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All courses are taught in Spanish and meet Monday through
Friday in addition to scheduled tutorials during the week.
Attendance at all classes and tutorials is required. Courses
with a plus sign (+) can be taken for graduate credit.
A (^) symbol indicates a University Core of Common Studies
course. ME stands for a course taken in México.
Service learning opportunities will be available in Mexico for certain courses.
PROSPECTIVE
SPANISH AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS can earn up to 6 credits
by taking the following courses: Spanish 185 ME; Spanish
103 ME. The three-week program will be from June 5 to June 29, 2008. Cost for this three-week immersion program is
$5,261 for 6 undergraduate units* and $6,755 for 6 graduate
units.* Please check with the Campus Director for more
information.
* may be
subject to change.
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INTERMEDIATE COURSES
SPAN 3 ME 3 units
Intermediate Spanish 1
For students or other adults with one year of college Spanish
or its equivalent. Intensive classroom instruction plus tutorial
help. Grammar review, oral practice, and reading.
SPAN 4 ME 3 units
Intermediate Spanish 2
This course will be taught within a workshop format with emphasis
in reading, writing and speaking plus tutorial help. Continuation
of SPAN 3.
ADVANCED COURSES
SPAN 83 3 units
Advanced Oral Skills
Development of oral proficiency in Spanish within a wide range of contexts. Focus on activities and strategies to improve accuracy and fluency. Not open to native speakers or bilingual Spanish speaking students. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 82.
ARSC 100 (A) ME 3 units
Mexican Modern Art
This course offers an in-depth study of the development of Modern
Mexican Art from 1876 to the present. (May be counted as Fine
Arts in the Arts & Science core curriculum but does not count
toward the Spanish major or minor.)
^+SPAN 102 ME
3 units
Spanish American Civilization
A study of the culture and civilization of the Latin American
countries based on the historical origin & development of
their political, social and cultural life.
^+SPAN 103 ME
3 units
Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World
The main focus of this course will be the socio-economic, political
and cultural structures of Modern Mexico from World War II to
the present time. The different ideological and cultural aspects
that make up Modern Mexico today will be discussed.
+ANTH 142 ME 3 units
Prehistory of South America
The development of the native civilizations of Central América
and the Yucatán Peninsula with emphasis on the Aztecs,
Mayas and Totonacs. Periodic visits to the well-known Museum of
Anthropology of Xalapa.
SPAN 152 ME 3 units
Introduction to Business Spanish
This course will give a panoramic view of how industries operate
in México today and in the state of Veracruz within the
context of new world markets.
^+SOCI 163 ME
3 units
Race and Ethnic Relations
General character traits of the Mexican people. Influence of social
environments upon the personality and behavior of the Mexican
people. Classes and social differences.
+SPAN 170 ME 3 units
Spanish-American Novel
General review of the Contemporary Mexican Novel. The history,
politics, and social conflicts of México as seen by contemporary
writers.
+HIST 174 ME 3 units
History of México
An introductory course with emphasis on the following historical
periods: Conquest, Independence, Reform, the Mexican Revolution
and Contemporary México.
+SPAN 185 ME 3
units
Advanced Grammar and Syntax
Grammatical structure of the Spanish language in context with
other linguistic areas.
SPAN 198 (A) ME (Special Topics) 3 units
Contemporary Latin American Short Story
General review. Lectures, readings and analysis of representative
modern Latin American writers such as Borges, Carpentier, Cortázar,
García Márquez, Fuentes and others.
SPAN 198 (B) ME (Special Topics) 3 units
20th Century Latin American Women Writers
An introduction to Latin American Women writers of the twentieth
century such as Allende, Bombal, Castellanos, Esquivel, Ferré,
Ocampo, Traba and others.
SPAN 198 (C) ME (Special Topics) 3 units
Contemporary Mexican Short Story
An introduction to the contemporary Mexican short story.
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