| 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 |
| 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.   |