Fourth in the sequence of four courses providing students with skills necessary to communicate in Spanish on a variety of general-interest topics.

Second of a sequence of four courses providing students with skills necessary to communicate in Spanish on a variety of general-interest topics.

This course offers a comprehensive review of the pronunciation of Spanish. The sound system of Spanish is introduced in a simple and concise manner in order to better understand how Spanish sounds are produced, how they fall into patterns, and how they change in different environments. Major attention is devoted to practice with corrective exercises, introductory training in phonetic transcription and, to a lesser extent, the problems of teaching pronunciation.

Discussion, guided conversation in Spanish on specific topics. Emphasis on further development of listening and speaking skills.

Analysis of the major problems anticipated in the teaching of Spanish, and their solutions.

This course is designed to develop oral and written skills in order to increase fluency in Spanish. Exposure to different aspects of Spanish language structure through a variety of written and oral practices. Satisfies Junior Year Writing requirement.

Second of a sequence of four courses providing students with skills necessary to communicate in Spanish on a variety of general-interest topics.

Extensive practice in Spanish-English and English-Spanish translation of a wide range of texts and materials: literary, legal, medical, business, commercial, and more. Expansion of knowledge of both Spanish and English. Presentation of key translation studies texts by theorists and literary translators from the Spanish-speaking world.

In this course students will think critically about the various "wild tongues" that have defined U.S. Latinx literature and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. Our analysis will center on issues of power as they are experienced by diverse U.S. Latinx populations. Specifically, we will focus on Latinx writers, performers, and scholars that push the boundaries of acceptable gender, sexuality, and racialization within U.S. Latinx cultures, focusing specifically on Caribbean and Chicanx populations in the United States.

Discussion, guided conversation in Spanish on specific topics. Emphasis on further development of listening and speaking skills.