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• What are some of the themes found in contemporary Latinamerican literature?
• What socio-political issues does Latinamerica face today?
• What impact did the Mexican Revolution have on the cultural and political dymanics of the Mexican people? |
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*Literature: Contemporary Latinamerican authors and their thematic
*Social issues facing Latinamerica today
*Grammar review: Ser and Estar, Nouns, Articles, Preterite vs Imperfect, Present Perfect, Pluperfect, Progressive Tenses, Use of the Infinitive, Object Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Present and Past Subjunctive.
*Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
*Literature and film comparisons.
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*Analyize, hypothesize and interpret a literary text in a written essay
*Discuss, on an advanced level of oral proficiency, modern Hispanic literature
*Engage in a debate
*Speak extemporaneously on most subjects
*Gain understanding of Hispanic world via its culture, literature, and arts
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*Daily vocabulary quizzes (10 words)
*Oral discussion and short presentations
*Grammar exams
*Written interpretative essays, narrations, creative writing.
*End of semester oral exam, conferences, and proficiency role plays. |
Manual de Gramática by E. Dozier and Z. Iguina
El Gesticulador by Rodolfo Usigli
Como Agua para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
*Computer software.
*Authentic audio and video selections, Cable TV.
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*Magic realism as a literary style
*The Mexican social class structure
*Mexican Revolution
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• What are some of the themes found in contemporary Latinamerican literature?
• What socio-political issues does Latinamerica face today?
• What impact did the Mexican Revolution have on the cultural and political dynamics of the Mexican people?
• What is Cuba like? |
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*Literature: Contemporary Latinamerican authors and their thematic
*Contemporary social issues in Latinamerica
*Grammar review: If clauses, Reflexive Verbs, Indirect Disourse, Passive Voice, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Transitions, Proverbs.
*Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
*Literature and film comparisons.
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*Analyize, discuss and interpret a literary text in a written essay.
*Discuss, in an advanced level of oral proficiency, modern Hispanic literature
*Engage in a debate
*Speak extemporaneously on most subjects
*Gain an understanding of the Hispanic world via its culture, literature, and arts
*Create and present a cultural multimedia project using PowerPoint
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*Daily vocabulary quizzes (10 words)
*Oral discussion
*Grammar exams
*Written interpretative essays, narrations, creative writing.
*End of semester oral exam, conferences, and proficiency role plays.
*National Spanish Exam. |
Manual de Gramática by E. Dozier and Z. Iguina
El Túnel by Ernesto Sábato
El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba by Gabriel García Márquez.
*Crónica de una muerte anunciada, by Gabriel García Márquez.
*Computer software programs.
*Authentic audio and video selections, Cable TV.
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*Magic realism as a literary style
*Ernesto Sábato's existencialism as reflected in his novels
*Cuba today. |
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