testing devices, current trends in language teaching, audio visualaids, etc. Other aspects of working in academia are incorporated as well, such as research (intertwining it with teaching, abstracts, conferences, publishing, etc.) and professionalization (building a CV, the job market, cover letters, research statements, teaching philosophies, etc.), both of which are guided by the instructor and faculty visitors from the Department of Spanish Portuguese.

SPANISH 226

Intensive practice in reading, writing, and grammar.

SPANISH 224

An introduction to reading and analyzing literary works, with special emphasis on development of oral and written skills for the discussion of literature. Concentration on methods of analyzing basic literary forms, conventions, genres, and representative short texts in Spanish.

SPANISH 470

Discussion and research of advanced topics related to Hispanic literature, linguistics, or culture.