Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers.
Athena Title
Writing Critically in Spanish
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in SPAN 3020H
Prerequisite
SPAN 2002 or SPAN 2002E or SPAN 2002H or SPAN 2120H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
The objective of this course is to improve students’ abilities to create and defend an argument in writing through a series of interactive activities between the instructor and students and between the students and their peers.
Students will learn not only to produce paragraph-length discourse, but also to enhance the logical organization of ideas by formulating a thesis statement with the support of textual evidence.
Students will be familiarized with a variety of topics related to cultural, social, and political issues of the Spanish-speaking world through the use of narrative journalism, short novels, films, documentaries, and social media.
Topical Outline
Write descriptive and argumentative essays based on relevant cultural, social, and political issues
Oral in-class discussion activities
Listening comprehension activities and examinations
Compositional elements that provide cohesion and coherence in both formal and informal writing styles
Language-specific activities to promote the use of transitions, relative pronouns, and conjunctions
