Section Info: SPAN-212-01

Course Title: Preparation for Advanced Studies
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
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        
Marco Avilés             maviles@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   01:45PM - 03:00PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

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 Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 1     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

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This is NOT the complete book list for this class.