Iterm Convrs/Writng

SPAN

213

Iterm Convrs/Writng

This is a course designed to develop aural comprehension, oralproficiency and writing skills of students with intermediate knowledgeof Spanish. Students will prepare and make oral presentations ona variety of current topics on the basis of short videos, films, andtext-readings selected from the course textbook and/or from the NewYork press written in Spanish. The process of class considerationand discussion of each topic will help students write drafts andcompositions which, in turn, will be material of discussion andediting in class. Although a review of certain key grammar topics(particularly the verb paradigm, including aspect and mode) will bedone systematically, most of the theoretical work on the language willbe made on the basis of the difficulties shown by students' writing.The course will be conducted entirely in Spanish. Pre-requisites:SPAN 202, SPAN 204, four semesters of college Spanish, four yearsof high school Spanish (with a B average or better), or Permission ofchairperson.

Fall, Spring

Undergraduate

Yes

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