Curso/Taller/Laboratorio de escritura creativa en espanol. Dirigido a estudiantes con dominio del idioma, pasion literaria, e interes en desarrollar su propia escritura y capacidades creativas. Es un lugar de encuentro donde se practica la constante ejercitacion con las palabras mediante la escritura y la reescritura, entendiendo la creacion como un camino de conocimiento estetico y a la vez de autoconocimiento y autodeterminacion.

Advanced review of principal elements of Spanish grammar. For majors, minors, and others who plan to continue with Spanish beyond SPANISH 240.

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

This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of students interested in health care professions to increase fluency in the language through a variety of written and oral practices.

The course is designed to introduce students to the films of some of the most important Latin American directors. The course will center on a variety of topics that are vital to the understanding of the most significant political, historical, social and cultural events that have shaped Latin America. UMass Amherst Undergraduate Film Certificate
Categories: III, V

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Introduction to the literature of Spanish America from the beginnings to the end of the Romantic period. Emphasis on literary currents and their relation to history and culture of the period. Representative poetry, narrative, drama.

Introduction to the literature of Spanish America from the end of the Romantic period to the present. Emphasis on literary currents and their relation to history and culture of the period. Representative poetry, narrative, drama. Prerequisite: SPANISH 311 or consent of instructor. (Gen.Ed. AL, DG)

This course offers an introduction to general notions of language and involves critical thinking, logic and linguistic notation. In this class students will learn the formal properties of the Spanish language: phonology, prosody, morphology, syntax and semantics. The general goal of the course is to present a broad view of the nature of human language using Spanish as an example.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.