Spanish reading, writing and Latin American culture

Develop an understanding of Latin American beliefs, values, custom, and business protocols by exploring both historical and contemporary topics in Latin culture. Improve your Spanish communication skills and your contextual use of the language while discovering the linguistic and cultural diversity of Latin America.

Explore historical socio-cultural aspects of Latin American culture from pre-Hispanic to present times. This Part 2 course covers the cultures and contributions of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.

Develop the use of more complex sentence structure using all tenses appropriately and proper use of connectors and cohesion devices in Spanish. You will work on the use of all Spanish past tenses, subjunctives and other grammar content through powerful written conversational activities such as debates, presentations, cultural discussions, music, literature, and small group work using authentic materials.

Develop precision in your writing and differentiate finer shades of meaning in different Spanish speaking countries and in more complex situations. Work with different types of sentences and styles through powerful written conversations that include debates, presentations, cultural discussions, music, literature, and small group work using authentic materials.

Develop precision in your Spanish writing and differentiate finer shades of meaning in different Spanish speaking countries and in more complex situations. Work with different types of sentences and styles through powerful written conversations that include debates, presentations, cultural discussions, music, literature, and small group work using authentic materials.

Take the next step in learning Spanish. Read a variety of authentic documents taken from daily life situations with a cultural focus in order to gain an understanding of basic Spanish syntax and broaden your vocabulary. Learn essential grammar and produce simple and functional writing such as invitation letters, postcards, thank you notes, daily activities and small ads.

Improve your use of more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation in Spanish. Grammar topics may include introduction to subjunctive, simple conditional and the use of connectors. Weekly reading assignments from authentic documents that reflect the diversity of Hispanic culture expand your vocabulary and help you become familiar with different registers of language.

Expand your Spanish vocabulary and knowledge of Hispanic culture by reading a variety of authentic documents. Grammar topics may include the preterite and the imperfect, object pronouns and uses of ser and estar. Elevate your writing by learning to express your opinion and using more complex structures.