"HISP 332 Literacy in the Spanish-Speaking World McClelland Fall 2024" by Caitlin McClelland Methvin
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2024

Course Description

This class will provide you with conceptual, cultural, language, and reading frameworks to improve your overall critical thinking about literature from the Spanish-speaking world. You will read critically, actively listen, enhance formal writing skills, and speak for learning. By the end of the semester, students will have learned how to analyze a text by considering the plot, literary devices, and post-formalist structures that influence audience interpretations (sociopolitical and other reference points). Primarily demonstrations of skills include well-organized analytical essays and creative projects that can allow a more flexible interpretation of the complex topics at hand.

Student Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1) understand and appreciate several short writings and authors from the Spanish-speaking world; 2) connect them to issues in Hispanic culture, history, and politics, particularly as they relate to various forms of otherness; 3) demonstrate skills in close reading and literary and cultural analysis; and 4) possess a deeper knowledge of complex grammatical structures of the Spanish language.

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