<p>This course is a focus on Literature of the Spanish speaking world. You will delve into literature from Spain and Latin America reading historical and modern works analyzing them in their applications for today's world. The following table indicates the specific language objectives that you should have met by the end of the semester.</p><div align="center"> <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p style="text-align:center; text-autospace:none" align="center"><strong>Interpretive Listening</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><strong>Interpretive Reading</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><strong>Interpersonal Speaking</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><strong>Presentational Speaking</strong></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p style="text-align:center" align="center"><strong>Presentational Writing</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p>I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly. I can understand sources such as television programs and films without too much effort.</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p>I can understand a variety of long, complex factual and literary texts and appreciate distinctions of style. I can understand texts such as specialized articles and longer technical instructions unrelated to my field.</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p>I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without obviously searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for personal, social, and professional purposes. I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and communicate them skillfully to other speakers.</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p>I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points, and formulating an appropriate conclusion.</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="89"> <p>I can express myself in clear, well-structured texts, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in texts such as letters, essays, or reports, and underline what I consider to be the key issues. I can select a style appropriate for the intended reader.</p> </td> </tr> </table></div><p><strong>Goals for Cultural Competence</strong></p><p>The goals for cultural competence are not organized hierarchically as are the linguistic goals for the course. By the end of the semester, I will be able to say that I can:</p><ul> <li>Identify, discuss, and analyze such intangible products of the culture I am studying, as social, economic, and political institutions, and explore relationships among these institutions and the perspectives of the culture;</li> <li>Give examples of social behaviors that express the target cultures underlying value system;</li> <li>Interpret social phenomena within the context of the target culture;</li> <li>Describe instances of major change within the culture I am studying.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black">Textbooks/Materials:</span></strong></p><p style="text-autospace:none">The textbooks for this course have not yet been decided.</p>
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