Spanish

This course offers a study of the trajectory of the hero and this character's evolution in literature. The course is taught in three units: theory of modernity; theory of history and the novel; archetypes of the modern hero.

This course analyzes short narrative texts in Spanish with an emphasis on narrative structure and narratology. It offers a study of formalist literary theory by looking at modes of discourse, narrative voice, genre, literary devices, and focalization.

This course focuses on the Spanish language but also on the history, geography, artistic works, traditions, and current events of the Spanish-speaking countries and their communities. Language learning constitutes 85% of course assignments, whereas culture assignments constitute 15% of the final grade. Tasks in various forms related to language and cultural are performed individually and in groups. Linguistic performance is assessed by through written and oral communication. cultural knowledge is assessed a cultural project in which students research and present a country of the Spanish-speaking world and/or delve into a related specific topic that is relevant for both our understanding of the Hispanic world and the individual interest of the learner.