SPAN 3306: Hispanic Voices

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: SPAN 2002
This course is an introduction to Hispanic literatures and cultures from the Middle Ages to the Present Day. Students examine literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues of each period.

Notes: This course is taught in Spanish.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

1. Demonstrate high proficiency in the target language by communicating effectively in presentational, interpersonal, and interpretive modes in both oral and written discourse. (Language Proficiency)

2. Recall and apply existing linguistic knowledge.

3. Integrate old and new linguistic knowledge into the analysis of cultural products and practices.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the (literary and cultural) products, practices, and perspectives of the target cultures and the connections among them. (Cultural Understanding)

5. Analyze cultural products, practices, and perspectives.

6. Reframe cultural products, practices, and perspectives in their original analyses.

7. Demonstrate critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving abilities through task based language activities (i.e., oral presentations, summaries, research papers, creative videos, curriculum vitae, internship reports, etc.) (Professional Skills)

8. Negotiate meaning in a comparative context, utilizing a variety of activities to propose, design, revise, and construct logical arguments based on knowledge of target culture(s) and their products, practices, and perspectives.