| Course Title: Preparation for Advanced Studies |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course will equip students of Spanish with a variety of skills that prepare them for upper-division courses. Specific areas of study will include introduction to literary genres and movements; practice in critical reading and writing; study of figures of speech, rhetoric, and style; presentation of oral reports; use of library resources. In addition, students acquire basic knowledge of the geography, history, and culture of the Hispanic world. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , SI - Speaking-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Maria Nieves Romero-Díaz   |           | rdiaz@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024   | Lecture   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 01:45PM - 03:00PM   | CIRU - Ciruti   | 202   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| Prereq: SPAN-201, SPAN-209, AP Spanish Language, or a qualifying score on placement exam. | Take previously   | Required   |
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| Course Tags         |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| None   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open     | Capacity: 19     | Enrollment: 17     | Available: 2     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| Title: La muerte y la doncella Author: Dorfman, Ariel Copyright: 2001 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781583220788 Publisher: Siete Cuentos |
Required   | 15.00   |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is the complete book list for this class.   |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: It is important that you buy this edition. You can find this book at Amazon (used). Moodle includes an electronic version and there is one copy on reserve at the library. Having the book can help you annotate better for the later assignment.   |